The Bloc Montreal () is a provincial
political party in Quebec. It represents the interests of
Montreal
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residents. The party ran thirteen candidates in the
Greater Montreal Area during the
2022 Quebec general election
The 2022 Quebec general election was held on October 3, 2022, to elect the members of the National Assembly of Quebec. Under the province's Fixed election dates in Canada, fixed election date law, passed in 2013, "the general election following t ...
.
Policies
Bloc Montreal leader
Balarama Holness
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has indicated that the party supports the idea of Montreal being a bilingual
city state
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.
Election results
2022 Quebec general elections
Bloc Montreal received 7,744 votes in the
2022 Quebec general election
The 2022 Quebec general election was held on October 3, 2022, to elect the members of the National Assembly of Quebec. Under the province's Fixed election dates in Canada, fixed election date law, passed in 2013, "the general election following t ...
, with a share of 0.2%.
See also
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Equality Party
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Canadian Party of Quebec
The Canadian Party of Quebec (, ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It promotes anglophone language rights and bilingualism, with a main focus on abolishing Bill 96 and the ''Act respecting the laicity of the State''. The party ran cand ...
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Partition of Quebec
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Proposal for the Province of Montreal
During the prelude to Canadian Confederation in the 1860s, some proposals were made to divide up Lower Canada, the current Province of Quebec, into multiple provinces, the one with the most currency being to create the Provinces of Montreal, Easte ...
References
External links
Official website - Bloc Montreal
{{Quebec provincial political parties
2022 establishments in Quebec
Political parties of minorities in Canada
Political parties established in 2022
Quebec Anglophone culture
Provincial political parties in Quebec
Organizations based in Montreal