The Bloc Montreal (french: Bloc Montréal) is a provincial
political party in Quebec
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. It represents the interests of
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
residents. The party ran thirteen candidates in the
Greater Montreal Area
Greater Montreal (french: Grand Montréal) is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and the second most populous in Canada after Greater Toronto. In 2015, Statistics Canada identified Montreal's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) as with ...
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 date law, passed in 2013, "the general election following the end of a Legislature shall b ...
.
Policies
Bloc Montreal leader
Balarama Holness
Balarama Holness (born July 20, 1983), also known as Steven Holness, is a politician and former Canadian football safety. He was originally signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He won a Grey Cup Championship wi ...
has indicated that the party supports the idea of Montreal being a bilingual
city state
A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world since the dawn of history, including cities such as ...
.
Election Results
2022 Quebec general elections
Bloc Montreal has gotten 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 date law, passed in 2013, "the general election following the end of a Legislature shall b ...
, with a share of 0.2%.
All thirteen candidates have lost, meaning that Bloc Montreal hasn't won a seat in this election.
See also
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Equality Party
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Canadian Party of Quebec
The Canadian Party of Quebec (french: Parti canadien du Québec) 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 t ...
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Partition of Quebec
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Proposal for the Province of Montreal
The Province of Montreal is a proposal to separate the city of Montreal, its metropolitan region or its English and non-Francophone regions into a separate province from Quebec, becoming the 11th province of Canada. There have been several proposal ...
References
External links
Official website - Bloc Montreal
{{Quebec provincial political parties
2022 establishments in Quebec
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Political parties established in 2022
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Provincial political parties in Quebec
Organizations based in Montreal