Democratic Alliance (''Alliance démocratique'', AD) was a short-lived

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, Canada, founded by the

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journalist and politician

Nick Auf der Maur Nikolaus Erik Auf der Maur (April 10, 1942 – April 7, 1998)Downey, Donn. ''Montreal columnist chronicled cancer fight'', A1. ''The Globe and Mail'', April 9, 1998. was a Canadian journalist and politician from Montreal, Quebec. He was the fa ...

. This left-of-centre political party was mainly based among the anglophone communities in Montreal. The Democratic Alliance was closely linked with the

Montreal Citizens' Movement The Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM, or RCM) was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1973 to 2001. Origins The Montreal Citizens' Movement was founded shortly before the 1974 municipal elections by a vari ...

, a political party at the municipal level. Bob Keaton, the DA’s candidate in

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riding had served as an MCM councilor on Montreal City Council. The DA presented a center-left platform that was described by the Montreal Gazette as being "complementary to that of the PQ though diametrically opposed on the issue of secession". After the election, the DA was enthusiastic despite not winning any seats in the National Assembly and were planning to meet to discuss strategy for the next phase. The party’s best result was in

riding where Bob Keaton placed a close third behind the Liberals and the Union Nationale. The party was disbanded shortly after the

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, in which it won 0.53% of the popular vote.

Election results

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1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

, 13 , {{Composition bar, 0, 110, hex= , 6th , 17,762 , 0.53%

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National Assembly historical information

La Politique québécoise sur le Web
1976 disestablishments in Quebec Defunct provincial political parties in Quebec Political parties disestablished in 1976 Year of establishment missing

Election results

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