Without MD the Union Nationale would not have been created, and the 40 year old Liberal dynasty would survive a bit longer. Here's the beginning...
Sept. 1927: Duplessis decides against standing for the Trois-Rivieres seat in the Legislative Assembly. Liberal Premier Alexandre Taschereau wins his second term 75-8.
Oct. 1929: Great Depression.
Aug. 1931: Taschereau wins his third term by a large majority.
Sept. 1933: Populist, left-wing MLAs break away from the Liberal Party to form Action liberale nationale. They are led by Paul Gouin, son of Taschereau's Liberal predecessor Sir Lomer Gouin.
Oct. 1935: Mackenzie King returned to power for a fourth term, Liberals win 50 seats, Tories 30, ALN 20.
Mar. 1936: Public Accounts Committee is shut down by Taschereau when he prorogues the Legislative Assembly over vehement objections from the opposition.
Nov. 1937: Taschereau retires shortly after his 70th birthday. He is succeeded by Agriculture Minister Adelard Godbout.
Feb. 1938: The Liberal government falls, on March 16 a coalition government is formed with Tory leader Onesime Gagnon as Premier and a majority-ALN Cabinet.
Conservateurs: 40 sieges
Action liberal nationale: 19 sieges
Liberal: 31 sieges
Premier-designate: Onesime Gagnon (Con)
Sept. 1938: Camillien Houde re-elected Mayor of Montreal.
Feb. 11, 1939: Philippe Hamel demands the nationalization of the power companies. Premier Gagnon dismisses the suggestion as "socialism", infuriating the progressive wing of the ALN.
Apr. 10, 1940: Mackenzie King wins a fifth term as Prime Minister.
May 1941: The ALN quit the Cabinet, causing the government to fall. A general election is held June 30th.
June 30, 1941: Quebec's general election returns 38 Liberals, 30 ALN, and 22 Tories. The ALN caucus decides to support the Liberal minority government led by Godbout.
Sept. 19, 1942: Over vehement Church protests, women are enfranchised. ALN narrowly votes against rejoining the Liberal Party.
Feb. 9, 1943: Godbout decides against nationalization of Montreal LHP, because such a move would vastly increase the provincial debt.
July 6, 1943: ALN wins three by-elections (2 vacant seats, 1 Liberal), causing many to wonder how much longer the Tories can remain viable.
Nov. 10, 1944: Five Liberal MLAs cross the floor to the Tories in despair at Godbout's "socialism".
May 26, 1945: Quebec provincial election. Conservatives led by Paul Sauve win 49 seats, the ALN 30 and the Liberals 12 seats. Godbout resigns as Liberal leader, to be replaced by Georges-Emile Lapalme.
June 11, 1945: Mackenzie King's Liberals are returned for an unprecedented sixth term.
Jan. 1, 1946: The Liberals and ALN merge into the "Parti progressiste" (Progressive Party). Conservatives retain the "parti Conservateur" name. Paul Gouin becomes PP leader, with Philippe Hamel as his deputy.
Sept. 1927: Duplessis decides against standing for the Trois-Rivieres seat in the Legislative Assembly. Liberal Premier Alexandre Taschereau wins his second term 75-8.
Oct. 1929: Great Depression.
Aug. 1931: Taschereau wins his third term by a large majority.
Sept. 1933: Populist, left-wing MLAs break away from the Liberal Party to form Action liberale nationale. They are led by Paul Gouin, son of Taschereau's Liberal predecessor Sir Lomer Gouin.
Oct. 1935: Mackenzie King returned to power for a fourth term, Liberals win 50 seats, Tories 30, ALN 20.
Mar. 1936: Public Accounts Committee is shut down by Taschereau when he prorogues the Legislative Assembly over vehement objections from the opposition.
Nov. 1937: Taschereau retires shortly after his 70th birthday. He is succeeded by Agriculture Minister Adelard Godbout.
Feb. 1938: The Liberal government falls, on March 16 a coalition government is formed with Tory leader Onesime Gagnon as Premier and a majority-ALN Cabinet.
Conservateurs: 40 sieges
Action liberal nationale: 19 sieges
Liberal: 31 sieges
Premier-designate: Onesime Gagnon (Con)
Sept. 1938: Camillien Houde re-elected Mayor of Montreal.
Feb. 11, 1939: Philippe Hamel demands the nationalization of the power companies. Premier Gagnon dismisses the suggestion as "socialism", infuriating the progressive wing of the ALN.
Apr. 10, 1940: Mackenzie King wins a fifth term as Prime Minister.
May 1941: The ALN quit the Cabinet, causing the government to fall. A general election is held June 30th.
June 30, 1941: Quebec's general election returns 38 Liberals, 30 ALN, and 22 Tories. The ALN caucus decides to support the Liberal minority government led by Godbout.
Sept. 19, 1942: Over vehement Church protests, women are enfranchised. ALN narrowly votes against rejoining the Liberal Party.
Feb. 9, 1943: Godbout decides against nationalization of Montreal LHP, because such a move would vastly increase the provincial debt.
July 6, 1943: ALN wins three by-elections (2 vacant seats, 1 Liberal), causing many to wonder how much longer the Tories can remain viable.
Nov. 10, 1944: Five Liberal MLAs cross the floor to the Tories in despair at Godbout's "socialism".
May 26, 1945: Quebec provincial election. Conservatives led by Paul Sauve win 49 seats, the ALN 30 and the Liberals 12 seats. Godbout resigns as Liberal leader, to be replaced by Georges-Emile Lapalme.
June 11, 1945: Mackenzie King's Liberals are returned for an unprecedented sixth term.
Jan. 1, 1946: The Liberals and ALN merge into the "Parti progressiste" (Progressive Party). Conservatives retain the "parti Conservateur" name. Paul Gouin becomes PP leader, with Philippe Hamel as his deputy.