Parti bleu

Blue Party

Founded	1854 (1854)
Dissolved	1867 (1867)
Merged into	Conservative Party of Quebec
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec
Ideology	Conservatism Ultramontanism
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Blue
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The Parti bleu was a moderate political group in Quebec, Canada that emerged in 1854. It was based on the moderate reformist views of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, and was a rival to the radical Parti rouge. The Parti bleu formed an alliance with Tories in Upper Canada in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, creating the foundations for the historical Conservative Party of Canada. Notable bleu leaders included George-Étienne Cartier. The party initially derived much of its support from ultramontanists in the Roman Catholic Church. By the 1870s, however, figures such as Ignace Bourget had lost confidence in the "bleus", and were promoting a new conservative faction known as the "castors". Both of these groups sought to dominate the Quebec Conservative Party during the late 19th century.

Conservative and right-of-centre parties in Canada

Forming the government	British Columbia Liberals Saskatchewan Party Yukon Party

Forming the official opposition	Conservative Party of Canada Manitoba PCs New Brunswick PCs Newfoundland and Labrador PCs Nova Scotia PCs Prince Edward Island PCs Ontario PCs Alberta Wildrose Party

No representation in the Commons	Alliance of the North Christian Heritage Progressive Canadian Libertarian

Represented in legislature	Coalition Avenir Québec Alberta PCs

No representation in legislature	Conservative Party of Quebec Équipe Autonomiste (Quebec) Saskatchewan PCs Social Credit (Alberta) British Columbia Conservatives Reform (Ontario)

Historical federal parties	Canadian Alliance Conservative Democratic Representative Caucus Liberal-Conservative Progressive Conservative Reform Ralliement créditiste Social Credit Unionist

Historical provincial and territorial parties	Action démocratique du Québec Social Credit (British Columbia) Alberta Alliance Château Clique Quebec Conservatives Family Compact New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party New Reform Party of Ontario Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservatives Parti bleu Progressive Conservative Party of Quebec Ralliement créditiste du Québec Union Nationale Upper Canada Tories Yukon Progressive Conservative Party

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Political parties in Quebec

National Assembly	Liberal (71) Parti Québécois (29) Coalition Avenir Québec (20) Québec Solidaire (3)

Other recognized parties	Bloc pot Citizens' Union Conservative Équipe autonomiste Équitable Green Independentist Labour Marxist-Leninist Mon pays le Québec New Democratic Nul Option nationale Sans parti Unité Nationale

Historical parties	Action Démocratique Action libérale nationale Bloc Populaire CCF/Social Democratic Conservative Equality Parti national populaire Ralliement créditiste Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale Union Nationale

Pre-Confederation parties	Château Clique/Tory Parti bleu Parti canadien/Parti patriote Parti rouge

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Parti bleu

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