René Lévesque
CTF-EP-000215-01Quebec Liberal PartyToIndependentTo the crossbench
Marked as a label rather than a party: the database has no party row for this side of the transition. Overwhelmingly this means the member sat as an Independent, and there is deliberately no “Independent” party.
- Riding
- not recorded
- Effective
- Kind of transition
- Left to sit as an Independent
- Voluntary
- Not recorded
- Direction
- Not recorded
- Appointment
- Not recorded
What happened afterwards
Recorded outcomes only. An absence here means nothing has been recorded, not that nothing happened, and no causal link to the affiliation change is asserted unless a source establishes one.
other
November 19, 1967 · result: yes · causation: not established · none
René Lévesque founded the Mouvement Souveraineté-Association 36 days after leaving the Quebec Liberal Party. This organizational step is not classified as a personal benefit.
party leadership — President of the Parti Québécois
October 14, 1968 · result: yes · causation: not established · status, office
René Lévesque became president of the Parti Québécois 366 days after the 1967 departure. The record does not establish the departure as the cause of this later leadership role.
defeated
1970 · result: yes · causation: not established · none
René Lévesque was defeated as a Parti Québécois candidate in the 1970 election.
defeated
1973 · result: yes · causation: not established · none
René Lévesque was defeated as a Parti Québécois candidate in the 1973 election.
elected
November 15, 1976 · result: yes · causation: not established · election validation
After defeats in 1970 and 1973, René Lévesque won Taillon as a Parti Québécois candidate on November 15, 1976. This is voter authorization, not a conferred benefit.
first minister office — Premier of Quebec
November 25, 1976 · result: yes · causation: not established · office
René Lévesque became Premier of Quebec on November 25, 1976, ten days after winning election and after two intervening election defeats. This election-authorized later office is not treated as a benefit conferred for the 1967 departure.