Bloc Québécois
Canadian federal political party active only in Quebec
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| September 2024 | Bloc Québécois won a competitive by-election in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, Montreal. |
| May 2023 | Bloc Québécois held a leadership confidence vote where Blanchet won 97% of the vote. |
| 2021 | In the Canadian federal election, the Bloc Québécois led by Blanchet maintained 32 seats, unchanged from the previous election. |
| 2021 | The Bloc Québécois maintained their 32 seats from the 2019 election, continuing to share the balance of power with the New Democratic Party in a Liberal minority government. |
| 2019 | Yves-François Blanchet leads the Bloc Québécois, regaining some strength by winning 22 seats and securing 2nd place in Quebec, with 32.4% of votes. |
| 2019 | Bloc Québécois increased its seats from 10 to 32 in the federal election, regaining official party status and becoming the third largest party in Canada. |
| 2019 | The party won 32 seats, regaining official party status and becoming a significant political force in the balance of power in a Liberal minority government. |
| January 17 2019 | Yves-François Blanchet becomes party leader, elected without opposition. |
| January 15 2019 | Yves-François Blanchet was the only candidate to enter the Bloc Québécois leadership race by the deadline. |
| September 17 2018 | The remaining MPs who had previously defected from the Bloc rejoined the party and dissolved their breakaway group, Québec debout. |
| August 22 2018 | Mario Beaulieu cedes the party presidency to Yves Perron as part of an agreement to reunite the party. |
| June 11 2018 | Martine Ouellet resigns as leader after being defeated in a leadership review. |
| June 1 2018 | A leadership review referendum is held for Martine Ouellet, with party members voting to reject her leadership by 67%. |
| February 28 2018 | Seven of the Bloc's ten MPs quit the party's caucus to form the Groupe parlementaire québécois (later called Québec debout), citing conflicts with Ouellet's leadership style and disagreements over party priorities. |
| March 18 2017 | Martine Ouellet becomes party leader while simultaneously serving as an MNA in the National Assembly of Quebec. |
| 2015 | The Bloc Québécois won 10 seats in the federal election, despite party leader Gilles Duceppe failing to win a seat. |
| June 10 2015 | Gilles Duceppe is appointed leader by party executive, returning to lead the party. |
| 2014 | The party was reduced to just two seats following resignations and expulsions. |
| June 25 2014 | Mario Beaulieu becomes party leader, though he relinquishes leadership on 10 June 2015 but remains party president. |
| December 16 2013 | Daniel Paillé steps down as leader due to health reasons. |
| 2011 | The Bloc Québécois experiences a significant decline, dropping to 4th place with only 6.0% of national votes and losing official party status. |
| December 11 2011 | Daniel Paillé becomes party leader, succeeding Vivian Barbot. |
| May 2 2011 | Vivian Barbot becomes interim leader after Gilles Duceppe's resignation, becoming the first person from a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation. |
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