Nationalist

The Nationalist Party's minimal footprint across nine federal contests reflects a deeply regional phenomenon centred almost exclusively in Quebec, where 87 per cent of its sixteen candidates ran. Despite contesting enough elections to suggest sustained organizational effort, the party's conversion of candidates to seats—yielding only two elected members—indicates either a narrow electoral appeal or a party structure too limited to translate Quebec's francophone nationalist sentiment into broader parliamentary representation. The near-total absence of candidates outside Quebec suggests the party either lacked the resources or political relevance to establish itself as a national force, likely positioning it as a localized expression of Quebec separatism or provincial autonomy rather than as a viable federal alternative.

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Election	Seats Contested	Seats Won
CAN (Feb 1887)	6	1
CAN (Mar 1891)	1	1
CAN (Jun 1896)	1	0
CAN (Nov 1904)	1	0
CAN (Sep 1911)	1	0
CAN (Jun 1949)	1	0
CAN (Aug 1953)	1	0
CAN (Apr 1963)	1	0
CAN (Oct 2019)	3	0

First Name	Last Name	District	Election	Votes	Elected
J-R-N	Adrien Arcand	Berthier--Maskinongé--Delanaudière	CAN (Aug 1953)	7,496	❌
Paul-Émile	Harvey	Lac-Saint-Jean	CAN (Jun 1949)	4,994	❌
Arthur	Gilbert	Drummond--Arthabaska	CAN (Sep 1911)	3,533	❌
Guillaume	Amyot	Bellechasse	CAN (Feb 1887)	1,515	✅
Cyrille	Émile Vaillancourt	Dorchester	CAN (Nov 1904)	1,429	❌
Cyrille	Émile Vaillancourt	Dorchester	CAN (Jun 1896)	1,150	❌
A	L Désaulniers	Maskinongé	CAN (Feb 1887)	997	❌
Firmin	Dugas	Montcalm	CAN (Feb 1887)	835	❌
J	A Tremblay	Charlevoix	CAN (Feb 1887)	819	❌
V	M Martin	Chicoutimi--Saguenay	CAN (Feb 1887)	590	❌
Léo	Tremblay	Quebec East/Québec-Est	CAN (Apr 1963)	540	❌
Travis	Patron	Souris--Moose Mountain	CAN (Oct 2019)	168	❌
Gus	Stefanis	Scarborough--Guildwood	CAN (Oct 2019)	85	❌
Ralston	Coelho	Lac-Saint-Louis	CAN (Oct 2019)	28	❌
Cam	Lalonde	Soulanges	CAN (Feb 1887)	28	❌
Cyrille	Émile Vaillancourt	Dorchester	CAN (Mar 1891)	0	✅


District	Candidates	Elections	Wins
	Bellechasse	1	1	1
Candidates Guillaume Amyot Elections CAN (Feb 1887) Wins CAN (Feb 1887)
	Berthier--Maskinongé--Delanaudière	1	1	0
Candidates J-R-N Adrien Arcand Elections CAN (Aug 1953)
	Charlevoix	1	1	0
Candidates J A Tremblay Elections CAN (Feb 1887)
	Chicoutimi--Saguenay	1	1	0
Candidates V M Martin Elections CAN (Feb 1887)
	Dorchester	1	3	1
Candidates Cyrille Émile Vaillancourt Elections CAN (Mar 1891), CAN (Jun 1896), CAN (Nov 1904) Wins CAN (Mar 1891)
	Drummond--Arthabaska	1	1	0
Candidates Arthur Gilbert Elections CAN (Sep 1911)
	Lac-Saint-Jean	1	1	0
Candidates Paul-Émile Harvey Elections CAN (Jun 1949)
	Lac-Saint-Louis	1	1	0
Candidates Ralston Coelho Elections CAN (Oct 2019)
	Maskinongé	1	1	0
Candidates A L Désaulniers Elections CAN (Feb 1887)
	Montcalm	1	1	0
Candidates Firmin Dugas Elections CAN (Feb 1887)
	Quebec East/Québec-Est	1	1	0
Candidates Léo Tremblay Elections CAN (Apr 1963)
	Scarborough--Guildwood	1	1	0
Candidates Gus Stefanis Elections CAN (Oct 2019)
	Soulanges	1	1	0
Candidates Cam Lalonde Elections CAN (Feb 1887)
	Souris--Moose Mountain	1	1	0
Candidates Travis Patron Elections CAN (Oct 2019)

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