Autonomy and Indigenous self-government

History of the Acadian province proposal

From the Parti acadien's 1972 founding to its 1982 final election.

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1972: founding of the Parti acadien

The Parti acadien was founded in New Brunswick in 1972.[1]

1974-1982: electoral history

The party contested elections in 1974, 1978 (its peak, at 12% of the vote in contested ridings) and 1982, its last, without winning a seat.[2]

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    Claim: The Parti acadien was founded in 1972 in New Brunswick, Canada, by Acadians responding to perceived disparities in living conditions between predominantly francophone and predominantly anglophone areas of the province.

    • Parti acadien (Wikipedia) link, Founding section. Source record
    • 1972: The Parti acadien is founded in New Brunswick (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (Canada)) link, Founding note. Government perspective or primary official source Source record
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    Claim: The Parti acadien contested New Brunswick provincial elections in 1974 (13 candidates), 1978 (23 candidates, peaking at 12% of the vote in ridings it contested), and 1982 (10 candidates, its last election); it never won a seat in the provincial legislature.

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