The number of Quebecers who are members of the Conservative Party of Canada (CCP) has more than doubled since 2020, putting Quebec ahead of Saskatchewan in terms of the total number of CPC members by province.
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This is “the largest proportional increase” that has taken place in Quebec, with a growth of more than 750%, we can read in the PCC press release published on Friday.
In fact, during the race for leadership of the CCP in 2020, there were 12,957 members, compared to 58,437 today; a rise that pleases the political party, which has maneuvered itself with difficulties in the province throughout history.
“Quebecians are increasingly feeling at home in the Conservative Party of Canada and excited to be part of a movement that will form a principle-based government after the next election,” said the Conservative Party of Canada Deputy President and Vice President of the COEC, Valérie Assouline, in the press release.
“Of course it’s money. These are people on mailing lists, people who are potential volunteers, so that’s great news,” Daniel Béland, director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, told Global News.
The latter insisted on pointing out that 58,437 members out of 8.5 million inhabitants, ie the total population of Quebec, still represent a marginal portion of Quebec’s electoral demographics.
Quebec and Ontario account for more than half of the CPC’s total membership of 678,708 eligible voters in the Sept. 10 leadership election.
According to Global News, the surge in CCP membership can be explained in part by the success of Pierre Poilievre, who is said to have managed to recruit more than 311,000 members across the country.
However, this figure, taken from a document by Poilievre’s team, has not been verified by an independent party.