s ▁efforts ▁at ▁reform . ▁ ▁He ▁called ▁an ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁due . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁contest ▁under ▁its ▁third ▁leader ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year , ▁and ▁narrow ly ▁lost ▁to ▁Jean ▁Les age ' s ▁Liber als . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁government ▁implemented ▁a ▁vast ▁program ▁of ▁social ▁changes , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Qu iet ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Daniel ▁Johnson , ▁Sr . ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁party ▁deleg ates ▁rather ▁than ▁by ▁his ▁colle agues ▁only . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁heavily ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁election , ▁but ▁it ▁held ▁a ▁convention ▁to ▁discuss ▁its ▁platform ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁opened ▁its ▁structures ▁to ▁card - car ry ing ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁called ▁É gal ité ▁ou ▁ind ép endance ▁( Equ ality ▁or ▁independence ), ▁which ▁appe aled ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁national ist ▁vot ers . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁Liber als ▁won ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁election , ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁ek ed ▁out ▁a ▁narrow ▁majority ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁rural ▁areas ▁were ▁significantly ▁over re present ed . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁ML As , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁former ▁federal ▁polit icians : ▁R