5 ▁Quebec ▁election ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁agreed ▁to ▁run ▁only ▁one ▁candidate ▁of ▁either ▁party ▁in ▁each ▁r iding . ▁ ▁The ▁Action ▁lib éra le ▁nationale ▁( AL N ) ▁elected ▁ 2 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 7 ▁candidates ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁won ▁ 1 6 ▁seats ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁districts . ▁ ▁Conserv ative ▁leader ▁Maurice ▁Du pl ess is ▁became ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition . ▁He ▁soon ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Public ▁Account s ▁to ▁expose ▁the ▁cor rupt ▁practices ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁government ▁of ▁Alexandre ▁Tas ch ere au ▁and ▁force ▁it ▁to ▁call ▁an ▁early ▁election . ▁ ▁Capital izing ▁on ▁his ▁success , ▁Du pl ess is ▁called ▁a ▁c au cus ▁meeting ▁at ▁Sher bro oke ' s ▁Mag og ▁Hotel ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁AL N ▁members ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁under ▁his ▁leadership ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Union ▁nationale . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁party ▁had ▁no ▁formal ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁Conserv atives . ▁It ▁ran ▁candidates ▁in ▁every ▁district ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁election . ▁ ▁First ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁Even ▁though ▁Du pl ess is ▁had ▁run ▁on ▁ideas ▁inspired ▁from ▁the ▁AL N ▁platform , ▁he ▁soon ▁al ien ated ▁the ▁more ▁progress ive ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁c au