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1919 Quebec general election

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81 seats in the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
41 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lomer Gouin Arthur Sauvé
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1905 1915
Leader's seat Portneuf Deux-Montagnes
Last election 75 seats, 60.57% 6 seats, 35.09%
Seats won 74 5
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 67,292 21,990
Percentage 51.91% 16.96%
Swing Decrease8.66pp Decrease18.13pp

Premier before election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

Premier after election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

The 1919 Quebec general election was held on June 23, 1919, to elect members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.

Gouin, who had held office since 1905, resigned precisely one year after the election to make way for his successor Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. Gouin himself had originally come to power in much the same way, after his predecessor Simon-Napoléon Parent resigned soon after winning his final election.

Results

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Summary of 1919 Quebec general election[1]
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular Vote
1916 Elected ± # ± % ± (pp)
Liberal Lomer Gouin 79 75 74 1Decrease 67,292 58,974Decrease 51.91 8.66Decrease
Conservative Arthur Sauvé 20 6 5 1Decrease 21,990 73,147Decrease 16.96 18.13Decrease
Parti ouvrier   7 2 2Increase 12,506 10,674Increase 9.65 8.77Increase
Independent-Liberal   22 21,902 14,695Increase 16.88 13.42Increase
Liberal-Democrat   5 4,399 New 3.38 New
Liberal–Labour   1 1,457 New 1.12 New
Total 134 81 129,636 100%
Rejected ballots 1,448 1,319Decrease
Voter turnout 131,184 80,035Decrease 55.11 7.44Decrease
Registered electors (contested ridings only) 238,052 99,644Decrease
Candidates returned by acclamation 45 19Increase
Popular vote
PLQ
51.91%
PCQ
16.96%
Others
31.13%
Seats summary
PLQ
91.36%
PCQ
6.17%
Others
2.47%
Resulting composition of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec[2]
Source Party
Lib Con PO Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 30 30
Open seats held 1 1
Acclamation 43 2 45
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 1 1 1 3
Open seats gained 1 1 2
Total 74 5 2 81

See also

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Further reading

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  • Hopkins, J. Castell (1920). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1919. Toronto: The Annual Review.

References

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  1. ^ Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1919". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
  2. ^ Hopkins 1920, pp. 692–693.