1908 Quebec general election

1908 Quebec general election
← 1904 June 8, 1908 1912 →
74 seats in the 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
38 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lomer Gouin Pierre-Évariste Leblanc
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1905 1905
Leader's seat Portneuf[a] Laval
(lost re-election)
Last election 67 seats, 55.43% 7 seats, 26.73%
Seats won 57 14
Seat change Decrease10 Increase7
Popular vote 131,068 97,738
Percentage 53.53% 39.92%
Swing Decrease1.9pp Increase13.19pp
Premier before election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

Premier after election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

The 1908 Quebec general election was held on June 8, 1908, to elect members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada.[1] The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Évariste Leblanc.

Results

Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular Vote
1904 Elected % Change # % % Change
Liberal Lomer Gouin 76 67 57 -14.9% 131,068 53.53% -1.9%
Conservative Pierre-Évariste Leblanc 62 7 14 +100% 97,738 39.92% +13.19%
  Ligue nationaliste Henri Bourassa 3 * 3 * 6,298 2.57% *
  Other 10 - - - 9,728 3.97% *
Total 151 74 74 -% 244,832 100%  
Popular vote
PLQ
 
 53.53%
PCQ
 
 39.92%
LN
 
 2.57%
Others
 
 3.97%
Seats summary
PLQ
 
 77.03%
PCQ
 
 18.92%
LN
 
 4.05%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Gouin also ran in Montréal division no. 2 where he was defeated.

References

  1. ^ Black, Conrad (April 4, 2017). Rise to Greatness, Volume 2: Dominion (1867-1949): The History of Canada From the Vikings to the Present. McClelland & Stewart. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7710-1293-8.

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