1994 Quebec general election
1994 Quebec general election Turnout 81.58% ( 6.56%)
First party
Second party
Leader
Jacques Parizeau
Daniel Johnson Jr.
Party
Parti Québécois
Liberal
Leader since
March 18, 1988
December 14, 1993
Leader's seat
L'Assomption
Vaudreuil
Last election
29 seats, 40.16%
92 seats, 49.95%
Seats won
77
47
Seat change
48
45
Popular vote
1,751,442
1,737,698
Percentage
44.75%
44.40%
Swing
4.59%
5.55%
Third party
Leader
Mario Dumont
Party
Action démocratique
Leader since
May 11, 1994
Leader's seat
Rivière-du-Loup
Last election
pre-creation
Seats won
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
252,721
Percentage
6.46%
Swing
6.46%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
The 1994 Quebec general election was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti Québécois , led by Jacques Parizeau , defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party , led by Premier Daniel Johnson Jr.
Johnson had succeeded Robert Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier. Both his father, Daniel Sr. , and brother, Pierre-Marc , had previously served as premiers of Quebec as leaders of different parties.
The election set the stage for the 1995 Quebec referendum on independence for Quebec from Canada. The referendum would see the PQ government's proposals for sovereignty very narrowly defeated.
Mario Dumont , a former president of the Liberal party's youth wing, and then leader of the newly formed Action démocratique du Québec , won his own seat, but no other members of his party were elected.
In Saint-Jean , there was a tie between incumbent Liberal candidate Michel Charbonneau and PQ candidate Roger Paquin . A new election was held on October 24 and was won by Paquin by a margin of 532 votes.[ 1]
1992 redistribution of ridings
The Commission de la représentation électorale performed a redistribution in 1992, which maintained the number of seats in the National Assembly at 125 for the next general election, making the following alterations:[ 2]
Abolished ridings
New ridings
Drawn from parts of other ridings
Merger of ridings
Renaming of ridings
Results
Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1994)[ 3]
Political party
Party leader
MNAs
Votes
Candidates
1989
1994
±
#
±
%
± (pp)
Parti Québécois
Jacques Parizeau
125
29
77
48
1,751,442
382,375
44.75%
4.59
Liberal
Daniel Johnson Jr.
125
92
47
45
1,737,698
34,890
44.40%
5.55
Action démocratique
Mario Dumont
80
–
1
1
252,721
252,721
6.46%
New
Equality [ a 1]
Keith Henderson
17
4
–
4
11,526
148,062
0.29%
4.39
Independent
68
–
–
–
66,221
42,470
1.69%
0.99
New Democratic
Jean-François Sirois
41
–
–
–
33,269
8,235
0.85%
0.37
Natural Law
Allen Faguy
102
–
–
–
33,206
33,206
0.85%
New
Parti de la souveraineté du Québec
19
–
–
–
5,566
5,566
0.14%
New
Green
11
–
–
–
5,499
62,176
0.14%
1.85
Lemon
10
–
–
–
4,087
3,463
0.10%
0.12
CANADA!
Tony Kondaks
10
–
–
–
2,567
2,567
0.07%
New
Republic of Canada
18
–
–
–
2,258
459
0.06%
0.01
Développement Québec
11
–
–
–
1,876
1,876
0.05%
New
Parti innovateur du Québec
11
–
–
–
1,861
1,861
0.05%
New
Parti économique du Québec
9
–
–
–
1,759
1,759
0.04%
New
Marxist–Leninist
13
–
–
–
1,171
3,074
0.03%
0.09
Communist
10
–
–
–
1,062
254
0.03%
0.01
Total
680
125
125
3,913,789
100.00%
Rejected ballots
78,239
13,920
Voter turnout
3,992,028
490,960
81.58
5.89
Registered electors
4,893,465
202,775
^ Results of Unity Party included in 1989 for comparative purposes.
Synopsis of results
Results by riding - 1994 Quebec general election[ 3] [ 4]
Riding
Winning party
Turnout[ a 1]
Votes
Name
1989
Party
Votes
Share
Margin #
Margin %
PQ
Lib
ADQ
NDP
NLP
Ind
Oth
Total
Abitibi-Est
Lib
PQ
12,314
54.50%
3,917
17.33%
75.70%
12,314
8,397
1,885
–
–
–
–
22,596
Abitibi-Ouest
PQ
PQ
17,391
74.37%
11,398
48.74%
73.83%
17,391
5,993
–
–
–
–
–
23,384
Acadie
Lib
Lib
24,796
73.71%
18,060
53.68%
84.33%
6,736
24,796
1,591
–
268
–
251
33,642
Anjou
Lib
PQ
12,453
46.60%
756
2.83%
85.53%
12,453
11,697
1,753
537
188
–
98
26,726
Argenteuil
Lib
Lib
15,272
42.59%
1,802
5.03%
81.75%
13,470
15,272
6,622
–
224
–
270
35,858
Arthabaska
PQ
PQ
20,577
61.55%
9,126
27.30%
81.23%
20,577
11,451
–
–
369
905
130
33,432
Beauce-Nord
Lib
Lib
10,752
45.81%
61
0.26%
78.16%
10,691
10,752
–
1,434
592
–
–
23,469
Beauce-Sud
Lib
Lib
13,122
45.18%
164
0.56%
75.85%
12,958
13,122
–
856
–
1,543
567
29,046
Beauharnois-Huntingdon
Lib
Lib
16,355
51.76%
3,042
9.63%
82.43%
13,313
16,355
–
–
242
1,085
603
31,598
Bellechasse
Lib
PQ
10,570
46.58%
2,312
10.19%
78.10%
10,570
8,258
3,865
–
–
–
–
22,693
Berthier
Lib
PQ
19,206
53.66%
6,216
17.37%
82.02%
19,206
12,990
2,984
–
253
–
356
35,789
Bertrand
New
Lib
14,558
45.61%
146
0.46%
83.37%
14,412
14,558
2,486
–
238
221
–
31,915
Blainville
New
PQ
15,273
51.40%
5,813
19.56%
83.38%
15,273
9,460
4,188
–
322
–
470
29,713
Bonaventure
Lib
PQ
12,411
52.54%
2,306
9.76%
80.37%
12,411
10,105
925
–
180
–
–
23,621
Borduas
New
PQ
15,461
55.84%
4,810
17.37%
86.00%
15,461
10,651
–
–
–
1,037
537
27,686
Bourassa
Lib
Lib
12,963
49.91%
2,540
9.78%
83.29%
10,423
12,963
2,210
–
246
–
132
25,974
Bourget
Lib
PQ
12,669
45.41%
982
3.52%
84.45%
12,669
11,687
3,176
–
273
–
96
27,901
Brome-Missisquoi
Lib
Lib
18,402
61.12%
9,430
31.32%
84.07%
8,972
18,402
2,037
–
274
–
423
30,108
Chambly
Lib
PQ
19,800
48.86%
407
1.00%
87.47%
19,800
19,393
–
–
519
–
810
40,522
Champlain
Lib
PQ
14,929
42.26%
3,986
11.28%
83.64%
14,929
10,943
8,953
–
274
–
229
35,328
Chapleau
Lib
Lib
25,181
63.29%
12,618
31.71%
74.63%
12,563
25,181
–
984
222
219
618
39,787
Charlesbourg
Lib
PQ
17,908
47.01%
7,495
19.68%
84.72%
17,908
10,413
6,022
811
375
2,561
–
38,090
Charlevoix
Lib
PQ
12,091
52.59%
3,105
13.50%
76.34%
12,091
8,986
–
–
–
1,915
–
22,992
Châteauguay
Lib
Lib
17,426
51.29%
1,922
5.66%
87.02%
15,504
17,426
–
–
623
–
424
33,977
Chauveau
Lib
PQ
20,106
46.54%
6,319
14.63%
81.15%
20,106
13,787
5,427
–
596
3,281
–
43,197
Chicoutimi
PQ
PQ
22,025
63.55%
13,004
37.52%
78.27%
22,025
9,021
2,619
706
285
–
–
34,656
Chomedey
Lib
Lib
25,885
67.70%
16,646
43.54%
82.18%
9,239
25,885
1,997
–
150
–
962
38,233
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
PQ
PQ
21,091
51.80%
11,871
29.16%
82.88%
21,091
9,220
7,263
834
279
2,027
–
40,714
Crémazie
Lib
PQ
14,482
46.79%
429
1.39%
86.02%
14,482
14,053
1,703
337
193
–
180
30,948
D'Arcy-McGee
Eq
Lib
21,325
65.37%
11,269
34.54%
84.46%
1,084
21,325
–
–
157
10,056
–
32,622
Deux-Montagnes
Lib
PQ
20,742
48.34%
5,689
13.26%
83.28%
20,742
15,053
6,523
–
286
–
305
42,909
Drummond
Lib
PQ
16,625
46.54%
4,766
13.34%
80.42%
16,625
11,859
3,585
–
296
3,355
–
35,720
Dubuc
PQ
PQ
16,759
63.50%
9,617
36.44%
77.74%
16,759
7,142
2,162
–
328
–
–
26,391
Duplessis
PQ
PQ
15,788
60.00%
5,263
20.00%
73.51%
15,788
10,525
–
–
–
–
–
26,313
Fabre
Lib
PQ
17,679
44.30%
1,109
2.78%
86.55%
17,679
16,570
5,043
–
259
–
359
39,910
Frontenac
Lib
Lib
14,916
52.69%
2,336
8.25%
84.02%
12,580
14,916
–
–
813
–
–
28,309
Gaspé
Lib
PQ
11,410
53.39%
3,377
15.80%
73.51%
11,410
8,033
1,774
–
156
–
–
21,373
Gatineau
Lib
Lib
19,046
65.05%
9,683
33.07%
77.96%
9,363
19,046
–
–
259
–
609
29,277
Gouin
PQ
PQ
17,305
56.42%
6,361
20.74%
80.04%
17,305
10,944
–
1,428
263
458
274
30,672
Groulx
Lib
PQ
15,027
46.11%
2,637
8.09%
83.08%
15,027
12,390
4,328
–
185
152
508
32,590
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
PQ
PQ
14,858
64.78%
8,819
38.45%
75.54%
14,858
6,039
1,249
392
190
–
209
22,937
Hull
Lib
Lib
19,184
56.56%
5,237
15.44%
78.33%
13,947
19,184
–
–
231
–
554
33,916
Iberville
Lib
PQ
15,604
43.41%
1,464
4.07%
82.96%
15,604
14,140
4,122
645
–
1,004
428
35,943
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Lib
Lib
5,455
59.98%
1,816
19.97%
86.41%
3,639
5,455
–
–
–
–
–
9,094
Jacques-Cartier
Eq
Lib
32,839
83.65%
29,398
74.89%
88.12%
3,441
32,839
–
–
206
–
2,771[ a 2]
39,257
Jeanne-Mance
Lib
Lib
21,294
74.22%
14,760
51.45%
81.52%
6,534
21,294
–
–
322
–
540
28,690
Jean-Talon
Lib
Lib
12,229
43.90%
25
0.09%
88.95%
12,204
12,229
2,082
313
130
816
83
27,857
Johnson
PQ
PQ
13,247
49.78%
1,246
4.68%
81.13%
13,247
12,001
–
–
630
–
732
26,610
Joliette
PQ
PQ
21,903
64.71%
13,191
38.97%
83.84%
21,903
8,712
2,651
–
581
–
–
33,847
Jonquière
PQ
PQ
22,598
69.43%
13,895
42.69%
80.03%
22,598
8,703
–
–
1,248
–
–
32,549
Kamouraska-Témiscouata
Lib
Lib
10,373
42.69%
386
1.59%
73.30%
9,987
10,373
3,223
717
–
–
–
24,300
Labelle
PQ
PQ
17,638
65.78%
9,144
34.10%
78.27%
17,638
8,494
–
–
340
–
342
26,814
Lac-Saint-Jean
PQ
PQ
20,743
71.67%
13,474
46.55%
78.58%
20,743
7,269
–
–
931
–
–
28,943
LaFontaine
Lib
Lib
20,698
55.67%
7,836
21.08%
82.87%
12,862
20,698
2,971
–
316
–
334
37,181
La Peltrie
Lib
PQ
20,475
49.27%
8,569
20.62%
85.51%
20,475
11,906
6,003
–
475
2,701
–
41,560
La Pinière
Lib
Lib
22,252
62.68%
10,057
28.33%
85.84%
12,195
22,252
–
–
597
–
457
35,501
Laporte
Lib
Lib
21,162
57.79%
7,094
19.37%
85.17%
14,068
21,162
–
–
382
–
1,006
36,618
La Prairie
PQ
PQ
23,164
55.35%
8,444
20.18%
85.22%
23,164
14,720
3,103
–
371
–
493
41,851
L'Assomption
PQ
PQ
21,809
56.04%
10,992
28.24%
85.60%
21,809
10,817
5,925
–
366
–
–
38,917
Laurier-Dorion
New
Lib
18,522
55.53%
6,930
20.78%
81.65%
11,592
18,522
1,723
409
274
–
832
33,352
Laval-des-Rapides
Lib
PQ
14,179
46.85%
1,733
5.73%
82.68%
14,179
12,446
2,738
669
232
–
–
30,264
Laviolette
PQ
PQ
16,670
63.54%
9,212
35.11%
78.66%
16,670
7,458
1,880
–
226
–
–
26,234
Lévis
PQ
PQ
20,998
72.26%
12,937
44.52%
82.11%
20,998
8,061
–
–
–
–
–
29,059
Limoilou
Lib
PQ
15,092
44.42%
4,484
13.20%
79.16%
15,092
10,608
4,066
938
–
2,738
537
33,979
Lotbinière
Lib
PQ
10,398
45.56%
283
1.24%
80.88%
10,398
10,115
–
–
–
2,308
–
22,821
Louis-Hébert
Lib
PQ
12,905
39.37%
3,441
10.50%
85.86%
12,905
7,833
1,868
415
124
9,633[ a 3]
–
32,778
Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Lib
Lib
24,046
70.34%
16,196
47.38%
86.07%
7,850
24,046
1,200
392
226
–
472
34,186
Marguerite-D'Youville
PQ
PQ
19,995
58.02%
6,906
20.04%
87.16%
19,995
13,089
–
–
554
–
822
34,460
Marie-Victorin
PQ
PQ
17,611
56.19%
7,390
23.58%
80.34%
17,611
10,221
2,749
–
376
383
–
31,340
Marquette
Lib
Lib
16,774
55.06%
5,728
18.80%
83.57%
11,046
16,774
1,449
–
164
573
460
30,466
Maskinongé
Lib
PQ
16,047
47.56%
2,919
8.65%
81.72%
16,047
13,128
4,261
–
307
–
–
33,743
Masson
PQ
PQ
21,481
64.19%
14,490
43.30%
82.71%
21,481
6,991
4,388
–
255
351
–
33,466
Matane
Lib
PQ
11,625
54.60%
4,230
19.87%
76.95%
11,625
7,395
2,270
–
–
–
–
21,290
Matapédia
Lib
PQ
12,826
58.48%
3,719
16.96%
76.20%
12,826
9,107
–
–
–
–
–
21,933
Mégantic-Compton
Lib
Lib
12,799
53.95%
2,748
11.58%
81.03%
10,051
12,799
–
–
444
–
431
23,725
Mercier
PQ
PQ
17,523
56.48%
8,044
25.93%
80.33%
17,523
9,479
1,681
815
259
–
1,269
31,026
Mille-Îles
Lib
PQ
17,337
45.68%
1,371
3.61%
86.87%
17,337
15,966
4,182
–
295
–
177
37,957
Montmagny-L'Islet
Lib
Lib
10,339
44.36%
855
3.67%
75.02%
9,484
10,339
–
881
–
2,605
–
23,309
Montmorency
Lib
PQ
22,734
55.74%
13,068
32.04%
80.74%
22,734
9,666
–
2,875
534
4,827
150
40,786
Mont-Royal
Lib
Lib
22,827
80.41%
19,100
67.28%
80.07%
3,727
22,827
605
143
144
–
943
28,389
Nelligan
Lib
Lib
33,804
77.16%
25,794
58.88%
86.24%
8,010
33,804
–
–
276
–
1,721
43,811
Nicolet-Yamaska
Lib
PQ
13,427
50.13%
907
3.39%
84.85%
13,427
12,520
–
–
840
–
–
26,787
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Eq
Lib
21,716
73.08%
17,961
60.44%
83.19%
3,755
21,716
–
406
112
1,752[ a 4]
1,975
29,716
Orford
Lib
Lib
19,082
51.07%
3,787
10.13%
82.79%
15,295
19,082
2,454
–
293
–
242
37,366
Outremont
Lib
Lib
19,346
62.11%
9,528
30.59%
82.11%
9,818
19,346
1,049
453
263
–
220
31,149
Papineau
Lib
Lib
15,084
53.67%
3,381
12.03%
80.97%
11,703
15,084
836
–
178
–
303
28,104
Pointe-aux-Trembles
PQ
PQ
15,999
53.77%
6,034
20.28%
82.46%
15,999
9,965
3,466
–
324
–
–
29,754
Pontiac
Lib
Lib
23,066
80.18%
18,883
65.64%
80.90%
4,183
23,066
–
–
131
–
1,387
28,767
Portneuf
Lib
PQ
14,256
47.88%
3,776
12.68%
79.80%
14,256
10,480
4,501
–
537
–
–
29,774
Prévost
Lib
PQ
17,425
50.52%
4,110
11.92%
81.31%
17,425
13,315
2,499
1,033
219
–
–
34,491
Richelieu
Lib
PQ
17,186
55.09%
4,745
15.21%
83.23%
17,186
12,441
–
–
–
1,570
–
31,197
Richmond
Lib
Lib
14,106
54.28%
4,061
15.63%
84.11%
10,045
14,106
1,486
–
197
–
154
25,988
Rimouski
Lib
PQ
14,926
51.45%
2,627
9.06%
78.33%
14,926
12,299
–
1,556
227
–
–
29,008
Rivière-du-Loup
Lib
ADQ
13,307
54.77%
6,699
27.57%
83.65%
6,608
4,226
13,307
–
55
99
–
24,295
Robert-Baldwin
Lib
Lib
29,865
82.98%
26,324
73.14%
85.17%
3,541
29,865
909
–
123
–
1,552
35,990
Roberval
Lib
PQ
18,281
60.08%
7,055
23.18%
75.15%
18,281
11,226
–
–
923
–
–
30,430
Rosemont
Lib
PQ
14,736
49.25%
2,500
8.36%
83.71%
14,736
12,236
1,946
626
226
–
149
29,919
Rousseau
Lib
PQ
16,532
53.86%
6,699
21.82%
77.66%
16,532
9,833
3,595
631
–
–
106
30,697
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
PQ
PQ
18,160
58.62%
7,372
23.80%
77.75%
18,160
10,788
2,030
–
–
–
–
30,978
Saguenay
Lib
PQ
14,439
57.44%
7,004
27.86%
72.47%
14,439
7,435
3,264
–
–
–
–
25,138
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
PQ
PQ
16,723
54.73%
6,662
21.80%
75.07%
16,723
10,061
1,691
621
246
647
567
30,556
Saint-François
Lib
Lib
15,861
49.48%
2,616
8.16%
82.20%
13,245
15,861
2,422
–
294
–
236
32,058
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne
New
Lib
14,940
47.96%
641
2.06%
81.21%
14,299
14,940
998
344
112
–
457
31,150
Saint-Hyacinthe
Lib
PQ
15,988
44.94%
1,092
3.07%
82.53%
15,988
14,896
3,398
1,292
–
–
–
35,574
Saint-Jean [ a 5]
Lib
PQ
15,680
43.79%
532
1.49%
76.53%
15,680
15,148
4,693
204
–
–
82
35,807
Saint-Laurent
Lib
Lib
25,711
76.73%
20,109
60.01%
81.83%
5,602
25,711
1,061
–
154
72
907
33,507
Saint-Maurice
Lib
PQ
13,202
47.38%
2,137
7.67%
84.25%
13,202
11,065
3,106
–
238
254
–
27,865
Salaberry-Soulanges
Lib
PQ
19,448
48.28%
1,009
2.51%
85.37%
19,448
18,439
–
1,644
322
–
425
40,278
Sauvé
Lib
Lib
13,447
53.85%
4,183
16.75%
80.26%
9,264
13,447
1,562
453
129
43
72
24,970
Shefford
PQ
Lib
17,282
45.71%
1,323
3.50%
81.22%
15,959
17,282
4,028
–
360
–
177
37,806
Sherbrooke
Lib
PQ
14,733
47.31%
1,391
4.47%
82.27%
14,733
13,342
2,564
–
326
–
176
31,141
Taillon
PQ
PQ
23,315
60.99%
9,994
26.14%
81.79%
23,315
13,321
–
–
844
–
746
38,226
Taschereau
Lib
PQ
12,308
51.86%
5,783
24.37%
78.78%
12,308
6,525
2,041
705
332
1,741
80
23,732
Terrebonne
PQ
PQ
19,671
60.39%
11,444
35.13%
83.20%
19,671
8,227
4,389
–
285
–
–
32,572
Trois-Rivières
Lib
PQ
12,607
43.24%
609
2.09%
81.94%
12,607
11,998
4,267
–
281
–
–
29,153
Ungava
PQ
PQ
7,276
54.19%
1,905
14.19%
51.81%
7,276
5,371
–
–
372
–
407
13,426
Vachon
Lib
PQ
15,685
48.86%
3,531
11.00%
84.38%
15,685
12,154
3,536
–
300
–
424
32,099
Vanier
Lib
PQ
18,257
49.50%
8,799
23.85%
80.39%
18,257
9,458
4,906
1,054
–
3,008
203
36,886
Vaudreuil
Lib
Lib
24,849
59.50%
9,107
21.81%
87.19%
15,742
24,849
–
–
324
–
846
41,761
Verchères
PQ
PQ
16,308
57.77%
8,131
28.81%
83.11%
16,308
8,177
3,356
–
386
–
–
28,227
Verdun
Lib
Lib
18,392
54.57%
6,429
19.07%
81.89%
11,963[ a 6]
18,392
2,327
368
167
–
489
33,706
Viau
Lib
Lib
17,946
63.19%
9,483
33.39%
79.73%
8,463
17,946
–
1,482
291
–
218
28,400
Viger
Lib
Lib
18,743
64.27%
10,214
35.02%
84.12%
8,529
18,743
–
1,485
223
–
185
29,165
Vimont
Lib
PQ
18,985
44.88%
128
0.30%
86.44%
18,985
18,857
2,783
1,142
279
257
–
42,303
Westmount-Saint-Louis
New
Lib
26,478
79.20%
22,100
66.10%
77.87%
4,378
26,478
741
239
100
24
1,473
33,433
= open seat
= turnout is above provincial average
= winning candidate was in previous Legislature
= incumbent had switched allegiance
= previously incumbent in another riding
= not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
= incumbency arose from byelection gain
= other incumbents renominated
= previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
= multiple candidates
Analysis
Seating arrangement in the 35th National Assembly
Resulting composition of the 35th Quebec Legislative Assembly[ 4]
Source
Party
PQ
Lib
ADQ
Total
Seats retained
Incumbents returned
24
27
51
Open seats held
4
12
16
Seats changing hands
Incumbents defeated
18
3
21
Open seats gained
24
1
25
Byelection gains held
5
1
6
New seats
New MNAs
2
2
Previously incumbent in another riding
4
4
Total
77
47
1
125
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