1890 Quebec general election
Canadian provincial election
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The 1890 Quebec general election was held on June 17, 1890, to elect members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party Parti national coalition led by Honoré Mercier, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Louis-Olivier Taillon.
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June 17, 1890
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73 seats in the 7th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 37 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A scandal and charges of corruption cut short Mercier's term of office. He was later cleared of all charges, but his political career was ended.[1]
Redistribution of ridings
Through the passage of two Acts passed prior to the election,[2][3] the Assembly was increased from 65 to 73 members through the following changes:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
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| Divisions of ridings | |
| Reorganization of ridings | |
- Protected seat under British North America Act 1867, s. 80. Successor seats had same status.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 1886 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal | Honoré Mercier | 33 | 43 | +30.3% | 70,345 | 44.54% | +5.0% | ||
| Conservative | Louis-Olivier Taillon | 26 | 23 | -11.5% | 71,695 | 45.39% | -0.8% | ||
| Independent Conservative | 3 | 1 | -66.7% | 15,888 | 10.06% | -3.6% | |||
| Parti national | 3 | 5 | +66.7% | ||||||
| Parti ouvrier | - | 1 | |||||||
| Other | - | - | - | ||||||
| Total | 65 | 73 | - | 157,928 | 100% | ||||
