1916 Quebec general election
Canadian provincial election
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The 1916 Quebec general election was held on May 22, 1916, to elect members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Philémon Cousineau.
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May 22, 1916
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81 seats in the 14th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 41 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The turnout was 43.46%.[1]
Results
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 1912 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal | Lomer Gouin | 85 | 62 | 75 | +19.0% | 126,266 | 60.57% | +7.03% | |
| Conservative | Philémon Cousineau | 55 | 16 | 6 | -62.5% | 73,147 | 35.09% | -7.92% | |
| Parti ouvrier | 2 | - | 1 | 9,039 | 4.34% | +0.9% | |||
| Other | 0 | 1 | - | -100% | |||||
| Total | 142 | 81 | 81 | -% | 208,452 | 100% | |||
See also
Further reading
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1917). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1916. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.
