1923 Quebec general election

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The 1923 Quebec general election was held on February 5, 1923, to elect members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.

Quick facts 85 seats in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 43 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...
1923 Quebec general election
← 1919
February 5, 1923
1927 â†’
85 seats in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
43 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Arthur Sauvé
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1920 1915
Leader's seat Montmorency Deux-Montagnes
Last election 74 seats, 51.91% 5 seats, 16.96%
Seats won 64 20
Seat change Decrease10 Increase15
Popular vote 149,730 114,285
Percentage 51.52% 39.32%
Swing Decrease0.39pp Increase22.36pp
Premier before election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

 Premier after election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

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It was the first of four election victories in a row for Taschereau. However, he had held office since 1920, following the resignation of the previous premier, Lomer Gouin.

Redistribution of ridings

An Act passed prior to the election[1] increased the number of MLAs from 81 to 85 through the following changes:

More information Abolished ridings, New ridings ...
Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Divisions of ridings
Creation of riding from parts of others
Merger of ridings
Change of name
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  1. [1]
    Protected seat under British North America Act 1867, s. 80. Successor seats had same status.
  2. [2]
    formed from part of Matane
  3. [3]
    formed from parts of Montréal-Dorion and Montréal-Laurier
  4. [4]
    formed from part of Jacques-Cartier

Results

This was the last Quebec election in which a candidate won in multiple ridings. Joseph-Édouard Perrault took both Abitibi and Arthabaska, and he would later resign from Abitibi to allow Hector Authier to be elected in a byelection later that year.[2]

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More information Political party, Party leader ...
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1923)
Political party Party leader MLAs Votes
Candidates 1919 1923 ± # ± % ± (pp)
  Government candidates
█ Liberal Louis-Alexandre Taschereau 83 74 64 10Decrease 149,730 82,438Increase 51.52 0.39Decrease
█ Labour – 3 2 – 2Decrease 5,554 6,952Decrease 1.91 7.74Decrease
  Opposition candidates
█ Conservative Arthur Sauvé 66 5 20 15Increase 114,285 92,295Increase 39.32 22.36Increase
█ Liberal – 3 – 1 1Increase 3,684 New 1.27 New
█ Independent – 6 – – – 4,931 New 1.70 New
█ Farmer – 3 – – – 3,180 New 1.09 New
█ Labour – 3 – – – 2,439 New 0.84 New
  Other candidates
█ Independent-Liberal – 10 – – – 5,586 16,316Decrease 1.92 14.96Decrease
█ Labour – 1 – – – 925 New 0.32 New
█ Independent-Conservative – 1 – – – 335 New 0.11 New
Total 179 81 85 290,649 100%
Rejected ballots 3,808 2,360Increase
Voter turnout 294,457 163,273Increase 62.02 6.91Increase
Registered electors (contested ridings only) 474,794 236,742Increase
Candidates returned by acclamation 8 37Decrease
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Popular vote
PLQ
 
 51.52%
PCQ
 
 39.32%
Others
 
 9.16%
Seats summary
PLQ
 
 75.29%
PCQ
 
 23.53%
Others
 
 1.18%

Eight Liberal MLAs were returned by acclamation:[4]

More information How nominated, Riding ...
How nominatedRidingMember returned
One candidate onlyÎles-de-la-MadeleineJoseph-Édouard Caron
LotbinièreJoseph-Napoléon Francoeur
Québec-ComtéAurèle Leclerc
Québec-EstLouis-Alfred Létourneau
Two candidates, but one withdrewBellechasseAntonin Galipeault
GaspéGustave Lemieux
MatapédiaJoseph Dufour
Saint-JeanAlexis Bouthillier
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See also

Further reading

  • Hopkins, J. Castell (1924). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1923. Toronto: The Annual Review.

References

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