1935 Quebec general election

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The 1935 Quebec general election was held on November 25, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was re-elected, defeating the Action libérale nationale, led by Paul Gouin, and the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Maurice Duplessis.

Quick facts 89 seats in the 19th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 45 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...
1935 Quebec general election
← 1931
November 25, 1935
1936 â†’
89 seats in the 19th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
45 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Paul Gouin Maurice Duplessis
Party Liberal Action libérale nationale Conservative
Leader since 1920 1934 1933
Leader's seat Montmorency L'Assomption Trois-Rivières
Last election 79 seats, 54.88% pre-creation 11 seats, 43.54%
Seats won 47 25 17
Seat change Decrease32 Increase25 Increase6
Percentage 46.53% 29.48% 18.93%
Swing Decrease8.35pp Increase29.48pp Decrease24.61pp
Premier before election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

 Premier after election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

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It was the fourth and final general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920. He resigned less than seven months later due to a scandal.

The Action libérale nationale (ALN) was a newly formed party led by the son of former Liberal premier Lomer Gouin. It was established by former Liberals who had become dissatisfied with the party. The ALN and Conservatives formed an alliance, the Union Nationale, to contest this election. They merged after the election to become a single party, which soon became a dominant political force.

Campaign

Political advertisement for the Quebec Liberal Party in the 1935 election
UN campaign illustration highlighting Taschereau's supposed views during election

Nominations

There were 208 candidates nominated,[1] of which five subsequently withdrew:[2]

All three candidates returned by acclamation were incumbents:

Distribution of candidates

More information Candidates, Total ...
Riding contests, by number of candidates (1935)[3]
Candidates Lib Ind-G ALN Con Ind-Lib Ind-Con Lib-Opp Ind-Opp Lab Lib-Lab Total
Acclaimed 33
2 6440231128
3 1921181411157
4 413151116
Total 90354321911121204
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Controversy in Terrebonne

In Terrebonne, the election of Athanase David was contested on the ground that the ballot papers were not printed in the form prescribed under the Election Act. At the subsequent hearing, the judge ruled that all cast ballots were declared void. Immediately afterwards, the returning officer announced that, as this resulted in a 0–0 tie, he cast his deciding vote in favour of David.[4][5]

More information Candidate, Initial count ...
Votes cast in Terrebonne (1935)
CandidateInitial
count[6]		As determined by
Returning Officer[7]
Liberal Athanase David 4,893 1
Conservative Hermann Barrette [fr] 4,170 –
Majority 720 1
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The returning officer's action was considered to have been without precedent anywhere in the world in countries with parliamentary-style legislatures.[8] The Conservatives lodged an appeal,[8] but the result was upheld by the Quebec Court of Appeal in April 1936.[9] David would become the only member of the Assembly in Quebec history to be elected on only one cast vote.[10]

Results

[3]

More information Political party, Party leader ...
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1935)
Political party Party leader MLAs Votes
Candidates 1931 1935 ± # ± % ± (pp)
  Government candidates
█ Liberal Louis-Alexandre Taschereau 90 79 47 5Increase 249,586 19,146Decrease 46.53 8.35Decrease
█ Independent – 3 – – – 615 2,172Decrease 0.11 0.46Decrease
  Union Nationale alliance
█ Action libérale nationale Paul Gouin 53 – 26 26Increase 162,205 New 30.24 New
█ Conservative Maurice Duplessis 33 11 16 5Increase 97,469 115,754Decrease 18.17 25.37Decrease
  Opposition candidates
█ Liberal – 1 – – – 1,532 New 0.29 New
█ Independent – 1 – – – 94 12Decrease 0.02 –
  Other candidates
█ Independent-Liberal – 19 – 1 1Increase 21,587 20,522Increase 4.02 3.80Increase
█ Labour – 2 – – – 2,238 1,757Increase 0.42 0.32Increase
█ Liberal–Labour – 1 – – – 998 New 0.19 New
█ Independent-Conservative – 1 – – – 37 547Decrease – 0.12Decrease
Total 204 90 536,361 100%
Rejected ballots 15,232 11,042Increase
Voter turnout 551,593 57,708Increase 76.16 0.85Decrease
Registered electors (contested ridings only) 724,260 82,936Increase
Candidates returned by acclamation 3 3Increase
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Popular vote
PLQ
 
 46.53%
ALN
 
 29.48%
PCQ
 
 18.93%
Others
 
 5.06%
Seats summary
PLQ
 
 52.81%
ALN
 
 28.09%
PCQ
 
 19.10%

Synopsis of results

More information Riding, Winning party ...
Results by riding - 1935 Quebec general election[3][11]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]		 Votes[a 2]
Name 1931 Party Votes Share Margin
#		 Margin
%		 Lib ALN Con I-Lib Lib-O Lab Other Total
 
Abitibi Lib Lib 6,08855.78%1,26111.55%80.85%6,088–4,827––––10,915
Argenteuil Lib Lib 2,41251.31%1232.62%77.61%2,4122,289–––––4,701
Arthabaska Lib Lib 4,14369.36%2,31338.72%84.12%4,143–1,830––––5,973
Bagot Lib Lib 2,38657.98%65715.97%89.06%2,3861,729–––––4,115
Beauce Lib ALN 6,86280.41%5,19060.82%83.45%1,6726,862–––––8,534
Beauharnois Lib Con 2,70653.38%3436.77%82.16%2,363–2,706––––5,069
Bellechasse Lib Lib 2,48354.08%3758.17%83.22%2,4832,108–––––4,591
Berthier Lib Lib 2,89758.77%86517.55%91.58%2,8972,032–––––4,929
Bonaventure Lib Lib 4,50762.56%1,81025.12%81.86%4,5072,697–––––7,204
Brome Lib Lib 1,99957.28%50814.56%82.19%1,999–1,491––––3,490
Chambly Con Lib 3,02354.95%5459.91%71.87%3,023–2,478––––5,501
Champlain Lib ALN 3,25756.20%71912.41%76.09%2,5383,257–––––5,795
Charlevoix—Saguenay Lib Lib 5,22065.57%2,47931.14%76.76%5,2202,741–––––7,961
Châteauguay Lib Lib 1,96758.04%54516.08%86.26%1,9671,422–––––3,389
Chicoutimi Lib ALN 7,48472.60%4,65945.19%76.25%2,8257,484–––––10,309
Compton Lib Con 2,80352.27%2434.53%83.19%2,560–2,803––––5,363
Deux-Montagnes Con Lib 1,84850.19%140.38%92.53%1,848–1,834––––3,682
Dorchester Lib ALN 3,66155.94%77711.87%84.37%2,8843,661–––––6,545
Drummond Lib Lib 3,24547.57%200.29%79.71%3,245–3,225351–––6,821
Frontenac Lib ALN 3,31062.19%1,29824.39%84.57%2,0123,310–––––5,322
Gaspé-Nord Lib Lib 1,22844.27%963.46%83.41%1,228414–1,132–––2,774
Gaspé-Sud Lib Lib 3,01950.42%1,28121.39%86.10%3,019–6602,309–––5,988
Gatineau Lib Lib 2,79357.95%76615.89%63.66%2,7932,027–––––4,820
Hull Con Lib 3,05348.93%79512.74%59.29%3,053–2,258928–––6,239
Huntingdon Con Con 1,75054.79%3069.58%83.59%1,444–1,750––––3,194
Iberville Lib Lib acclaimed (opponent withdrew)
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lib Lib 1,35867.29%96347.72%87.20%1,358395–265–––2,018
Jacques-Cartier Lib ALN 4,90956.84%1,18213.69%73.16%3,7274,909–––––8,636
Joliette Lib Lib 3,48453.32%4346.64%86.80%3,484–3,050––––6,534
Kamouraska Lib Lib 2,91857.27%74114.54%83.99%2,9182,177–––––5,095
L'Assomption Lib ALN 1,96950.80%621.60%89.29%1,9071,969–––––3,876
L'Islet Lib Lib 2,45459.32%77118.64%81.33%2,4541,683–––––4,137
Labelle Lib ALN 2,60462.93%1,07025.86%80.81%1,5342,604–––––4,138
Lac-Saint-Jean Lib Con 2,25550.59%531.19%86.90%2,202–2,255––––4,457
Laval Lib Con 10,12553.62%2,41212.77%69.50%7,713–10,1251,044–––18,882
Laviolette Lib ALN 3,49761.00%1,26122.00%72.64%2,2363,497–––––5,733
Lévis Lib ALN 3,34642.33%5957.53%86.19%1,8083,346–2,751–––7,905
Lotbinière Lib Lib 4,08880.58%3,10361.17%77.67%4,088985–––––5,073
Maisonneuve Lib Con 9,40856.34%2,75716.51%65.26%6,651–9,408––639–16,698
Maskinongé Lib Lib 2,31964.20%1,02628.41%78.04%2,3191,293–––––3,612
Matane Lib Lib 2,78057.53%72815.07%72.12%2,7802,052–––––4,832
Matapédia Lib Lib 2,80950.86%951.72%86.71%2,8092,714–––––5,523
Mégantic Lib ALN 4,48059.06%1,37518.13%84.61%3,1054,480–––––7,585
Missisquoi Lib Con 2,68653.23%4819.53%83.64%2,205–2,686–––1555,046
Montcalm Lib Lib 1,76352.77%1855.54%85.17%1,763–1,578––––3,341
Montmagny Lib ALN 2,34052.51%2245.03%83.87%2,1162,340–––––4,456
Montmorency Lib Lib 2,19656.26%48912.53%90.42%2,1961,707–––––3,903
Montréal-Dorion Lib ALN 4,97956.17%1,09412.34%66.99%3,8854,979–––––8,864
Montréal-Laurier Lib ALN 2,47135.00%87212.35%60.15%1,5942,471–1,397–1,599–7,061
Montréal-Mercier Lib Lib 9,07150.05%7764.28%71.30%9,0718,295–757–––18,123
Montréal–Saint-Georges Con Con 1,41455.54%28211.08%49.90%1,132–1,414––––2,546
Montréal–Saint-Henri Lib ALN 2,41835.03%1281.85%67.09%2,2902,418–2,194–––6,902
Montreal–Saint-Jacques Lib Con 3,03650.38%460.76%72.49%2,990–3,036––––6,026
Montréal–Saint-Laurent[a] Lib Lib 3,35176.72%2,33453.43%94.25%3,351–1,017––––4,368
Montréal–Saint-Louis Lib Lib acclaimed (receiving officer not available to receive opponent's nomination papers)[14]
Montreal–Sainte-Anne Lib I-Lib 1,54146.25%55016.51%65.12%991716–1,541––843,332
Montréal–Sainte-Marie Lib ALN 4,78249.92%3613.77%66.11%4,4214,782––––3769,579
Montréal-Verdun Con Con 6,51849.06%3,01722.71%58.53%3,501–6,5183,268–––13,287
Napierville-Laprairie Lib Lib 2,64158.74%1,15825.76%88.68%2,6411,483–372–––4,496
Nicolet Lib Lib 3,42754.41%5568.83%79.82%3,427–2,871––––6,298
Papineau Lib ALN 4,07556.72%96613.45%73.11%3,1094,075–––––7,184
Pontiac Lib Lib 1,77944.31%621.54%67.79%1,7791,717–519–––4,015
Portneuf Lib ALN 4,50256.32%1,04713.10%84.49%3,4554,502––––377,994
Québec-Centre Lib ALN 3,82452.74%3985.49%80.81%3,4263,824–––––7,250
Québec-Comté Lib Lib 3,98748.07%2342.82%91.36%3,9873,753–554–––8,294
Québec-Est Lib ALN 5,62957.61%1,48715.22%84.13%4,1425,629–––––9,771
Québec-Ouest Lib Lib 1,89458.44%54716.88%81.71%1,894–1,347––––3,241
Richelieu Lib Lib acclaimed (opponent withdrew)
Richmond Lib Con 3,17055.58%63711.17%83.23%2,533–3,170––––5,703
Rimouski Lib Lib 3,05553.49%3996.99%79.54%3,0552,656–––––5,711
Rivière-du-Loup Lib Lib 3,86659.26%1,20818.52%84.53%3,8662,658–––––6,524
Roberval Lib ALN 3,76860.56%1,61125.89%81.59%2,1573,768–297–––6,222
Rouville Con Con 1,93853.08%2256.16%87.16%1,713–1,938––––3,651
Saint-Hyacinthe Lib Lib 3,38153.68%4637.35%86.13%3,3812,918–––––6,299
Saint-Jean Lib Lib 2,62663.16%1,09426.31%79.55%2,626–––1,532––4,158
Saint-Maurice Lib ALN 4,21959.72%1,37319.43%82.05%2,8464,219–––––7,065
Saint-Sauveur Con Con 4,18450.51%1,08213.06%85.80%3,102–4,184–––9988,284
Shefford Lib ALN 3,70853.30%4596.60%85.29%3,2493,708–––––6,957
Sherbrooke Lib ALN 4,77760.68%1,68121.35%75.06%3,0964,777–––––7,873
Soulanges Lib Lib 1,28757.66%34215.32%85.75%1,287–945––––2,232
Stanstead Lib ALN 2,87152.98%3235.96%77.22%2,5482,871–––––5,419
Témiscamingue Lib ALN 2,92953.63%1,34324.59%70.10%1,5862,929–853––945,462
Témiscouata Lib Lib 2,11253.25%2586.51%87.03%2,1121,854–––––3,966
Terrebonne Lib Lib Returning officer cast sole ballot (all others declared void)
Trois-Rivières Con Con 4,87357.03%1,20214.07%86.70%3,671–4,873––––8,544
Vaudreuil Lib Lib 1,12037.35%652.17%84.65%1,120–8241,055–––2,999
Verchères Lib Lib 2,07764.50%93429.01%90.87%2,0771,143–––––3,220
Westmount Con Con 8,28855.75%1,70911.50%46.39%6,579–8,288––––14,867
Wolfe Lib Lib 2,02351.89%1473.77%88.27%2,0231,876–––––3,899
Yamaska Con Con 2,08052.39%1904.79%91.93%1,890–2,080––––3,970
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  1. [1]
    including spoilt ballots
  2. [2]
    Affiliations without candidates gaining 1st or 2nd place results provincewide, or otherwise not receiving more than 1% of the total vote, are grouped under "I-Oth" or "Other"
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = multiple candidates

Analysis

More information Party in 1st place, Party in 2nd place ...
Party candidates in 2nd place[3][a 1]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
LibALNCONInd-LibLib-OppLab
Liberal 26133143
Action libérale nationale 241126
Conservative 1616
Independent Liberal 11
Total 41261341186
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  1. [1]
    excluding acclamations and Terrebonne result
More information Parties, Acclaimed ...
Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party[3]
PartiesAcclaimedDeclared1st2nd3rd4thTotal
█ Liberal 314341290
█ Action libérale nationale 2626254
█ Conservative 1613231
█ Independent Liberal 1412219
█ Labour 112
█ Liberal Opposition 11
█ Independent Government 213
█ Liberal–Labour 11
█ Independent Conservative 11
█ Independent Opposition 11
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More information Source, Party ...
Resulting composition of the 19th Quebec Legislative Assembly[11]
SourceParty
Lib ALN Con Ind-Lib Total
Seats retainedIncumbents returned 31839
Incumbents returned - acclaimed and declared 44
Open seats held 99
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated - new MLAs 114520
Incumbents defeated - previous members returned 112
Open seats gained 1112115
Incumbent changed allegiance 11
Total 472616190
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See also

Further reading

  • The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1935 and 1936. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. 1939.

Notes

  1. [a]
    The election of Joseph Cohen (Liberal) was later annulled on June 30, 1936, when he pleaded guilty to corrupt practices arising from stuffing ballot boxes, resulting in a turnout greater than 100% in several polling divisions. As the Assembly had already been dissolved, this had the effect of disqualifying him from standing in the following election.[12][13]

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