1908 Quebec general election

The 1908 Quebec general election was held on June 8, 1908, to elect members of the 12th 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 Pierre-Évariste Leblanc.

1908 Quebec general election

June 8, 1908
74 seats in the 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 38 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Lomer Gouin Pierre-Évariste Leblanc Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1905 1905 Leader's seat Portneuf Laval (lost re-election) Last election 67 seats, 55.43% 7 seats, 26.73% Seats won 57 14 Seat change 10 7 Popular vote 131,068 97,738 Percentage 53.53% 39.92% Swing 1.9pp 13.19pp
Premier before election Lomer Gouin Liberal Premier after election Lomer Gouin Liberal

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1904	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Lomer Gouin	76	67	57	-14.9%	131,068	53.53%	-1.9%
	Conservative	Pierre-Évariste Leblanc	62	7	14	+100%	97,738	39.92%	+13.19%
	Ligue nationaliste	Henri Bourassa	3	*	3	*	6,298	2.57%	*
	Other		10	-	-	-	9,728	3.97%	*
Total			151	74	74	-%	244,832	100%

Popular vote PLQ   53.53% PCQ   39.92% LN   2.57% Others   3.97%

Seats summary PLQ   77.03% PCQ   18.92% LN   4.05%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.