1919 Quebec general election

The 1919 Quebec general election was held on June 23, 1919, to elect members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.

1919 Quebec general election

← 1916 June 23, 1919 1923 →

81 seats in the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
41 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lomer Gouin Arthur Sauvé
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1905 1915
Leader's seat Portneuf Deux-Montagnes
Last election 75 seats, 60.57% 6 seats, 35.09%
Seats won 74 5
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 67,292 21,990
Percentage 51.91% 16.96%
Swing Decrease8.66pp Decrease18.13pp

Premier before election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

Premier after election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

Gouin, who had held office since 1905, resigned precisely one year after the election to make way for his successor Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. Gouin himself had originally come to power in much the same way, after his predecessor Simon-Napoléon Parent resigned soon after winning his final election.

Results edit

Summary of 1919 Quebec general election[1]
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular Vote
1916 Elected ± # ± % ± (pp)
Liberal Lomer Gouin 79 75 74 1  67,292 58,974  51.91 8.66 
Conservative Arthur Sauvé 20 6 5 1  21,990 73,147  16.96 18.13 
Parti ouvrier   7 2 2  12,506 10,674  9.65 8.77 
Independent-Liberal   22 21,902 14,695  16.88 13.42 
Liberal-Democrat   5 4,399 New 3.38 New
Liberal–Labour   1 1,457 New 1.12 New
Total 134 81 129,636 100%
Rejected ballots 1,448 1,319 
Voter turnout 131,184 80,035  55.11 7.44 
Registered electors (contested ridings only) 238,052 99,644 
Candidates returned by acclamation 45 19 
Popular vote
PLQ
51.91%
PCQ
16.96%
Others
31.13%
Seats summary
PLQ
91.36%
PCQ
6.17%
Others
2.47%
Resulting composition of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec[2]
Source Party
Lib Con PO Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 30 30
Open seats held 1 1
Acclamation 43 2 45
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 1 1 1 3
Open seats gained 1 1 2
Total 74 5 2 81

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Hopkins, J. Castell (1920). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1919. Toronto: The Annual Review.

References edit

  1. ^ Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1919". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
  2. ^ Hopkins 1920, pp. 692–693.