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
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.
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
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
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