| 1981 Quebec general election: Shefford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Roger Paré | 15,632 | 46.78 | |||||
| Liberal | Richard Verreault (incumbent) | 14,905 | 44.60 | |||||
| Union Nationale | Luc Bouchard | 2,725 | 8.15 | |||||
| United Social Credit | Jean-Paul Poulin | 156 | 0.47 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,418 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 362 | |||||||
| Turnout | 33,780 | 85.71 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,410 | |||||||
