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1916 Quebec general election

← 1912 May 22, 1916 1919 →

81 seats in the 14th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
41 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lomer Gouin Philémon Cousineau
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1905 1915
Leader's seat Portneuf Jacques-Cartier
(lost re-election)
Last election 62 seats, 53.54% 16 seats, 43.01%
Seats won 75 6
Seat change Increase13 Decrease10
Popular vote 126,266 73,147
Percentage 60.57% 35.09%
Swing Increase7.03pp Decrease7.92pp

Premier before election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

Premier after election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

The 1916 Quebec general election was held on May 22, 1916, to elect members of the 14th 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 Philémon Cousineau.

Results

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Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular Vote
1912 Elected % Change # % % Change
Liberal Lomer Gouin 85 62 75 +19.0% 126,266 60.57% +7.03%
Conservative Philémon Cousineau 55 16 6 -62.5% 73,147 35.09% -7.92%
  Parti ouvrier   2 - 1   9,039 4.34% +0.9%
  Other 0 1 - -100%
Total 142 81 81 -% 208,452 100%  
Popular vote
PLQ

60.57%
PCQ

35.09%
Others

4.34%
Seats summary
PLQ

91.46%
PCQ

7.32%
Others

1.22%

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