1892 Quebec general election

In the 1892 Quebec general election on March 8, 1892, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Conservative Party, led by Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville, defeated the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Félix-Gabriel Marchand.

1892 Quebec general election

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73 seats in the 8th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 37 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Charles Boucher de Boucherville Félix-Gabriel Marchand Party Conservative Liberal Leader since 1891 1892 Leader's seat Councillor for Montarville Saint-Jean Last election 23 seats, 45.39% 43 seats, 44.51% Seats won 51 21 Seat change 28 22 Popular vote 91,579 76,280 Percentage 52.41% 43.65% Swing 7.02pp 0.86pp
Premier before election Charles Boucher de Boucherville Conservative Premier after election Charles Boucher de Boucherville Conservative

Mercier had been accused of corruption and removed from office as Premier by Quebec Lieutenant-governor Auguste-Réal Angers on December 16, 1891. The scandal probably influenced the outcome of the election. Mercier gave up the post of Liberal leader (and leader of the Opposition) to Félix-Gabriel Marchand, and was later acquitted of all charges.

Boucher de Boucherville resigned a year later, and was replaced by Louis-Olivier Taillon as Conservative leader and premier. Taillon in turn resigned in 1896, and was replaced by Edmund James Flynn. Flynn lost the 1897 election, and the Conservatives never held power in Quebec again.

The turnout was 59.97%.^[1]

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1890	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Conservative	Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville		23	51	+122%	91,579	52.41%	+7.02%
	Liberal	Félix-Gabriel Marchand		43	21	-51.2%	76,280	43.65%	-0.86%
	Independent Conservative			1	1	-	6,892	3.94%	-6.7%
	Other			6	-	-100%
Total				73	73	-	174,751	100%

Popular vote PCQ   52.41% PLQ   43.65% Others   3.94%

Seats summary PCQ   69.86% PLQ   28.77% Others   1.37%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 8th Legislative Assembly of Quebec