1900 Quebec general election

The 1900 Quebec general election was held on December 7, 1900, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Simon-Napoléon Parent, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Edmund James Flynn.

1900 Quebec general election

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74 seats in the 10th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 38 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Simon-Napoléon Parent Edmund James Flynn Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1900 1896 Leader's seat Saint-Sauveur Gaspé Last election 51 seats, 53.28% 23 seats, 43.82% Seats won 67 7 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 54,957 43,277 Percentage 53.15% 41.85% Swing 0.13pp 1.97pp
Premier before election Simon-Napoléon Parent Liberal Premier after election Simon-Napoléon Parent Liberal

The turnout was 29.77%.^[1]

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1897	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Simon-Napoléon Parent		51	67	+31.4%	54,957	53.15%	-0.13%
	Conservative	Edmund James Flynn		23	7	-69.6%	43,277	41.85%	-1.97%
	Other			-	-	-	5,168	5.00%	+2.1%
Total				74	74	-%	103,402	100%

Popular vote PLQ   53.15% PCQ   41.85% Others   5.00%

Seats summary PLQ   90.54% PCQ   9.46%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 10th Legislative Assembly of Quebec