1904 Quebec general election

The 1904 Quebec general election was held on November 25, 1904, 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.

1904 Quebec general election

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74 seats in the 11th 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 67 seats, 53.15% 7 seats, 41.85% Seats won 67 7 Seat change Popular vote 62,889 30,331 Percentage 55.43% 26.73% Swing 2.28pp 15.12pp
Premier before election Simon-Napoléon Parent Liberal Premier after election Simon-Napoléon Parent Liberal

It was Parent's final election. Due to internal dissension within his party, he resigned in 1905, and was succeeded as Liberal leader and premier by Lomer Gouin.

The turnout was 29.97%.^[1]

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1900	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Simon-Napoléon Parent	87	67	67	-	62,889	55.43%	+2.28%
	Conservative	Edmund James Flynn	24	7	7	-	30,331	26.73%	-15.12%
	Other		6	-	-	-	20,233	17.84%	+12.8%
Total			117	74	74	-%	113,453	100%

Popular vote PLQ   55.43% PCQ   26.73% Others   17.84%

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
• 11th Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1905). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1904. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.