1919 Quebec general election

The 1919 Quebec general election was held on June 23, 1919, to elect members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.

1919 Quebec general election

← 1916 June 23, 1919 1923 →
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81 seats in the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 41 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Lomer Gouin Arthur Sauvé Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1905 1915 Leader's seat Portneuf Deux-Montagnes Last election 75 seats, 60.57% 6 seats, 35.09% Seats won 74 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 67,292 21,990 Percentage 51.91% 16.96% Swing 8.66pp 18.13pp
Premier before election Lomer Gouin Liberal Premier after election Lomer Gouin Liberal

Gouin, who had held office since 1905, resigned precisely one year after the election to make way for his successor Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. Gouin himself had originally come to power in much the same way, after his predecessor Simon-Napoléon Parent resigned soon after winning his final election.

Results

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Summary of 1919 Quebec general election

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1916	Elected	±	#	±	%	± (pp)
	Liberal	Lomer Gouin	79	75	74	1	67,292	58,974	51.91	8.66
	Conservative	Arthur Sauvé	20	6	5	1	21,990	73,147	16.96	18.13
	Parti ouvrier		7	–	2	2	12,506	10,674	9.65	8.77
	Independent-Liberal		22	–	–	–	21,902	14,695	16.88	13.42
	Liberal-Democrat		5	–	–	–	4,399	New	3.38	New
	Liberal–Labour		1	–	–	–	1,457	New	1.12	New
Total			134	81			129,636		100%
Rejected ballots							1,448	1,319
Voter turnout							131,184	80,035	55.11	7.44
Registered electors (contested ridings only)							238,052	99,644
Candidates returned by acclamation					45	19

Popular vote PLQ   51.91% PCQ   16.96% Others   31.13%

Seats summary PLQ   91.36% PCQ   6.17% Others   2.47%

Resulting composition of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec^[2]

Source		Party
		Lib	Con	PO	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	30			30
	Open seats held		1		1
	Acclamation	43	2		45
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	1	1	1	3
	Open seats gained		1	1	2
Total		74	5	2	81

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1920). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1919. Toronto: The Annual Review.