2003 Quebec general election

The 2003 Quebec general election was held on October 3. Jean Charest's Quebec Liberal Party won a majority of seats and Bernard Landry's Parti Québécois formed the opposition.^[1] In the Champlain electoral district, there was a tie between PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne and Liberal candidate Pierre-A. Brouillette. A new election was held on May 20 and was won by Champagne by 642 votes.^[2][3]

2003 Quebec general election

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125 seats in the 37th Quebec Legislature 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.42% (7.9%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jean Charest Bernard Landry Mario Dumont Party Liberal Parti Québécois Action démocratique Leader's seat Sherbrooke Verchères Rivière-du-Loup Last election 48 seats, 43.55% 76 seats, 42.87% 1 seat, 11.81% Seats won 76 45 4 Seat change 28 31 3 Popular vote 1,755,863 1,269,183 694,122 Percentage 45.99% 33.24% 18.18% Swing 2.44% 9.63% 6.37%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election Bernard Landry Parti Québécois Premier after election Jean Charest Liberal

References

1. "Résultats officiels par circonscription (Afficher toutes les circonscriptions)". Directeur général des élections du Québec (in French). Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
2. "PQ wins revote in Champlain". CBC News. May 21, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
3. "Champlain (New election – May 20, 2003)". Elections Quebec. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2012.