Quebec general election, 1973

Quebec general election, 1973
October 29, 1973
110 seats in the 30th National Assembly of Quebec
56 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 80.39%

  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Bourassa René Lévesque
Party Liberal Parti Québécois
Leader since January 17, 1970 October 14, 1968
Leader's seat Mercier Lost election in Dorion
Last election 72 seats, 45.40% 7 seats, 23.06%
Seats won 102 6
Seat change Increase30 Decrease1
Popular vote 1,623,734 897,809
Percentage 54.65% 30.22%
Swing Increase9.25% Increase7.16%
  Third party Fourth party
  PC
Leader Yvon Dupuis Gabriel Loubier
Party Parti créditiste Union Nationale
Leader since February 4, 1973 June 19, 1971
Leader's seat Lost election in Saint-Jean Bellechasse (lost re-election)
Last election 12 seats, 11.19% 17 seats, 19.65%
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Decrease10 Decrease17
Popular vote 294,706 146,209
Percentage 9.92% 4.92%
Swing Decrease1.27% Decrease14.73%
Premier before election

Robert Bourassa
Quebec Liberal Party

 Premier-designate

Robert Bourassa
Quebec Liberal Party

The Quebec general election of 1973 was held on October 29, 1973 to elect members to National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Robert Bourassa, won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, and the Union Nationale (UN).

The Liberals won one of the largest majority governments in the province's history, with 102 seats. In the process, they reduced the opposition to just eight seats (six PQ, two créditistes) in total. The Parti Québécois held its own, losing only one seat, and despite having fewer seats, became the official Opposition, although PQ leader René Lévesque failed to win a seat in the Assembly.

The Union Nationale, which had held power until the previous 1970 general election, was wiped off the electoral map, winning no seats. However, UN candidate Maurice Bellemare later won a seat in a 1974 by-election.

The popular vote was not lopsided as the distribution of seats would indicate, even though the Liberals won 54 percent of the popular vote. The Parti Québécois, for instance, won 30% of the popular vote, a significant improvement over their previous showing of 23% in the 1970 election. However, their support was spread out across the entire province, and was not concentrated in enough areas to translate into more seats. Quebec elections have historically produced significant disparities in seat counts.

Results

The overall results were:[1]

Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1970 Elected % Change # % % Change
Liberal Robert Bourassa 110 72 102 +41.7% 1,623,734 54.65% +9.25%
Parti Québécois René Lévesque 110 7 6 -14.3% 897,809 30.22% +7.16%
     Parti créditiste Yvon Dupuis 109 12 2 -83.8% 294,706 9.92% -1.27%
Union Nationale Gabriel Loubier 110 17 - -100% 146,209 4.92% -14.73%
Marxist–Leninist 14 * - * 1,325 0.04% *
     Independent/No designation 26 - - - 7,195 0.24% -0.31%
Total   108 110 - 2,970,978 100%  
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
Vote share
PLQ
 
 54.65%
PQ
 
 30.22%
Ralliement créditiste
 
 9.92%
Union Nationale
 
 4.92%
Others
 
 0.29%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Résultats officiels par parti politique pour l'ensemble des circonscriptions". Directeur général des élections du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
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