1931 Quebec general election
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The 1931 Quebec general election was held on August 24, 1931, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Camillien Houde.
It was the third general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920.
Redistribution of ridings[]
An Act passed in 1930[1] increased the number of MLAs from 85 to 90 through the following changes:
Abolished ridings | New ridings |
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Divisions of ridings | |
Creation of riding from parts of others | |
- ^ formed from parts of Hull
- ^ formed from part of Champlain
- ^ formed from part of Témiscouata
- ^ formed from parts of Lac-Saint-Jean
Results[]
Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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1927 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
Liberal | Louis-Alexandre Taschereau | 74 | 79 | +6.8% | 268,732 | 54.88% | -4.45% | ||
Conservative | Camillien Houde | 9 | 11 | +22.2% | 213,223 | 43.54% | +9.23% | ||
Other | 2 | - | -100% | 1.58% | -4.8% | ||||
Total | 85 | 90 | +5.9% | 100% |
See also[]
- List of Quebec premiers
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- List of Quebec political parties
- 18th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Further reading[]
- The Editors, ed. (1933). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1932. Toronto: The Annual Review Company.
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References[]
- ^ An Act to amend the Revised Statutes, 1925, respecting the creation of new electoral districts, S.Q. 1930, c. 15.
Categories:
- 1931 elections in Canada
- Elections in Quebec
- 1931 in Quebec
- August 1931 events
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