1931 Quebec general election

1931 Quebec general election
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90 seats in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Quebec ; 46 seats were needed for a majority
Premier before election; Louis-Alexandre Taschereau; Liberal	Premier after election ; Louis-Alexandre Taschereau; Liberal

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
Divisions of ridings
Gaspé	Gaspé-Nord Gaspé-Sud
Creation of riding from parts of others
	Gatineau^{[a 1]}
	Laviolette^{[a 2]}
	Rivière-du-Loup^{[a 3]}
	Roberval^{[a 4]}

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	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%

^ An Act to amend the Revised Statutes, 1925, respecting the creation of new electoral districts, S.Q. 1930, c. 15.

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