1931 Quebec general election

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.

1931 Quebec general election
August 24, 1931
90 seats in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
46 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Camillien Houde
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1920 1929
Leader's seat Montmorency Ran in Montréal–Saint-Jacques (defeated)
Last election 74 seats, 59.33% 9 seats, 34.31%
Seats won 79 11
Seat change 5 2
Percentage 54.88% 43.54%
Swing 4.45pp 9.23pp
Premier before election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

 Premier after election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

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 ridingsNew ridings
Divisions of ridings
Creation of riding from parts of others
  1. formed from parts of Hull
  2. formed from part of Champlain
  3. formed from part of Témiscouata
  4. formed from parts of Lac-Saint-Jean

Results
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular Vote
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%  
Popular vote
PLQ
 
 54.88%
PCQ
 
 43.54%
Others
 
 1.58%
Seats summary
PLQ
 
 87.78%
PCQ
 
 12.22%

See also

Further reading
  • The Editors, ed. (1933). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1932. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help)

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


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