Quebec general election, 1908
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The Quebec general election of 1908 was held on June 8, 1908 to elect members of the 12th Legislative Assembly
of the Province of Quebec
, Canada
. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin
, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Évariste Leblanc
.
12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from June 8, 1908 to May 15, 1912. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Lomer Gouin was the governing party.-Seats per political party:...
of the Province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin
Lomer Gouin
Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician.-Biography:He was born in Grondines, Quebec and served as 13th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.On May 24, 1888, he married...
, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Évariste Leblanc
Pierre-Évariste Leblanc
Sir Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, KCMG was born in Saint-Martin .He was a Quebec Conservative Party leader but never premier. First elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election in 1882 in the riding of Laval, he served as leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1908, when he lost the 1908...
.
Results
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 Quebec general election, 1904 The Quebec general election of 1904 was held on November 25, 1904 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Simon-Napoléon Parent, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Edmund James Flynn.It... |
Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change |
Liberal | Lomer Gouin Lomer Gouin Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician.-Biography:He was born in Grondines, Quebec and served as 13th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.On May 24, 1888, he married... |
76 | 67 | 57 | -14.9% | 131,068 | 53.53% | -1.9% |
Conservative | Pierre-Évariste Leblanc Pierre-Évariste Leblanc Sir Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, KCMG was born in Saint-Martin .He was a Quebec Conservative Party leader but never premier. First elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election in 1882 in the riding of Laval, he served as leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1908, when he lost the 1908... |
62 | 7 | 14 | +100% | 97,738 | 39.92% | +13.2% |
Ligue nationaliste | Henri Bourassa Henri Bourassa Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. He is seen by many as an ideological father of Canadian nationalism.... |
3 | * | 3 | * | 6,298 | 2.57% | * |
Other | 10 | - | - | - | 9,728 | 3.97% | * | |
| Total | 151 | 74 | 74 | -% | 244,832 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- List of Quebec premiers
- Politics of QuebecPolitics of QuebecThe politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Premier, the legislature, and cabinet reside.The...
- Timeline of Quebec historyTimeline of Quebec historyThis article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history....
- List of Quebec political parties
- 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec12th Legislative Assembly of QuebecThe 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from June 8, 1908 to May 15, 1912. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Lomer Gouin was the governing party.-Seats per political party:...