The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly

National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 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 Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

, led by Jacques Parizeau

Jacques Parizeau

Jacques Parizeau, is an economist and noted Quebec sovereignist who was the 26th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from September 26, 1994 to January 29, 1996.-Early life and career:...

, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr..

Johnson had succeeded Robert Bourassa

Robert Bourassa

Jean-Robert Bourassa, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 22nd Premier of Quebec in two different mandates, first from May 12, 1970, to November 25, 1976, and then from December 12, 1985, to January 11, 1994, serving a total of just under 15 years as Provincial Premier.-Early...

 as Liberal leader and Premier. Both his father, Daniel Sr., and brother, Pierre-Marc

Pierre-Marc Johnson

Pierre-Marc Johnson, , is a Quebec lawyer, physician and politician. He was the 24th Premier of Quebec from October 3 to December 12, 1985.- Early background :...

, had previously served as premiers of Quebec as leaders of different parties.

This election was very significant for Quebec history

History of Quebec

Quebec has played a special role in Canadian history; it is the site where French settlers founded the colony of Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries.-Paleoindian Era :...

, because it set the stage for the 1995 Quebec referendum

1995 Quebec referendum

The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should secede from Canada and become an independent state, through the question:...

 on independence for Quebec from Canada. In this referendum, the PQ's proposals for sovereignty

Quebec sovereignty movement

The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...

 were very narrowly defeated.

Mario Dumont

Mario Dumont

Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009...

, a former president of the Liberal party's youth wing, and then leader of the newly formed Action démocratique du Québec

Action démocratique du Québec

The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....

, won his own seat, but his party did not elect any other members.

Results

Party		Party leader	Candi- dates	Seats			Popular vote
				1989 Quebec general election, 1989 The Quebec general election of 1989 was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change	Parti Québécois Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...	Jacques Parizeau Jacques Parizeau Jacques Parizeau, is an economist and noted Quebec sovereignist who was the 26th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from September 26, 1994 to January 29, 1996.-Early life and career:...	125	29	77	+165.5%	1,751,442	44.75%	+4.59%	Liberal	Daniel Johnson, Jr.	125	92	47	-48.9%	1,737,698	44.40%	-5.55%	Action démocratique Action démocratique du Québec The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....	Mario Dumont Mario Dumont Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009...	80	*	1	*	252,721	6.46%	*	New Democratic	Jean-François Sirois	41	-	-	-	33,269	0.85%	-0.37%	Natural Law	Allen Faguy	102	*	-	*	33,206	0.85%	*	Equality Equality Party (Quebec) The Equality Party was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promoted the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French. Four Equality Party members were elected to Quebec's National Assembly in 1989, as part of an anglophone reaction to changes made by the governing Liberals to...	Keith Henderson	17	4	-	-100.0%	11,526	0.29%	-3.4%	Sovereignty		19	*	-	*	5,566	0.14%	*	Green Green Party of Quebec The Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Quebec or PVQ is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of green values. It has not elected any members to the National Assembly of Quebec...		11	*	-	*	5,499	0.14%	-1.85%	Lemon		10	*	-	*	4,087	0.10%	-0.12%	CANADA! CANADA! The CANADA! Party was an official political party in the province of Quebec from 1994 to 1998. It was founded on Canada Day 1994 by federalist Tony Kondaks, former top-aide to Equality Party leader Robert Libman...	Tony Kondaks	10	*	-	*	2,567	0.07%	*	Republic of Canada		18	-	-	-	2,258	0.06%	+0.01%	Development		11	*	-	*	1,876	0.05%	*	Innovator		11	*	-	*	1,861	0.05%	*	Economic		9	*	-	*	1,759	0.04%	*	Marxist-Leninist		13	-	-	-	1,171	0.03%	-0.09%	Communist Communist Party of Quebec The Parti communiste du Québec or PCQ is a communist political party in Quebec. The PCQ was the Quebec branch of the Communist Party of Canada until 2005 when the PCQ split at convention with a majority opposing the CPC's stance on Quebec independence...		10	-	-	-	1,062	0.03%	+0.01%	Independent/no designation		68	-	-	-	66,221	1.69%	+0.81%
Total			680	125	125	-	3,913,789	100%
Source: Elections Quebec
Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
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Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
Parti Québécois Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...	77	47	1	0	Liberal	47	76	2	0	Action démocratique Action démocratique du Québec The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....	1	0	77	2

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
  Politics of Quebec
  The 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 history
  Timeline of Quebec history
  This 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....
  
  
• 35th National Assembly of Quebec
  35th National Assembly of Quebec
  The 35th National Assembly of Quebec is the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed between September 12, 1994 and November 30, 1998. The Parti Québécois led by Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard were in power during this mandate...
  
  

External links

• CBC TV video clip