1935 Quebec general election

Canadian provincial election November 2022 September 2023 1935 Quebec general election Quebec parliamentary no no no 1931 Quebec general election 1931 18th Quebec Legislature 1936 Quebec general election 1936 19th Quebec Legislature 89 seats in the 19th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 45 seats were needed for a majority November 25, 1935 File:Louis-Alexandre Taschereau - 1930 02.png 150x150px QC Liberal nohash Louis-Alexandre Taschereau 1920 QC Liberal name Montmorency 79 seats, 54.88% 47 32 46.53% 8.35pp Paul Gouin 1945.jpg 150x150px QC Independent nohash Paul Gouin 1934 Action libérale nationale L'Assomption pre-creation 25 25 29.48% 29.48pp Maurice Duplessis, 1938.png 150x150px QC Conservative (historical) nohash Maurice Duplessis 1933 QC Conservative (historical) name Trois-Rivières 11 seats, 43.54% 17 6 18.93% 24.61pp Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau QC Liberal name Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Premier after election QC Liberal name The 1935 Quebec general election was held on November 25, 1935, 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 Action libérale nationale, led by Paul Gouin, and the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Maurice Duplessis. It was the fourth and final general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920. He resigned less than seven months later due to a scandal. The Action libérale nationale (ALN) was a newly formed party led by the son of former Liberal premier Lomer Gouin. It was established by former Liberals who had become dissatisfied with the party. The ALN and Conservatives formed an alliance, the Union Nationale, to contest this election. They merged after the election to become a single party, which soon became a dominant political force. This election was the last election until 2026 where seats would be won by a party under a Conservative party banner. Campaign thumb|left|Political advertisement for the Quebec Liberal Party in the 1935 election thumb|left|UN campaign illustration highlighting Taschereau's supposed views during election Nominations There were 208 candidates nominated, November 19, 1935 On compte 208 candidats en lice dans Québec 208 candidates are in the running in Quebec https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4070636 French Le Droit Ottawa 1 of which five subsequently withdrew: November 20, 1935 Cinq candidats se retirent Five candidates withdraw https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794609 French Le Devoir 3 Wilfrid Bullock (Ind-Liberal, Shefford) Wilfrid Labelle (ALN, Iberville), thus allowing Lucien Lamoureux (Liberal) to be reelected by acclamation Roy Sasseville and René Mercier (Ind-Liberals, Gaspé-Nord) Arthur Arcand (Ind-Liberal, Montréal–Sainte-Marie), in favour of Gaspard Fauteux (Liberal) All three candidates returned by acclamation were incumbents: Lucien Lamoureux (Lib, Iberville) Peter Bercovitch (Lib, Montréal–Saint-Louis) Avila Turcotte (Lib, Richelieu) Distribution of candidates + Riding contests, by number of candidates (1935) CandidatesLibInd-GALNConInd-LibInd-ConLib-OppInd-OppLabLib-LabTotalAcclaimed3 3264 40 23 1 128319 2 11 8 14 1 1 1 5744 1 3 1 5 1 1 16Total90 3 54 32 19 1 1 1 2 1 204 Controversy in Terrebonne In Terrebonne, the election of Athanase David was contested on the ground that the ballot papers were not printed in the form prescribed under the Election Act. At the subsequent hearing, the judge ruled that all cast ballots were declared void. Immediately afterwards, the returning officer announced that, as this resulted in a 0–0 tie, he cast his deciding vote in favour of David. December 16, 1935 M. le juge Guibeault déclare nulle l'élection de Terrebonne. L'officier-rapporteur élit M. David Judge Guibault voids the Terrebonne election. The Returning Officer elects David https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794652 French Le Devoir 1, 3 December 17, 1935 Terrebonne votes all found illegal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6617%2C1641440 Montreal Gazette 6 + Votes cast in Terrebonne (1935)Candidate Initialcount December 6, 1935 Le juge Guibault continue le recomptage du scrutin dans le comté de Terrebonne Judge Guibault is continuing the recount in Terrebonne https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794636 French Le Devoir 1 As determined byReturning Officer https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/resultatselec/t.html#terr Election results (Terrebonne) assnat.qc.ca National Assembly of Quebec October 1, 2023 QC Liberal row-nameAthanase David4,8931 QC Conservative (historical) row-nameHermann Barrette fr4,170–Majority7201 The returning officer's action was considered to have been without precedent anywhere in the world in countries with parliamentary-style legislatures. December 17, 1935 Unionists act quickly to bar David election https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6130%2C1610484 Montreal Gazette 1, 6 The Conservatives lodged an appeal, but the result was upheld by the Quebec Court of Appeal in April 1936. April 14, 1936 David wins round in election fight https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m34tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6798%2C1478486 Montreal Gazette 4 David would become the only member of the Assembly in Quebec history to be elected on only one cast vote. March 21, 2014 Athanase David (1882-1953) https://www.larevue.qc.ca/article/2014/03/21/athanase-david-1882-1953 French La Revue de Terrebonne fr Results Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1935) https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/atlas-des-elections-au-quebec/resource/033443c5-ee37-4dc6-b540-48afd80db0ea Élections québécoises de 1935 Drouilly Pierre November 7, 2017 donneesquebec.ca Atlas des élections au Québec |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1931 !1935 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) |- |rowspan="3" QC Government background|   |style="text-align:left;" colspan="10"|Government candidates |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Liberal colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|Louis-Alexandre Taschereau |90 |79 |47 |5 |249,586 |19,146 |46.53 |8.35 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |3 |– |– |– |615 |2,172 |0.11 |0.46 |- |rowspan="3" QC UN background|   |style="text-align:left;" colspan="10"|Union Nationale alliance |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Action libérale nationale colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|Paul Gouin |53 |– |26 |26 |162,205 |New |30.24 |New |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Conservative (historical) colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|Maurice Duplessis |33 |11 |16 |5 |97,469 |115,754 |18.17 |25.37 |- |rowspan="3" QC Opposition background|   |style="text-align:left;" colspan="10"|Opposition candidates |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Liberal colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |1 |– |– |– |1,532 |New |0.29 |New |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |1 |– |– |– |94 |12 |0.02 |– |- |rowspan="5" QC Other background|   |style="text-align:left;" colspan="10"|Other candidates |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent-Liberal colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |19 |– |1 |1 |21,587 |20,522 |4.02 |3.80 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Labour colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |2 |– |– |– |2,238 |1,757 |0.42 |0.32 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Liberal-Labour colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |1 |– |– |– |998 |New |0.19 |New |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent-Conservative colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |1 |– |– |– |37 |547 |– |0.12 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 204 ! " colspan="3"| 90 ! " colspan="2"| 536,361 ! " colspan="2"| 100% |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballots | 15,232 | 11,042 | colspan="2"| |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Voter turnout | 551,593 | 57,708 | 76.16 | 0.85 |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | 724,260 | 82,936 | colspan="2"| |- | colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" | Candidates returned by acclamation | 3 | 3 | colspan="4"| |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PLQ QC Liberal 46.53 ALN QC Independent 29.48 PCQ QC PC 18.93 Others QC Independent 5.06Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px PLQ QC Liberal 52.81 ALN QC Independent 28.09 PCQ QC PC 19.10 Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1935 Quebec general election https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/depcir/index.html Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription French National Assembly members by riding National Assembly of Quebec September 13, 2023 Riding Winning party Turnoutincluding spoilt ballots VotesAffiliations without candidates gaining 1st or 2nd place results provincewide, or otherwise not receiving more than 1% of the total vote, are grouped under "I-Oth" or "Other"Name 1931Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib ALN Action libérale nationale Con I-Lib Independent-Liberal Lib-O Liberal-Opposition Lab Labour Other Other minor affiliations Total   Abitibi Lib Lib 6,088 55.78% 1,261 11.55% 80.85% 6,088 – 4,827 – – – – 10,915 Argenteuil Lib Lib 2,412 51.31% 123 2.62% 77.61% 2,412 2,289 – – – – – 4,701 Arthabaska Lib Lib 4,143 69.36% 2,313 38.72% 84.12% 4,143 – 1,830 – – – – 5,973 Bagot Lib Lib 2,386 57.98% 657 15.97% 89.06% 2,386 1,729 – – – – – 4,115 Beauce Lib ALN 6,862 80.41% 5,190 60.82% 83.45% 1,672 6,862 – – – – – 8,534 Beauharnois Lib Con 2,706 53.38% 343 6.77% 82.16% 2,363 – 2,706 – – – – 5,069 Bellechasse Lib Lib 2,483 54.08% 375 8.17% 83.22% 2,483 2,108 – – – – – 4,591 Berthier Lib Lib 2,897 58.77% 865 17.55% 91.58% 2,897 2,032 – – – – – 4,929 Bonaventure Lib Lib 4,507 62.56% 1,810 25.12% 81.86% 4,507 2,697 – – – – – 7,204 Brome Lib Lib 1,999 57.28% 508 14.56% 82.19% 1,999 – 1,491 – – – – 3,490 Chambly Con Lib 3,023 54.95% 545 9.91% 71.87% 3,023 – 2,478 – – – – 5,501 Champlain Lib ALN 3,257 56.20% 719 12.41% 76.09% 2,538 3,257 – – – – – 5,795 Charlevoix—Saguenay Lib Lib 5,220 65.57% 2,479 31.14% 76.76% 5,220 2,741 – – – – – 7,961 Châteauguay Lib Lib 1,967 58.04% 545 16.08% 86.26% 1,967 1,422 – – – – – 3,389 Chicoutimi Lib ALN 7,484 72.60% 4,659 45.19% 76.25% 2,825 7,484 – – – – – 10,309 Compton Lib Con 2,803 52.27% 243 4.53% 83.19% 2,560 – 2,803 – – – – 5,363 Deux-Montagnes Con Lib 1,848 50.19% 14 0.38% 92.53% 1,848 – 1,834 – – – – 3,682 Dorchester Lib ALN 3,661 55.94% 777 11.87% 84.37% 2,884 3,661 – – – – – 6,545 Drummond Lib Lib 3,245 47.57% 20 0.29% 79.71% 3,245 – 3,225 351 – – – 6,821 Frontenac Lib ALN 3,310 62.19% 1,298 24.39% 84.57% 2,012 3,310 – – – – – 5,322 Gaspé-Nord Lib Lib 1,228 44.27% 96 3.46% 83.41% 1,228 414 – 1,132 – – – 2,774 Gaspé-Sud Lib Lib 3,019 50.42% 1,281 21.39% 86.10% 3,019 – 660 2,309 – – – 5,988 Gatineau Lib Lib 2,793 57.95% 766 15.89% 63.66% 2,793 2,027 – – – – – 4,820 Hull Con Lib 3,053 48.93% 795 12.74% 59.29% 3,053 – 2,258 928 – – – 6,239 Huntingdon Con Con 1,750 54.79% 306 9.58% 83.59% 1,444 – 1,750 – – – – 3,194 Iberville Lib Lib acclaimed (opponent withdrew) Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lib Lib 1,358 67.29% 963 47.72% 87.20% 1,358 395 – 265 – – – 2,018 Jacques-Cartier Lib ALN 4,909 56.84% 1,182 13.69% 73.16% 3,727 4,909 – – – – – 8,636 Joliette Lib Lib 3,484 53.32% 434 6.64% 86.80% 3,484 – 3,050 – – – – 6,534 Kamouraska Lib Lib 2,918 57.27% 741 14.54% 83.99% 2,918 2,177 – – – – – 5,095 L'Assomption Lib ALN 1,969 50.80% 62 1.60% 89.29% 1,907 1,969 – – – – – 3,876 L'Islet Lib Lib 2,454 59.32% 771 18.64% 81.33% 2,454 1,683 – – – – – 4,137 Labelle Lib ALN 2,604 62.93% 1,070 25.86% 80.81% 1,534 2,604 – – – – – 4,138 Lac-Saint-Jean Lib Con 2,255 50.59% 53 1.19% 86.90% 2,202 – 2,255 – – – – 4,457 Laval Lib Con 10,125 53.62% 2,412 12.77% 69.50% 7,713 – 10,125 1,044 – – – 18,882 Laviolette Lib ALN 3,497 61.00% 1,261 22.00% 72.64% 2,236 3,497 – – – – – 5,733 Lévis Lib ALN 3,346 42.33% 595 7.53% 86.19% 1,808 3,346 – 2,751 – – – 7,905 Lotbinière Lib Lib 4,088 80.58% 3,103 61.17% 77.67% 4,088 985 – – – – – 5,073 Maisonneuve Lib Con 9,408 56.34% 2,757 16.51% 65.26% 6,651 – 9,408 – – 639 – 16,698 Maskinongé Lib Lib 2,319 64.20% 1,026 28.41% 78.04% 2,319 1,293 – – – – – 3,612 Matane Lib Lib 2,780 57.53% 728 15.07% 72.12% 2,780 2,052 – – – – – 4,832 Matapédia Lib Lib 2,809 50.86% 95 1.72% 86.71% 2,809 2,714 – – – – – 5,523 Mégantic Lib ALN 4,480 59.06% 1,375 18.13% 84.61% 3,105 4,480 – – – – – 7,585 Missisquoi Lib Con 2,686 53.23% 481 9.53% 83.64% 2,205 – 2,686 – – – 155 5,046 Montcalm Lib Lib 1,763 52.77% 185 5.54% 85.17% 1,763 – 1,578 – – – – 3,341 Montmagny Lib ALN 2,340 52.51% 224 5.03% 83.87% 2,116 2,340 – – – – – 4,456 Montmorency Lib Lib 2,196 56.26% 489 12.53% 90.42% 2,196 1,707 – – – – – 3,903 Montréal-Dorion Lib ALN 4,979 56.17% 1,094 12.34% 66.99% 3,885 4,979 – – – – – 8,864 Montréal-Laurier Lib ALN 2,471 35.00% 872 12.35% 60.15% 1,594 2,471 – 1,397 – 1,599 – 7,061 Montréal-Mercier Lib Lib 9,071 50.05% 776 4.28% 71.30% 9,071 8,295 – 757 – – – 18,123 Montréal–Saint-Georges Con Con 1,414 55.54% 282 11.08% 49.90% 1,132 – 1,414 – – – – 2,546 Montréal–Saint-Henri Lib ALN 2,418 35.03% 128 1.85% 67.09% 2,290 2,418 – 2,194 – – – 6,902 Montreal–Saint-Jacques Lib Con 3,036 50.38% 46 0.76% 72.49% 2,990 – 3,036 – – – – 6,026 Montréal–Saint-LaurentThe election of Joseph Cohen (Liberal) was later annulled on June 30, 1936, when he pleaded guilty to corrupt practices arising from stuffing ballot boxes, resulting in a turnout greater than 100% in several polling divisions. As the Assembly had already been dissolved, this had the effect of disqualifying him from standing in the following election. July 1, 1936 L'élection de Me Cohen est annulée par la Cour https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3094731 Mr Cohen's election annulled by the court French La Presse Blais Christian Introduction historique : 19e législature, 1re session (24 mars 1936 au 11 juin 1936) https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/travaux-parlementaires/assemblee-nationale/19-1/introduction-historique.html?retourVersHistoire=oui assnat.qc.ca French National Assembly of Quebec March 10, 2026 Lib Lib 3,351 76.72% 2,334 53.43% 94.25% 3,351 – 1,017 – – – – 4,368 Montréal–Saint-Louis Lib Lib acclaimed (receiving officer not available to receive opponent's nomination papers) November 19, 1935 L'élection dans St-Louis The St-Louis election https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794607 French Le Devoir 2 Montreal–Sainte-Anne Lib I-Lib 1,541 46.25% 550 16.51% 65.12% 991 716 – 1,541 – – 84 3,332 Montréal–Sainte-Marie Lib ALN 4,782 49.92% 361 3.77% 66.11% 4,421 4,782 – – – – 376 9,579 Montréal-Verdun Con Con 6,518 49.06% 3,017 22.71% 58.53% 3,501 – 6,518 3,268 – – – 13,287 Napierville-Laprairie Lib Lib 2,641 58.74% 1,158 25.76% 88.68% 2,641 1,483 – 372 – – – 4,496 Nicolet Lib Lib 3,427 54.41% 556 8.83% 79.82% 3,427 – 2,871 – – – – 6,298 Papineau Lib ALN 4,075 56.72% 966 13.45% 73.11% 3,109 4,075 – – – – – 7,184 Pontiac Lib Lib 1,779 44.31% 62 1.54% 67.79% 1,779 1,717 – 519 – – – 4,015 Portneuf Lib ALN 4,502 56.32% 1,047 13.10% 84.49% 3,455 4,502 – – – – 37 7,994 Québec-Centre Lib ALN 3,824 52.74% 398 5.49% 80.81% 3,426 3,824 – – – – – 7,250 Québec-Comté Lib Lib 3,987 48.07% 234 2.82% 91.36% 3,987 3,753 – 554 – – – 8,294 Québec-Est Lib ALN 5,629 57.61% 1,487 15.22% 84.13% 4,142 5,629 – – – – – 9,771 Québec-Ouest Lib Lib 1,894 58.44% 547 16.88% 81.71% 1,894 – 1,347 – – – – 3,241 Richelieu Lib Lib acclaimed (opponent withdrew) Richmond Lib Con 3,170 55.58% 637 11.17% 83.23% 2,533 – 3,170 – – – – 5,703 Rimouski Lib Lib 3,055 53.49% 399 6.99% 79.54% 3,055 2,656 – – – – – 5,711 Rivière-du-Loup Lib Lib 3,866 59.26% 1,208 18.52% 84.53% 3,866 2,658 – – – – – 6,524 Roberval Lib ALN 3,768 60.56% 1,611 25.89% 81.59% 2,157 3,768 – 297 – – – 6,222 Rouville Con Con 1,938 53.08% 225 6.16% 87.16% 1,713 – 1,938 – – – – 3,651 Saint-Hyacinthe Lib Lib 3,381 53.68% 463 7.35% 86.13% 3,381 2,918 – – – – – 6,299 Saint-Jean Lib Lib 2,626 63.16% 1,094 26.31% 79.55% 2,626 – – – 1,532 – – 4,158 Saint-Maurice Lib ALN 4,219 59.72% 1,373 19.43% 82.05% 2,846 4,219 – – – – – 7,065 Saint-Sauveur Con Con 4,184 50.51% 1,082 13.06% 85.80% 3,102 – 4,184 – – – 998 8,284 Shefford Lib ALN 3,708 53.30% 459 6.60% 85.29% 3,249 3,708 – – – – – 6,957 Sherbrooke Lib ALN 4,777 60.68% 1,681 21.35% 75.06% 3,096 4,777 – – – – – 7,873 Soulanges Lib Lib 1,287 57.66% 342 15.32% 85.75% 1,287 – 945 – – – – 2,232 Stanstead Lib ALN 2,871 52.98% 323 5.96% 77.22% 2,548 2,871 – – – – – 5,419 Témiscamingue Lib ALN 2,929 53.63% 1,343 24.59% 70.10% 1,586 2,929 – 853 – – 94 5,462 Témiscouata Lib Lib 2,112 53.25% 258 6.51% 87.03% 2,112 1,854 – – – – – 3,966 Terrebonne Lib Lib Returning officer cast sole ballot (all others declared void) Trois-Rivières Con Con 4,873 57.03% 1,202 14.07% 86.70% 3,671 – 4,873 – – – – 8,544 Vaudreuil Lib Lib 1,120 37.35% 65 2.17% 84.65% 1,120 – 824 1,055 – – – 2,999 Verchères Lib Lib 2,077 64.50% 934 29.01% 90.87% 2,077 1,143 – – – – – 3,220 Westmount Con Con 8,288 55.75% 1,709 11.50% 46.39% 6,579 – 8,288 – – – – 14,867 Wolfe Lib Lib 2,023 51.89% 147 3.77% 88.27% 2,023 1,876 – – – – – 3,899 Yamaska Con Con 2,080 52.39% 190 4.79% 91.93% 1,890 – 2,080 – – – – 3,970 a #B9E5B9 silver = open seat #F5F5DC silver = turnout is above provincial average #DCDCDC silver = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 silver = incumbent had switched allegiance #EEBBBB silver = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature #87CEFA silver = incumbency arose from byelection gain #FFFF00 silver = previously incumbent in another riding #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents renominated #FFA07A silver = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada #F0E68C silver = multiple candidates Analysis + Party candidates in 2nd placeexcluding acclamations and Terrebonne result Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalLib ALN CON Ind-Lib Lib-Opp LabQC Liberal row-name 26 13 3 1 43Action libérale nationale24 1 1 26QC Conservative (historical) row-name 16 16QC Independent Liberal row-name 1 1 Total41 26 13 4 1 1 86 a + Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party Parties Acclaimed Declared 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalQC Liberal colour&name3 1 43 41 2 90QC Action libérale nationale colour&name 26 26 2 54QC Conservative (historical) colour&name 16 13 2 31QC Independent Liberal colour&name 1 4 12 2 19QC Labour colour&name 1 1 2QC Liberal Opposition colour&name 1 1QC Independent Government colour&name 2 1 3QC Liberal-Labour colour&name 1 1QC Independent Conservative colour&name 1 1QC Independent Opposition colour&name 1 1 + Resulting composition of the 19th Quebec Legislative Assembly Source PartyLibALNConInd-LibTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 31 8 39Incumbents returned - acclaimed and declared4 4Open seats held9 9Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated - new MLAs1 14 5 20Incumbents defeated - previous members returned1 1 2Open seats gained1 11 2 1 15Incumbent changed allegiance 1 1Total47 26 16 1 90 See also List of Quebec premiers Politics of Quebec Timeline of Quebec history List of Quebec political parties 19th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Further reading The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1935 and 1936 1939 The Annual Review Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_k4i7 Notes References Quebec general election Category:Elections in Quebec General election Quebec general election