1912 Quebec general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 February 2022 1912 Quebec general election Quebec parliamentary no no no 1908 Quebec general election 1908 12th Quebec Legislature 1916 Quebec general election 1916 13th Quebec Legislature 81 seats in the 13th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 41 seats were needed for a majority May 15, 1912 Lomer Gouin, 2nd in 1910.png 180x180px QC Liberal nohash Lomer Gouin 1905 QC Liberal name Portneuf 57 seats, 53.53% 62 5 155,958 53.54% 0.01pp Joseph-Mathias Tellier.png 180x180px QC Conservative (historical) nohash Joseph-Mathias Tellier 1909 QC Conservative (historical) name Joliette 14 seats, 39.92% 16 2 125,277 43.01% 3.09pp Premier Lomer Gouin QC Liberal name Lomer Gouin Premier after election QC Liberal name The 1912 Quebec general election was held on May 15, 1912, to elect members of the 13th 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 Joseph-Mathias Tellier. Redistribution of ridings thumb|right|300px|New ridings on the Island of Montreal An Act passed prior to the electionAn Act to amend the law respecting representation in the Legislative Assembly S.Q. 1912 (1st session) 9 https://books.google.ca/books?id=G2ZFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA57 increased the number of MLAs from 74 to 81 through the following changes: Abolished ridings New ridingsDivisions of ridingsOttawaProtected seat under British North America Act 1867, s. 80. Successor seats had same status.Labelle OttawaPontiacPontiac TémiscamingCreation of riding from parts of othersFrontenacformed from parts of Beauce and ComptonReorganization of ridingsHochelaga Montréal division no. 1 Montréal division no. 2 Montréal division no. 3 Montréal division no. 4 Montréal division no. 5 Montréal division no. 6Maisonneuve Montréal-Dorion Montréal-Hochelaga Montréal-Laurier Montréal–Sainte-Anne Montréal–Sainte-Marie Montréal–Saint-Georges Montréal–Saint-Jacques Montréal–Saint-Laurent Montréal–Saint-Louis WestmountCharlevoix Chicoutimi-SaguenayCharlevoix—Saguenay Chicoutimi a Results PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular Vote1908Elected% Change#%% Change QC Liberal row-name Lomer Gouin 80 57 62 +10.5% 155,958 53.54% +0.01% QC Conservative (historical) row-name Joseph-Mathias Tellier 75 14 16 +14.3% 125,277 43.01% +3.09% QC Independent rowLigue nationalisteArmand Lavergne 2 3 1 -66.7% 2,703 0,93%   QC Labour rowLabour Joseph-Alphonse Langlois 3 0 1 +100.0% 3,751 1.29% +1.29% QC Independent rowIndependent Liberal5 - 0   2,864 1.00% -0.63% QC Independent rowOther3 - 1 +100.0 739 0.30% -2.11% Total169 74 81 +9.5% 291,292 100%   Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PLQ QC Liberal 53.54 PCQ QC PC 43.01 Labour QC Labour 1.29 LN QC Independent 0.93 Others QC Independent 1.23Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PLQ QC Liberal 76.54 PCQ QC PC 19.75 Labour QC Labour 1.23 LN QC Independent 1.23 Others QC Independent 1.23 See also List of Quebec premiers Politics of Quebec Timeline of Quebec history List of Quebec political parties 13th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Further reading Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1912 1913 The Annual Review Publishing Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_j8v1 References Quebec general election Category:Elections in Quebec General election Quebec general election