1931 Quebec general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 February 2022 1931 Quebec general election Quebec parliamentary no no no 1927 Quebec general election 1927 17th Quebec Legislature 1935 Quebec general election 1935 18th Quebec Legislature 90 seats in the 18th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 46 seats were needed for a majority August 24, 1931 File:Louis-Alexandre Taschereau - 1930 02.png 180x180px QC Liberal nohash Louis-Alexandre Taschereau 1920 QC Liberal name Montmorency 74 seats, 59.33% 79 5 54.88% 4.45pp Camillien Houde.jpg 180x180px QC Conservative (historical) nohash Camillien Houde 1929 QC Conservative (historical) name Ran in Montréal–Saint-Jacques (defeated) 9 seats, 34.31% 11 2 43.54% 9.23pp Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau QC Liberal name Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Premier after election QC Liberal name 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. 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 1930An Act to amend the Revised Statutes, 1925, respecting the creation of new electoral districts, S.Q. 1930, c. 15. increased the number of MLAs from 85 to 90 through the following changes: Abolished ridings New ridingsDivisions of ridingsGaspéGaspé-Nord Gaspé-SudCreation of riding from parts of othersGatineauformed from parts of HullLavioletteformed from part of ChamplainRivière-du-Loupformed from part of TémiscouataRobervalformed from parts of Lac-Saint-Jean a Campaign The Liberals and Conservatives contested all 90 ridings, with 74 being two-way contests, and the remainder were three-way affairs. + Riding contests, by number of candidates (1931) CandidatesLibInd-GCon-GConLab-OppInd-OppInd-LibInd-ConIndLabTotal274 74 148316 2 1 16 2 1 2 4 2 2 48Total90 2 1 16 2 1 2 4 2 2 196 Aftermath The Conservatives initiated proceedings to attempt to quash up to 63 of the Liberal wins.Cdn Ann Rev 1932 1933 169 In one of the hearings, Houde confessed that he had personally furnished $60,000 towards the effort, but did not disclose where he had gotten the funds from.Cdn Ann Rev 1932 1933 169 In response, the Taschereau government passed the "Dillon Act",An Act to amend the Quebec Controverted Elections Act S.Q. 1931-32 20 https://www.bibliotheque.assnat.qc.ca/DepotNumerique_v2/AffichageFichier.aspx?idf=252957 which retroactively amended the laws governing the contesting of controverted elections, thus effectively gutting the ongoing actions.Cdn Ann Rev 1932 1933 171-172 When the Union Nationale subsequently gained power after the 1936 election, one of its first measures was to repeal this Act and restore the law to what it was before its passage.An Act to repeal the Act 22 George V, chapter 20, commonly known as the "Dillon Act" S.Q. 1936 (2nd session) 9 https://www.bibliotheque.assnat.qc.ca/DepotNumerique_v2/AffichageFichier.aspx?idf=252343 Results This was the last election in which a candidate campaigned in multiple ridings. Camillien Houde was nominated in both Montréal–Saint-Jacques and Montréal–Sainte-Marie, and he lost both contests. Morin Jacques Carl Winter 2008–2009 A Note on Simultaneous Candidacies in the Québec Legislature http://www.revparl.ca/31/4/31n4_08e_Morin.pdf Canadian Parliamentary Review 31 4 20–23 Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1931) https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/atlas-des-elections-au-quebec/resource/4d5bc355-986b-406d-b44c-969ef8913e67 Élections québécoises de 1931 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 !1927 !1931 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) |- |rowspan="4" 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 |74 |79 |5 |268,732 |80,045 |54.88 |4.46 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |2 |– |– |– |2,787 |1,422 |0.57 |0.14 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Conservative (historical) colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |1 |– |– |– |711 |New |0.15 |New |- |rowspan="4" QC Opposition background|   |style="text-align:left;" colspan="10"|Opposition candidates |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Conservative (historical) colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|Camillien Houde |90 |9 |11 |2 |213,223 |104,118 |43.54 |9.23 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Labour colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |2 |1 |– |1 |1,683 |2,749 |0.34 |1.05 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |1 |– |– |– |106 |2,579 |0.02 |0.82 |- |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;"|– |2 |1 |– |1 |1,065 |8,280 |0.22 |2.72 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent-Conservative colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |4 |– |– |– |584 |New |0.12 |New |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Labour colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |2 |– |– |– |481 |1,861 |0.10 |0.64 |- |style="text-align:left;" |QC Independent colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|– |2 |– |– |– |323 |New |0.06 |New |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 196 | 85 ! " colspan="2"| 90 ! " colspan="2"| 489,695 ! " colspan="2"| 100% |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballots | 4,190 | 1,347 | colspan="2"| |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Voter turnout | 493,885 | 173,081 | 77.01 | 14.10 |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | 641,324 | 131,389 | colspan="2"| |- | colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" | Candidates returned by acclamation | – | 12 | colspan="4"| |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PLQ QC Liberal 54.88 PCQ QC Conservative (historical) 43.54 Others QC Independent 1.58Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px PLQ QC Liberal 87.78 PCQ QC Conservative (historical) 12.22 Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1931 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 VotesName 1927Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con Gov Factions supporting the Government Opp Factions supporting the Opposition Other Other minor affiliations Total   Abitibi Lib Lib 2,685 63.42% 1,309 30.92% 76.12% 2,685 1,376 –– 173 4,234 Argenteuil Lib Lib 2,130 55.70% 436 11.40% 80.43% 2,130 1,694 ––– 3,824 Arthabaska Lib Lib 3,590 68.79% 1,961 37.57% 84.86% 3,590 1,629 ––– 5,219 Bagot Lib Lib 1,878 52.96% 210 5.92% 89.07% 1,878 1,668 ––– 3,546 Beauce Lib Lib 3,847 53.77% 1,250 17.47% 82.82% 3,847 2,597 711 –– 7,155 Beauharnois Lib Lib 2,311 51.65% 148 3.31% 82.58% 2,311 2,163 ––– 4,474 Bellechasse Lib Lib 2,839 67.82% 1,492 35.64% 84.44% 2,839 1,347 ––– 4,186 Berthier Lib Lib 2,479 57.45% 643 14.90% 87.94% 2,479 1,836 ––– 4,315 Bonaventure Lib Lib 3,933 58.91% 1,190 17.83% 91.58% 3,933 2,743 ––– 6,676 Brome Lib Lib 1,472 50.43% 25 0.86% 84.52% 1,472 1,447 ––– 2,919 Chambly Lib Con 2,834 55.72% 582 11.44% 73.15% 2,252 2,834 ––– 5,086 Champlain Lib Lib 3,125 53.91% 453 7.81% 87.18% 3,125 2,672 ––– 5,797 Charlevoix—Saguenay Lib Lib 4,223 59.29% 1,323 18.57% 81.96% 4,223 2,900 ––– 7,123 Châteauguay Lib Lib 1,661 58.73% 494 17.47% 80.99% 1,661 1,167 ––– 2,828 Chicoutimi Lib Lib 4,123 43.58% 1,448 15.30% 71.69% 4,123 2,675 2,663 –– 9,461 Compton Lib Lib 2,658 54.84% 469 9.68% 83.63% 2,658 2,189 ––– 4,847 Deux-Montagnes Con Con 1,645 51.52% 97 3.04% 91.54% 1,548 1,645 ––– 3,193 Dorchester Lib Lib 3,253 55.67% 663 11.35% 85.53% 3,253 2,590 ––– 5,843 Drummond Lib Lib 2,848 56.28% 636 12.57% 82.06% 2,848 2,212 ––– 5,060 Frontenac Lib Lib 2,687 60.57% 938 21.15% 84.94% 2,687 1,749 ––– 4,436 Gaspé-Nord New Lib 1,330 60.40% 458 20.80% 88.72% 1,330 872 ––– 2,202 Gaspé-Sud New Lib 2,744 55.80% 570 11.59% 86.33% 2,744 2,174 ––– 4,918 Gatineau New Lib 2,906 54.87% 759 14.33% 79.80% 2,906 2,147 –– 243 5,296 Hull Con Con 3,491 60.84% 1,244 21.68% 63.95% 2,247 3,491 ––– 5,738 Huntingdon Lib Con 1,361 53.29% 168 6.58% 81.54% 1,193 1,361 ––– 2,554 Iberville Lib Lib 1,303 71.16% 775 42.33% 79.02% 1,303 528 ––– 1,831 Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lib Lib 769 50.26% 8 0.52% 80.88% 769 761 ––– 1,530 Jacques-Cartier Lib Lib 4,147 51.34% 216 2.67% 77.62% 4,147 3,931 ––– 8,078 Joliette Lib Lib 3,089 54.70% 531 9.40% 88.46% 3,089 2,558 ––– 5,647 Kamouraska Lib Lib 2,630 59.44% 835 18.87% 82.21% 2,630 1,795 ––– 4,425 L'Assomption Lib Lib 1,801 61.20% 783 26.61% 75.15% 1,801 1,018 124 –– 2,943 L'Islet Lib Lib 2,131 60.40% 734 20.80% 78.91% 2,131 1,397 ––– 3,528 Labelle Lib Lib 1,902 57.92% 520 15.83% 72.28% 1,902 1,382 ––– 3,284 Lac-Saint-Jean Lib Lib 2,055 52.75% 214 5.49% 80.84% 2,055 1,841 ––– 3,896 Laval Con Lib 8,696 52.39% 792 4.77% 72.43% 8,696 7,904 ––– 16,600 Laviolette New Lib 3,010 56.11% 656 12.23% 81.96% 3,010 2,354 ––– 5,364 Lévis Lib Lib 3,595 53.04% 412 6.08% 86.43% 3,595 3,183 ––– 6,778 Lotbinière Lib Lib 2,955 67.24% 1,515 34.47% 81.85% 2,955 1,440 ––– 4,395 Maisonneuve Lab Lib 7,538 49.67% 1,530 10.08% 68.38% 7,538 6,008 –1,630 – 15,176 Maskinongé Lib Lib 1,912 61.24% 702 22.49% 81.47% 1,912 1,210 ––– 3,122 Matane Lib Lib 2,592 55.86% 544 11.72% 83.98% 2,592 2,048 ––– 4,640 Matapédia Lib Lib 2,813 62.57% 1,130 25.13% 79.83% 2,813 1,683 ––– 4,496 Mégantic Lib Lib 4,060 63.09% 1,685 26.18% 79.93% 4,060 2,375 ––– 6,435 Missisquoi Lib Lib 2,141 54.83% 377 9.65% 78.93% 2,141 1,764 ––– 3,905 Montcalm Lib Lib 1,765 56.07% 382 12.13% 91.29% 1,765 1,383 ––– 3,148 Montmagny Lib Lib 2,101 57.45% 545 14.90% 78.94% 2,101 1,556 ––– 3,657 Montmorency Lib Lib 1,949 58.25% 581 17.36% 89.28% 1,949 1,368 –– 29 3,346 Montréal-Dorion Con Lib 4,831 52.80% 512 5.60% 70.50% 4,831 4,319 ––– 9,150 Montréal-Laurier Lib Lib 3,565 58.25% 1,426 23.30% 61.85% 3,565 2,139 –– 416 6,120 Montréal-Mercier Lib Lib 9,513 59.45% 3,202 20.01% 69.44% 9,513 6,311 –– 177 16,001 Montréal–Saint-Georges Con Con 1,553 51.37% 83 2.75% 55.27% 1,470 1,553 ––– 3,023 Montréal–Saint-Henri Lib Lib 3,956 59.91% 1,455 22.04% 74.77% 3,956 2,501 –– 146 6,603 Montreal–Saint-JacquesCamillien Houde stood for reelection in Montréal–Sainte-Marie, and also campaigned in Montreal–Saint-Jacques Lib Lib 3,583 56.34% 806 12.67% 73.83% 3,583 2,777 ––– 6,360 Montréal–Saint-Laurent Lib Lib 2,635 68.98% 1,450 37.96% 83.41% 2,635 1,185 ––– 3,820 Montréal–Saint-Louis Lib Lib 2,789 78.21% 2,077 58.24% 62.08% 2,789 712 –– 65 3,566 Montreal–Sainte-Anne Lib Lib 2,069 54.38% 683 17.95% 70.89% 2,069 1,386 ––350 3,805 Montréal–Sainte-Marie Lib Lib 4,989 52.43% 515 5.41% 74.10% 4,989 4,474 – 53 – 9,516 Montréal-Verdun Con Con 7,074 51.12% 1,132 8.18% 64.60% 5,942 7,074 –– 822 13,838 Napierville-Laprairie Lib Lib 2,337 58.67% 691 17.35% 86.81% 2,337 1,646 ––– 3,983 Nicolet Lib Lib 3,316 57.91% 1,012 17.67% 80.86% 3,316 2,304 – 106 – 5,726 Papineau Lib Lib 3,554 56.43% 810 12.86% 79.55% 3,554 2,744 ––– 6,298 Pontiac Lib Lib 2,164 52.44% 201 4.87% 75.40% 2,164 1,963 ––– 4,127 Portneuf Lib Lib 3,746 52.14% 308 4.29% 84.80% 3,746 3,438 ––– 7,184 Québec-Centre Lib Lib 3,522 54.95% 635 9.91% 76.59% 3,522 2,887 ––– 6,409 Québec-Comté Lib Lib 3,747 54.66% 639 9.32% 92.20% 3,747 3,108 ––– 6,855 Québec-Est Lib Lib 5,021 57.67% 1,336 15.35% 81.55% 5,021 3,685 ––– 8,706 Québec-Ouest Lib Lib 1,641 52.82% 175 5.63% 80.82% 1,641 1,466 ––– 3,107 Richelieu Lib Lib 2,685 55.13% 532 10.92% 87.51% 2,685 2,153 –– 32 4,870 Richmond Lib Lib 2,915 59.81% 956 19.61% 79.93% 2,915 1,959 ––– 4,874 Rimouski Lib Lib 2,455 52.25% 211 4.49% 87.80% 2,455 2,244 ––– 4,699 Rivière-du-Loup New Lib 3,777 64.29% 1,679 28.58% 81.64% 3,777 2,098 ––– 5,875 Roberval New Lib 2,732 52.89% 299 5.79% 88.00% 2,732 2,433 ––– 5,165 Rouville Lib Con 1,562 50.23% 14 0.45% 88.06% 1,548 1,562 ––– 3,110 Saint-Hyacinthe Lib Lib 3,115 58.78% 931 17.57% 86.85% 3,115 2,184 ––– 5,299 Saint-Jean Lib Lib 2,387 74.02% 1,549 48.03% 74.72% 2,387 838 ––– 3,225 Saint-Maurice Lib Lib 3,571 57.36% 916 14.71% 82.38% 3,571 2,655 ––– 6,226 Saint-Sauveur Lib Con 3,911 50.16% 25 0.32% 85.89% 3,886 3,911 ––– 7,797 Shefford Lib Lib 2,989 52.94% 332 5.88% 83.21% 2,989 2,657 ––– 5,646 Sherbrooke Con Lib 4,114 52.51% 394 5.03% 76.69% 4,114 3,720 ––– 7,834 Soulanges Lib Lib 1,120 58.89% 338 17.77% 82.09% 1,120 782 ––– 1,902 Stanstead Lib Lib 2,907 58.59% 852 17.17% 80.69% 2,907 2,055 ––– 4,962 Témiscamingue Lib Lib 2,062 60.13% 695 20.27% 77.71% 2,062 1,367 ––– 3,429 Témiscouata Lib Lib 1,671 52.45% 156 4.90% 87.57% 1,671 1,515 ––– 3,186 Terrebonne Lib Lib 4,749 65.97% 2,299 31.93% 81.15% 4,749 2,450 ––– 7,199 Trois-Rivières Con Con 3,812 50.27% 41 0.54% 82.96% 3,771 3,812 ––– 7,583 Vaudreuil Lib Lib 1,385 55.22% 262 10.45% 83.83% 1,385 1,123 ––– 2,508 Verchères Lib Lib 1,623 60.04% 543 20.09% 88.51% 1,623 1,080 ––– 2,703 Westmount Con Con 8,944 67.52% 4,642 35.04% 45.04% 4,302 8,944 ––– 13,246 Wolfe Lib Lib 1,907 57.06% 472 14.12% 85.04% 1,907 1,435 ––– 3,342 Yamaska Lib Con 1,909 52.10% 154 4.20% 88.35% 1,755 1,909 ––– 3,664 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 #F0E68C silver = multiple candidates Analysis None of the third parties achieved a 1st- or 2nd-place result. + Resulting composition of the 18th Quebec Legislative Assembly Source PartyLibConTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 56 6 62Open seats held12 12Byelection loss reversed1 1Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated4 2 6Open seats gained 2 2Byelection gain held 1 1New ridings Incumbent returned in new seat2 2New MLAs elected4 4Total79 11 90 See also List of Quebec premiers Politics of Quebec Timeline of Quebec history List of Quebec political parties 18th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Further reading The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1932 1933 The Annual Review Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_h6v3 Cdn Ann Rev 1932 1933 References Quebec general election Category:Elections in Quebec General election Quebec general election