1908 Quebec general election

The 1908 Quebec general election was held on June 8, 1908, to elect members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada.^[1] The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Évariste Leblanc.

1908 Quebec general election

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74 seats in the 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 38 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Lomer Gouin Pierre-Évariste Leblanc Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1905 1905 Leader's seat Portneuf[lower-alpha 1] Laval (lost re-election) Last election 67 seats, 55.43% 7 seats, 26.73% Seats won 57 14 Seat change 10 7 Popular vote 131,068 97,738 Percentage 53.53% 39.92% Swing 1.9pp 13.19pp
Premier before election Lomer Gouin Liberal Premier after election Lomer Gouin Liberal

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1904	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Lomer Gouin	76	67	57	-14.9%	131,068	53.53%	-1.9%
	Conservative	Pierre-Évariste Leblanc	62	7	14	+100%	97,738	39.92%	+13.19%
	Ligue nationaliste	Henri Bourassa	3	*	3	*	6,298	2.57%	*
	Other		10	-	-	-	9,728	3.97%	*
Total			151	74	74	-%	244,832	100%

Popular vote PLQ   53.53% PCQ   39.92% LN   2.57% Others   3.97%

Seats summary PLQ   77.03% PCQ   18.92% LN   4.05%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Notes

1. Gouin also ran in Montréal division no. 2 where he was defeated.

References

1. Black, Conrad (April 4, 2017). Rise to Greatness, Volume 2: Dominion (1867-1949): The History of Canada From the Vikings to the Present. McClelland & Stewart. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7710-1293-8.

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.