1985 Quebec general election

The 1985 Quebec general election was held on December 2, 1985, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by former premier Robert Bourassa, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Pierre-Marc Johnson.

1985 Quebec general election

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122 seats in the 33rd National Assembly of Quebec 62 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	75.69% (6.83%)
First party Second party   Leader Robert Bourassa Pierre-Marc Johnson Party Liberal Parti Québécois Leader since October 15, 1983 September 29, 1985 Leader's seat Bertrand (lost re-election) Anjou Last election 42 seats, 46.07% 80 seats, 49.26% Seats won 99 23 Seat change 57 57 Popular vote 1,910,307 1,320,008 Percentage 55.99% 38.69% Swing 9.92% 10.57%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election Pierre-Marc Johnson Parti Québécois Premier after election Robert Bourassa Liberal

This election marked the comeback of Robert Bourassa, whose political career had been thought to be over after losing the 1976 general election and resigning as Liberal leader. However, Bourassa personally failed to win his own seat in the Bertrand electoral district, and had to run in a by-election one month later in the safe Saint-Laurent electoral district. The 1985 Quebec general election result produced by far the largest majority of any Canadian legislative election (in terms of the number of seats) by a winning party whose leader failed to win his own seat. It was also the only modern election in Quebec history where the leader of the winning party lost their seat.

Johnson, son of former Union Nationale premier Daniel Johnson Sr. was unable to revive the PQ's fortune after he succeeded René Lévesque as party leader and premier. Pierre-Marc's brother, Daniel Johnson Jr., later became leader of the Liberal Party and briefly served as premier.

This election was the last contested by the Union Nationale. It only ran candidates in 19 ridings, none of whom came close to being elected. The party would be wound up by election authorities in 1989. It is also the last Quebec general election to date where the largest party won a majority government while also getting over 50% of the popular vote.

Results

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Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1985)

Political party		Party leader	MNAs				Votes
			Candidates	1981	1985	±	#	±	%	± (pp)
	Liberal	Robert Bourassa	122	42	99	57	1,910,307	251,554	55.99%	9.91
	Parti Québécois	Pierre-Marc Johnson	122	80	23	57	1,320,008	453,229	38.69%	10.57
	New Democratic	Jean-Paul Harney	90	–	–	–	82,588	82,588	2.42%	New
	Progressive Conservative	André Asselin	48	–	–	–	35,210	35,210	1.03%	New
	Parti indépendantiste	Denis Monière	39	–	–	–	15,423	15,423	0.45%	New
	Christian Socialist	Jacques Paquette	103	–	–	–	11,712	11,712	0.34%	New
	Independent		28	–	–	–	7,855	3,483	0.23%	0.11
	Union Nationale		19	–	–	–	7,759	136,311	0.23%	3.77
	Green		10	–	–	–	4,613	4,613	0.14%	New
	Independent Liberal		1	–	–	–	4,001	4,001	0.12%	New
	Humanist		17	–	–	–	3,050	3,050	0.09%	New
	Commonwealth of Canada		28	–	–	–	2,240	2,240	0.07%	New
	Regroupement autonome des jeunes		3	–	–	–	2,161	2,161	0.06%	New
	Socialist Movement	Roger Deslauriers	10	–	–	–	1,809	1,809	0.05%	New
	United Social Credit	Jean-Paul Poulin	12	–	–	–	1,650	366	0.05%	0.01
	Communist	Sam Walsh	10	–	–	–	834	66	0.02%	–
	Workers		4	–	–	–	387	640	0.01%	0.02
Total			666	122	122		3,411,607		100.00%
Rejected ballots							52,625	14,102
Voter turnout							3,464,232	174,388	75.69	6.83
Registered electors							4,576,600	170,324

Seats and popular vote by party

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
█ Liberal	99 / 122	55.99%	9.91		9.91
█ Parti Québécois	23 / 122	38.69%	-10.57
█ New Democratic	0 / 122	2.42%	2.42		2.42
█ Progressive Conservative	0 / 122	1.03%	1.03		1.03
█ Union Nationale	0 / 122	0.23%	-3.77
█ Independent	0 / 122	0.23%	0.11		0.11
█ Other	0 / 122	1.41%	0.87		0.87

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1985 Quebec general election^[1][2]

Riding	Winning party								Turnout [a 1]	Votes
Name	1981		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	PQ	NDP	PC	PI	CS	UN	I-Lib	Ind	Oth	Total
Abitibi-Est		PQ		Lib	9,202	51.85%	1,742	9.82%	62.85%	9,202	7,460	372	663	–	51	–	–	–	–	17,748
Abitibi-Ouest		PQ		PQ	10,859	54.64%	2,345	11.80%	62.49%	8,514	10,859	426	–	–	73	–	–	–	–	19,872
Anjou		PQ		PQ	16,258	48.60%	354	1.06%	77.15%	15,904	16,258	977	–	–	–	–	–	–	317	33,456
Argenteuil		Lib		Lib	17,220	65.65%	9,476	36.13%	74.35%	17,220	7,744	–	–	–	178	1,088	–	–	–	26,230
Arthabaska		PQ		Lib	16,608	49.83%	2,038	6.11%	79.79%	16,608	14,570	801	–	–	85	817	–	450	–	33,331
Beauce-Nord		PQ		Lib	19,418	54.06%	4,855	13.52%	79.73%	19,418	14,563	–	–	519	167	–	–	1,250	–	35,917
Beauce-Sud		Lib		Lib	19,592	66.12%	9,974	33.66%	78.80%	19,592	9,618	–	–	–	422	–	–	–	–	29,632
Beauharnois		PQ		Lib	16,621	50.51%	2,619	7.96%	82.61%	16,621	14,002	–	–	–	87	–	–	992	1,205	32,907
Bellechasse		PQ		Lib	12,754	54.82%	2,516	10.81%	79.02%	12,754	10,238	–	–	–	275	–	–	–	–	23,267
Berthier		Lib		Lib	17,561	63.00%	8,232	29.53%	78.48%	17,561	9,329	–	373	–	124	489	–	–	–	27,876
Bertrand		PQ		PQ	17,181	48.89%	229	0.65%	87.50%	16,952	17,181	586	–	–	46	–	–	–	374	35,139
Bonaventure		Lib		Lib	13,701	65.92%	6,877	33.09%	74.85%	13,701	6,824	–	–	–	259	–	–	–	–	20,784
Bourassa		PQ		Lib	15,727	59.09%	6,469	24.30%	74.41%	15,727	9,258	651	533	286	65	–	–	–	96	26,616
Bourget		PQ		Lib	13,272	52.29%	2,687	10.59%	76.41%	13,272	10,585	554	248	272	53	–	–	–	399	25,383
Brome-Missisquoi		Lib		Lib	16,500	68.83%	10,044	41.90%	74.47%	16,500	6,456	880	–	–	136	–	–	–	–	23,972
Chambly		PQ		Lib	16,330	54.61%	4,005	13.39%	81.61%	16,330	12,325	1,096	–	–	151	–	–	–	–	29,902
Champlain		PQ		Lib	16,652	51.80%	2,428	7.55%	80.29%	16,652	14,224	1,269	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	32,145
Chapleau		Lib		Lib	16,514	60.49%	6,701	24.55%	66.23%	16,514	9,813	686	–	188	99	–	–	–	–	27,300
Charlesbourg		PQ		Lib	22,181	62.82%	13,261	37.56%	81.67%	22,181	8,920	1,740	2,076	334	59	–	–	–	–	35,310
Charlevoix		Lib		Lib	14,847	61.13%	6,039	24.86%	80.03%	14,847	8,808	634	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24,289
Châteauguay		PQ		Lib	20,209	54.25%	4,263	11.44%	79.16%	20,209	15,946	948	–	–	151	–	–	–	–	37,254
Chauveau		PQ		Lib	19,850	58.23%	8,513	24.97%	77.14%	19,850	11,337	1,720	–	–	149	1,031	–	–	–	34,087
Chicoutimi		PQ		PQ	17,476	53.11%	3,760	11.43%	76.56%	13,716	17,476	1,429	–	–	119	–	–	–	167	32,907
Chomedey		Lib		Lib	21,622	72.66%	14,800	49.73%	72.26%	21,622	6,822	799	–	336	77	–	–	–	103	29,759
Crémazie		PQ		Lib	16,115	49.89%	1,555	4.81%	80.03%	16,115	14,560	765	233	276	62	–	–	211	78	32,300
D'Arcy-McGee		Lib		Lib	22,799	91.45%	21,672	86.93%	68.58%	22,799	1,127	937	–	–	67	–	–	–	–	24,930
Deux-Montagnes		PQ		Lib	15,892	51.95%	4,455	14.56%	77.51%	15,892	11,437	490	394	2,274	103	–	–	–	–	30,590
Dorion		PQ		Lib	12,724	51.71%	2,498	10.15%	74.58%	12,724	10,226	653	290	268	55	–	–	36	353	24,605
Drummond		PQ		Lib	16,584	47.93%	102	0.29%	79.85%	16,584	16,482	585	947	–	–	–	–	–	–	34,598
Dubuc		PQ		PQ	14,147	55.32%	4,171	16.31%	78.73%	9,976	14,147	950	420	–	81	–	–	–	–	25,574
Duplessis		PQ		PQ	12,377	49.81%	274	1.10%	69.02%	12,103	12,377	–	–	223	145	–	–	–	–	24,848
Fabre		PQ		Lib	15,130	51.38%	1,931	6.56%	80.19%	15,130	13,199	668	–	371	81	–	–	–	–	29,449
Frontenac		PQ		Lib	14,606	51.85%	3,222	11.44%	80.08%	14,606	11,384	–	2,027	–	151	–	–	–	–	28,168
Gaspé		PQ		Lib	13,880	57.71%	4,000	16.63%	74.47%	13,880	9,880	–	–	–	290	–	–	–	–	24,050
Gatineau		Lib		Lib	13,571	65.23%	7,619	36.62%	69.19%	13,571	5,952	532	673	–	78	–	–	–	–	20,806
Gouin		PQ		PQ	11,212	48.46%	722	3.12%	73.79%	10,490	11,212	665	181	341	51	–	–	–	198	23,138
Groulx		PQ		Lib	17,692	49.07%	621	1.72%	78.25%	17,692	17,071	–	–	499	–	459	–	–	335	36,056
Hull		Lib		Lib	16,375	61.09%	7,434	27.73%	65.51%	16,375	8,941	1,016	–	–	65	–	–	–	407	26,804
Huntingdon		Lib		Lib	13,405	60.90%	6,299	28.62%	74.66%	13,405	7,106	–	1,222	–	–	–	–	279	–	22,012
Iberville		PQ		Lib	18,353	55.02%	4,685	14.04%	80.36%	18,353	13,668	495	707	–	136	–	–	–	–	33,359
Îles-de-la-Madeleine		PQ		Lib	5,048	56.02%	1,184	13.14%	86.61%	5,048	3,864	–	–	–	–	99	–	–	–	9,011
Jacques-Cartier		Lib		Lib	24,245	80.36%	20,404	67.63%	77.41%	24,245	3,841	1,025	624	–	67	–	–	–	369	30,171
Jean-Talon		Lib		Lib	18,396	58.39%	7,656	24.30%	82.79%	18,396	10,740	1,727	256	–	94	291	–	–	–	31,504
Jeanne-Mance		Lib		Lib	20,772	70.24%	13,283	44.92%	74.13%	20,772	7,489	411	609	–	40	150	–	–	100	29,571
Johnson		PQ		PQ	13,644	51.58%	1,672	6.32%	79.57%	11,972	13,644	–	–	–	99	476	–	262	–	26,453
Joliette		PQ		PQ	15,288	50.53%	2,175	7.19%	79.62%	13,113	15,288	–	659	–	58	–	–	–	1,140	30,258
Jonquière		PQ		PQ	17,741	52.51%	3,611	10.69%	79.86%	14,130	17,741	1,784	–	–	132	–	–	–	–	33,787
Kamouraska-Témiscouata		PQ		Lib	14,043	57.39%	5,190	21.21%	70.15%	14,043	8,853	–	–	781	88	–	–	–	704	24,469
L'Acadie		Lib		Lib	22,572	74.03%	15,956	52.33%	75.38%	22,572	6,616	946	–	–	190	–	–	–	165	30,489
L'Assomption		PQ		Lib	15,627	41.93%	216	0.58%	77.06%	15,627	15,411	–	5,429[a 2]	422	–	273	–	–	103	37,265
La Peltrie		PQ		Lib	19,819	55.93%	6,357	17.94%	82.83%	19,819	13,462	1,968	–	–	189	–	–	–	–	35,438
Labelle		PQ		Lib	15,197	50.36%	2,507	8.31%	73.89%	15,197	12,690	–	1,546	603	143	–	–	–	–	30,179
Lac-Saint-Jean		PQ		PQ	17,028	54.82%	4,263	13.72%	83.30%	12,765	17,028	1,072	–	–	199	–	–	–	–	31,064
LaFontaine		PQ		Lib	19,577	50.46%	1,855	4.78%	76.47%	19,577	17,722	608	460	–	83	348	–	–	–	38,798
Laporte		Lib		Lib	18,925	63.87%	9,959	33.61%	77.26%	18,925	8,966	1,137	387	–	68	–	–	–	149	29,632
La Prairie		Lib		Lib	24,633	60.05%	9,968	24.30%	79.55%	24,633	14,665	1,088	–	484	84	–	–	–	70	41,024
Laurier		Lib		Lib	16,044	65.80%	10,078	41.33%	68.86%	16,044	5,966	830	393	425	–	–	–	–	724	24,382
Laval-des-Rapides		PQ		Lib	15,223	52.06%	2,111	7.22%	76.21%	15,223	13,112	704	–	–	83	–	–	–	122	29,244
Laviolette		PQ		PQ	15,134	56.33%	3,401	12.66%	77.70%	11,733	15,134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26,867
Lévis		PQ		PQ	20,520	49.09%	1,474	3.53%	79.95%	19,046	20,520	1,154	437	323	80	–	–	–	240	41,800
Limoilou		PQ		Lib	16,822	60.54%	8,483	30.53%	74.54%	16,822	8,339	949	783	–	103	–	–	–	792	27,788
Lotbinière		PQ		Lib	12,382	53.52%	1,945	8.41%	81.09%	12,382	10,437	–	–	–	317	–	–	–	–	23,136
Louis-Hébert		PQ		Lib	16,913	51.90%	4,634	14.22%	79.64%	16,913	12,279	2,798	287	252	58	–	–	–	–	32,587
Maisonneuve		PQ		PQ	12,373	51.75%	2,088	8.73%	69.53%	10,285	12,373	495	138	–	76	322	–	49	169	23,907
Marguerite-Bourgeoys		Lib		Lib	19,469	73.44%	13,350	50.36%	74.03%	19,469	6,119	795	–	–	128	–	–	–	–	26,511
Marie-Victorin		PQ		PQ	12,568	47.75%	335	1.27%	72.56%	12,233	12,568	884	–	346	83	–	–	–	205	26,319
Marquette		Lib		Lib	13,356	60.51%	5,521	25.01%	72.28%	13,356	7,835	419	–	150	55	158	–	–	98	22,071
Maskinongé		Lib		Lib	17,599	61.51%	7,755	27.11%	80.63%	17,599	9,844	–	1,167	–	–	–	–	–	–	28,610
Matane		PQ		Lib	11,830	53.40%	2,055	9.28%	77.09%	11,830	9,775	–	381	–	169	–	–	–	–	22,155
Matapédia		PQ		Lib	11,473	53.19%	2,096	9.72%	78.86%	11,473	9,377	–	599	–	122	–	–	–	–	21,571
Mégantic-Compton		Lib		Lib	12,865	59.48%	4,787	22.13%	77.39%	12,865	8,078	594	–	–	91	–	–	–	–	21,628
Mercier		PQ		PQ	12,062	47.11%	1,102	4.30%	71.12%	10,960	12,062	1,200	–	319	–	–	–	128	933	25,602
Mille-Îles		PQ		Lib	16,189	54.20%	3,547	11.88%	80.86%	16,189	12,642	573	–	373	91	–	–	–	–	29,868
Mont-Royal		Lib		Lib	17,865	79.17%	14,638	64.87%	69.74%	17,865	3,227	675	231	126	94	–	–	35	312	22,565
Montmagny-L'Islet		PQ		Lib	14,492	60.52%	6,349	26.51%	74.18%	14,492	8,143	564	–	199	47	–	–	500	–	23,945
Montmorency		PQ		Lib	21,115	59.37%	9,942	27.95%	77.75%	21,115	11,173	1,200	1,351	–	101	–	–	625	–	35,565
Nelligan		Lib		Lib	24,112	75.42%	18,173	56.84%	75.75%	24,112	5,939	1,123	798	–	–	–	–	–	–	31,972
Nicolet<		PQ		Lib	15,816	59.01%	5,395	20.13%	84.93%	15,816	10,421	425	–	–	139	–	–	–	–	26,801
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce		Lib		Lib	21,024	77.83%	17,726	65.62%	73.02%	21,024	3,298	2,333	–	–	82	–	–	–	275	27,012
Orford		Lib		Lib	16,672	59.43%	6,765	24.12%	74.74%	16,672	9,907	632	729	–	111	–	–	–	–	28,051
Outremont		Lib		Lib	12,720	53.43%	3,702	15.55%	72.11%	12,720	9,018	1,294	–	461	31	–	–	–	282	23,806
Papineau		Lib		Lib	12,452	58.59%	4,382	20.62%	74.03%	12,452	8,070	732	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,254
Pontiac		Lib		Lib	13,888	72.08%	10,265	53.28%	62.80%	13,888	3,623	896	783	–	77	–	–	–	–	19,267
Portneuf		Lib		Lib	18,406	69.10%	11,219	42.12%	81.34%	18,406	7,187	726	–	–	52	–	–	–	264	26,635
Prévost		PQ		Lib	15,618	53.09%	2,659	9.04%	74.95%	15,618	12,959	–	701	–	141	–	–	–	–	29,419
Richelieu		PQ		Lib	16,373	53.14%	3,047	9.89%	81.90%	16,373	13,326	587	–	–	105	–	–	347	72	30,810
Richmond		Lib		Lib	12,356	63.81%	5,532	28.57%	80.96%	12,356	6,824	–	–	–	184	–	–	–	–	19,364
Rimouski		PQ		Lib	15,116	48.78%	284	0.92%	75.06%	15,116	14,832	–	–	–	185	853	–	–	–	30,986
Rivière-du-Loup		PQ		Lib	11,690	53.32%	2,304	10.51%	75.10%	11,690	9,386	711	–	–	136	–	–	–	–	21,923
Robert-Baldwin		Lib		Lib	27,041	80.54%	22,368	66.62%	73.18%	27,041	4,673	1,068	467	–	–	164	–	–	161	33,574
Roberval		PQ		PQ	16,684	52.64%	2,035	6.42%	77.87%	14,649	16,684	–	–	–	364	–	–	–	–	31,697
Rosemont		PQ		Lib	14,810	52.65%	3,065	10.90%	75.11%	14,810	11,745	742	–	394	27	–	–	–	413	28,131
Rousseau		PQ		Lib	17,314	55.14%	4,115	13.11%	73.82%	17,314	13,199	–	632	–	–	–	–	–	255	31,400
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue		PQ		Lib	11,826	49.56%	1,385	5.80%	62.53%	11,826	10,441	–	1,202	–	57	–	–	335	–	23,861
Saguenay		PQ		Lib	11,270	48.36%	161	0.69%	66.48%	11,270	11,109	516	–	277	134	–	–	–	–	23,306
Saint-François		PQ		Lib	15,571	53.85%	3,611	12.49%	74.25%	15,571	11,960	1,220	–	–	162	–	–	–	–	28,913
Saint-Henri		Lib		Lib	14,647	56.73%	4,736	18.34%	69.85%	14,647	9,911	602	–	456	53	–	–	–	151	25,820
Saint-Hyacinthe		PQ		Lib	15,382	48.74%	523	1.66%	78.16%	15,382	14,859	709	501	–	107	–	–	–	–	31,558
Saint-Jacques		PQ		PQ	10,659	48.61%	1,864	8.50%	68.93%	8,795	10,659	1,115	–	417	23	129	–	–	789	21,927
Saint-Jean		PQ		Lib	19,589	57.68%	7,451	21.94%	78.97%	19,589	12,138	1,028	863	–	66	–	–	279	–	33,963
Saint-Laurent		Lib		Lib	22,474	74.22%	16,367	54.05%	72.41%	22,474	6,107	1,037	390	–	56	–	–	–	218	30,282
Saint-Louis		Lib		Lib	9,903	48.45%	5,162	25.25%	65.68%	9,903	4,741	1,405	–	–	42	–	4,001	82	266	20,440
Saint-Maurice		PQ		Lib	14,802	54.70%	3,540	13.08%	79.91%	14,802	11,262	–	–	–	–	–	–	994	–	27,058
Saint-Anne		Lib		Lib	12,565	60.92%	5,666	27.47%	65.89%	12,565	6,899	633	–	260	98	–	–	–	170	20,625
Sainte-Marie		PQ		Lib	8,855	47.03%	455	2.42%	67.12%	8,855	8,400	711	–	212	39	213	–	74	325	18,829
Sauvé		PQ		Lib	15,677	61.12%	6,756	26.34%	70.82%	15,677	8,921	462	346	–	134	–	–	65	43	25,648
Shefford		PQ		PQ	16,460	49.54%	611	1.84%	79.73%	15,849	16,460	284	261	180	70	–	–	121	–	33,225
Sherbrooke		PQ		Lib	14,163	49.31%	648	2.26%	75.67%	14,163	13,515	–	–	–	104	–	–	–	942	28,724
Taillon		PQ		PQ	15,154	50.48%	1,963	6.54%	72.82%	13,191	15,154	791	–	418	91	285	–	–	91	30,021
Taschereau		PQ		Lib	11,584	53.81%	3,489	16.21%	72.54%	11,584	8,095	1,217	236	–	87	–	–	309	–	21,528
Terrebonne		PQ		PQ	18,555	56.67%	5,678	17.34%	75.37%	12,877	18,555	810	–	–	74	–	–	–	428	32,744
Trois-Rivières		PQ		Lib	17,258	59.18%	6,365	21.82%	74.82%	17,258	10,893	614	–	–	–	–	–	–	399	29,164
Ungava		PQ		PQ	6,414	51.83%	917	7.41%	54.74%	5,497	6,414	–	–	–	463	–	–	–	–	12,374
Vachon		PQ		Lib	16,011	49.47%	842	2.60%	76.30%	16,011	15,169	673	–	511	–	–	–	–	–	32,364
Vanier		PQ		Lib	16,668	54.89%	4,797	15.80%	77.04%	16,668	11,871	1,671	–	–	155	–	–	–	–	30,365
Vaudreuil-Soulanges		Lib		Lib	23,440	64.36%	11,566	31.76%	77.43%	23,440	11,874	924	–	–	181	–	–	–	–	36,419
Verchères		PQ		PQ	16,679	49.06%	846	2.49%	81.32%	15,833	16,679	1,063	361	–	60	–	–	–	–	33,996
Verdun		Lib		Lib	14,860	64.27%	7,954	34.40%	73.80%	14,860	6,906	659	216	183	50	114	–	–	134	23,122
Viau		Lib		Lib	17,086	66.12%	9,658	37.38%	71.05%	17,086	7,428	864	–	–	118	–	–	–	344	25,840
Viger		Lib		Lib	20,060	68.28%	12,106	41.21%	76.92%	20,060	7,954	617	–	235	86	–	–	131	295	29,378
Vimont		PQ		Lib	16,169	50.07%	1,409	4.36%	79.56%	16,169	14,760	854	–	429	82	–	–	–	–	32,294
Westmount		Lib		Lib	18,458	76.55%	15,083	62.55%	69.66%	18,458	3,375	1,916	–	–	63	–	–	301	–	24,113

1. including spoilt ballots
2. André Asselin was the PC leader

  = open seat

  = turnout is above provincial average

  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature

  = incumbent had switched allegiance

  = previously incumbent in another riding

  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

  = incumbency arose from byelection gain

  = other incumbents renominated

  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

  = multiple candidates

Analysis

Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party^[1]

Parties	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
█ Liberal	99	23
█ Parti Québécois	23	99
█ New Democratic			79	11
█ Progressive Conservative			18	22	8
█ Christian Socialist			8	24	28
█ Union Nationale			6	6	5
█ Parti indépendantiste			4	22	11
█ Independent			2	7	6
█ Green			2	5	2
█ Regroupement autonome des jeunes			1	1
█ Independent Liberal			1
█ Humanist				3	6
█ United Social Credit				3	2
█ Socialist Movement				3	2
█ Commonwealth of Canada					5
█ Communist					2
█ Workers					2

Resulting composition of the 31st Quebec Legislative Assembly^[2]

Source		Party
		Lib	PQ	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	36	16	52
	Open seats held	5	3	8
	Byelection loss reversed		4	4
	Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance	1		1
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	37		37
	Open seats gained	13		13
	Byelection gains held	7
Total		99	23	122

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• 33rd National Assembly of Quebec

References

1. Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1981". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
2. "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

Further reading

• Byers, R. B., ed. (1988). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1985. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442671980.

External links

• CBC TV video clip
• Results by party (total votes and seats won)
• Results for all ridings