1994 Quebec general election

1994 Quebec general election

September 12, 1994

125 seats in the 35th National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout81.58% (Increase6.56%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jacques Parizeau Daniel Johnson Jr. Mario Dumont
Party Parti Québécois Liberal Action démocratique
Leader since March 18, 1988 December 14, 1993 May 11, 1994
Leader's seat L'Assomption Vaudreuil Rivière-du-Loup
Last election 29 seats, 40.16% 92 seats, 49.95% pre-creation
Seats won 77 47 1
Seat change Increase48 Decrease45 Increase1
Popular vote 1,751,442 1,737,698 252,721
Percentage 44.75% 44.40% 6.46%
Swing Increase4.59% Decrease5.55% Increase6.46%

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

Daniel Johnson Jr.
Liberal

Premier after election

Jacques Parizeau
Parti Québécois

The 1994 Quebec general election was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by hard soverignist Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Daniel Johnson Jr.

Johnson had succeeded Robert Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier. Both his father, Daniel Sr., and brother, Pierre-Marc, had previously served as premiers of Quebec as leaders of different parties.

The election set the stage for the 1995 Quebec referendum on independence for Quebec from Canada. The referendum would see the PQ government's proposals for sovereignty very narrowly defeated.

Mario Dumont, a former president of the Liberal party's youth wing, and then leader of the newly formed Action démocratique du Québec, won his own seat, but no other members of his party were elected.

In Saint-Jean, there was a tie between incumbent Liberal candidate Michel Charbonneau and PQ candidate Roger Paquin. A new election was held on October 24 and was won by Paquin by a margin of 532 votes.[1]

1992 redistribution of ridings

The Commission de la représentation électorale performed a redistribution in 1992, which maintained the number of seats in the National Assembly at 125 for the next general election, making the following alterations:[2]

Abolished ridings New ridings
Drawn from parts of other ridings
Merger of ridings
Renaming of ridings
  1. ^ drawn from parts of Labelle, Prévost and Rousseau
  2. ^ drawn from parts of Groulx and Terrebonne
  3. ^ drawn from parts of Verchères and Iberville

Candidates

Party for the Commonwealth of Canada

The Party for the Commonwealth of Canada (also known as the Party for the Republic of Canada) fielded eighteen candidates, none of whom were elected.

Julie Laliberté received 173 votes (0.56%), finishing seventh against Parti Québécois candidate Robert Perreault.[3]

Normand Bélanger ran for the Commonwealth Party in two federal and two provincial elections. In addition to supporting Lyndon LaRouche's theories, he also called for classical music to be taught starting at the primary grades in the Quebec public school system.[4]

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1988 federal Papineau Commonwealth 174 0.44 9/9 André Ouellet, Liberal[5]
1989 provincial Rosemont Commonwealth 134 0.48 7/10 Guy Rivard, Liberal[6]
1993 federal Saint-Henri—Westmount Commonwealth 131 0.31 8/12 David Berger, Liberal[7]
1994 provincial Rosemont Commonwealth 149 0.50 6/6 Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Parti Québécois[8]

Results

Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1994)[9]
Political party Party leader MNAs Votes
Candidates 1989 1994 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Parti Québécois Jacques Parizeau 125 29 77 48Increase 1,751,442 382,375Increase 44.75% 4.59Increase
Liberal Daniel Johnson Jr. 125 92 47 45Decrease 1,737,698 34,890Increase 44.40% 5.55Decrease
Action démocratique Mario Dumont 80 – 1 1Increase 252,721 252,721Increase 6.46% New
Equality[a 1] Keith Henderson 17 4 – 4Decrease 11,526 148,062Decrease 0.29% 4.39Decrease
Independent 68 – – – 66,221 42,470Increase 1.69% 0.99Increase
New Democratic Jean-François Sirois 41 – – – 33,269 8,235Decrease 0.85% 0.37Decrease
Natural Law Allen Faguy 102 – – – 33,206 33,206Increase 0.85% New
Parti de la souveraineté du Québec 19 – – – 5,566 5,566 0.14% New
Green 11 – – – 5,499 62,176Decrease 0.14% 1.85Decrease
Lemon 10 – – – 4,087 3,463Decrease 0.10% 0.12Decrease
CANADA! Tony Kondaks 10 – – – 2,567 2,567Increase 0.07% New
Republic of Canada 18 – – – 2,258 459Increase 0.06% 0.01Increase
Développement Québec 11 – – – 1,876 1,876Increase 0.05% New
Parti innovateur du Québec 11 – – – 1,861 1,861Increase 0.05% New
Parti économique du Québec 9 – – – 1,759 1,759Increase 0.04% New
Marxist–Leninist 13 – – – 1,171 3,074Decrease 0.03% 0.09Decrease
Communist 10 – – – 1,062 254Increase 0.03% 0.01Increase
Total 680 125 125 3,913,789 100.00%
Rejected ballots 78,239 13,920Decrease
Voter turnout 3,992,028 490,960Increase 81.58 5.89Increase
Registered electors 4,893,465 202,775Increase
  1. ^ Results of Unity Party included in 1989 for comparative purposes.

Vote and seat summaries


Seats and popular vote by party
Party Seats Votes Change (pp)
█ Parti Québécois
77 / 125
44.75%
4.79
 
█ Liberal
47 / 125
44.40%
-5.55
 
█ Action démocratique
1 / 125
6.46%
6.46
 
█ New Democratic
0 / 125
0.85%
-0.37
 
█ Equality
0 / 125
0.29%
-4.39
 
█ Green
0 / 125
0.14%
-1.85
 
█ Independent
0 / 125
1.69%
0.99
 
█ Other
0 / 125
1.42%
-0.08
 


Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1994 Quebec general election[9][10]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]
Votes
Name 1989 Party Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
PQ Lib ADQ NDP NLP Ind Oth Total
 
Abitibi-Est Lib PQ 12,314 54.50% 3,917 17.33% 75.70% 12,314 8,397 1,885 – – – – 22,596
Abitibi-Ouest PQ PQ 17,391 74.37% 11,398 48.74% 73.83% 17,391 5,993 – – – – – 23,384
Acadie Lib Lib 24,796 73.71% 18,060 53.68% 84.33% 6,736 24,796 1,591 – 268 – 251 33,642
Anjou Lib PQ 12,453 46.60% 756 2.83% 85.53% 12,453 11,697 1,753 537 188 – 98 26,726
Argenteuil Lib Lib 15,272 42.59% 1,802 5.03% 81.75% 13,470 15,272 6,622 – 224 – 270 35,858
Arthabaska PQ PQ 20,577 61.55% 9,126 27.30% 81.23% 20,577 11,451 – – 369 905 130 33,432
Beauce-Nord Lib Lib 10,752 45.81% 61 0.26% 78.16% 10,691 10,752 – 1,434 592 – – 23,469
Beauce-Sud Lib Lib 13,122 45.18% 164 0.56% 75.85% 12,958 13,122 – 856 – 1,543 567 29,046
Beauharnois-Huntingdon Lib Lib 16,355 51.76% 3,042 9.63% 82.43% 13,313 16,355 – – 242 1,085 603 31,598
Bellechasse Lib PQ 10,570 46.58% 2,312 10.19% 78.10% 10,570 8,258 3,865 – – – – 22,693
Berthier Lib PQ 19,206 53.66% 6,216 17.37% 82.02% 19,206 12,990 2,984 – 253 – 356 35,789
Bertrand New Lib 14,558 45.61% 146 0.46% 83.37% 14,412 14,558 2,486 – 238 221 – 31,915
Blainville New PQ 15,273 51.40% 5,813 19.56% 83.38% 15,273 9,460 4,188 – 322 – 470 29,713
Bonaventure Lib PQ 12,411 52.54% 2,306 9.76% 80.37% 12,411 10,105 925 – 180 – – 23,621
Borduas New PQ 15,461 55.84% 4,810 17.37% 86.00% 15,461 10,651 – – – 1,037 537 27,686
Bourassa Lib Lib 12,963 49.91% 2,540 9.78% 83.29% 10,423 12,963 2,210 – 246 – 132 25,974
Bourget Lib PQ 12,669 45.41% 982 3.52% 84.45% 12,669 11,687 3,176 – 273 – 96 27,901
Brome-Missisquoi Lib Lib 18,402 61.12% 9,430 31.32% 84.07% 8,972 18,402 2,037 – 274 – 423 30,108
Chambly Lib PQ 19,800 48.86% 407 1.00% 87.47% 19,800 19,393 – – 519 – 810 40,522
Champlain Lib PQ 14,929 42.26% 3,986 11.28% 83.64% 14,929 10,943 8,953 – 274 – 229 35,328
Chapleau Lib Lib 25,181 63.29% 12,618 31.71% 74.63% 12,563 25,181 – 984 222 219 618 39,787
Charlesbourg Lib PQ 17,908 47.01% 7,495 19.68% 84.72% 17,908 10,413 6,022 811 375 2,561 – 38,090
Charlevoix Lib PQ 12,091 52.59% 3,105 13.50% 76.34% 12,091 8,986 – – – 1,915 – 22,992
Châteauguay Lib Lib 17,426 51.29% 1,922 5.66% 87.02% 15,504 17,426 – – 623 – 424 33,977
Chauveau Lib PQ 20,106 46.54% 6,319 14.63% 81.15% 20,106 13,787 5,427 – 596 3,281 – 43,197
Chicoutimi PQ PQ 22,025 63.55% 13,004 37.52% 78.27% 22,025 9,021 2,619 706 285 – – 34,656
Chomedey Lib Lib 25,885 67.70% 16,646 43.54% 82.18% 9,239 25,885 1,997 – 150 – 962 38,233
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière PQ PQ 21,091 51.80% 11,871 29.16% 82.88% 21,091 9,220 7,263 834 279 2,027 – 40,714
Crémazie Lib PQ 14,482 46.79% 429 1.39% 86.02% 14,482 14,053 1,703 337 193 – 180 30,948
D'Arcy-McGee Eq Lib 21,325 65.37% 11,269 34.54% 84.46% 1,084 21,325 – – 157 10,056 – 32,622
Deux-Montagnes Lib PQ 20,742 48.34% 5,689 13.26% 83.28% 20,742 15,053 6,523 – 286 – 305 42,909
Drummond Lib PQ 16,625 46.54% 4,766 13.34% 80.42% 16,625 11,859 3,585 – 296 3,355 – 35,720
Dubuc PQ PQ 16,759 63.50% 9,617 36.44% 77.74% 16,759 7,142 2,162 – 328 – – 26,391
Duplessis PQ PQ 15,788 60.00% 5,263 20.00% 73.51% 15,788 10,525 – – – – – 26,313
Fabre Lib PQ 17,679 44.30% 1,109 2.78% 86.55% 17,679 16,570 5,043 – 259 – 359 39,910
Frontenac Lib Lib 14,916 52.69% 2,336 8.25% 84.02% 12,580 14,916 – – 813 – – 28,309
Gaspé Lib PQ 11,410 53.39% 3,377 15.80% 73.51% 11,410 8,033 1,774 – 156 – – 21,373
Gatineau Lib Lib 19,046 65.05% 9,683 33.07% 77.96% 9,363 19,046 – – 259 – 609 29,277
Gouin PQ PQ 17,305 56.42% 6,361 20.74% 80.04% 17,305 10,944 – 1,428 263 458 274 30,672
Groulx Lib PQ 15,027 46.11% 2,637 8.09% 83.08% 15,027 12,390 4,328 – 185 152 508 32,590
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve PQ PQ 14,858 64.78% 8,819 38.45% 75.54% 14,858 6,039 1,249 392 190 – 209 22,937
Hull Lib Lib 19,184 56.56% 5,237 15.44% 78.33% 13,947 19,184 – – 231 – 554 33,916
Iberville Lib PQ 15,604 43.41% 1,464 4.07% 82.96% 15,604 14,140 4,122 645 – 1,004 428 35,943
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lib Lib 5,455 59.98% 1,816 19.97% 86.41% 3,639 5,455 – – – – – 9,094
Jacques-Cartier Eq Lib 32,839 83.65% 29,398 74.89% 88.12% 3,441 32,839 – – 206 – 2,771[a 2] 39,257
Jeanne-Mance Lib Lib 21,294 74.22% 14,760 51.45% 81.52% 6,534 21,294 – – 322 – 540 28,690
Jean-Talon Lib Lib 12,229 43.90% 25 0.09% 88.95% 12,204 12,229 2,082 313 130 816 83 27,857
Johnson PQ PQ 13,247 49.78% 1,246 4.68% 81.13% 13,247 12,001 – – 630 – 732 26,610
Joliette PQ PQ 21,903 64.71% 13,191 38.97% 83.84% 21,903 8,712 2,651 – 581 – – 33,847
Jonquière PQ PQ 22,598 69.43% 13,895 42.69% 80.03% 22,598 8,703 – – 1,248 – – 32,549
Kamouraska-Témiscouata Lib Lib 10,373 42.69% 386 1.59% 73.30% 9,987 10,373 3,223 717 – – – 24,300
Labelle PQ PQ 17,638 65.78% 9,144 34.10% 78.27% 17,638 8,494 – – 340 – 342 26,814
Lac-Saint-Jean PQ PQ 20,743 71.67% 13,474 46.55% 78.58% 20,743 7,269 – – 931 – – 28,943
LaFontaine Lib Lib 20,698 55.67% 7,836 21.08% 82.87% 12,862 20,698 2,971 – 316 – 334 37,181
La Peltrie Lib PQ 20,475 49.27% 8,569 20.62% 85.51% 20,475 11,906 6,003 – 475 2,701 – 41,560
La Pinière Lib Lib 22,252 62.68% 10,057 28.33% 85.84% 12,195 22,252 – – 597 – 457 35,501
Laporte Lib Lib 21,162 57.79% 7,094 19.37% 85.17% 14,068 21,162 – – 382 – 1,006 36,618
La Prairie PQ PQ 23,164 55.35% 8,444 20.18% 85.22% 23,164 14,720 3,103 – 371 – 493 41,851
L'Assomption PQ PQ 21,809 56.04% 10,992 28.24% 85.60% 21,809 10,817 5,925 – 366 – – 38,917
Laurier-Dorion New Lib 18,522 55.53% 6,930 20.78% 81.65% 11,592 18,522 1,723 409 274 – 832 33,352
Laval-des-Rapides Lib PQ 14,179 46.85% 1,733 5.73% 82.68% 14,179 12,446 2,738 669 232 – – 30,264
Laviolette PQ PQ 16,670 63.54% 9,212 35.11% 78.66% 16,670 7,458 1,880 – 226 – – 26,234
Lévis PQ PQ 20,998 72.26% 12,937 44.52% 82.11% 20,998 8,061 – – – – – 29,059
Limoilou Lib PQ 15,092 44.42% 4,484 13.20% 79.16% 15,092 10,608 4,066 938 – 2,738 537 33,979
Lotbinière Lib PQ 10,398 45.56% 283 1.24% 80.88% 10,398 10,115 – – – 2,308 – 22,821
Louis-Hébert Lib PQ 12,905 39.37% 3,441 10.50% 85.86% 12,905 7,833 1,868 415 124 9,633[a 3] – 32,778
Marguerite-Bourgeoys Lib Lib 24,046 70.34% 16,196 47.38% 86.07% 7,850 24,046 1,200 392 226 – 472 34,186
Marguerite-D'Youville PQ PQ 19,995 58.02% 6,906 20.04% 87.16% 19,995 13,089 – – 554 – 822 34,460
Marie-Victorin PQ PQ 17,611 56.19% 7,390 23.58% 80.34% 17,611 10,221 2,749 – 376 383 – 31,340
Marquette Lib Lib 16,774 55.06% 5,728 18.80% 83.57% 11,046 16,774 1,449 – 164 573 460 30,466
Maskinongé Lib PQ 16,047 47.56% 2,919 8.65% 81.72% 16,047 13,128 4,261 – 307 – – 33,743
Masson PQ PQ 21,481 64.19% 14,490 43.30% 82.71% 21,481 6,991 4,388 – 255 351 – 33,466
Matane Lib PQ 11,625 54.60% 4,230 19.87% 76.95% 11,625 7,395 2,270 – – – – 21,290
Matapédia Lib PQ 12,826 58.48% 3,719 16.96% 76.20% 12,826 9,107 – – – – – 21,933
Mégantic-Compton Lib Lib 12,799 53.95% 2,748 11.58% 81.03% 10,051 12,799 – – 444 – 431 23,725
Mercier PQ PQ 17,523 56.48% 8,044 25.93% 80.33% 17,523 9,479 1,681 815 259 – 1,269 31,026
Mille-Îles Lib PQ 17,337 45.68% 1,371 3.61% 86.87% 17,337 15,966 4,182 – 295 – 177 37,957
Montmagny-L'Islet Lib Lib 10,339 44.36% 855 3.67% 75.02% 9,484 10,339 – 881 – 2,605 – 23,309
Montmorency Lib PQ 22,734 55.74% 13,068 32.04% 80.74% 22,734 9,666 – 2,875 534 4,827 150 40,786
Mont-Royal Lib Lib 22,827 80.41% 19,100 67.28% 80.07% 3,727 22,827 605 143 144 – 943 28,389
Nelligan Lib Lib 33,804 77.16% 25,794 58.88% 86.24% 8,010 33,804 – – 276 – 1,721 43,811
Nicolet-Yamaska Lib PQ 13,427 50.13% 907 3.39% 84.85% 13,427 12,520 – – 840 – – 26,787
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Eq Lib 21,716 73.08% 17,961 60.44% 83.19% 3,755 21,716 – 406 112 1,752[a 4] 1,975 29,716
Orford Lib Lib 19,082 51.07% 3,787 10.13% 82.79% 15,295 19,082 2,454 – 293 – 242 37,366
Outremont Lib Lib 19,346 62.11% 9,528 30.59% 82.11% 9,818 19,346 1,049 453 263 – 220 31,149
Papineau Lib Lib 15,084 53.67% 3,381 12.03% 80.97% 11,703 15,084 836 – 178 – 303 28,104
Pointe-aux-Trembles PQ PQ 15,999 53.77% 6,034 20.28% 82.46% 15,999 9,965 3,466 – 324 – – 29,754
Pontiac Lib Lib 23,066 80.18% 18,883 65.64% 80.90% 4,183 23,066 – – 131 – 1,387 28,767
Portneuf Lib PQ 14,256 47.88% 3,776 12.68% 79.80% 14,256 10,480 4,501 – 537 – – 29,774
Prévost Lib PQ 17,425 50.52% 4,110 11.92% 81.31% 17,425 13,315 2,499 1,033 219 – – 34,491
Richelieu Lib PQ 17,186 55.09% 4,745 15.21% 83.23% 17,186 12,441 – – – 1,570 – 31,197
Richmond Lib Lib 14,106 54.28% 4,061 15.63% 84.11% 10,045 14,106 1,486 – 197 – 154 25,988
Rimouski Lib PQ 14,926 51.45% 2,627 9.06% 78.33% 14,926 12,299 – 1,556 227 – – 29,008
Rivière-du-Loup Lib ADQ 13,307 54.77% 6,699 27.57% 83.65% 6,608 4,226 13,307 – 55 99 – 24,295
Robert-Baldwin Lib Lib 29,865 82.98% 26,324 73.14% 85.17% 3,541 29,865 909 – 123 – 1,552 35,990
Roberval Lib PQ 18,281 60.08% 7,055 23.18% 75.15% 18,281 11,226 – – 923 – – 30,430
Rosemont Lib PQ 14,736 49.25% 2,500 8.36% 83.71% 14,736 12,236 1,946 626 226 – 149 29,919
Rousseau Lib PQ 16,532 53.86% 6,699 21.82% 77.66% 16,532 9,833 3,595 631 – – 106 30,697
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue PQ PQ 18,160 58.62% 7,372 23.80% 77.75% 18,160 10,788 2,030 – – – – 30,978
Saguenay Lib PQ 14,439 57.44% 7,004 27.86% 72.47% 14,439 7,435 3,264 – – – – 25,138
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques PQ PQ 16,723 54.73% 6,662 21.80% 75.07% 16,723 10,061 1,691 621 246 647 567 30,556
Saint-François Lib Lib 15,861 49.48% 2,616 8.16% 82.20% 13,245 15,861 2,422 – 294 – 236 32,058
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne New Lib 14,940 47.96% 641 2.06% 81.21% 14,299 14,940 998 344 112 – 457 31,150
Saint-Hyacinthe Lib PQ 15,988 44.94% 1,092 3.07% 82.53% 15,988 14,896 3,398 1,292 – – – 35,574
Saint-Jean[a 5] Lib PQ 15,680 43.79% 532 1.49% 76.53% 15,680 15,148 4,693 204 – – 82 35,807
Saint-Laurent Lib Lib 25,711 76.73% 20,109 60.01% 81.83% 5,602 25,711 1,061 – 154 72 907 33,507
Saint-Maurice Lib PQ 13,202 47.38% 2,137 7.67% 84.25% 13,202 11,065 3,106 – 238 254 – 27,865
Salaberry-Soulanges Lib PQ 19,448 48.28% 1,009 2.51% 85.37% 19,448 18,439 – 1,644 322 – 425 40,278
Sauvé Lib Lib 13,447 53.85% 4,183 16.75% 80.26% 9,264 13,447 1,562 453 129 43 72 24,970
Shefford PQ Lib 17,282 45.71% 1,323 3.50% 81.22% 15,959 17,282 4,028 – 360 – 177 37,806
Sherbrooke Lib PQ 14,733 47.31% 1,391 4.47% 82.27% 14,733 13,342 2,564 – 326 – 176 31,141
Taillon PQ PQ 23,315 60.99% 9,994 26.14% 81.79% 23,315 13,321 – – 844 – 746 38,226
Taschereau Lib PQ 12,308 51.86% 5,783 24.37% 78.78% 12,308 6,525 2,041 705 332 1,741 80 23,732
Terrebonne PQ PQ 19,671 60.39% 11,444 35.13% 83.20% 19,671 8,227 4,389 – 285 – – 32,572
Trois-Rivières Lib PQ 12,607 43.24% 609 2.09% 81.94% 12,607 11,998 4,267 – 281 – – 29,153
Ungava PQ PQ 7,276 54.19% 1,905 14.19% 51.81% 7,276 5,371 – – 372 – 407 13,426
Vachon Lib PQ 15,685 48.86% 3,531 11.00% 84.38% 15,685 12,154 3,536 – 300 – 424 32,099
Vanier Lib PQ 18,257 49.50% 8,799 23.85% 80.39% 18,257 9,458 4,906 1,054 – 3,008 203 36,886
Vaudreuil Lib Lib 24,849 59.50% 9,107 21.81% 87.19% 15,742 24,849 – – 324 – 846 41,761
Verchères PQ PQ 16,308 57.77% 8,131 28.81% 83.11% 16,308 8,177 3,356 – 386 – – 28,227
Verdun Lib Lib 18,392 54.57% 6,429 19.07% 81.89% 11,963[a 6] 18,392 2,327 368 167 – 489 33,706
Viau Lib Lib 17,946 63.19% 9,483 33.39% 79.73% 8,463 17,946 – 1,482 291 – 218 28,400
Viger Lib Lib 18,743 64.27% 10,214 35.02% 84.12% 8,529 18,743 – 1,485 223 – 185 29,165
Vimont Lib PQ 18,985 44.88% 128 0.30% 86.44% 18,985 18,857 2,783 1,142 279 257 – 42,303
Westmount-Saint-Louis New Lib 26,478 79.20% 22,100 66.10% 77.87% 4,378 26,478 741 239 100 24 1,473 33,433
  1. ^ including spoilt ballots
  2. ^ The incumbent Neil Cameron (Equality Party) received 2,415 votes
  3. ^ André Arthur came in second, with 9,464 votes
  4. ^ The incumbent Gordon Atkinson (formerly of the Equality Party) received 1,628 votes
  5. ^ Results for byelection held on October 24, 1994. Initial vote ended in a tie, which was declared void.
  6. ^ Richard Holden was previously elected under the Equality Party banner in Westmount, before becoming a péquiste in 1992.
  = 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

Comparative analysis for ridings (1994 vs 1989)

Summary of riding results by turnout and vote share for winning candidate (vs 1989)[a 1][a 2]
Riding and winning party Turnout Vote share
% Change (pp) % Change (pp)
 
Abitibi-Est PQ Gain 75.70 2.23
 
54.50 10.17
 
Abitibi-Ouest PQ Hold 73.83 0.86
 
74.37 6.98
 
Acadie PLQ Hold 84.33 9.68
 
73.71 8.09
 
Anjou PQ Gain 85.53 8.26
 
46.60 3.42
 
Argenteuil PLQ Hold 81.75 8.32
 
42.59 -9.32
 
Arthabaska PQ Hold 81.23 -0.40
 
61.55 10.07
 
Beauce-Nord PLQ Hold 78.16 2.22
 
45.81 -15.31
 
Beauce-Sud PLQ Hold 75.85 2.61
 
45.18 -24.60
 
Beauharnois-Huntingdon PLQ Hold 82.43 6.20
 
51.76 3.53
 
Bellechasse PQ Gain 78.10 1.67
 
46.58 -2.99
 
Berthier PQ Gain 82.02 5.70
 
53.66 15.29
 
Bertrand PLQ New 83.37 New 45.61 New
Blainville PQ New 83.38 New 51.40 New
Bonaventure PQ Gain 80.37 6.43
 
52.54 25.23
 
Borduas PQ New 86.00 New 55.84 New
Bourassa PLQ Hold 83.29 9.79
 
49.91 -6.62
 
Bourget PQ Gain 84.45 7.68
 
45.41 -1.48
 
Brome-Missisquoi PLQ Hold 84.07 8.36
 
61.12 6.94
 
Chambly PQ Gain 87.47 7.12
 
48.86 8.10
 
Champlain PQ Gain 83.64 5.77
 
42.26 7.12
 
Chapleau PLQ Hold 74.63 10.83
 
63.29 8.05
 
Charlesbourg PQ Gain 84.72 4.51
 
47.01 15.10
 
Charlevoix PQ Gain 76.34 2.52
 
52.59 6.72
 
Châteauguay PLQ Hold 87.02 8.08
 
51.29 7.65
 
Chauveau PQ Gain 81.15 7.10
 
46.54 8.67
 
Chicoutimi PQ Hold 78.27 2.79
 
63.55 7.74
 
Chomedey PLQ Hold 82.18 9.62
 
67.70 14.31
 
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière PQ Hold 82.88 4.03
 
51.80 2.87
 
Crémazie PQ Gain 86.02 6.96
 
46.79 4.45
 
D'Arcy-McGee PLQ Gain 84.46 8.11
 
65.37 29.82
 
Deux-Montagnes PQ Gain 83.28 7.33
 
48.34 3.39
 
Drummond PQ Gain 80.42 3.21
 
46.54 6.33
 
Dubuc PQ Hold 77.74 4.71
 
63.50 8.59
 
Duplessis PQ Hold 73.51 1.81
 
60.00 10.14
 
Fabre PQ Gain 86.55 7.28
 
44.30 0.80
 
Frontenac PLQ Hold 84.02 3.12
 
52.69 -11.07
 
Gaspé PQ Gain 73.51 2.13
 
53.39 11.14
 
Gatineau PLQ Hold 77.96 12.42
 
65.05 9.06
 
Gouin PQ Hold 80.04 6.66
 
56.42 5.39
 
Groulx PQ Gain 83.08 8.09
 
46.11 1.67
 
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve PQ Hold 75.54 6.98
 
64.78 1.27
 
Hull PLQ Hold 78.33 16.16
 
56.56 1.31
 
Iberville PQ Gain 82.96 6.56
 
43.41 2.31
 
Îles-de-la-Madeleine PLQ Hold 86.41 2.64
 
59.98 8.50
 
Jacques-Cartier PLQ Gain 88.12 8.29
 
83.65 42.13
 
Jeanne-Mance PLQ Hold 81.52 10.71
 
74.22 9.16
 
Jean-Talon PLQ Hold 88.95 5.08
 
43.90 -10.50
 
Johnson PQ Hold 81.13 2.65
 
49.78 0.56
 
Joliette PQ Hold 83.84 5.92
 
64.71 4.03
 
Jonquière PQ Hold 80.03 3.93
 
69.43 13.38
 
Kamouraska-Témiscouata PLQ Hold 73.30 6.61
 
42.69 -12.98
 
La Peltrie PQ Gain 85.51 5.39
 
49.27 7.96
 
Labelle PQ Hold 78.27 4.28
 
65.78 10.98
 
Lac-Saint-Jean PQ Hold 78.58 1.03
 
71.67 16.62
 
LaFontaine PLQ Hold 82.87 12.14
 
55.67 -2.16
 
La Pinière PLQ Hold 85.84 9.56
 
62.68 4.52
 
Laporte PLQ Hold 85.17 6.46
 
57.79 18.21
 
La Prairie PQ Hold 85.22 7.92
 
55.35 8.06
 
L'Assomption PQ Hold 85.60 5.36
 
56.04 0.52
 
Laurier-Dorion PLQ New 81.65 New 55.53 New
Laval-des-Rapides PQ Gain 82.68 7.05
 
46.85 2.98
 
Laviolette PQ Hold 78.66 2.90
 
63.54 -2.64
 
Lévis PQ Hold 82.11 3.21
 
72.26 5.59
 
Limoilou PQ Gain 79.16 4.74
 
44.42 9.73
 
Lotbinière PQ Gain 80.88 2.65
 
45.56 10.82
 
Louis-Hébert PQ Gain 85.86 5.29
 
39.37 -5.45
 
Marguerite-Bourgeoys PLQ Hold 86.07 10.97
 
70.34 20.46
 
Marguerite-D'Youville PQ Hold 87.16 5.57
 
58.02 4.27
 
Marie-Victorin PQ Hold 80.34 5.49
 
56.19 2.51
 
Marquette PLQ Hold 83.57 9.00
 
55.06 6.18
 
Maskinongé PQ Gain 81.72 5.15
 
47.56 11.19
 
Masson PQ Hold 82.71 8.95
 
64.19 4.76
 
Matane PQ Gain 76.95 4.70
 
54.60 12.12
 
Matapédia PQ Gain 76.20 3.01
 
58.48 18.62
 
Mégantic-Compton PLQ Hold 81.03 4.34
 
53.95 -6.44
 
Mercier PQ Hold 80.33 8.53
 
56.48 -0.67
 
Mille-Îles PQ Gain 86.87 7.50
 
45.68 2.34
 
Montmagny-L'Islet PLQ Hold 75.02 3.81
 
44.36 -13.40
 
Montmorency PQ Gain 80.74 5.20
 
55.74 23.00
 
Mont-Royal PLQ Hold 80.07 9.71
 
80.41 26.83
 
Nelligan PLQ Hold 86.24 11.81
 
77.16 30.13
 
Nicolet-Yamaska PQ Gain 84.85 3.87
 
50.13 14.67
 
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce PLQ Gain 83.19 7.84
 
73.08 37.78
 
Orford PLQ Hold 82.79 8.61
 
51.07 -6.41
 
Outremont PLQ Hold 82.11 5.93
 
62.11 12.21
 
Papineau PLQ Hold 80.97 8.66
 
53.67 3.00
 
Pointe-aux-Trembles PQ Hold 82.46 7.90
 
53.77 3.36
 
Pontiac PLQ Hold 80.90 16.89
 
80.18 33.62
 
Portneuf PQ Gain 79.80 1.63
 
47.88 18.59
 
Prévost PQ Gain 81.31 6.21
 
50.52 5.88
 
Richelieu PQ Gain 83.23 3.47
 
55.09 12.84
 
Richmond PLQ Hold 84.11 4.35
 
54.28 -14.49
 
Rimouski PQ Gain 78.33 5.40
 
51.45 7.74
 
Rivière-du-Loup ADQ Gain 83.65 9.09
 
54.77 Did not campaign in 1989
Robert-Baldwin PLQ Hold 85.17 10.54
 
82.98 36.93
 
Roberval PQ Gain 75.15 3.24
 
60.08 15.71
 
Rosemont PQ Gain 83.71 8.14
 
49.25 2.76
 
Rousseau PQ Gain 77.66 6.10
 
53.86 14.10
 
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue PQ Hold 77.75 5.37
 
58.62 8.50
 
Saguenay PQ Gain 72.47 7.69
 
57.44 16.34
 
Saint-François PLQ Hold 82.20 7.28
 
49.48 -2.50
 
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne PLQ New 81.21 New 47.96 New
Saint-Hyacinthe PQ Gain 82.53 4.80
 
44.94 2.19
 
Saint-Jean PQ Gain 76.53 -1.58
 
43.79 4.50
 
Saint-Laurent PLQ Hold 81.83 7.77
 
76.73 24.60
 
Saint-Maurice PQ Gain 84.25 7.64
 
47.38 5.84
 
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques PQ Hold 75.07 4.82
 
54.73 -0.56
 
Salaberry-Soulanges PQ Gain 85.37 6.25
 
48.28 5.33
 
Sauvé PLQ Hold 80.26 9.29
 
53.85 -4.59
 
Shefford PLQ Gain 81.22 1.70
 
45.71 5.70
 
Sherbrooke PQ Gain 82.27 5.96
 
47.31 7.58
 
Taillon PQ Hold 81.79 6.96
 
60.99 5.08
 
Taschereau PQ Gain 78.78 4.73
 
51.86 8.54
 
Terrebonne PQ Hold 83.20 7.36
 
60.39 8.36
 
Trois-Rivières PQ Gain 81.94 6.54
 
43.24 1.51
 
Ungava PQ Hold 51.81 0.13
 
54.19 3.23
 
Vachon PQ Gain 84.38 10.62
 
48.86 3.70
 
Vanier PQ Gain 80.39 6.29
 
49.50 11.00
 
Vaudreuil PLQ Hold 87.19 10.44
 
59.50 8.10
 
Verchères PQ Hold 83.11 4.13
 
57.77 10.01
 
Verdun PLQ Hold 81.89 6.68
 
54.57 15.99
 
Viau PLQ Hold 79.73 10.66
 
63.19 1.71
 
Viger PLQ Hold 84.12 7.91
 
64.27 3.54
 
Vimont PQ Gain 86.44 8.42
 
44.88 -2.00
 
Westmount-Saint-Louis PLQ New 77.87 New 79.20 New
  1. ^ Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1994". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
  2. ^ Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1989". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.

Analysis

Seating arrangement in the 35th National Assembly
Party candidates in 2nd place[9]
Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total
PQ Lib Ind
Parti Québécois 76 1 77
Liberal 46 1 47
Action démocratique 1 1
Total 47 76 2 125
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[9]
Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
█ Parti Québécois 77 47 1
█ Liberal 47 76 2
█ Action démocratique 1 76 2
█ Independent 2 9 14 8
█ Natural Law 10 42 6
█ New Democratic 8 22 9
█ Equality 5 8 4
█ Green 4 4 1
█ Lemon 3 4 2
█ Parti innovateur du Québec 1 1 4
█ Parti de la souveraineté du Québec 7 4
█ Développement Québec 2 1
█ CANADA! 1 6
█ Parti économique du Québec 6
█ Republic of Canada 5
█ Marxist–Leninist 1
█ Communist 1
Resulting composition of the 35th Quebec Legislative Assembly[10]
Source Party
PQ Lib ADQ Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 24 27 51
Open seats held 4 12 16
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 18 3 21
Open seats gained 24 1 25
Byelection gains held 5 1 6
New seats New MNAs 2 2
Previously incumbent in another riding 4 4
Total 77 47 1 125

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Historique des circonscriptions du Québec" [History of Quebec's electoral districts]. electionsquebec.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Official Results (Mercier, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 23 June 2011.
  4. ^ André Pratte, "Scandale!" La Presse, 1 October 1993, B1.
  5. ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.
  6. ^ Official Results (Rosemont, 1989), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 23 June 2011.
  7. ^ Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
  8. ^ Official Results (Rosemont, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 23 June 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1994". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
  10. ^ a b "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

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