1881 Quebec general election
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65 seats in the 5th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 33 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1881 Quebec general election was held on December 2, 1881, to elect members of the 5th Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Conservative Party, led by Premier Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, defeated the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.
Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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1878 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
Conservative | Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau | 32 | 49 | +53.1% | 49,152 | 50.38% | +0.9% | ||
Liberal | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière | 31 | 15 | -51.6% | 38 020 | 38.97% | -8.5% | ||
Independent Conservative | 2 | 1 | -50.0% | 10 387 | 10.65% | +7.6% | |||
Other | - | - | - | ||||||
Total | 65 | 65 | - | 100% |
See also
- List of Quebec premiers
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- List of Quebec political parties
- 5th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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