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1923 Quebec general election

Canadian provincial election

Canadian provincial election

FieldValue
election_name1923 Quebec general election
countryQuebec
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election1919 Quebec general election
previous_year1919
previous_mps15th Quebec Legislature
next_election1927 Quebec general election
next_year1927
elected_members16th Quebec Legislature
seats_for_election85 seats in the [16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec](16th-legislative-assembly-of-quebec)
43 seats were needed for a majority
election_dateFebruary 5, 1923
image1File:Louis-Alexandre Taschereau - 1930.png
image1_size180x180px
colour1
leader1Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
leader_since11920
party1
leaders_seat1Montmorency
last_election174 seats, 51.91%
seats164
seat_change110
popular_vote1149,730
percentage151.52%
swing10.39pp
image2Arthur Sauvé.jpg
image2_size180x180px
colour2
leader2Arthur Sauvé
leader_since21915
party2
leaders_seat2Deux-Montagnes
last_election25 seats, 16.96%
seats220
seat_change215
popular_vote2114,285
percentage239.32%
swing222.36pp
titlePremier
before_electionLouis-Alexandre Taschereau
before_party
after_electionLouis-Alexandre Taschereau
posttitlePremier after election
after_party

43 seats were needed for a majority

The 1923 Quebec general election was held on February 5, 1923, to elect members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.

It was the first of four election victories in a row for Taschereau. However, he had held office since 1920, following the resignation of the previous premier, Lomer Gouin.

Redistribution of ridings

An Act passed prior to the election increased the number of MLAs from 81 to 85 through the following changes:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings*Divisions of ridings**Creation of riding from parts of others**Merger of ridings**Change of name*

Results

This was the last Quebec election in which a candidate won in multiple ridings. Joseph-Édouard Perrault took both Abitibi and Arthabaska, and he would later resign from Abitibi to allow Hector Authier to be elected in a byelection later that year.

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1919 !1923 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp)

-
83
74
64
10
149,730
82,438
51.52
0.39
-
3
2
–
2
5,554
6,952
1.91
7.74
-
-
66
5
20
15
114,285
92,295
39.32
22.36
-
3
–
1
1
3,684

| |1.27 | |- |6 |– |– |– |4,931 | |1.70 | |- |3 |– |– |– |3,180 | |1.09 | |- |3 |– |– |– |2,439 | |0.84 |

-
10
–
–
–
5,586
16,316
1.92
14.96
-
1
–
–
–
925

| |0.32 | |- |1 |– |– |– |335 | |0.11 | |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 179 | 81 ! " colspan="2"| 85 ! " colspan="2"| 290,649 ! " colspan="2"| 100% |- | 3,808

2,360
294,457
163,273
62.02
6.91
-
474,794
236,742
-
8
37
}

Eight Liberal MLAs were returned by acclamation:

How nominatedRidingMember returned
One candidate onlyÎles-de-la-MadeleineJoseph-Édouard Caron
LotbinièreJoseph-Napoléon Francoeur
Québec-ComtéAurèle Leclerc
Québec-EstLouis-Alfred Létourneau
Two candidates, but one withdrewBellechasseAntonin Galipeault
GaspéGustave Lemieux
MatapédiaJoseph Dufour
Saint-JeanAlexis Bouthillier

References

References

  1. ''An Act to amend the Revised Statutes, 1909, respecting the territorial division of the Province'', S.Q. 1922 (2nd session), c. 13, ss. 1, 5. Although 86 electoral districts were constituted, it was previously provided in 1912 that [[Charlevoix (provincial electoral district). Charlevoix]] and [[Saguenay (provincial electoral district). Saguenay]] were united for the purpose of returning one MLA only.
  2. (Winter 2008–2009). "A Note on Simultaneous Candidacies in the Québec Legislature". [[Canadian Parliamentary Review]].
  3. Drouilly, Pierre. (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1923". Atlas des élections au Québec.
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