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1935 Quebec general election

Canadian provincial election

Field	Value
election_name	1935 Quebec general election
country	Quebec
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1931 Quebec general election
previous_year	1931
previous_mps	18th Quebec Legislature
next_election	1936 Quebec general election
next_year	1936
elected_members	19th Quebec Legislature
seats_for_election	89 seats in the [19th Legislative Assembly of Quebec](19th-legislative-assembly-of-quebec)
45 seats were needed for a majority
election_date	November 25, 1935
image1	File:Louis-Alexandre Taschereau - 1930.png
image1_size	150x150px
colour1
leader1	Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
leader_since1	1920
party1
leaders_seat1	Montmorency
last_election1	79 seats, 54.88%
seats1	47
seat_change1	32
percentage1	46.53%
swing1	8.35pp
image2	Paul Gouin 1945.jpg
image2_size	150x150px
colour2
leader2	Paul Gouin
leader_since2	1934
party2	Action libérale nationale
leaders_seat2	L'Assomption
last_election2	pre-creation
seats2	25
seat_change2	25
percentage2	29.48%
swing2	29.48pp
image3	Maurice Duplessis, 1938.png
image3_size	150x150px
colour3
leader3	Maurice Duplessis
leader_since3	1933
party3
leaders_seat3	Trois-Rivières
last_election3	11 seats, 43.54%
seats3	17
seat_change3	6
percentage3	18.93%
swing3	24.61pp
title	Premier
before_election	Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
before_party
after_election	Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
posttitle	Premier after election
after_party

45 seats were needed for a majority

The 1935 Quebec general election was held on November 25, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was re-elected, defeating the Action libérale nationale, led by Paul Gouin, and the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Maurice Duplessis.

It was the fourth and final general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920. He resigned less than seven months later due to a scandal.

The Action libérale nationale (ALN) was a newly formed party led by the son of former Liberal premier Lomer Gouin. It was established by former Liberals who had become dissatisfied with the party. The ALN and Conservatives formed an alliance, the Union Nationale, to contest this election. They merged after the election to become a single party, which soon became a dominant political force.

Campaign

Political advertisement for the Quebec Liberal Party in the 1935 election

Nominations

There were 208 candidates nominated, of which five subsequently withdrew:

:* Wilfrid Bullock (Ind-Liberal, Shefford) :* Wilfrid Labelle (ALN, Iberville), thus allowing Lucien Lamoureux (Liberal) to be reelected by acclamation :* Roy Sasseville and René Mercier (Ind-Liberals, Gaspé-Nord) :* Arthur Arcand (Ind-Liberal, Montréal–Sainte-Marie), in favour of Gaspard Fauteux (Liberal)

All three candidates returned by acclamation were incumbents:

:* Lucien Lamoureux (Lib, Iberville) :* Peter Bercovitch (Lib, Montréal–Saint-Louis) :* Avila Turcotte (Lib, Richelieu)

Distribution of candidates

Candidates	Total
align="center"	Lib	align="center"	Ind-G
Acclaimed	3
2	64
3	19
4	4
Total	90

Controversy in Terrebonne

In Terrebonne, the election of Athanase David was contested on the ground that the ballot papers were not printed in the form prescribed under the Election Act. At the subsequent hearing, the judge ruled that all cast ballots were declared void. Immediately afterwards, the returning officer announced that, as this resulted in a 0–0 tie, he cast his deciding vote in favour of David.

Candidate	Initial
count	As determined by
Returning Officer
Athanase David	4,893	1
Majority	720	1

The returning officer's action was considered to have been without precedent anywhere in the world in countries with parliamentary-style legislatures. The Conservatives lodged an appeal, but the result was upheld by the Quebec Court of Appeal in April 1936. David would become the only member of the Assembly in Quebec history to be elected on only one cast vote.

Results

-
90
79
47
5
249,586
19,146
46.53
8.35
-
3
–
–
–
615
2,172
0.11
0.46
-
-
53
–
26
26
162,205

| |30.24 | |- |33 |11 |16 |5 |97,469 |115,754 |18.17

25.37
-
1
–
–
–
1,532

| |0.29 | |- |1 |– |– |– |94 |12 |0.02

–
-
19
–
1
1
21,587
20,522
4.02
3.80
-
2
–
–
–
2,238
1,757
0.42
0.32
-
1
–
–
–
998

| |0.19 | |- |1 |– |– |– |37 |547 |–

0.12
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"
204
! " colspan="3"
! " colspan="2"
! " colspan="2"
-
15,232
11,042
-
551,593
57,708
76.16
0.85
-
724,260
82,936
-
3
3
}

Synopsis of results

Riding	Winning party	Turnout
including spoilt ballots	VotesAffiliations without candidates gaining 1st or 2nd place results provincewide, or otherwise not receiving more than 1% of the total vote, are grouped under "I-Oth" or "Other"	Name	[1931](1931-quebec-general-election)	Party	Votes	Share	Margin
#	Margin
%	Lib	ALN	Con	I-Lib	Lib-O	Lab	Other	Total
Abitibi		Lib		Lib	6,088	55.78%	1,261	11.55%	80.85%	6,088	–	4,827	–	–	–	–	10,915
Argenteuil		Lib		Lib	2,412	51.31%	123	2.62%	77.61%	2,412	2,289	–	–	–	–	–	4,701
Arthabaska		Lib		Lib	4,143	69.36%	2,313	38.72%	84.12%	4,143	–	1,830	–	–	–	–	5,973
Bagot		Lib		Lib	2,386	57.98%	657	15.97%	89.06%	2,386	1,729	–	–	–	–	–	4,115
Beauce		Lib		ALN	6,862	80.41%	5,190	60.82%	83.45%	1,672	6,862	–	–	–	–	–	8,534
Beauharnois		Lib		Con	2,706	53.38%	343	6.77%	82.16%	2,363	–	2,706	–	–	–	–	5,069
Bellechasse		Lib		Lib	2,483	54.08%	375	8.17%	83.22%	2,483	2,108	–	–	–	–	–	4,591
Berthier		Lib		Lib	2,897	58.77%	865	17.55%	91.58%	2,897	2,032	–	–	–	–	–	4,929
Bonaventure		Lib		Lib	4,507	62.56%	1,810	25.12%	81.86%	4,507	2,697	–	–	–	–	–	7,204
Brome		Lib		Lib	1,999	57.28%	508	14.56%	82.19%	1,999	–	1,491	–	–	–	–	3,490
Chambly		Con		Lib	3,023	54.95%	545	9.91%	71.87%	3,023	–	2,478	–	–	–	–	5,501
Champlain		Lib		ALN	3,257	56.20%	719	12.41%	76.09%	2,538	3,257	–	–	–	–	–	5,795
Charlevoix—Saguenay		Lib		Lib	5,220	65.57%	2,479	31.14%	76.76%	5,220	2,741	–	–	–	–	–	7,961
Châteauguay		Lib		Lib	1,967	58.04%	545	16.08%	86.26%	1,967	1,422	–	–	–	–	–	3,389
Chicoutimi		Lib		ALN	7,484	72.60%	4,659	45.19%	76.25%	2,825	7,484	–	–	–	–	–	10,309
Compton		Lib		Con	2,803	52.27%	243	4.53%	83.19%	2,560	–	2,803	–	–	–	–	5,363
Deux-Montagnes		Con		Lib	1,848	50.19%	14	0.38%	92.53%	1,848	–	1,834	–	–	–	–	3,682
Dorchester		Lib		ALN	3,661	55.94%	777	11.87%	84.37%	2,884	3,661	–	–	–	–	–	6,545
Drummond		Lib		Lib	3,245	47.57%	20	0.29%	79.71%	3,245	–	3,225	351	–	–	–	6,821
Frontenac		Lib		ALN	3,310	62.19%	1,298	24.39%	84.57%	2,012	3,310	–	–	–	–	–	5,322
Gaspé-Nord		Lib		Lib	1,228	44.27%	96	3.46%	83.41%	1,228	414	–	1,132	–	–	–	2,774
Gaspé-Sud		Lib		Lib	3,019	50.42%	1,281	21.39%	86.10%	3,019	–	660	2,309	–	–	–	5,988
Gatineau		Lib		Lib	2,793	57.95%	766	15.89%	63.66%	2,793	2,027	–	–	–	–	–	4,820
Hull		Con		Lib	3,053	48.93%	795	12.74%	59.29%	3,053	–	2,258	928	–	–	–	6,239
Huntingdon		Con		Con	1,750	54.79%	306	9.58%	83.59%	1,444	–	1,750	–	–	–	–	3,194
Iberville		Lib		Lib	acclaimed (opponent withdrew)
Îles-de-la-Madeleine		Lib		Lib	1,358	67.29%	963	47.72%	87.20%	1,358	395	–	265	–	–	–	2,018
Jacques-Cartier		Lib		ALN	4,909	56.84%	1,182	13.69%	73.16%	3,727	4,909	–	–	–	–	–	8,636
Joliette		Lib		Lib	3,484	53.32%	434	6.64%	86.80%	3,484	–	3,050	–	–	–	–	6,534
Kamouraska		Lib		Lib	2,918	57.27%	741	14.54%	83.99%	2,918	2,177	–	–	–	–	–	5,095
L'Assomption		Lib		ALN	1,969	50.80%	62	1.60%	89.29%	1,907	1,969	–	–	–	–	–	3,876
L'Islet		Lib		Lib	2,454	59.32%	771	18.64%	81.33%	2,454	1,683	–	–	–	–	–	4,137
Labelle		Lib		ALN	2,604	62.93%	1,070	25.86%	80.81%	1,534	2,604	–	–	–	–	–	4,138
Lac-Saint-Jean		Lib		Con	2,255	50.59%	53	1.19%	86.90%	2,202	–	2,255	–	–	–	–	4,457
Laval		Lib		Con	10,125	53.62%	2,412	12.77%	69.50%	7,713	–	10,125	1,044	–	–	–	18,882
Laviolette		Lib		ALN	3,497	61.00%	1,261	22.00%	72.64%	2,236	3,497	–	–	–	–	–	5,733
Lévis		Lib		ALN	3,346	42.33%	595	7.53%	86.19%	1,808	3,346	–	2,751	–	–	–	7,905
Lotbinière		Lib		Lib	4,088	80.58%	3,103	61.17%	77.67%	4,088	985	–	–	–	–	–	5,073
Maisonneuve		Lib		Con	9,408	56.34%	2,757	16.51%	65.26%	6,651	–	9,408	–	–	639	–	16,698
Maskinongé		Lib		Lib	2,319	64.20%	1,026	28.41%	78.04%	2,319	1,293	–	–	–	–	–	3,612
Matane		Lib		Lib	2,780	57.53%	728	15.07%	72.12%	2,780	2,052	–	–	–	–	–	4,832
Matapédia		Lib		Lib	2,809	50.86%	95	1.72%	86.71%	2,809	2,714	–	–	–	–	–	5,523
Mégantic		Lib		ALN	4,480	59.06%	1,375	18.13%	84.61%	3,105	4,480	–	–	–	–	–	7,585
Missisquoi		Lib		Con	2,686	53.23%	481	9.53%	83.64%	2,205	–	2,686	–	–	–	155	5,046
Montcalm		Lib		Lib	1,763	52.77%	185	5.54%	85.17%	1,763	–	1,578	–	–	–	–	3,341
Montmagny		Lib		ALN	2,340	52.51%	224	5.03%	83.87%	2,116	2,340	–	–	–	–	–	4,456
Montmorency		Lib		Lib	2,196	56.26%	489	12.53%	90.42%	2,196	1,707	–	–	–	–	–	3,903
Montréal-Dorion		Lib		ALN	4,979	56.17%	1,094	12.34%	66.99%	3,885	4,979	–	–	–	–	–	8,864
Montréal-Laurier		Lib		ALN	2,471	35.00%	872	12.35%	60.15%	1,594	2,471	–	1,397	–	1,599	–	7,061
Montréal-Mercier		Lib		Lib	9,071	50.05%	776	4.28%	71.30%	9,071	8,295	–	757	–	–	–	18,123
Montréal–Saint-Georges		Con		Con	1,414	55.54%	282	11.08%	49.90%	1,132	–	1,414	–	–	–	–	2,546
Montréal–Saint-Henri		Lib		ALN	2,418	35.03%	128	1.85%	67.09%	2,290	2,418	–	2,194	–	–	–	6,902
Montreal–Saint-Jacques		Lib		Con	3,036	50.38%	46	0.76%	72.49%	2,990	–	3,036	–	–	–	–	6,026
Montréal–Saint-Laurent		Lib		Lib	3,351	76.72%	2,334	53.43%	94.25%	3,351	–	1,017	–	–	–	–	4,368
Montréal–Saint-Louis		Lib		Lib	acclaimed (receiving officer not available to receive opponent's nomination papers)
Montreal–Sainte-Anne		Lib		I-Lib	1,541	46.25%	550	16.51%	65.12%	991	716	–	1,541	–	–	84	3,332
Montréal–Sainte-Marie		Lib		ALN	4,782	49.92%	361	3.77%	66.11%	4,421	4,782	–	–	–	–	376	9,579
Montréal-Verdun		Con		Con	6,518	49.06%	3,017	22.71%	58.53%	3,501	–	6,518	3,268	–	–	–	13,287
Napierville-Laprairie		Lib		Lib	2,641	58.74%	1,158	25.76%	88.68%	2,641	1,483	–	372	–	–	–	4,496
Nicolet		Lib		Lib	3,427	54.41%	556	8.83%	79.82%	3,427	–	2,871	–	–	–	–	6,298
Papineau		Lib		ALN	4,075	56.72%	966	13.45%	73.11%	3,109	4,075	–	–	–	–	–	7,184
Pontiac		Lib		Lib	1,779	44.31%	62	1.54%	67.79%	1,779	1,717	–	519	–	–	–	4,015
Portneuf		Lib		ALN	4,502	56.32%	1,047	13.10%	84.49%	3,455	4,502	–	–	–	–	37	7,994
Québec-Centre		Lib		ALN	3,824	52.74%	398	5.49%	80.81%	3,426	3,824	–	–	–	–	–	7,250
Québec-Comté		Lib		Lib	3,987	48.07%	234	2.82%	91.36%	3,987	3,753	–	554	–	–	–	8,294
Québec-Est		Lib		ALN	5,629	57.61%	1,487	15.22%	84.13%	4,142	5,629	–	–	–	–	–	9,771
Québec-Ouest		Lib		Lib	1,894	58.44%	547	16.88%	81.71%	1,894	–	1,347	–	–	–	–	3,241
Richelieu		Lib		Lib	acclaimed (opponent withdrew)
Richmond		Lib		Con	3,170	55.58%	637	11.17%	83.23%	2,533	–	3,170	–	–	–	–	5,703
Rimouski		Lib		Lib	3,055	53.49%	399	6.99%	79.54%	3,055	2,656	–	–	–	–	–	5,711
Rivière-du-Loup		Lib		Lib	3,866	59.26%	1,208	18.52%	84.53%	3,866	2,658	–	–	–	–	–	6,524
Roberval		Lib		ALN	3,768	60.56%	1,611	25.89%	81.59%	2,157	3,768	–	297	–	–	–	6,222
Rouville		Con		Con	1,938	53.08%	225	6.16%	87.16%	1,713	–	1,938	–	–	–	–	3,651
Saint-Hyacinthe		Lib		Lib	3,381	53.68%	463	7.35%	86.13%	3,381	2,918	–	–	–	–	–	6,299
Saint-Jean		Lib		Lib	2,626	63.16%	1,094	26.31%	79.55%	2,626	–	–	–	1,532	–	–	4,158
Saint-Maurice		Lib		ALN	4,219	59.72%	1,373	19.43%	82.05%	2,846	4,219	–	–	–	–	–	7,065
Saint-Sauveur		Con		Con	4,184	50.51%	1,082	13.06%	85.80%	3,102	–	4,184	–	–	–	998	8,284
Shefford		Lib		ALN	3,708	53.30%	459	6.60%	85.29%	3,249	3,708	–	–	–	–	–	6,957
Sherbrooke		Lib		ALN	4,777	60.68%	1,681	21.35%	75.06%	3,096	4,777	–	–	–	–	–	7,873
Soulanges		Lib		Lib	1,287	57.66%	342	15.32%	85.75%	1,287	–	945	–	–	–	–	2,232
Stanstead		Lib		ALN	2,871	52.98%	323	5.96%	77.22%	2,548	2,871	–	–	–	–	–	5,419
Témiscamingue		Lib		ALN	2,929	53.63%	1,343	24.59%	70.10%	1,586	2,929	–	853	–	–	94	5,462
Témiscouata		Lib		Lib	2,112	53.25%	258	6.51%	87.03%	2,112	1,854	–	–	–	–	–	3,966
Terrebonne		Lib		Lib	Returning officer cast sole ballot (all others declared void)
Trois-Rivières		Con		Con	4,873	57.03%	1,202	14.07%	86.70%	3,671	–	4,873	–	–	–	–	8,544
Vaudreuil		Lib		Lib	1,120	37.35%	65	2.17%	84.65%	1,120	–	824	1,055	–	–	–	2,999
Verchères		Lib		Lib	2,077	64.50%	934	29.01%	90.87%	2,077	1,143	–	–	–	–	–	3,220
Westmount		Con		Con	8,288	55.75%	1,709	11.50%	46.39%	6,579	–	8,288	–	–	–	–	14,867
Wolfe		Lib		Lib	2,023	51.89%	147	3.77%	88.27%	2,023	1,876	–	–	–	–	–	3,899
Yamaska		Con		Con	2,080	52.39%	190	4.79%	91.93%	1,890	–	2,080	–	–	–	–	3,970

: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = incumbent had switched allegiance : = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = previously incumbent in another riding : = other incumbents renominated : = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada : = multiple candidates

Analysis

Party in 1st place	Party in 2nd place	Total	Lib	ALN	CON	Ind-Lib	Lib-Opp	Lab
	26	13	3	1		43
	Action libérale nationale	24			1		1	26
16						16
1						1
Total	41	26	13	4	1	1	86

Acclaimed	Declared	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
3	1	43	41	2		90
		26	26	2		54
		16	13	2		31
		1	4	12	2	19
			1	1		2
			1			1
				2	1	3
				1		1
				1		1
					1	1

Source	Party	Total
align="center"	Lib	ALN	align="center"	Con
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	31
Incumbents returned - acclaimed and declared	4
Open seats held	9
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated - new MLAs	1
Incumbents defeated - previous members returned	1
Open seats gained	1	11
Incumbent changed allegiance		1
Total	47	26

References

. (November 19, 1935). ["On compte 208 candidats en lice dans Québec"](https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4070636). *[[Le Droit]]*.
. (November 20, 1935). ["Cinq candidats se retirent"](https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794609). *[[Le Devoir]]*.
. (December 16, 1935). ["M. le juge Guibeault déclare nulle l'élection de Terrebonne. L'officier-rapporteur élit M. David"](https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794652). *[[Le Devoir]]*.
. (December 17, 1935). ["Terrebonne votes all found illegal"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6617%2C1641440). *[[Montreal Gazette]]*.
. (December 6, 1935). ["Le juge Guibault continue le recomptage du scrutin dans le comté de Terrebonne"](https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794636). *[[Le Devoir]]*.
. ["Election results (Terrebonne)"](https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/resultatselec/t.html#terr). *[[National Assembly of Quebec]]*.
. (December 17, 1935). ["Unionists act quickly to bar David election"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6130%2C1610484). *[[Montreal Gazette]]*.
. (April 14, 1936). ["David wins round in election fight"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m34tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6798%2C1478486). *[[Montreal Gazette]]*.
Drouilly, Pierre. (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1935". Atlas des élections au Québec.
. ["Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription"](https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/depcir/index.html). *[[National Assembly of Quebec]]*.
. (November 19, 1935). ["L'élection dans St-Louis"](https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2794607). *[[Le Devoir]]*.

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