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1948 Quebec general election

Canadian provincial election


Canadian provincial election

FieldValue
election_name1948 Quebec general election
countryQuebec
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election1944 Quebec general election
previous_year1944
previous_mps22nd Quebec Legislature
next_election1952 Quebec general election
next_year1952
elected_members23rd Quebec Legislature
seats_for_election92 seats in the [23rd Legislative Assembly of Quebec](23rd-legislative-assembly-of-quebec)
47 seats were needed for a majority
election_dateJuly 28, 1948
image1[[File:Duplessis 1947 (3x4 crop).jpgx160px]]
colour1
leader1Maurice Duplessis
leader_since1June 20, 1936
party1
leaders_seat1Trois-Rivières
last_election148 seats, 38.02%
seats182
seat_change134
popular_vote1**775,747**
percentage1**51.24%**
swing113.22%
image2[[File:Adelard Godbout portrait (3x4 crop).jpgx160px]]
colour2
leader2Adélard Godbout
leader_since2June 11, 1936
party2
leaders_seat2L'Islet *(defeated)*
last_election237 seats, 39.35%
seats28
seat_change229
popular_vote2547,478
percentage236.17%
swing23.18%
titlePremier
before_electionMaurice Duplessis
before_party
after_electionMaurice Duplessis
posttitlePremier after election
after_party

47 seats were needed for a majority

The 1948 Quebec general election was held on July 28, 1948, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.

This was the third time (and the second in a row) that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory.

It was Godbout's third (and final) loss to Duplessis in a general election, and the second in a row. He had won one victory against Duplessis years earlier in the 1939 election. In this election, the Liberals fared particularly poorly, reduced to only 8 seats, although their share of the popular vote was around 36%.

Adjustment of representation

The Legislative Assembly was expanded from 91 to 92 members, as a consequence of Charlevoix—Saguenay no longer returning a joint member, separate members being elected from Charlevoix and Saguenay.

Campaign

The Union des électeurs fielded candidates in all 92 ridings, with 71 becoming, at minimum, three-way contests between them, the UN and the Liberals:

CandidatesTotal
align="center"**UN**align="center"**Lib**
370
413
54
62
72
Total91

Results

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1944 !1948 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) |- |91 |48 |82 |34 |775,747 |270,086 |51.25

13.22
92
37
8
29
547,478
24,162
36.16
3.19
-
92
140,050
123,508
9.25
8.01
-
7
1
1
9,016
24,970
0.60
1.96
-
4
4
-
-
11
2
2
23,956
11,190
1.58
0.62
-
1
1
-
8
8,649
1,874
0.57
0.06
-
1
4,899
2,974
0.32
0.27
-
7
2,968
7,868
0.20
0.45
-
1
1,098
7,257
0.07
0.56
-
1
110
2,905
0.23
-
-
-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"
311
91
! " colspan="2"
! " colspan="2"
! " colspan="2"
-
17,928
2,376
-
1,531,899
186,388
75.22
3.24
-
2,036,576
167,180
}

Vote and seat summaries

|File:Ternary QC1944.svg |1944 |File:Ternary QC1948.svg |1948

Synopsis of results

RidingWinning partyTurnout
including spoilt ballotsVotesName**[1944](1944-quebec-general-election)**PartyVotesShareMargin
#Margin
%UNLibUdECCFIndI-UNLab-PrI-LibLabI-CCFTotal
Abitibi-EstLibUN8,37342.23%2,23311.26%81.88%8,3735,3136,14019,826
Abitibi-OuestUNUN5,66950.90%2,49722.42%87.56%5,6692,1963,17210011,137
ArgenteuilLibUN5,48848.47%4333.82%82.88%5,4885,05577911,322
ArthabaskaLibUN8,36854.83%3,22221.11%88.03%8,3685,1461,74915,263
BagotLibUN5,22059.53%1,92521.95%88.78%5,2203,2952548,769
BeauceBPUN12,57158.94%8,01237.57%88.57%12,5714,5594,19721,327
BeauharnoisBPUN9,92963.35%5,92337.79%82.02%9,9294,0061,73815,673
BellechasseLibUN5,02748.48%7817.53%83.49%5,0274,2461,09610,369
BerthierLibUN5,95251.49%4103.55%89.11%5,9525,5426611,560
BonaventureUNUN8,38450.99%7154.35%84.86%8,3847,66913725216,442
BromeUNUN3,97760.09%1,48422.42%83.39%3,9772,4931486,618
ChamblyLibUN12,19752.04%3,49914.93%73.78%12,1978,6988696611,01423,439
ChamplainUNUN11,46568.52%7,33243.82%86.46%11,4654,1331,13516,733
Charlevoix*New*UN6,07854.45%2,01418.04%84.80%6,0784,0649615911,162
ChâteauguayLibUN4,27754.46%80310.23%83.82%4,2773,4741027,853
ChicoutimiUNUN23,60257.82%13,80633.82%85.69%23,6027,4249,79640,822
ComptonLibUN5,59353.21%1,98718.90%82.05%5,5933,6061,31210,511
Deux-MontagnesUNUN5,63862.64%2,43127.01%83.52%5,6383,2071559,000
DorchesterUNUN9,34561.53%4,50429.65%87.45%9,3454,8411,00215,188
DrummondUNUN10,01655.09%5,28929.09%79.24%10,0164,7273,43818,181
FrontenacUNUN6,94856.30%3,89831.59%88.13%6,9483,0502,34312,341
Gaspé-NordUNLib3,57244.95%2132.68%91.81%3,3593,572979187,946
Gaspé-SudUNUN8,00260.98%3,03423.12%83.12%8,0024,96815213,122
GatineauLibUN6,64952.34%1,1048.69%78.56%6,6495,54551012,704
HullUNUN12,03665.60%6,49935.42%78.23%12,0365,53777418,347
HuntingdonLibUN3,45356.54%87914.39%83.64%3,4532,574806,107
IbervilleUNUN3,36959.55%1,34423.76%86.71%3,3692,025228355,657
Îles-de-la-MadeleineUNUN2,44258.14%72317.21%91.59%2,4421,719394,200
Jacques-CartierLibLib14,52449.59%4,07413.91%66.06%10,45014,5241,0883,22529,287
JolietteUNUN10,48264.99%5,03031.19%86.46%10,4825,45219516,129
KamouraskaLibUN5,51949.89%4544.10%83.56%5,5195,06547911,063
L'AssomptionUNUN5,97162.32%2,72928.48%84.56%5,9713,2422331359,581
L'IsletLibUN4,37445.04%400.41%85.92%4,3744,3341,0049,712
LabelleUNUN6,69464.07%4,12739.50%86.60%6,6942,5671,18710,448
Lac-Saint-JeanLibUN6,27755.12%1,66114.59%93.33%6,2774,61649411,387
LavalLibUN29,04363.36%15,58233.99%67.94%29,04313,4613,03330045,837
LavioletteUNUN8,61254.05%4,46628.03%79.84%8,6124,1463,17615,934
LévisUNUN10,32252.41%4,51222.91%85.06%10,3225,8103,56119,693
LotbinièreLibUN5,90049.22%6685.57%89.78%5,9005,23285411,986
MaisonneuveUNUN18,49352.70%5,12814.61%66.51%18,49313,3652,74448635,088
MaskinongéUNUN5,18455.68%1,12412.07%91.60%5,1844,060679,311
MataneUNUN9,40557.40%3,06918.73%87.73%9,4056,33664316,384
MatapédiaUNUN6,03947.00%7766.04%87.62%6,0395,2631,54712,849
MéganticUNUN9,78751.04%3,11016.22%89.39%9,7876,6772,71019,174
MissisquoiLibUN5,89953.75%1,0869.90%82.83%5,8994,81326310,975
MontcalmUNUN4,64559.04%1,46618.63%86.12%4,6453,179437,867
MontmagnyLibUN5,28449.81%7026.62%85.41%5,2844,58274210,608
MontmorencyLibUN4,01843.88%2452.68%87.87%4,0183,7731,3659,156
Montréal–Jeanne-ManceLibUN21,45655.28%6,49116.72%62.55%21,45614,9651,42497038,815
Montréal-LaurierBPUN17,23458.65%7,17624.42%65.40%17,23410,0581,23685529,383
Montréal-MercierLibUN17,84457.71%6,44420.84%60.23%17,84411,4001,34733130,922
Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceLibLib18,83476.13%13,23753.50%53.01%5,59718,83430924,740
Montréal-OutremontLibLib15,11570.29%9,13742.49%49.32%5,97815,11541221,505
Montréal–Saint-HenriUNUN17,75453.83%6,34019.22%68.85%17,75411,4141,6251,77916624632,984
Montréal–Saint-JacquesUNUN12,32860.56%6,40431.46%61.71%12,3285,9241,0081,09820,358
Montréal–Saint-LouisLibLib11,03238.37%6462.25%49.83%10,38611,0328451,5934,89928,755
Montréal–Sainte-AnneLibInd8,21642.10%1,7719.07%56.27%2,6326,4455563668,3981,12019,517
Montréal–Sainte-MarieUNUN16,10855.48%7,79326.84%61.51%16,1088,3151,6391,8731,10129,036
Montréal-VerdunLibLib12,63952.74%6,01725.11%57.26%6,62212,6391,0523,54411023,967
Napierville-LaprairieUNUN7,08065.01%3,38931.12%87.67%7,0803,69111910,890
NicoletUNUN6,81049.72%2071.51%83.88%6,8106,60328513,698
PapineauUNUN10,12961.93%6,14937.59%82.86%10,1293,9802,24716,356
PontiacLibUN4,72356.03%1,34615.97%76.61%4,7233,3773298,429
PortneufUNUN10,50655.55%5,22427.62%85.44%10,5065,2823,12318,911
Québec-CentreLibUN8,17447.66%4042.36%73.52%8,1747,7701,20817,152
Québec-ComtéNatInd11,80749.49%4,26117.86%81.97%7,5464,50311,80723,856
Québec-EstLibUN14,99854.17%6,00421.68%80.48%14,9988,9943,69627,688
Québec-OuestLibUN7,03450.35%8446.04%74.43%7,0346,19074713,971
RichelieuLibUN6,64747.86%3772.71%84.48%6,6476,27097013,887
RichmondUNUN7,13550.00%2,78419.51%84.70%7,1354,3512,78314,269
RimouskiUNUN7,81944.81%1,4398.25%85.62%7,8196,3803,25217,451
Rivière-du-LoupLibUN9,39156.90%2,58215.64%89.63%9,3916,80930516,505
RobervalUNUN9,69555.02%3,78221.46%89.83%9,6955,9132,01317,621
RouvilleUNUN4,94654.78%99210.99%88.04%4,9463,9541299,029
Rouyn-NorandaCCFUN5,24541.73%1,1839.41%81.09%5,2453,2634,06212,570
Saguenay*New*UN4,72641.11%2,20719.20%75.15%4,7262,5191,2742642,71311,496
Saint-HyacintheUNUN7,97349.20%1,2067.44%79.41%7,9736,7671,46516,205
Saint-JeanUNUN7,53565.27%3,94834.20%82.78%7,5353,58742311,545
Saint-MauriceUNUN11,83053.40%5,49124.79%84.98%11,8303,9836,33922,152
Saint-SauveurLibUN10,14946.48%3,26114.93%83.66%10,1496,8884,79921,836
SheffordUNUN9,37552.28%2,57814.38%83.20%9,3756,7971,76017,932
SherbrookeUNUN13,81857.26%8,30734.42%77.15%13,8185,5114,52527824,132
StansteadBPUN6,86953.57%2,59720.25%71.41%6,8694,2721,68112,822
TémiscamingueUNUN3,37443.95%85811.18%86.54%3,3742,5161,7877,677
TémiscouataUNUN4,77945.24%8948.46%87.41%4,7793,8851,90010,564
TerrebonneUNUN16,80559.94%7,91128.22%83.33%16,8058,8942,33728,036
Trois-RivièresUNUN16,09776.91%12,26158.58%81.12%16,0973,83699720,930
Vaudreuil-SoulangesLibUN6,27255.29%1,35911.98%82.22%6,2724,91315811,343
VerchèresLibLib3,79649.97%3464.55%86.48%3,4503,7963517,597
Westmount–Saint-GeorgesLibLib13,94775.87%9,87953.74%47.94%4,06813,94736718,382
WolfeUNUN4,20552.44%90511.29%91.53%4,2053,3005138,018
YamaskaUNUN4,32662.24%1,95428.11%83.33%4,3262,3722536,951

: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = incumbent had switched allegiance : = incumbency arose from byelection gain : = previously incumbent in another riding : = other incumbents renominated : = multiple candidates

Analysis

Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotalUNLibUDEInd-UN
765182
88
22
Total8785192
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5thTotal
828191
878692
21137
5778292
1337
246
11
11
527
11
SourcePartyTotal
align="center"**UN**align="center"**Lib**align="center"**Ind**
Seats retainedIncumbents returned45
Incumbent changed allegiance
Open seats held12
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated25
Open seats gained5
Byelection gains held4
New ridingsIncumbent returned in new seat1
New MLA elected1
**Total**828

References

References

  1. {{Cite canlaw. (1945)
  2. Drouilly, Pierre. (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1948". Atlas des élections au Québec.
  3. . ["Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription"](https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/depcir/index.html). *[[National Assembly of Quebec]]*.
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