The 1916 Quebec general election was held on May 22, 1916, to elect members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Philémon Cousineau.

The turnout was 43.46%.[1]

Results

Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular Vote
1912 Elected % Change # % % Change
Liberal Lomer Gouin 85 62 75 +19.0% 126,266 60.57% +7.03%
Conservative Philémon Cousineau 55 16 6 -62.5% 73,147 35.09% -7.92%
  Parti ouvrier   2 - 1   9,039 4.34% +0.9%
  Other 0 1 - -100%
Total 142 81 81 -% 208,452 100%  
Popular vote
PLQ
60.57%
PCQ
35.09%
Others
4.34%
Seats summary
PLQ
91.46%
PCQ
7.32%
Others
1.22%

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Élections Québec's history". Élections Québec.


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