1908 Quebec General Election
The 1908 Quebec general election was held on June 8, 1908, to elect members of the 12th 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 Pierre-Évariste Leblanc.
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74 seats in the 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 38 seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 1904 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal | Lomer Gouin | 76 | 67 | 57 | -14.9% | 131,068 | 53.53% | -1.9% | |
| Conservative | Pierre-Évariste Leblanc | 62 | 7 | 14 | +100% | 97,738 | 39.92% | +13.19% | |
| Ligue nationaliste | Henri Bourassa | 3 | * | 3 | * | 6,298 | 2.57% | * | |
| Other | 10 | - | - | - | 9,728 | 3.97% | * | ||
| Total | 151 | 74 | 74 | -% | 244,832 | 100% | |||
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Further reading
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.