1939 Quebec general election

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1939 Quebec general election

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86 seats in the 21st Legislative Assembly of Quebec 44 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Adélard Godbout Maurice Duplessis Party Liberal Union Nationale Leader since June 11, 1936 June 20, 1936 Leader's seat L'Islet Trois-Rivières Last election 14 seats, 39.41% 76 seats, 56.88% Seats won 70 15 Seat change 56 61 Percentage 54.05% 39.13% Swing 14.64pp 17.75pp
Premier before election Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale Premier after election Adélard Godbout Liberal

This article is part of a series about Maurice Duplessis
Family Law career Premiership Pre-premiership politics (1923-1935) Conservative Party of Quebec 1923 campaign 1927 election 1931 election 1935 election First premiership (1936-1939) 1936 election Union Nationale (Action libérale nationale) Great Depression in Canada Padlock Law (Switzman v Elbling) 1939 election (opposition to conscription) Return to the Official Opposition Second premiership (1944-1959) Politics Elections (1944, 1948, 1952, 1956) Flag of Quebec Autonomism in Quebec (Fight for provincial autonomy, Tremblay Commission) Censorship Natural gas scandal [fr] (Salvas Commission [fr]) Harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses (R v Boucher, Roncarelli v Duplessis) Economy Post-World War II economic expansion Baby boom Labour strikes (Montreal Cottons, Asbestos, Louiseville [fr], Murdochville) Investments (Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, Office de l'électrification rurale [fr], Manicouagan, Autoroutes of Quebec) Legacy and cultural references Grande Noirceur Opposition press (Le Devoir (The Negro-King theory [fr]), Cité Libre) Charbonneau et le Chef [fr] Duplessis Orphans Duplessis (TV series) Toponyms (autoroute, provincial riding, Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis [fr])
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The 1939 Quebec general election was held on October 25, 1939, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by former premier Adélard Godbout, defeated the incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis.

This was Godbout's second non-consecutive term of office and his only victory out of four consecutive general elections opposing Duplessis.

The Action libérale nationale, which had won 25 seats in the 1935 election and then merged with the Quebec Conservative Party, was re-formed by Paul Gouin, who had split with Duplessis soon after the formation of the Union Nationale. However the ALN obtained only 4.5% of the vote and no seats. It soon disbanded. Also, a rump Conservative Party ran three candidates who won 0.2% of the vote and no seats. This party also disbanded.