1871 Quebec general election

1871 Quebec general election
← 1867 June – July, 1871 1875 →
65 seats in the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1867 1869
Leader's seat Quebec County Lotbinière
Last election 51 seats, 53.5% 12 seats, 35.4%
Seats won 46 19
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 7
Popular vote 31,168 23,760
Percentage 51.7% 39.4%
Swing Decrease1.8% Increase4.0%
Map of the results by riding
Premier before election

Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Conservative Party of Quebec

Premier after election

Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Conservative Party of Quebec

The 1871 Quebec general election was held in June and July 1871 to elect members of the Second Legislature for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Conservative Party, led by Premier Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.