1994 Quebec general election

1994 Quebec general election

← 1989 September 12, 1994 1998 →

125 seats in the 35th National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout81.58% (Increase6.56%)
  First party Second party
 
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Daniel Johnson, Jr. at the PLQ Leadership Convention, March 16, 2013 CROPPED.jpg
Leader Jacques Parizeau Daniel Johnson Jr.
Party Parti Québécois Liberal
Leader since March 18, 1988 December 14, 1993
Leader's seat L'Assomption Vaudreuil
Last election 29 seats, 40.16% 92 seats, 49.95%
Seats won 77 47
Seat change Increase48 Decrease45
Popular vote 1,751,442 1,737,698
Percentage 44.75% 44.40%
Swing Increase4.59% Decrease5.55%

  Third party
 
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Leader Mario Dumont
Party Action démocratique
Leader since May 11, 1994
Leader's seat Rivière-du-Loup
Last election pre-creation
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 252,721
Percentage 6.46%
Swing Increase6.46%

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Daniel Johnson Jr.
Liberal

Premier after election

Jacques Parizeau
Parti Québécois

The 1994 Quebec general election was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Daniel Johnson Jr.

Johnson had succeeded Robert Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier. Both his father, Daniel Sr., and brother, Pierre-Marc, had previously served as premiers of Quebec as leaders of different parties.

The election set the stage for the 1995 Quebec referendum on independence for Quebec from Canada. The referendum would see the PQ government's proposals for sovereignty very narrowly defeated.

Mario Dumont, a former president of the Liberal party's youth wing, and then leader of the newly formed Action démocratique du Québec, won his own seat, but no other members of his party were elected.

In Saint-Jean, there was a tie between incumbent Liberal candidate Michel Charbonneau and PQ candidate Roger Paquin. A new election was held on October 24 and was won by Paquin by a margin of 532 votes.[1]

  1. ^ "Quebec votes 2003 - Riding Profiles: Saint-Jean". CBC News.