2003 Quebec general election

2003 Quebec general election
← 1998 April 14, 2003 2007 →
125 seats in the 37th Quebec Legislature
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.42% (Decrease7.9%)
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Leader Jean Charest Bernard Landry Mario Dumont
Party Liberal Parti Québécois Action démocratique
Leader since April 30, 1998 March 2, 2001 May 11, 1994
Leader's seat Sherbrooke Verchères Rivière-du-Loup
Last election 48 seats, 43.55% 76 seats, 42.87% 1 seat, 11.81%
Seats won 76 45 4
Seat change Increase28 Decrease31 Increase3
Popular vote 1,755,863 1,269,183 694,122
Percentage 45.99% 33.24% 18.18%
Swing Increase2.44% Decrease9.63% Increase6.37%
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

Bernard Landry
Parti Québécois

Premier after election

Jean Charest
Liberal

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The 2003 Quebec general election was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). The Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ), led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Bernard Landry, in a landslide.

In Champlain there was a tie between PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne and Liberal candidate Pierre-A. Brouillette; although the initial tally was 11,867 to 11,859,[1] a judicial recount produced a tally of 11,852 each.[2] A new election was held on May 20 and was won by Champagne by a margin of 642 votes.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Riding Profiles: Champlain". Quebec Votes 2003. CBC. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Les électeurs de Champlain retournent aux urnes" (in French). Radio-Canada. May 20, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "PQ wins revote in Champlain". CBC News. May 21, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Champlain (New election – May 20, 2003)". Elections Quebec. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2012.