2008 Quebec general election

2008 Quebec general election

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125 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.43% (13.8%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jean Charest Pauline Marois Party Liberal Parti Québécois Leader since April 30, 1998 June 26, 2007 Leader's seat Sherbrooke Charlevoix Last election 48 seats, 33.08% 36 seats, 28.35% Seats won 66 51 Seat change 18 15 Popular vote 1,366,046 1,139,185 Percentage 42.08% 35.17% Swing 9.00% 6.82%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Mario Dumont Françoise David and Amir Khadir (as spokespeople) Party Action démocratique Québec solidaire Leader since May 11, 1994 February 4, 2006 Leader's seat Rivière-du-Loup David: Ran in Gouin (lost) Khadir: Mercier Last election 41 seats, 30.84% 0 seats, 3.64% Seats won 7 1 Seat change 34 1 Popular vote 529,925 123,061 Percentage 16.37% 3.78% Swing 14.47% 0.14%
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 Jean Charest Liberal Premier after election Jean Charest Liberal

The 2008 Quebec general election was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on December 8, 2008. The Quebec Liberal Party, under incumbent Premier Jean Charest, was re-elected with a majority government, marking the first time since the 1950s (when the Union Nationale of Maurice Duplessis won four consecutive elections) that a party or leader was elected to a third consecutive mandate, and the first time for the Liberals since the 1930s, when Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was Premier.

The 2008 election also marked the first time that Québec solidaire won a seat.