1966 Quebec general election

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The Quebec general election of 1966 was held on June 5, 1966, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale (UN), led by Daniel Johnson, Sr, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage.


In terms of the number of seats won, the election was one of the closest in recent history, with the UN winning 56 seats to the Liberals' 50. Generally, Quebec's first past the post electoral system tends to produce strong disparities in the number of seats won even if the popular vote is fairly close. The Liberals won 6.5% more votes, but were denied a third term because rural areas were slightly overrepresented in the legislature.


The victory of the UN over the popular Lesage government was a surprise to many observers. Johnson's campaign was likely helped by his position that Quebec should get a better deal within the Canadian confederation, or should separate if it is unable to do so. In this sense, the forces of Quebec nationalism unleashed by the Quiet Revolution begun by Lesage may have contributed to his defeat, as many rural voters felt chagrin at the rapid pace of reform under the Liberals.


The pro-independence Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale and Ralliement national obtained a combined total of just under 9% of the popular vote (but no seats).


This was the last election for the "Legislative Assembly of Quebec". Legislation was passed to replace the bicameral system of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Quebec with a single National Assembly of Quebec, effective December 31, 1968.


Daniel Johnson died in office in 1968, and was succeeded by Jean-Jacques Bertrand. Johnson's sons, Pierre-Marc and Daniel Jr each later served as Premier of Quebec.



Results






































































Party
Party leader
# of
candidates
Seats
Popular vote

1962

Elected
% Change
#
%
% Change


Union Nationale

Daniel Johnson, Sr
108
31
56
+80.6%
948,928
40.82%
-1.3%


Liberal

Jean Lesage
108
63
50
-20.6%

1,099,435
47.29%
-9.1%
    
Independent/Other
39
1
2
+100%
72,751
3.13%
+1.7%
    

RIN

Pierre Bourgault
73
*
-
*
129,045
5.55%
*
    

Ralliement national

Gilles Grégoire
90
*
-
*
74,670
3.21%
*

Total
418
95
108
+13.7%
2,324,829
100%
 

Note:


* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
























Vote share
PLQ
47.29%
Union Nationale
40.82%
RIN
5.55%
Ralliement national
3.21%
Others
3.13%


See also


  • List of Quebec premiers

  • Politics of Quebec

  • Timeline of Quebec history

  • List of Quebec political parties

  • 28th National Assembly of Quebec


External links


  • CBC TV video clip





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