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Party 1970 1973 1976 1981 1985 1989 19941 19982 20033
     Liberal 72 102 26 42 99 92 47 48 76
     Parti Québécois 7 6 71 80 23 29 77 76 45
     Union Nationale 17 - 11 - -        
     Créditistes 12 2 1 - - -      
     PNP     1            
     Equality           4 - - -
     ADQ             1 1 4
Total 108 110 110 122 122 125 125 125 125

Notes:

ADQ: Action démocratique du Québec

Party 1970 1973 1976 1981 1985 1989 19941 19982 20033
     Liberal 45.40 54.65 33.78 46.08 55.99 49.95 44.40 43.55 45.99
     Parti Québécois 23.06 30.22 41.37 49.26 38.69 40.16 44.75 42.87 33.24
     Union Nationale 19.65 4.92 18.20 4.00 0.23        
     Créditistes 11.19 9.92 4.63 0.04 0.05 0.09      
     PNP     0.92            
     Equality           3.69 0.29 0.31 0.11
     ADQ             6.46 11.81 18.18
     Workers Communist       0.14          
     Freedom of Choice       0.14          
     Libertarian       0.09          
     Marxist-Leninist                  
     Workers'       0.03          
     Communist       0.02          
     NPD/PSD         2.42 1.22 0.85 0.59  
     Progressive Conservative         1.03 0.14      
     Christian Socialism         0.34        
     Green         0.14 1.99 0.14   0.44
     Independentist         0.45 0.14      
     Humanist         0.09        
     PCC/PRC         0.07 0.05 0.06    
     Socialist         0.05 0.06      
     Unity           0.99      
     Lemon           0.22 0.10    
     Parti 51           0.11      
     Natural Law             0.85 0.13  
     Sovereignty             0.24    
     CANADA!             0.07    
     Development             0.05    
     Innovator             0.05 0.06  
     Economic             0.04    
     Bloc pot               0.24 0.60
     UFP                 1.06
     Christian Democracy                 0.08
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Notes:

ADQ: Action démocratique du Québec

Créditistes: Ralliement créditiste du Québec in 1970, 1976; Parti créditiste in 1973; Parti crédit social uni 1981-1989

NPD/PSD: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec in 1985, 1989 and 1994; Parti de la démocrate socialiste in 1998

PNP: Parti national populaire

PCC/PCR: Party for the Commonwealth of Canada (Quebec)/Party for the Republic of Canada (Quebec)

UFP: Union des forces progressistes

1 The 1994 results include the by-election held on October 24, 1994 in the Saint-Jean electoral district to break a tie in the original general election.

2 The 1998 results include the by-election held on December 14, 1998 in the Masson electoral district due to the death of PQ candidate Yves Blais on November 22, 1998.

3 The 2003 results include the by-election held on May 20, 2003 in the Champlain electoral district to break a tie in the original general election.

1919-1966 seats

Party 1919 1923 1927 1931 1935 1936 1939 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966
     Liberal 75 64 74 79 47 14 70 37 8 23 20 51 63 50
     Conservative 5 20 9 11 17                  
     Parti ouvrier 2                          
     Others/Independents   1 2       1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2
     ALN         25 * -              
     Union Nationale           76 15 48 82 68 72 43 31 56
     Bloc Populaire               4            
     CCF               1            
     Union des Electeurs                 -          
     RIN                           -
     Ralliement national                           -
Total 81 85 85 90 89 90 86 91 92 92 93 95 95 108

Notes:

ALN: Action libérale nationale

CCF: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

RIN: Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale

* Action libéral nationale merged with the Quebec Conservative Party to form the Union Nationale, but the name was used by ALN leader Paul Gouin again in the 1939 election.

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1919-1966 popular vote

Party 1919 1923 1927 1931 1935 1936 1939 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966
     Liberal 51.91 51.52 59.33 54.88 46.53 39.41 54.05 39.35 36.17 45.77 44.87 51.38 56.40 47.29
     Conservative 16.96 39.32 34.31 43.54 18.93                  
     Others/Independents1 31.13 9.16 3.36 1.58 5.06 3.71 2.33 5.67 3.34 3.73 3.33 2.01 1.45 3.13
     ALN         29.48 2 4.49              
     Union Nationale           56.88 39.13 38.02 51.24 50.50 51.80 46.61 42.15 40.82
     Bloc Populaire               14.40            
     CCF               2.56            
     Union des Electeurs                 9.25          
     RIN                           5.55
     Ralliement national                           3.21
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Notes:

ALN: Action libérale nationale

CCF: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

RIN: Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale

1 Action libérale nationale merged with the Quebec Conservative Party to form the Union Nationale, but the name was used by ALN leader Paul Gouin again in the 1939 election.

2 including Parti ouvrier and others.

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1867-1916 seats

Party 1867 1871 1875 1878 1881 1886 1890 1892 1897 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916
     Liberal 12 19 19 31 15 33 43 21 51 67 67 57 631 75
     Conservative 51 46 43 32 49 26 23 51 23 7 7 14 16 6
     Independent Liberal 12                       1  
     Independent Conservative     3 2 1 3 1 1            
     Parti national           3 5              
     Parti ouvrier             1              
     Ligue nationaliste                       3 1  
  Vacant 13                          
Total 65 65 65 65 65 65 73 73 74 74 74 74 81 81

1 The 63 Liberal seats include the May 27, 1912 election of Gustave Lemieux by acclamation in Gaspé and the July 15, 1912 election of Joseph-Édouard Caron in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

2 In 1867, Pierre-Alexis Tremblay was elected unopposed in Chicoutimi-Saguenay electoral district as an independent; however by the 1871 election he ran as a Liberal. Thus some sources give 13 seats for the Liberals and 0 for "others".

3 A by-election was not held in Kamouraska until February 11, 1869. It was won by a Conservative.

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1867-1916 popular vote

Party 1867 1871 1875 1878 1881 1886 1890 1892 1897 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916
     Liberal 35.46 39.43 38.59 47.49 38.97 39.58 44.26 43.65 53.28 53.15 55.43 53.53 53.54 60.57
     Conservative 53.48 51.72 50.67 49.49 50.38 46.19 45.11 52.41 43.82 41.85 26.73 39.92 43.01 35.09
     Other 4 11.06 8.85 10.74 3.02 10.65 14.23 10.63 3.94 2.90 5.00 17.84 6.55 3.45 4.34
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Notes: 4 including Independent Liberal, Independent Conservative, Parti national, Parti ouvrier, Ligue nationaliste and others.