The 1919 Quebec general election was held on June 23, 1919, to elect members of the

15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec The 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec is the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from June 23, 1919, to February 5, 1923. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Lomer Gouin and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was the governing party. Tascher ...

, Canada. The incumbent

Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; e ...

, led by

Lomer Gouin Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th premier of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th lieutenant governor of Quebec. Biography ...

, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé. Gouin, who had held office since 1905, resigned precisely one year after the election to make way for his successor Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. Gouin himself had originally come to power in much the same way, after his predecessor

Simon-Napoléon Parent Simon-Napoléon Parent (September 12, 1855 – September 7, 1920) was the 12th premier of Quebec from October 3, 1900 to March 21, 1905, as well as serving as President of the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company. Background Parent was born i ...

resigned soon after winning his final election.

Results

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Parti ouvrier There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party, or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Pa ...

'' , , 7 , – , 2 , 2 , 12,506 , 10,674 , 9.65 , 8.77 , - , , 22 , – , – , – , 21,902 , 14,695 , 16.88 , 13.42 , - , style="background-color:lightcoral;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Liberal-Democrat , , 5 , – , – , – , 4,399 , , 3.38 , , - , , 1 , – , – , – , 1,457 , , 1.12 , , - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , 134 ! " colspan="3", 81 ! " colspan="2", 129,636 ! " colspan="2", 100% , - , colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" , Rejected ballots , 1,448 , 1,319 , colspan="2", , - , colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" , Voter turnout , 131,184 , 80,035 , 55.11 , 7.44 , - , colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" , Registered electors (contested ridings only) , 238,052 , 99,644 , colspan="2", , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Candidates returned by

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References

Quebec general election Elections in Quebec

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