1916 Quebec general election

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May 22, 1916

1919 →

81 seats in the 14th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
41 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Lomer Gouin	Philémon Cousineau
Party	Liberal	Conservative
Leader since	1905	1915
Leader's seat	Portneuf	Jacques-Cartier (lost re-election)
Last election	62 seats, 53.54%	16 seats, 43.01%
Seats won	75	6
Seat change	13	10
Popular vote	126,266	73,147
Percentage	60.57%	35.09%
Swing	7.03pp	7.92pp

Premier before election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

Premier after election

Lomer Gouin
Liberal

The 1916 Quebec general election was held on May 22, 1916, to elect members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Philémon Cousineau.

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	1912	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Lomer Gouin	85	62	75	+19.0%	126,266	60.57%	+7.03%
	Conservative	Philémon Cousineau	55	16	6	-62.5%	73,147	35.09%	-7.92%
	Parti ouvrier		2	-	1		9,039	4.34%	+0.9%
	Other		0	1	-	-100%	9,039	4.34%	+0.9%
Total			142	81	81	-%	208,452	100%

v t e Elections and referendums in Quebec
General elections	1867 1871 1875 1878 1881 1886 1890 1892 1897 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1919 1923 1927 1931 1935 1936 1939 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1973 1976 1981 1985 1989 1994 1998 2003 2007 2008 2012 2014 2018 2022 44th
Municipal elections	1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1993 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Referendums	1919 1980 1992 1995 2004
See also: List of Quebec by-elections

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