1890 Quebec general election
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The 1890 Quebec general election was held on June 17, 1890, to elect members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party Parti national coalition led by Honoré Mercier, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Louis-Olivier Taillon.
A scandal and charges of corruption cut short Mercier's term of office. He was later cleared of all charges, but his political career was ended.[1]
Redistribution of ridings
[edit]Through the passage of two Acts passed prior to the election,[2][3] the Assembly was increased from 65 to 73 members through the following changes:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
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| Divisions of ridings | |
| Reorganization of ridings | |
- ^ Protected seat under British North America Act 1867, s. 80. Successor seats had same status.
Results
[edit]| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 1886 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal | Honoré Mercier | 33 | 43 | +30.3% | 70,345 | 44.54% | +5.0% | ||
| Conservative | Louis-Olivier Taillon | 26 | 23 | -11.5% | 71,695 | 45.39% | -0.8% | ||
| Independent Conservative | 3 | 1 | -66.7% | 15,888 | 10.06% | -3.6% | |||
| Parti national | 3 | 5 | +66.7% | ||||||
| Parti ouvrier | - | 1 | |||||||
| Other | - | - | - | ||||||
| Total | 65 | 73 | - | 157,928 | 100% | ||||
See also
[edit]- List of Quebec premiers
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- List of Quebec political parties
- 7th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
References
[edit]- ^ Dufour, Pierre; Hamelin, Jean (1998). "Biography – MERCIER, HONORÉ – Volume XII (1891-1900)". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ An Act respecting increased representation in the Legislative Assembly for the electoral districts of Montreal West, Montreal Centre, Montreal East, Quebec East, Drummond and Arthabaska, Rimouski, Chicoutimi and Saguenay, S.Q. 1890 (1st session), c. 2
- ^ An Act respecting increased representation in the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Wolfe and Richmond, S.Q. 1890 (1st session), c. 3
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