1970 Quebec general election
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The 1970 Quebec general election was held on April 29, 1970, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by Robert Bourassa, defeated the incumbent Union Nationale, led by Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand.
This election marked the first appearance by a new party, the sovereigntist Parti Québécois, led by former Liberal cabinet minister René Lévesque. The PQ won a modest seven seats and came second in the popular vote, although Lévesque was defeated in his own riding.
Only a few months after the election, Quebec faced a severe test with the October Crisis, in which Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped and assassinated by the Front de libération du Québec, a violent pro-independence group.
The Union Nationale, which had governed Quebec through most of the 1940s and 1950s, would never come close to winning power again. This was partly because a significant number of the Union Nationale's younger supporters had embraced sovereigntism and shifted their support to the PQ.
Campaign
[edit]The Liberals, Unionists and péquistes all fielded full slates, and the créditistes also nominated 99 candidates, so most constituencies experienced at least four-way contests:
Candidates | Lib | UN | PQ | RC | Ind | NDP | I-PQ | I-Cr | Comm | Soc-W | Total |
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3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||||||
4 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 2 | 304 | |||||
5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | ||||
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |||
Total | 108 | 108 | 108 | 99 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 466 |
Results
[edit]Political party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidates | 1966 | 1970 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
Liberal | Robert Bourassa | 108 | 50 | 72 | 22 |
1,304,341 | 204,906 |
45.40% | 1.89 | |
Union Nationale | Jean-Jacques Bertrand | 108 | 56 | 17 | 39 |
564,544 | 384,384 |
19.65% | 21.17 | |
Ralliement créditiste | Camil Samson | 99 | – | 12 | 12 |
321,370 | 321,370 |
11.19% | New | |
Parti Québécois[a 1] | René Lévesque | 108 | – | 7 | 7 |
662,404 | 458,689 |
23.06% | 14.30 | |
Independent | 26 | 2 | – | 2 |
12,528 | 51,906 |
0.44% | 2.33 | ||
Other candidates | ||||||||||
█ New Democratic | Roland Morin | 13 | – | – | – | 4,374 | 4,374 |
0.15% | New | |
█ Independent PQ | 1 | – | – | – | 2,998 | 2,998 |
0.10% | New | ||
█ Independent Créditiste | 1 | – | – | – | 53 | 53 |
– | New | ||
█ Communist | Sam Walsh | 1 | – | – | – | 213 | 289 |
0.01% | 0.01 | |
█ Socialist Workers | 1 | – | – | – | 145 | 145 |
0.01% | New | ||
Total | 466 | 108 | 108 | 2,872,970 | 100.00% | |||||
Rejected ballots | 57,029 | 11,348 |
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Voter turnout | 2,929,999 | 559,489 |
84.23 | 10.66 | ||||||
Registered electors | 3,478,578 | 256,276 |
- ^ 1970 results compared to 1966 combined RIN/RN total
Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
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█ Liberal | 72 / 108 |
-1.89 | |||
█ Union Nationale | 17 / 108 |
-21.17 | |||
█ Ralliement créditiste | 12 / 108 |
11.19 | |||
█ Parti Québécois | 7 / 108 |
14.30 | |||
█ Independent | 0 / 108 |
-2.33 | |||
█ Other | 0 / 108 |
-0.10 |
Synopsis of results
[edit]Riding | Winning party | Turnout [a 1] |
Votes | ||||||||||||||
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Name | 1966 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
Lib | PQ | UN | RC | Ind | NDP | Other | Total | |||
Abitibi-Est | Lib | RC | 15,151 | 43.11% | 4,320 | 12.29% | 81.95% | 10,831 | 4,937 | 4,224 | 15,151 | – | – | – | 35,143 | ||
Abitibi-Ouest | Lib | RC | 6,285 | 46.52% | 1,602 | 11.86% | 87.66% | 4,683 | 917 | 1,626 | 6,285 | – | – | – | 13,511 | ||
Ahuntsic | Lib | Lib | 17,208 | 45.53% | 972 | 2.57% | 87.68% | 17,208 | 16,236 | 3,760 | 588 | – | – | – | 37,792 | ||
Argenteuil | Lib | Lib | 9,620 | 57.98% | 5,656 | 34.09% | 86.93% | 9,620 | 1,563 | 3,964 | 1,345 | 99 | – | – | 16,591 | ||
Arthabaska | UN | Lib | 8,715 | 32.13% | 263 | 0.97% | 89.88% | 8,715 | 3,852 | 5,983 | 8,452 | 119 | – | – | 27,121 | ||
Bagot | UN | UN | 4,591 | 37.74% | 1,250 | 10.27% | 89.29% | 3,341 | 917 | 4,591 | 3,280 | 37 | – | – | 12,166 | ||
Beauce | UN | RC | 11,804 | 38.45% | 2,444 | 7.96% | 84.37% | 8,139 | 1,393 | 9,360 | 11,804 | – | – | – | 30,696 | ||
Beauharnois | Lib | Lib | 12,384 | 43.00% | 2,937 | 10.20% | 89.87% | 12,384 | 9,447 | 5,515 | 1,453 | – | – | – | 28,799 | ||
Bellechasse | UN | UN | 6,111 | 50.56% | 3,043 | 25.18% | 85.73% | 3,068 | 311 | 6,111 | 2,596 | – | – | – | 12,086 | ||
Berthier | UN | UN | 5,387 | 37.72% | 164 | 1.15% | 86.29% | 5,223 | 2,866 | 5,387 | 807 | – | – | – | 14,283 | ||
Bonaventure | Lib | Lib | 11,803 | 60.39% | 6,729 | 34.43% | 83.93% | 11,803 | 2,155 | 5,074 | 513 | – | – | – | 19,545 | ||
Bourassa | Lib | Lib | 22,197 | 45.59% | 1,371 | 2.82% | 80.48% | 22,197 | 20,826 | 4,265 | 1,401 | – | – | – | 48,689 | ||
Bourget | UN | PQ | 15,565 | 40.25% | 500 | 1.29% | 85.65% | 15,065 | 15,565 | 6,689 | 1,246 | – | 108 | – | 38,673 | ||
Brome | Lib | Lib | 4,666 | 63.21% | 3,036 | 41.13% | 85.54% | 4,666 | 299 | 1,630 | 787 | – | – | – | 7,382 | ||
Chambly | Lib | Lib | 25,641 | 56.74% | 11,273 | 24.95% | 87.41% | 25,641 | 14,368 | 3,948 | 1,231 | – | – | – | 45,188 | ||
Champlain | UN | Lib | 9,334 | 33.06% | 2,534 | 8.98% | 86.96% | 9,334 | 5,403 | 6,800 | 6,696 | – | – | – | 28,233 | ||
Charlevoix | Lib | Lib | 6,602 | 42.59% | 2,439 | 15.73% | 85.40% | 6,602 | 1,680 | 4,163 | 3,058 | – | – | – | 15,503 | ||
Châteauguay | Lib | Lib | 14,536 | 59.53% | 10,013 | 41.00% | 87.31% | 14,536 | 4,493 | 4,523 | 867 | – | – | – | 24,419 | ||
Chauveau | UN | Lib | 18,469 | 36.61% | 5,121 | 10.15% | 85.94% | 18,469 | 9,399 | 9,235 | 13,348 | – | – | – | 50,451 | ||
Chicoutimi | UN | UN | 8,614 | 36.74% | 1,283 | 5.47% | 87.80% | 7,331 | 7,090 | 8,614 | 409 | – | – | – | 23,444 | ||
Compton | UN | Lib | 3,613 | 32.09% | 270 | 2.40% | 86.94% | 3,613 | 1,030 | 3,274 | 3,343 | – | – | – | 11,260 | ||
D'Arcy-McGee | Lib | Lib | 36,543 | 90.41% | 33,313 | 82.42% | 85.06% | 36,543 | 3,230 | 647 | – | – | – | – | 40,420 | ||
Deux-Montagnes | Lib | Lib | 12,106 | 54.21% | 6,949 | 31.12% | 87.86% | 12,106 | 4,199 | 5,157 | 870 | – | – | – | 22,332 | ||
Dorchester | UN | RC | 6,067 | 35.30% | 1,684 | 9.80% | 78.84% | 4,383 | 2,490 | 4,245 | 6,067 | – | – | – | 17,185 | ||
Dorion | Lib | Lib | 13,183 | 45.94% | 3,525 | 12.28% | 78.67% | 13,183 | 9,658 | 4,851 | 859 | – | – | 145 | 28,696 | ||
Drummond | Lib | Lib | 13,269 | 40.16% | 5,420 | 16.41% | 87.87% | 13,269 | 6,888 | 5,032 | 7,849 | – | – | – | 33,038 | ||
Dubuc | UN | UN | 8,793 | 36.19% | 440 | 1.81% | 88.20% | 8,353 | 6,505 | 8,793 | 647 | – | – | – | 24,298 | ||
Duplessis | Lib | Lib | 7,839 | 45.86% | 2,227 | 13.03% | 80.70% | 7,839 | 5,612 | 3,310 | 331 | – | – | – | 17,092 | ||
Fabre | Lib | Lib | 20,158 | 41.71% | 91 | 0.19% | 87.17% | 20,158 | 20,067 | 6,213 | 1,613 | 92 | 182 | – | 48,325 | ||
Frontenac | UN | RC | 5,204 | 38.74% | 483 | 3.60% | 84.13% | 2,604 | 840 | 4,721 | 5,204 | 65 | – | – | 13,434 | ||
Gaspé-Nord | UN | UN | 4,786 | 41.60% | 194 | 1.69% | 88.52% | 4,592 | 1,990 | 4,786 | 136 | – | – | – | 11,504 | ||
Gaspé-Sud | Lib | Lib | 8,455 | 49.96% | 3,370 | 19.91% | 84.06% | 8,455 | 3,062 | 5,085 | 322 | – | – | – | 16,924 | ||
Gatineau | Lib | Lib | 19,007 | 62.37% | 13,886 | 45.56% | 82.58% | 19,007 | 3,360 | 5,121 | 2,989 | – | – | – | 30,477 | ||
Gouin | Lib | PQ | 14,070 | 40.87% | 12 | 0.03% | 78.87% | 14,058 | 14,070 | 5,053 | 1,242 | – | – | – | 34,423 | ||
Hull | Lib | Lib | 14,478 | 56.97% | 10,664 | 41.96% | 75.63% | 14,478 | 3,814 | 3,647 | 3,252 | 221 | – | – | 25,412 | ||
Huntingdon | Lib | Lib | 4,170 | 55.44% | 1,742 | 23.16% | 80.39% | 4,170 | 611 | 2,428 | 312 | – | – | – | 7,521 | ||
Iberville | UN | UN | 4,110 | 40.17% | 768 | 7.51% | 90.07% | 3,342 | 2,036 | 4,110 | 743 | – | – | – | 10,231 | ||
Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Lib | Lib | 3,560 | 56.68% | 1,275 | 20.30% | 89.57% | 3,560 | 366 | 2,285 | 70 | – | – | – | 6,281 | ||
Jacques-Cartier | Lib | Lib | 25,743 | 67.16% | 19,427 | 50.68% | 84.72% | 25,743 | 6,316 | 3,027 | 922 | 2,322 | – | – | 38,330 | ||
Jean-Talon | Lib | Lib | 12,565 | 41.63% | 6,068 | 20.10% | 82.07% | 12,565 | 6,497 | 6,381 | 4,625 | 114 | – | – | 30,182 | ||
Jeanne-Mance | Lib | Lib | 21,515 | 48.48% | 4,649 | 10.48% | 83.81% | 21,515 | 16,866 | 4,797 | 1,197 | – | – | – | 44,375 | ||
Joliette | UN | Lib | 10,929 | 40.32% | 3,235 | 11.93% | 88.66% | 10,929 | 7,376 | 7,694 | 1,107 | – | – | – | 27,106 | ||
Jonquière | Lib | Lib | 15,010 | 49.49% | 3,656 | 12.05% | 88.64% | 15,010 | 11,354 | 3,108 | 856 | – | – | – | 30,328 | ||
Kamouraska | UN | Lib | 4,889 | 37.73% | 1,136 | 8.77% | 80.89% | 4,889 | 762 | 3,555 | 3,753 | – | – | – | 12,959 | ||
L'Assomption | UN | Lib | 10,754 | 38.30% | 1,382 | 4.92% | 87.16% | 10,754 | 9,372 | 7,955 | – | – | – | – | 28,081 | ||
L'Islet | UN | Lib | 4,000 | 35.99% | 292 | 2.63% | 82.20% | 4,000 | 506 | 3,708 | 2,899 | – | – | – | 11,113 | ||
Labelle | UN | UN | 6,263 | 46.41% | 3,341 | 24.76% | 84.83% | 2,922 | 2,724 | 6,263 | 1,585 | – | – | – | 13,494 | ||
Lac-Saint-Jean | UN | Lib | 9,339 | 39.76% | 1,466 | 6.24% | 89.23% | 9,339 | 7,873 | 5,515 | 761 | – | – | – | 23,488 | ||
LaFontaine | UN | PQ | 18,113 | 40.69% | 2,611 | 5.87% | 83.96% | 15,502 | 18,113 | 8,948 | 1,731 | 89 | 128 | – | 44,511 | ||
Laurier | Lib | Lib | 17,934 | 50.20% | 4,331 | 12.12% | 83.25% | 17,934 | 13,603 | 3,073 | 1,113 | – | – | – | 35,723 | ||
Laval | Lib | Lib | 27,262 | 57.64% | 14,086 | 29.78% | 84.28% | 27,262 | 13,176 | 5,353 | 1,507 | – | – | – | 47,298 | ||
Laviolette | UN | Lib | 6,974 | 28.57% | 297 | 1.22% | 85.20% | 6,974 | 5,365 | 5,390 | 6,677 | – | – | – | 24,406 | ||
Lévis | UN | RC | 10,268 | 31.14% | 209 | 0.63% | 87.54% | 10,059 | 4,470 | 8,179 | 10,268 | – | – | – | 32,976 | ||
Limoilou | UN | Lib | 12,582 | 32.78% | 2,807 | 7.31% | 84.07% | 12,582 | 7,381 | 9,775 | 8,650 | – | – | – | 38,388 | ||
Lotbinière | UN | RC | 4,823 | 35.83% | 369 | 2.74% | 87.19% | 4,454 | 504 | 3,678 | 4,823 | – | – | – | 13,459 | ||
Louis-Hébert | Lib | Lib | 25,026 | 54.09% | 13,471 | 29.12% | 87.49% | 25,026 | 11,555 | 6,949 | 2,738 | – | – | – | 46,268 | ||
Maisonneuve | UN | PQ | 16,012 | 45.16% | 4,605 | 12.99% | 77.18% | 11,407 | 16,012 | 6,007 | 1,777 | – | 252 | – | 35,455 | ||
Marguerite-Bourgeoys | Lib | Lib | 28,694 | 68.85% | 20,787 | 49.88% | 84.41% | 28,694 | 7,907 | 3,584 | 850 | 262 | 378 | – | 41,675 | ||
Maskinongé | UN | UN | 5,113 | 43.06% | 1,299 | 10.94% | 90.46% | 3,814 | 757 | 5,113 | 2,190 | – | – | – | 11,874 | ||
Matane | Lib | Lib | 8,800 | 41.67% | 2,922 | 13.84% | 84.93% | 8,800 | 5,878 | 5,338 | 1,103 | – | – | – | 21,119 | ||
Matapédia | Lib | Lib | 4,319 | 32.69% | 514 | 3.89% | 84.84% | 4,319 | 3,805 | 2,564 | 871 | 1,655 | – | – | 13,214 | ||
Mégantic | UN | RC | 8,201 | 28.79% | 501 | 1.76% | 88.09% | 6,954 | 5,626 | 7,700 | 8,201 | – | – | – | 28,481 | ||
Mercier | Lib | Lib | 15,337 | 46.65% | 3,061 | 9.31% | 79.82% | 15,337 | 12,276 | 4,145 | 1,011 | 106 | – | – | 32,875 | ||
Missisquoi | UN | UN | 6,789 | 40.22% | 543 | 3.22% | 84.60% | 6,246 | 2,042 | 6,789 | 1,804 | – | – | – | 16,881 | ||
Montcalm | UN | UN | 4,950 | 45.27% | 338 | 3.09% | 86.66% | 4,612 | 1,372 | 4,950 | – | – | – | – | 10,934 | ||
Montmagny | UN | UN | 5,596 | 42.54% | 1,932 | 14.69% | 82.25% | 3,664 | 634 | 5,596 | 3,261 | – | – | – | 13,155 | ||
Montmorency | UN | Lib | 9,714 | 32.65% | 41 | 0.14% | 87.35% | 9,714 | 3,729 | 6,337 | 9,673 | 300 | – | – | 29,753 | ||
Napierville-Laprairie | Lib | Lib | 14,408 | 48.71% | 7,394 | 25.00% | 80.74% | 14,408 | 7,014 | 6,739 | 1,194 | 225 | – | – | 29,580 | ||
Nicolet | UN | UN | 7,380 | 45.53% | 1,819 | 11.22% | 88.21% | 5,561 | 1,764 | 7,380 | 1,505 | – | – | – | 16,210 | ||
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Lib | Lib | 31,930 | 87.26% | 29,147 | 79.65% | 84.04% | 31,930 | 2,783 | 680 | 357 | – | 843 | – | 36,593 | ||
Olier | Lib | Lib | 22,649 | 50.38% | 5,958 | 13.25% | 81.52% | 22,649 | 16,691 | 3,994 | 1,624 | – | – | – | 44,958 | ||
Outremont | Lib | Lib | 25,955 | 74.21% | 18,660 | 53.35% | 86.42% | 25,955 | 7,295 | 1,419 | – | – | 307 | – | 34,976 | ||
Papineau | UN | Lib | 12,651 | 43.23% | 3,648 | 12.47% | 84.92% | 12,651 | 2,634 | 9,003 | 4,974 | – | – | – | 29,262 | ||
Pontiac | UN | Lib | 5,152 | 53.46% | 1,162 | 12.06% | 81.00% | 5,152 | 253 | 3,990 | 242 | – | – | – | 9,637 | ||
Portneuf | UN | RC | 11,086 | 38.14% | 3,105 | 10.68% | 83.82% | 7,981 | 3,681 | 6,315 | 11,086 | – | – | – | 29,063 | ||
Richelieu | UN | Lib | 12,047 | 42.01% | 2,228 | 7.77% | 89.02% | 12,047 | 5,866 | 9,819 | 947 | – | – | – | 28,679 | ||
Richmond | Lib | RC | 7,485 | 36.02% | 1,137 | 5.47% | 86.70% | 6,348 | 3,655 | 3,290 | 7,485 | – | – | – | 20,778 | ||
Rimouski | Lib | Lib | 9,987 | 35.89% | 1,560 | 5.61% | 85.67% | 9,987 | 8,427 | 5,247 | 4,168 | – | – | – | 27,829 | ||
Rivière-du-Loup | UN | Lib | 8,586 | 41.40% | 1,001 | 4.83% | 86.03% | 8,586 | 2,008 | 7,585 | 2,558 | – | – | – | 20,737 | ||
Robert-Baldwin | Ind | Lib | 46,169 | 87.46% | 41,316 | 78.26% | 86.86% | 46,169 | 4,853 | 1,769 | – | – | – | – | 52,791 | ||
Roberval | UN | Lib | 9,845 | 37.85% | 2,609 | 10.03% | 84.64% | 9,845 | 5,977 | 7,236 | 2,956 | – | – | – | 26,014 | ||
Rouville | UN | Lib | 6,564 | 40.90% | 309 | 1.93% | 88.93% | 6,564 | 2,327 | 6,255 | 904 | – | – | – | 16,050 | ||
Rouyn-Noranda | UN | RC | 9,573 | 51.91% | 5,560 | 30.15% | 88.37% | 4,013 | 2,756 | 2,101 | 9,573 | – | – | – | 18,443 | ||
Saguenay | Lib | PQ | 12,392 | 44.77% | 2,248 | 8.12% | 82.19% | 10,144 | 12,392 | 4,007 | 1,138 | – | – | – | 27,681 | ||
Saint-Henri | UN | Lib | 14,096 | 46.88% | 2,701 | 8.98% | 79.28% | 14,096 | 11,395 | 4,036 | – | 244 | 295 | – | 30,066 | ||
Saint-Hyacinthe | UN | Lib | 10,628 | 38.24% | 2,044 | 7.36% | 86.53% | 10,628 | 5,696 | 8,584 | 2,801 | 81 | – | – | 27,790 | ||
Saint-Jacques | UN | PQ | 8,554 | 39.01% | 1,490 | 6.80% | 71.16% | 7,064 | 8,554 | 5,377 | 848 | 84 | – | – | 21,927 | ||
Saint-Jean | UN | Lib | 8,993 | 38.55% | 2,172 | 9.31% | 89.43% | 8,993 | 6,821 | 6,605 | 909 | – | – | – | 23,328 | ||
Saint-Laurent | Lib | Lib | 33,109 | 72.03% | 23,650 | 51.45% | 84.81% | 33,109 | 9,459 | 2,917 | – | – | 483 | – | 45,968 | ||
Saint-Louis | Lib | Lib | 12,303 | 64.71% | 7,708 | 40.54% | 70.20% | 12,303 | 4,595 | 1,526 | – | – | 376 | 213 | 19,013 | ||
Saint-Maurice | UN | UN | 11,921 | 36.93% | 4,045 | 12.53% | 85.86% | 7,857 | 7,876 | 11,921 | 4,625 | – | – | – | 32,279 | ||
Saint-Sauveur | UN | RC | 9,217 | 31.22% | 532 | 1.80% | 82.07% | 8,685 | 4,912 | 6,712 | 9,217 | – | – | – | 29,526 | ||
Saint-Anne | Ind | Lib | 8,914 | 48.00% | 4,039 | 21.75% | 70.02% | 8,914 | 3,809 | 804 | – | 5,045[a 2] | – | – | 18,572 | ||
Sainte-Marie | UN | PQ | 10,707 | 42.57% | 2,513 | 9.99% | 73.11% | 8,194 | 10,707 | 5,165 | 1,088 | – | – | – | 25,154 | ||
Shefford | UN | UN | 10,480 | 33.21% | 1,636 | 5.18% | 87.00% | 8,844 | 4,113 | 10,480 | 8,124 | – | – | – | 31,561 | ||
Sherbrooke | UN | Lib | 17,319 | 34.26% | 5,603 | 11.08% | 84.25% | 17,319 | 10,783 | 10,421 | 11,716 | – | 307 | – | 50,546 | ||
Stanstead | Lib | Lib | 8,897 | 49.10% | 3,973 | 21.92% | 84.04% | 8,897 | 2,000 | 2,300 | 4,924 | – | – | – | 18,121 | ||
Taillon | Lib | Lib | 16,501 | 42.63% | 5,363 | 13.86% | 80.56% | 16,501 | 11,138 | 4,997 | 2,826 | 247 | – | 2,998 | 38,707 | ||
Témiscamingue | Lib | Lib | 3,747 | 43.88% | 902 | 10.56% | 84.17% | 3,747 | 499 | 1,448 | 2,845 | – | – | – | 8,539 | ||
Témiscouata | UN | UN | 3,929 | 35.51% | 573 | 5.18% | 84.68% | 3,356 | 877 | 3,929 | 2,901 | – | – | – | 11,063 | ||
Terrebonne | UN | Lib | 30,452 | 45.54% | 12,467 | 18.64% | 85.42% | 30,452 | 17,985 | 13,406 | 5,028 | – | – | – | 66,871 | ||
Trois-Rivières | UN | Lib | 12,899 | 39.84% | 4,193 | 12.95% | 81.15% | 12,899 | 6,995 | 8,706 | 3,778 | – | – | – | 32,378 | ||
Vaudreuil-Soulanges | Lib | Lib | 11,841 | 50.12% | 5,452 | 23.08% | 84.88% | 11,841 | 4,183 | 6,389 | 1,158 | – | – | 53 | 23,624 | ||
Verchères | Lib | Lib | 14,822 | 53.23% | 6,796 | 24.41% | 86.65% | 14,822 | 8,026 | 3,995 | 1,001 | – | – | – | 27,844 | ||
Verdun | Lib | Lib | 23,630 | 59.85% | 14,332 | 36.30% | 83.53% | 23,630 | 9,298 | 4,129 | 1,117 | 1,121 | 186 | – | 39,481 | ||
Westmount | Lib | Lib | 32,703 | 85.30% | 29,056 | 75.78% | 80.47% | 32,703 | 3,647 | 1,126 | 336 | – | 529 | – | 38,341 | ||
Wolfe | UN | UN | 3,712 | 44.40% | 1,630 | 19.50% | 88.76% | 2,082 | 706 | 3,712 | 1,860 | – | – | – | 8,360 | ||
Yamaska | UN | Lib | 3,826 | 46.88% | 487 | 5.97% | 86.90% | 3,826 | 558 | 3,339 | 438 | – | – | – | 8,161 |
- ^ including spoilt ballots
- ^ Frank Hanley (4,875 votes) was the incumbent
- = open seat
- = turnout is above provincial average
- = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
- = incumbent had switched allegiance
- = previously incumbent in another riding
- = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
- = incumbency arose from byelection gain
- = other incumbents renominated
- = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
- = multiple candidates
Analysis
[edit]Party | 1966 | Gain from (loss to) | 1970 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib | UN | RC | PQ | Ind | |||||||||
Liberal | 50 | 25 | (3) | (2) | 2 | 72 | |||||||
Union Nationale | 56 | (25) | (9) | (5) | 17 | ||||||||
Ralliement créditiste | – | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
Parti Québécois | – | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
Independent | 2 | (2) | – | ||||||||||
Total | 108 | 5 | (27) | 39 | – | – | (12) | – | (7) | 2 | – | 108 |
Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib | UN | RC | PQ | Ind | |||
Liberal | 24 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 72 | ||
Union Nationale | 16 | 1 | 17 | ||||
Ralliement créditiste | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||||
Parti Québécois | 7 | 7 | |||||
Total | 32 | 27 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 108 |
Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
█ Liberal | 72 | 32 | 4 | ||
█ Union Nationale | 17 | 27 | 56 | 8 | |
█ Ralliement créditiste | 12 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 5 |
█ Parti Québécois | 7 | 38 | 33 | 30 | |
█ Independent | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
█ New Democratic | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
█ Independent PQ | 1 | ||||
█ Independent Créditiste | 1 | ||||
█ Communist | 1 | ||||
█ Socialist Workers | 1 |
Source | Party | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib | UN | RC | PQ | Total | ||
Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 34 | 17 | 51 | ||
Open seats held | 8 | 8 | ||||
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | 1 | ||||
Byelection loss reversed | 1 | 1 | ||||
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 | |
Open seats gained | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
Incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | |||||
Total | 72 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 108 |
See also
[edit]- List of Quebec premiers
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- List of Quebec political parties
- 29th National Assembly of Quebec
- New Democratic Party of Quebec candidates, 1970 Quebec provincial election
Further reading
[edit]- Saywell, John, ed. (1971). Canadian Annual Review for 1970. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-1818-2.
External links
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1970". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
- ^ a b "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved September 13, 2023.