1881 Quebec general election

The 1881 Quebec general election was held on December 2, 1881, to elect members of the 5th Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Conservative Party, led by Premier Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, defeated the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.

1881 Quebec general election

December 2, 1881
65 seats in the 5th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Party Conservative Liberal Leader since 1878 1869 Leader's seat Terrebonne Lotbinière Last election 32 seats 49.5% popular vote 31 seats 47.5% popular vote Seats won 49 15 Seat change 17 16 Popular vote 49,152 38,020 Percentage 50.4% 39.0% Swing 0.9% 8.5%
Premier before election Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Conservative Premier after election Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Conservative

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1878	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Conservative	Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau		32	49	+53.1%	49,152	50.38%	+0.9%
	Liberal	Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière		31	15	-51.6%	38 020	38.97%	-8.5%
	Independent Conservative			2	1	-50.0%	10 387	10.65%	+7.6%
	Other			-	-	-
Total				65	65	-		100%

Popular vote PCQ   50.38% PLQ   38.97% Others   10.65%

Seats summary PCQ   75.38% PLQ   23.08% Others   1.54%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 5th Legislative Assembly of Quebec