1916 Quebec general election

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.

1916 Quebec general election

May 22, 1916
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

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				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%
Total			142	81	81	-%	208,452	100%

Popular vote PLQ   60.57% PCQ   35.09% Others   4.34%

Seats summary PLQ   91.46% PCQ   7.32% Others   1.22%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 14th Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1917). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1916. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.