Quebec general election, 1871

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The Quebec general election of 1871 was held in June and July of 1871 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.

[edit] Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1867	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Conservative	Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau		51	46	-9.8%	31,168	51.72%	-1.8%
	Liberal	Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière		12	19	+58.3%	23,760	39.43%	+4.0%
	Other			1	-	-100%	5,368	8.85%	-2.2%
Total				65	65	-		100%

[edit] See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties

Preceded by 1867

List of Quebec general elections

Succeeded by 1875