Quebec general election, 1881

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

[edit] 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%

[edit] See also

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

Preceded by 1878

List of Quebec general elections

Succeeded by 1886