Quebec general election, 1890

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The Quebec general election of 1890 was held on June 17, 1890 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Honoré Mercier, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Louis-Olivier Taillon.

A scandal and charges of corruption cut short Mercier's term of office. He was later cleared of all charges, but his political career was ended.

[edit] Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1886	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Honoré Mercier		33	43	+30.3%	70,345	44.54%	+4.7%
	Conservative	Louis-Olivier Taillon.		26	23	-11.5%	71,695	45.39%	-1.1%
	Independent Conservative			3	1	-66.7%	15,888	10.06%	-3.6%
	Parti national			3	5	+66.7%
	Parti ouvrier			-	1
	Other			-	-	-
Total				65	73	-	157,928	100%

[edit] See also

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

Preceded by 1886

List of Quebec general elections

Succeeded by 1892