Quebec general election, 1935

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The Quebec general election of 1935 was held on November 25, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was re-elected, defeating the Action libérale nationale, led by Paul Gouin, and the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Maurice Duplessis.

It was the fourth and final general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920. He would resign less than seven months later due to a scandal.

The Action libérale nationale (ALN) was a newly-formed party led by the son of former Liberal premier Lomer Gouin. It was established by former Liberals who had become dissatisfied with the party. The ALN and Conservatives formed an alliance to contest this election, and after the election merged to formed the Union Nationale, which soon became a major political force.

[edit] Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1931	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Louis-Alexandre Taschereau		79	47	-40.5%		46.53%	-8.4%
	Action libérale nationale	Paul Gouin		*	25	*		29.48%	*
	Conservative	Maurice Duplessis		11	17	+54.5%		18.93%	-24.6%
	Other			-	-	-		5.06%	+3.5%
Total				90	89	-1.1%		100%

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

[edit] See also

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

Preceded by 1931

List of Quebec general elections

Succeeded by 1936