Quebec general election, 1923

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The Quebec general election of 1923 was held on February 5, 1923 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 Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.

It was the first of four election victories in a row for Taschereau. However, he had held office since 1920, following the resignation of the previous premier, Lomer Gouin.

[edit] Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1919	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Louis-Alexandre Taschereau	92	74	64	-13.5%	149,730	51.52%	-0.4%
	Conservative	Arthur Sauvé	71	5	20	+300%	114,285	39.32%	+22.4%
	Other		16	2	1	-50.0%	26,634	9.16%	-22.0%
Total			179	81	85	+4.9%	290,649	100%

[edit] See also

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

Preceded by 1919

List of Quebec general elections

Succeeded by 1927