1927 Quebec general election

The 1927 Quebec general election was held on May 16, 1927 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.

1927 Quebec general election
May 16, 1927
85 seats in the 17th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
43 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Arthur Sauvé
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1920 1915
Leader's seat Montmorency Deux-Montagnes
Last election 64 seats, 51.52% 20 seats, 39.32%
Seats won 74 9
Seat change 10 11
Popular vote 188,687 109,105
Percentage 59.33% 34.31%
Swing 7.81pp 5.02pp
Premier before election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

 Premier after election

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Liberal

It was the second general election victory in a row for Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, who had held office since 1920.

Results
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular Vote
1923 Elected % Change # % % Change
Liberal Louis-Alexandre Taschereau 85 64 74 +15.6% 188,687 59.33% +7.81%
Conservative Arthur Sauvé 69 20 9 -55.0% 109,105 34.31% -5.02%
  Other 13 1 2 +100% 20,169 6.36% -2.8%
Total 167 85 85 - 317,961 100%  
Popular vote
PLQ
 
 59.33%
PCQ
 
 34.31%
Others
 
 6.36%
Seats summary
PLQ
 
 87.06%
PCQ
 
 10.59%
Others
 
 2.35%

See also


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