1966 Quebec general election
The 1966 Quebec general election was held on June 5, 1966, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada.[1] The Union Nationale (UN), led by Daniel Johnson, Sr, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage.
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In terms of the number of seats won, the election was one of the closest in recent history, with the UN winning 56 seats to the Liberals' 50. Generally, Quebec's first past the post electoral system tends to produce strong disparities in the number of seats won even if the popular vote is fairly close. In this case, the most popular party did not win the most seats in the chamber. The Liberals won 6.5% more votes, but were denied a third term because the rural part of the province, where the Union Nationale did well, were slightly over-represented in the legislature.
The victory of the UN over the popular Lesage government was a surprise to many observers. Johnson's campaign was likely helped by his position that Quebec should get a better deal within the Canadian confederation, or should separate if it is unable to do so. In this sense, the forces of Quebec nationalism unleashed by the Quiet Revolution begun by Lesage may have contributed to his defeat, as many rural voters felt chagrin at the rapid pace of reform under the Liberals.
The pro-independence Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale and Ralliement national (formed from splinter groups out of the RIN and the Ralliement des créditistes) obtained a combined total of just under 9% of the popular vote (but no seats).
This was the last election for the "Legislative Assembly of Quebec". Legislation was passed to replace the bicameral system of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Quebec with a single National Assembly of Quebec, effective December 31, 1968.
Daniel Johnson died in office in 1968, and was succeeded by Jean-Jacques Bertrand. Johnson's sons, Pierre-Marc and Daniel Jr, each later served as Premier of Quebec.
Redistribution of ridings
A 1965 Act [2] increased the number of MPPs from 95 to 108 through the following changes:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
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| Drawn from parts of other ridings | |
| Reorganization of ridings | |
| Division of ridings | |
| Renaming of ridings | |
- formerly part of Laval
- formerly parts of Montréal-Outremont and Westmount–Saint-Georges
- formerly parts of Montréal-Outremont, Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier
- formerly part of Laval
- formerly parts of Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier
- formerly parts of Jacques-Cartier and Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- formerly part of Jacques-Cartier
- formerly parts of Jacques-Cartier and Laval
- formerly parts of Chambly and Verchères
- also taking in part of Chicoutimi
Campaign
| Candidates | UN | Lib | RN | RIN | Ind | Con | Soc | Comm | DVP | PDE | Total |
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| 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||
| 3 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 84 | ||||||
| 4 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 168 | |||||
| 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 110 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | |||
| Total | 108 | 108 | 90 | 73 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 418 |
Results
| Political party | Party leader | MPPs | Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | 1962 | 1966 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
| Union Nationale | Daniel Johnson, Sr. | 108 | 31 | 56 | 25 | 948,928 | 48,111 | 40.82% | 1.33 | |
| Liberal | Jean Lesage | 108 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 1,099,435 | 105,818 | 47.29% | 9.11 | |
| RIN | Pierre Bourgault | 73 | – | – | – | 129,045 | 129,045 | 5.55% | New | |
| Ralliement national | Gilles Grégoire | 90 | – | – | – | 74,670 | 74,670 | 3.21% | New | |
| Independent | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64,434 | 50,853 | 2.77% | 2.13 | ||
| Other candidates | ||||||||||
| █ Conservative | 4 | – | – | – | 6,183 | 1,927 | 0.27% | 0.07 | ||
| █ Socialist | 5 | – | – | – | 1,090 | 1,090 | 0.05% | New | ||
| █ Communist | 4 | – | – | – | 502 | 431 | 0.02% | 0.02 | ||
| █ Droit vital personnel | 1 | – | – | – | 417 | 417 | 0.02% | New | ||
| █ Parti du développement économique | 1 | – | – | – | 125 | 125 | 0.01% | New | ||
| Total | 418 | 95 | 108 | 2,324,829 | 100% | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 45,681 | 16,172 |
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| Voter turnout | 2,370,510 | 204,034 |
73.57 | 6.02 | ||||||
| Registered electors | 3,222,302 | 500,369 |
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| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Nationale | 56 / 108 | 40.82% | -1.33 | |||
| Liberal | 50 / 108 | 47.29% | -9.11 | |||
| RIN | 0 / 108 | 5.55% | 5.55 | |||
| Ralliement national | 0 / 108 | 3.21% | 3.21 | |||
| Independent | 2 / 108 | 2.77% | 2.13 | |||
| Other | 0 / 108 | 0.36% | -0.45 | |||
Synopsis of results
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout [a 1] |
Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | 1962 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # |
Margin % |
UN | Lib | RIN | RN | Ind | Con | Other | Total | |||
| Abitibi-Est | Lib | Lib | 12,390 | 39.09% | 1,664 | 5.25% | 74.55% | 10,726 | 12,390 | 1,434 | 7,145 | – | – | – | 31,695 | ||
| Abitibi-Ouest | Lib | Lib | 5,670 | 42.51% | 1,612 | 12.08% | 86.98% | 4,058 | 5,670 | 318 | 3,293 | – | – | – | 13,339 | ||
| Ahuntsic | New | Lib | 16,282 | 56.34% | 8,355 | 28.91% | 70.61% | 7,927 | 16,282 | 4,195 | 266 | 228 | – | – | 28,898 | ||
| Argenteuil | UN | Lib | 6,734 | 44.85% | 2,273 | 15.14% | 81.29% | 4,461 | 6,734 | 245 | 87 | 3,488 | – | – | 15,015 | ||
| Arthabaska | Lib | UN | 10,188 | 44.81% | 104 | 0.46% | 85.86% | 10,188 | 10,084 | 591 | 1,871 | – | – | – | 22,734 | ||
| Bagot | UN | UN | 6,640 | 57.69% | 2,074 | 18.02% | 89.76% | 6,640 | 4,566 | 163 | 140 | – | – | – | 11,509 | ||
| Beauce | UN | UN | 15,743 | 54.96% | 4,558 | 15.91% | 84.77% | 15,743 | 11,185 | – | 1,715 | – | – | – | 28,643 | ||
| Beauharnois | Lib | Lib | 10,875 | 41.29% | 2,089 | 7.93% | 86.32% | 8,786 | 10,875 | 984 | 93 | 5,603 | – | – | 26,341 | ||
| Bellechasse | UN | UN | 6,917 | 58.80% | 2,071 | 17.61% | 83.15% | 6,917 | 4,846 | – | – | – | – | – | 11,763 | ||
| Berthier | Lib | UN | 7,668 | 55.49% | 1,766 | 12.78% | 85.17% | 7,668 | 5,902 | – | 249 | – | – | – | 13,819 | ||
| Bonaventure | Lib | Lib | 10,888 | 60.41% | 3,752 | 20.82% | 78.83% | 7,136 | 10,888 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,024 | ||
| Bourassa | New | Lib | 14,653 | 48.79% | 5,090 | 16.95% | 64.73% | 9,563 | 14,653 | 4,420 | 634 | 761 | – | – | 30,031 | ||
| Bourget | Lib | UN | 13,166 | 46.08% | 1,188 | 4.16% | 66.70% | 13,166 | 11,978 | 2,754 | 376 | – | – | 295 | 28,569 | ||
| Brome | Lib | Lib | 3,294 | 52.65% | 470 | 7.51% | 74.49% | 2,824 | 3,294 | – | 139 | – | – | – | 6,257 | ||
| Chambly | Lib | Lib | 19,183 | 60.51% | 10,976 | 34.62% | 68.22% | 8,207 | 19,183 | 3,895 | 418 | – | – | – | 31,703 | ||
| Champlain | UN | UN | 15,102 | 57.71% | 5,240 | 20.03% | 86.54% | 15,102 | 9,862 | – | 1,203 | – | – | – | 26,167 | ||
| Charlevoix | Lib | Lib | 8,166 | 54.00% | 1,210 | 8.00% | 85.38% | 6,956 | 8,166 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,122 | ||
| Châteauguay | Lib | Lib | 6,676 | 34.72% | 1,057 | 5.50% | 78.60% | 5,619 | 6,676 | 727 | 92 | 6,113 | – | – | 19,227 | ||
| Chauveau | New | UN | 17,462 | 47.40% | 942 | 2.56% | 79.55% | 17,462 | 16,520 | 1,921 | 940 | – | – | – | 36,843 | ||
| Chicoutimi | UN | UN | 9,824 | 49.70% | 1,954 | 9.88% | 81.48% | 9,824 | 7,870 | – | 2,074 | – | – | – | 19,768 | ||
| Compton | UN | UN | 5,973 | 56.89% | 1,696 | 16.15% | 83.26% | 5,973 | 4,277 | – | 249 | – | – | – | 10,499 | ||
| D'Arcy-McGee | New | Lib | 24,709 | 90.57% | 23,161 | 84.90% | 60.88% | 1,548 | 24,709 | 895 | 129 | – | – | – | 27,281 | ||
| Deux-Montagnes | Lib | Lib | 8,511 | 47.64% | 94 | 0.53% | 84.35% | 8,417 | 8,511 | 821 | 117 | – | – | – | 17,866 | ||
| Dorchester | UN | UN | 9,348 | 55.02% | 2,402 | 14.14% | 82.36% | 9,348 | 6,946 | – | 695 | – | – | – | 16,989 | ||
| Dorion | New | Lib | 9,855 | 43.99% | 1,275 | 5.69% | 60.58% | 8,580 | 9,855 | 2,184 | 281 | 1,378 | – | 125 | 22,403 | ||
| Drummond | Lib | Lib | 14,470 | 49.27% | 360 | 1.23% | 85.77% | 14,110 | 14,470 | – | 791 | – | – | – | 29,371 | ||
| Dubuc | New | UN | 7,829 | 37.16% | 1,567 | 7.44% | 84.30% | 7,829 | 6,262 | – | 3,400 | 3,577 | – | – | 21,068 | ||
| Duplessis | Lib | Lib | 6,673 | 47.77% | 2,281 | 16.33% | 75.46% | 2,709 | 6,673 | 4,392 | 195 | – | – | – | 13,969 | ||
| Fabre | New | Lib | 16,278 | 47.80% | 3,468 | 10.18% | 72.15% | 12,810 | 16,278 | 4,363 | 449 | – | – | 156 | 34,056 | ||
| Frontenac | UN | UN | 6,902 | 52.16% | 1,601 | 12.10% | 86.13% | 6,902 | 5,301 | 155 | 874 | – | – | – | 13,232 | ||
| Gaspé-Nord | UN | UN | 5,251 | 51.12% | 366 | 3.56% | 86.12% | 5,251 | 4,885 | 136 | – | – | – | – | 10,272 | ||
| Gaspé-Sud | Lib | Lib | 8,513 | 53.48% | 1,108 | 6.96% | 86.04% | 7,405 | 8,513 | – | – | – | – | – | 15,918 | ||
| Gatineau | Lib | Lib | 11,308 | 51.26% | 1,877 | 8.51% | 69.81% | 9,431 | 11,308 | 1,117 | 205 | – | – | – | 22,061 | ||
| Gouin | New | Lib | 12,916 | 47.32% | 2,799 | 10.26% | 61.75% | 10,117 | 12,916 | 3,507 | 646 | – | – | 108 | 27,294 | ||
| Hull | Lib | Lib | 10,803 | 50.91% | 2,610 | 12.30% | 64.11% | 8,193 | 10,803 | 2,222 | – | – | – | – | 21,218 | ||
| Huntingdon | UN | Lib | 3,469 | 50.33% | 45 | 0.65% | 81.51% | 3,424 | 3,469 | – | – | – | – | – | 6,893 | ||
| Iberville | Lib | UN | 4,470 | 50.25% | 704 | 7.91% | 85.20% | 4,470 | 3,766 | 431 | 229 | – | – | – | 8,896 | ||
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Lib | Lib | 3,908 | 66.59% | 1,947 | 33.17% | 89.97% | 1,961 | 3,908 | – | – | – | – | – | 5,869 | ||
| Jacques-Cartier | Lib | Lib | 18,289 | 68.34% | 11,833 | 44.22% | 65.19% | 6,456 | 18,289 | 1,808 | 209 | – | – | – | 26,762 | ||
| Jean-Talon | New | Lib | 14,257 | 53.23% | 3,821 | 14.26% | 70.11% | 10,436 | 14,257 | 1,384 | 709 | – | – | – | 26,786 | ||
| Jeanne-Mance | Lib | Lib | 16,691 | 51.85% | 6,063 | 18.83% | 62.64% | 10,628 | 16,691 | 4,271 | 333 | – | – | 269 | 32,192 | ||
| Joliette | UN | UN | 11,372 | 50.96% | 2,236 | 10.02% | 81.30% | 11,372 | 9,136 | 1,423 | 386 | – | – | – | 22,317 | ||
| Jonquière | New | Lib | 11,959 | 46.91% | 4,495 | 17.63% | 79.06% | 7,464 | 11,959 | 916 | 4,992 | – | – | 165 | 25,496 | ||
| Kamouraska | Lib | UN | 6,161 | 52.35% | 1,406 | 11.95% | 77.12% | 6,161 | 4,755 | – | 175 | 678 | – | – | 11,769 | ||
| L'Assomption | Lib | UN | 9,958 | 46.90% | 490 | 2.31% | 80.38% | 9,958 | 9,468 | 1,443 | 363 | – | – | – | 21,232 | ||
| L'Islet | UN | UN | 5,972 | 55.26% | 1,136 | 10.51% | 80.66% | 5,972 | 4,836 | – | – | – | – | – | 10,808 | ||
| Labelle | UN | UN | 6,827 | 57.79% | 2,502 | 21.18% | 81.78% | 6,827 | 4,325 | 536 | 125 | – | – | – | 11,813 | ||
| Lac-Saint-Jean | Lib | UN | 10,985 | 52.22% | 2,555 | 12.15% | 86.09% | 10,985 | 8,430 | – | 1,621 | – | – | – | 21,036 | ||
| LaFontaine | New | UN | 13,592 | 44.95% | 785 | 2.60% | 67.58% | 13,592 | 12,807 | 3,374 | 466 | – | – | – | 30,239 | ||
| Laurier | Lib | Lib | 15,012 | 56.61% | 6,754 | 25.47% | 62.92% | 8,258 | 15,012 | 2,131 | 701 | – | – | 417 | 26,519 | ||
| Laval | Lib | Lib | 16,910 | 48.69% | 4,704 | 13.55% | 72.67% | 12,206 | 16,910 | 3,131 | 324 | 2,156 | – | – | 34,727 | ||
| Laviolette | UN | UN | 12,082 | 54.16% | 3,417 | 15.32% | 80.86% | 12,082 | 8,665 | 1,559 | – | – | – | – | 22,306 | ||
| Lévis | Lib | UN | 15,141 | 53.10% | 3,121 | 10.95% | 83.04% | 15,141 | 12,020 | 843 | 511 | – | – | – | 28,515 | ||
| Limoilou | New | UN | 16,547 | 49.67% | 1,651 | 4.96% | 76.50% | 16,547 | 14,896 | 1,234 | 582 | – | – | 55 | 33,314 | ||
| Lotbinière | UN | UN | 6,218 | 45.75% | 87 | 0.64% | 86.82% | 6,218 | 6,131 | – | 1,243 | – | – | – | 13,592 | ||
| Louis-Hébert | New | Lib | 22,532 | 65.70% | 14,156 | 41.28% | 77.16% | 8,376 | 22,532 | 2,991 | 394 | – | – | – | 34,293 | ||
| Maisonneuve | Lib | UN | 12,621 | 44.68% | 1,029 | 3.64% | 60.12% | 12,621 | 11,592 | 3,457 | 371 | – | – | 205 | 28,246 | ||
| Marguerite-Bourgeoys | New | Lib | 14,603 | 62.14% | 9,944 | 42.31% | 62.30% | 4,659 | 14,603 | 1,297 | 173 | 2,769 | – | – | 23,501 | ||
| Maskinongé | UN | UN | 6,115 | 52.94% | 853 | 7.38% | 90.50% | 6,115 | 5,262 | – | 174 | – | – | – | 11,551 | ||
| Matane | Lib | Lib | 9,045 | 49.76% | 299 | 1.64% | 79.72% | 8,746 | 9,045 | – | 386 | – | – | – | 18,177 | ||
| Matapédia | Lib | Lib | 6,165 | 48.64% | 22 | 0.17% | 80.50% | 6,143 | 6,165 | 220 | 146 | – | – | – | 12,674 | ||
| Mégantic | Lib | UN | 11,894 | 46.38% | 588 | 2.29% | 84.08% | 11,894 | 11,306 | – | 2,443 | – | – | – | 25,643 | ||
| Mercier | Lib | Lib | 11,759 | 44.27% | 518 | 1.95% | 61.41% | 11,241 | 11,759 | 3,115 | 335 | – | – | 112 | 26,562 | ||
| Missisquoi | UN | UN | 8,788 | 60.10% | 3,469 | 23.72% | 77.05% | 8,788 | 5,319 | 390 | 126 | – | – | – | 14,623 | ||
| Montcalm | Lib | UN | 5,007 | 51.32% | 470 | 4.82% | 87.00% | 5,007 | 4,537 | 168 | 44 | – | – | – | 9,756 | ||
| Montmagny | UN | UN | 6,763 | 54.63% | 1,426 | 11.52% | 82.59% | 6,763 | 5,337 | – | 279 | – | – | – | 12,379 | ||
| Montmorency | UN | UN | 14,151 | 54.25% | 4,524 | 17.34% | 82.94% | 14,151 | 9,627 | 1,423 | 885 | – | – | – | 26,086 | ||
| Napierville-Laprairie | Lib | Lib | 9,683 | 43.06% | 762 | 3.39% | 79.60% | 8,921 | 9,683 | – | 488 | 3,396 | – | – | 22,488 | ||
| Nicolet | Lib | UN | 8,140 | 52.33% | 855 | 5.50% | 89.77% | 8,140 | 7,285 | – | 130 | – | – | – | 15,555 | ||
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Lib | Lib | 19,563 | 76.42% | 16,622 | 64.93% | 59.34% | 2,068 | 19,563 | 949 | 77 | – | 2,941 | – | 25,598 | ||
| Olier | New | Lib | 11,990 | 47.03% | 2,316 | 9.08% | 57.89% | 9,674 | 11,990 | 3,366 | 464 | – | – | – | 25,494 | ||
| Outremont | Lib | Lib | 18,075 | 71.18% | 14,857 | 58.51% | 64.48% | 2,744 | 18,075 | 3,218 | 118 | – | 1,238 | – | 25,393 | ||
| Papineau | UN | UN | 10,999 | 45.35% | 563 | 2.32% | 78.04% | 10,999 | 10,436 | 2,504 | 313 | – | – | – | 24,252 | ||
| Pontiac | UN | UN | 4,429 | 51.22% | 211 | 2.44% | 72.91% | 4,429 | 4,218 | – | – | – | – | – | 8,647 | ||
| Portneuf | Lib | UN | 11,265 | 42.76% | 1,287 | 4.89% | 81.37% | 11,265 | 9,978 | 613 | 4,407 | 82 | – | – | 26,345 | ||
| Richelieu | Lib | UN | 12,257 | 49.43% | 1,080 | 4.36% | 84.76% | 12,257 | 11,177 | 1,221 | 141 | – | – | – | 24,796 | ||
| Richmond | Lib | Lib | 8,258 | 47.56% | 263 | 1.51% | 77.79% | 7,995 | 8,258 | – | 1,112 | – | – | – | 17,365 | ||
| Rimouski | Lib | Lib | 11,938 | 49.84% | 428 | 1.79% | 78.86% | 11,510 | 11,938 | 504 | – | – | – | – | 23,952 | ||
| Rivière-du-Loup | Lib | UN | 9,691 | 52.18% | 811 | 4.37% | 83.20% | 9,691 | 8,880 | – | – | – | – | – | 18,571 | ||
| Robert-Baldwin | New | Ind | 19,506 | 53.32% | 7,752 | 21.19% | 73.30% | 2,991 | 11,754 | 900 | 144 | 19,506 | 1,287 | – | 36,582 | ||
| Roberval | UN | UN | 11,799 | 48.35% | 1,546 | 6.34% | 82.92% | 11,799 | 10,253 | – | 2,077 | 273 | – | – | 24,402 | ||
| Rouville | Lib | UN | 6,080 | 46.60% | 5 | 0.04% | 81.68% | 6,080 | 6,075 | 687 | 206 | – | – | – | 13,048 | ||
| Rouyn-Noranda | Lib | UN | 6,583 | 38.62% | 1,050 | 6.16% | 81.10% | 6,583 | 5,533 | 694 | 4,237 | – | – | – | 17,047 | ||
| Saguenay | Lib | Lib | 10,737 | 46.43% | 1,232 | 5.33% | 64.33% | 9,505 | 10,737 | – | 2,444 | 437 | – | – | 23,123 | ||
| Saint-Henri | Lib | UN | 10,410 | 41.42% | 1,561 | 6.21% | 63.25% | 10,410 | 8,849 | 3,034 | 371 | 2,470 | – | – | 25,134 | ||
| Saint-Hyacinthe | Lib | UN | 10,998 | 46.78% | 30 | 0.13% | 78.98% | 10,998 | 10,968 | 1,544 | – | – | – | – | 23,510 | ||
| Saint-Jacques | UN | UN | 9,869 | 49.97% | 2,206 | 11.17% | 57.68% | 9,869 | 7,663 | 1,834 | 383 | – | – | – | 19,749 | ||
| Saint-Jean | Lib | UN | 9,226 | 48.85% | 2,586 | 13.69% | 81.48% | 9,226 | 6,640 | 780 | 174 | 2,067 | – | – | 18,887 | ||
| Saint-Laurent | New | Lib | 21,558 | 68.63% | 14,853 | 47.28% | 65.77% | 6,705 | 21,558 | 3,151 | – | – | – | – | 31,414 | ||
| Saint-Louis | Lib | Lib | 8,960 | 58.45% | 4,916 | 32.07% | 55.45% | 4,044 | 8,960 | 1,646 | 453 | – | – | 227 | 15,330 | ||
| Saint-Maurice | Lib | UN | 14,133 | 47.42% | 1,720 | 5.77% | 81.83% | 14,133 | 12,413 | 3,256 | – | – | – | – | 29,802 | ||
| Saint-Sauveur | UN | UN | 14,485 | 57.73% | 5,501 | 21.92% | 73.23% | 14,485 | 8,984 | 730 | 893 | – | – | – | 25,092 | ||
| Saint-Anne | Ind | Ind | 6,609 | 38.67% | 1,638 | 9.58% | 53.52% | 4,328 | 4,971 | 747 | 208 | 6,837[a 2] | – | – | 17,091 | ||
| Sainte-Marie | UN | UN | 11,285 | 53.10% | 3,650 | 17.17% | 57.19% | 11,285 | 7,635 | 1,930 | 404 | – | – | – | 21,254 | ||
| Shefford | UN | UN | 14,549 | 53.69% | 4,172 | 15.40% | 80.21% | 14,549 | 10,377 | 1,061 | 1,110 | – | – | – | 27,097 | ||
| Sherbrooke | Lib | UN | 19,915 | 50.11% | 2,634 | 6.63% | 74.58% | 19,915 | 17,281 | 1,495 | 1,051 | – | – | – | 39,742 | ||
| Stanstead | Lib | Lib | 8,215 | 49.85% | 577 | 3.50% | 77.50% | 7,638 | 8,215 | – | 627 | – | – | – | 16,480 | ||
| Taillon | New | Lib | 8,627 | 38.61% | 210 | 0.94% | 59.91% | 8,417 | 8,627 | 4,097 | 685 | 517 | – | – | 22,343 | ||
| Témiscamingue | Lib | Lib | 4,413 | 49.15% | 2,044 | 22.77% | 83.76% | 2,196 | 4,413 | – | 2,369 | – | – | – | 8,978 | ||
| Témiscouata | UN | UN | 5,653 | 51.97% | 869 | 7.99% | 84.02% | 5,653 | 4,784 | – | 441 | – | – | – | 10,878 | ||
| Terrebonne | Lib | UN | 24,840 | 47.71% | 2,525 | 4.85% | 76.71% | 24,840 | 22,315 | 4,227 | 681 | – | – | – | 52,063 | ||
| Trois-Rivières | UN | UN | 15,362 | 48.97% | 1,045 | 3.33% | 82.88% | 15,362 | 14,317 | 1,692 | – | – | – | – | 31,371 | ||
| Vaudreuil-Soulanges | Lib | Lib | 11,120 | 53.17% | 2,630 | 12.58% | 81.90% | 8,490 | 11,120 | 494 | 96 | 713 | – | – | 20,913 | ||
| Verchères | Lib | Lib | 11,648 | 55.73% | 3,953 | 18.91% | 75.46% | 7,695 | 11,648 | 1,348 | 209 | – | – | – | 20,900 | ||
| Verdun | Lib | Lib | 19,181 | 66.26% | 10,918 | 37.72% | 62.55% | 8,263 | 19,181 | 1,198 | 306 | – | – | – | 28,948 | ||
| Westmount | Lib | Lib | 20,061 | 78.21% | 17,825 | 69.49% | 55.18% | 2,236 | 20,061 | 1,141 | 110 | 1,385 | 717 | – | 25,650 | ||
| Wolfe | UN | UN | 5,189 | 64.06% | 2,528 | 31.21% | 89.06% | 5,189 | 2,661 | – | 250 | – | – | – | 8,100 | ||
| Yamaska | UN | UN | 4,093 | 51.75% | 277 | 3.50% | 87.90% | 4,093 | 3,816 | – | – | – | – | – | 7,909 | ||
- including spoilt ballots
- Frank Hanley (6,609 votes) was the incumbent
- = open seat
- = turnout is above provincial average
- = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
- = incumbent had switched allegiance
- = previously incumbent in another riding
- = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
- = incumbency arose from byelection gain
- = other incumbents renominated
- = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
- = multiple candidates
Analysis
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN | Lib | RIN | RN | Con | |||
| Union Nationale | 56 | 56 | |||||
| Liberal | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 108 | |
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| █ Union Nationale | 56 | 46 | 6 | ||
| █ Liberal | 50 | 58 | |||
| █ Independent | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
| █ RIN | 2 | 52 | 18 | 1 | |
| █ Ralliement national | 1 | 30 | 44 | 10 | |
| █ Conservative | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| █ Socialist | 5 | ||||
| █ Communist | 4 | ||||
| █ DVP | 1 |
| Source | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN | Lib | Ind | Total | ||
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 19 | 30 | 1 | 50 |
| Open seats held | 9 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Byelection loss reversed | 1 | 1 | |||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 22 | 1 | 23 | |
| Open seats gained | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| New ridings | New MPPs | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| Previously incumbent in another riding | 4 | 4 | |||
| Previously elected to the Legislature | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 56 | 50 | 2 | 108 | |
See also
References
- Cyr, Hugo (August 2007). "Canadian federalism and treaty powers: existential communities, functional regimes and the Canadian constitution".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - An Act to amend the Territorial Division Act, S.Q. 1965, c. 10
- Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1966". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
- "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
Further reading
- Saywell, John, ed. (1967). Canadian Annual Review for 1966. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
External links
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