1994 Quebec general election

The 1994 Quebec general election was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Daniel Johnson Jr.

1994 Quebec general election

September 12, 1994
125 seats in the 35th National Assembly of Quebec 63 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	81.58% (6.56%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jacques Parizeau Daniel Johnson Jr. Mario Dumont Party Parti Québécois Liberal Action démocratique Leader since March 18, 1988 December 14, 1993 May 11, 1994 Leader's seat L'Assomption Vaudreuil Rivière-du-Loup Last election 29 seats, 40.16% 92 seats, 49.95% pre-creation Seats won 77 47 1 Seat change 48 45 1 Popular vote 1,751,442 1,737,698 252,721 Percentage 44.75% 44.40% 6.46% Swing 4.59% 5.55% 6.46%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election Daniel Johnson Jr. Liberal Premier after election Jacques Parizeau Parti Québécois

Johnson had succeeded Robert Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier. Both his father, Daniel Sr., and brother, Pierre-Marc, had previously served as premiers of Quebec as leaders of different parties.

The election set the stage for the 1995 Quebec referendum on independence for Quebec from Canada. The referendum would see the PQ government's proposals for sovereignty very narrowly defeated.

Mario Dumont, a former president of the Liberal party's youth wing, and then leader of the newly formed Action démocratique du Québec, won his own seat, but no other members of his party were elected.

In Saint-Jean, there was a tie between incumbent Liberal candidate Michel Charbonneau and PQ candidate Roger Paquin. A new election was held on October 24 and was won by Paquin by a margin of 532 votes.[1]