2008 Quebec general election

Last updated

2008 Quebec general election
Flag of Quebec.svg
  2007 December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08) 2012  

125 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.43% (Decrease2.svg13.8%)
 Majority partyMinority party
  Jean Charest de face (Novembre 2010).png Pauline Marois05-crop (3x4).jpg
Leader Jean Charest Pauline Marois
Party Liberal Parti Québécois
Leader since April 30, 1998 June 26, 2007
Leader's seat Sherbrooke Charlevoix
Last election48 seats, 33.08%36 seats, 28.35%
Seats won6651
Seat changeIncrease2.svg18Increase2.svg15
Popular vote1,366,0461,139,185
Percentage42.08%35.17%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.00%Increase2.svg6.82%

 Third partyFourth party
  MarioDumont.JPG Francoise David Amir Khadir2.jpg
Leader Mario Dumont Françoise David and Amir Khadir (as spokespeople)
Party Action démocratique Québec solidaire
Leader sinceMay 11, 1994February 4, 2006
Leader's seat Rivière-du-Loup David: Ran in Gouin (lost)Khadir: Mercier
Last election41 seats, 30.84%0 seats, 3.64%
Seats won71
Seat changeDecrease2.svg34Increase2.svg1
Popular vote529,925123,061
Percentage16.37%3.78%
SwingDecrease2.svg14.47%Increase2.svg0.14%

Quebec Election 2008 Map.svg
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

Jean Charest
Liberal

Premier after election

Jean Charest
Liberal

Seating plan following the election. PLQ majoritaire2.PNG
Seating plan following the election.

The 2008 Quebec general election was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on December 8, 2008. The Quebec Liberal Party, under incumbent Premier Jean Charest, was re-elected with a majority government, marking the first time since the 1950s (when the Union Nationale of Maurice Duplessis won four consecutive elections) that a party or leader was elected to a third consecutive mandate, and the first time for the Liberals since the 1930s, when Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was Premier.

Contents

The 2008 election also marked the first time that Québec solidaire won a seat.

Issues

Charest called the election on November 5, saying he needed a "clear mandate" and a majority to handle the economic storm. He was criticized, however, by the Parti Québécois and the Action démocratique du Québec for calling a snap election to get a majority when they were willing to work with him to fix the economy. [1]

Most notably, the election was marked by a significant collapse in support for the ADQ. Formerly a relatively minor party, the ADQ had attracted significant protest support in the 2007 election, beating the Parti Québécois to Official Opposition status. In 2008, however, the party's support dropped back to approximately 15 per cent of the popular vote, roughly the same range of support the party attracted before 2007. As a result of this loss of support, Mario Dumont announced in his concession speech that he would step down as party leader. [2]

In the final days of the election campaign, the concurrent parliamentary confidence dispute became an issue, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper attacking the credibility of a potential Liberal-New Democratic Party coalition government because the Bloc Québécois had pledged to support the coalition on motions of confidence. Both Marois and Dumont called upon Charest, a former leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives, to clarify where he stood on the coalition and on Harper's use of anti-sovereigntist rhetoric in the dispute. [3] Charest emphasized that the Bloc MPs had been legitimately elected by Quebecers, and stated that "I live in a society in which people can be sovereigntists or federalists, but they respect each other. The same thing should prevail in the federal parliament." [4]

Media analysts noted that while Charest's Liberals won a majority, the final result was much narrower in both the popular vote and the seat total than polls even just a few days before the election had predicted, because the Liberals only won an eight-seat majority, a result which was widely credited to a late voter swing toward the PQ as a result of Harper's comments. [5]

Timeline

2007

2008

Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions for the 2008 Quebec general election. Dots are individual poll results and trend lines are local regressions with 95% confidence interval. QC polling 39th election.svg
Evolution of voting intentions for the 2008 Quebec general election. Dots are individual poll results and trend lines are local regressions with 95% confidence interval.
Polling firmLast date of pollingLink QLP ADQ PQ GPQ QS Other
Angus Reid Strategies December 5, 2008

PDF

421336351
Léger Marketing December 4, 2008

PDF

451532341
CROP December 3, 2008

PDF [ permanent dead link ]

451529650
Léger MarketingNovember 23, 2008

PDF

461234440
CROPNovember 23, 2008

PDF [ permanent dead link ]

451232550
Nanos Research November 22, 2008

PDF

441236441
Léger MarketingNovember 19, 2008

PDF

441533440
CROPNovember 13, 2008

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

421531741
Environics November 12, 2008

HTML

451439110
Léger MarketingNovember 10, 2008

PDF

411435442
Léger MarketingOctober 27, 2008

PDF

421434442
CROPOctober 27, 2008

DOC

381732751
CROPSeptember 28, 2008

DOC

411632640
CROPAugust 24, 2008

DOC

421732630
CROPJune 23, 2008

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

361731780
Léger MarketingJune 15, 2008

PDF

421432741
CROPMay 26, 2008

PDF

411432661
CROPApril 27, 2008

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

381729951
Léger MarketingApril 20, 2008

PDF

371833642
CROPMarch 26, 2008

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

342230761
CROPFebruary 24, 2008

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

352132750
CROPJanuary 27, 2008

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

312435540
Léger MarketingJanuary 17, 2008

PDF

332730541
CROPDecember 2, 2007

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

302634631
Léger MarketingNovember 4, 2007

PDF

312731551
CROPOctober 28, 2007

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

312831640
CROPSeptember 23, 2007

HTML

243430750
Léger MarketingSeptember 8, 2007

PDF

283034422
CROPAugust 26, 2007

DOC [ permanent dead link ]

272933641
CROPJune 25, 2007

PDF [ permanent dead link ]

272829961
Léger MarketingJune 24, 2007

PDF

283132540
CROPJune 3, 2007

PDF [ permanent dead link ]

282929850
CROPMay 28, 2007

HTML

283227750
Léger MarketingMay 26, 2007

PDF

283330441
CROPApril 29, 2007

PDF

273223971
Léger MarketingMarch 29, 2007

PDF

313822530
Last election March 26, 2007

HTML

33.1%30.8%28.4%3.9%3.6%0.2%

Campaign slogans

Incumbent MNAs not running for re-election

Liberals

Péquistes

Results

The overall results were: [6]

Summary of the December 8, 2008 National Assembly of Quebec election results
PartyParty leaderCandi-
dates
SeatsPopular vote
2007 Dissol. 2008Change %# %Change
Liberal Jean Charest 125484866+1852.80%1,366,04642.08%+9.00%
Parti Québécois Pauline Marois 125363651+1540.80%1,141,75135.17%+6.82%
Action démocratique Mario Dumont 12541397-345.60%531,35816.37%-14.47%
Québec solidaire Françoise David
Amir Khadir
122--1+10.80%122,6183.78%+0.14%
Green Guy Rainville80-----70,3932.17%-1.68%
Parti indépendantiste Éric Tremblay 19*--*-4,2270.13%*
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Chénier23-----2,7270.08%+0.03%
  Durable Sébastien Girard 1*--*-5670.02%*
  Republic of Quebec Gilles Paquette 1*--*-140<0.01%*
  Independents 30-----6,5060.20%+0.09%
 Vacant2 
Total651125125125-100%3,246,333100%
Notes:
"Change" refers to change from previous election.
The party designated David and Khadir as co-spokespeople; the de jure leader recognized by the Directeur général des éléctions was Benoît Renaud.
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
Vote share
PLQ
42.08%
PQ
35.17%
ADQ
16.37%
QS
3.78%
Green
2.17%
Others
0.44%
Seats
PLQ
52.80%
PQ
40.80%
ADQ
5.60%
QS
0.80%

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 2008 Quebec general election [7] [8] [9]
RidingWinning partyTurnout
[a 1]
Votes [a 2]
Name 2007 1st placeVotesShareMargin
#
Margin
%
2nd place3rd place PLQ PQ ADQ QS PVQ IndOtherTotal
 
Abitibi-Est PQPLQ8,94245.74%5152.63%PQADQ58.73%8,9428,4271,74243819,549
Abitibi-Ouest PQPQ10,59757.32%5,28028.56%PLQADQ57.06%5,31710,5972,19837518,487
Acadie PLQPLQ15,14567.16%10,42746.24%PQADQ46.91%15,1454,71898295874722,550
Anjou PLQPLQ13,08250.44%4,15216.01%PQADQ58.88%13,0828,9302,25294472725,935
Argenteuil PLQPLQ10,84349.58%3,49015.96%PQADQ54.17%10,8437,3532,45745676021,869
Arthabaska ADQPLQ13,30442.55%4,51014.43%PQADQ63.96%13,3048,7947,77769769331,265
Beauce-Nord ADQADQ12,63349.92%3,02111.94%PLQPQ63.86%9,6122,29712,63326438411725,307
Beauce-Sud ADQPLQ12,10843.62%5702.05%ADQPQ59.99%12,1082,94711,53831553631127,755
Beauharnois PQPQ12,34947.15%3,53813.51%PLQADQ61.00%8,81112,3493,31168157046726,189
Bellechasse ADQPLQ10,53047.66%2,93213.27%ADQPQ64.35%10,5303,4507,59851822,096
Berthier ADQPQ13,77642.50%5,34116.48%PLQADQ60.43%8,43513,7768,35893491132,414
Bertrand PQPQ15,26349.12%4,63614.92%PLQADQ58.04%10,62715,2633,49685183431,071
Blainville ADQPQ13,98940.52%2,7728.03%PLQADQ60.91%11,21713,9897,57178995434,520
Bonaventure PLQPLQ10,70764.23%5,86335.17%PQADQ58.02%10,7074,84458653316,670
Borduas PQPQ13,32947.66%4,20415.03%PLQADQ65.87%9,12513,3293,43096690421427,968
Bourassa-Sauvé PLQPLQ13,95061.33%7,83934.46%PQADQ47.68%13,9506,1111,94773822,746
Bourget PQPQ13,00750.19%5,02319.38%PLQADQ55.56%7,98413,0072,6771,18093912725,914
Brome-Missisquoi PLQPLQ15,00649.24%6,68121.92%PQADQ60.39%15,0068,3255,0738841,01217330,473
Chambly ADQPQ16,04940.01%1,5643.90%PLQADQ66.62%14,48516,0496,4551,1671,20075840,114
Champlain ADQPQ12,31740.98%2,0246.73%PLQADQ64.38%10,29312,3176,58265421130,057
Chapleau PLQPLQ13,96854.71%7,40829.01%PQADQ47.96%13,9686,5603,1946091,0321185125,532
Charlesbourg ADQPLQ14,19642.36%4,38213.08%ADQPQ65.79%14,1968,4499,8141,05333,512
Charlevoix PQPQ10,51052.21%4,26921.21%PLQADQ61.01%6,24110,5102,56034332515020,129
Châteauguay PLQPLQ13,63741.49%4951.51%PQADQ58.26%13,63713,1424,09170396732732,867
Chauveau ADQADQ14,02942.75%2,6057.94%PLQPQ61.63%11,4246,55914,02980132,813
Chicoutimi PQPQ13,40045.96%1,2824.40%PLQADQ63.71%12,11813,4002,4651,17429,157
Chomedey PLQPLQ16,70266.12%11,39245.10%PQADQ45.21%16,7025,3101,93655662513325,262
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ADQADQ15,53644.77%4,87914.06%PLQPQ67.16%10,6577,43715,5361,07034,700
Crémazie PQPQ12,97245.13%1,4124.91%PLQADQ62.29%11,56012,9721,8081,62777628,743
D'Arcy-McGee PLQPLQ14,08788.75%13,42184.55%PVQPQ38.89%14,08756429226466615,873
Deux-Montagnes ADQPQ11,96143.14%2,98110.75%PLQADQ61.03%8,98011,9614,9866321,16827,727
Drummond ADQPQ11,58134.40%6151.83%PLQADQ59.30%10,96611,5819,8261,29333,666
Dubuc PQPLQ9,69542.78%4241.87%PQADQ60.65%9,6959,2712,78970819922,662
Duplessis PQPQ9,62252.35%3,32218.07%PLQADQ50.26%6,3009,6221,53546945418,380
Fabre PLQPLQ15,34945.50%2,9248.67%PQADQ57.08%15,34912,4254,0249181,02133,737
Frontenac PLQPLQ11,78556.71%6,93333.36%PQADQ63.58%11,7854,8523,53942318320,782
Gaspé PQPLQ8,94756.25%2,66216.74%PQADQ58.17%8,9476,28549917515,906
Gatineau PLQPLQ14,56659.80%7,39930.38%PQADQ49.48%14,5667,1672,31830624,357
Gouin PQPQ10,27641.18%2,3299.33%QSPLQ58.03%4,97210,2768957,94775311024,953
Groulx ADQPQ11,22637.62%4031.35%PLQADQ61.33%10,82311,2266,03670195510229,843
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve PQPQ10,53054.31%6,41533.08%PLQQS47.82%4,11510,5301,3032,50881711719,390
Hull PLQPLQ11,65151.27%4,11018.09%PQQS47.72%11,6517,5411,3091,99423122,726
Huntingdon ADQPLQ11,32944.33%4,30516.84%PQADQ57.81%11,3297,0246,43177425,558
Iberville ADQPQ11,69841.28%2,6239.26%PLQADQ61.62%9,07511,6986,08560587628,339
Îles-de-la-Madeleine PQPLQ3,51049.85%3164.49%PQPVQ66.35%3,5103,194121871297,041
Jacques-Cartier PLQPLQ20,43380.85%18,53673.35%PVQPQ52.77%20,4331,5229693641,8978725,272
Jean-Lesage ADQPLQ11,67441.68%4,20315.01%PQADQ58.60%11,6747,4717,3071,23831628,006
Jean-Talon PLQPLQ13,85349.71%4,86117.44%PQADQ69.07%13,8538,9922,5461,4091,06527,865
Jeanne-Mance-Viger PLQPLQ16,43373.05%13,05458.03%PQADQ46.95%16,4333,3791,72655428112422,497
Johnson ADQPQ10,97340.21%2,5029.17%PLQADQ63.02%8,47110,9736,29763491427,289
Joliette ADQPQ14,66646.09%5,49117.26%PLQADQ62.60%9,17514,6666,1851,54924631,821
Jonquière PQPQ13,07747.68%2,7109.88%PLQADQ62.52%10,36713,0772,9131,06827,425
Kamouraska-Témiscouata PLQPLQ11,04853.70%6,61232.14%ADQPQ60.55%11,0484,3514,43660413420,573
Labelle PQPQ13,25553.50%6,07824.53%PLQADQ55.01%7,17713,2552,83775575224,776
Lac-Saint-Jean PQPQ14,53655.62%6,71125.68%PLQADQ63.20%7,82514,5362,76452748326,135
LaFontaine PLQPLQ14,02169.76%10,18150.65%PQADQ51.16%14,0213,8401,30638354920,099
La Peltrie ADQADQ13,46139.17%4361.27%PLQPQ65.36%13,0256,98813,46188834,362
La Pinière PLQPLQ17,48061.44%10,43436.67%PQADQ52.17%17,4807,0462,82297113128,450
Laporte PLQPLQ12,82348.97%4,04815.46%PQADQ58.05%12,8238,7752,4729541,16226,186
La Prairie ADQPQ16,38244.83%2,7047.40%PLQADQ63.62%13,67816,3825,17876039215036,540
L'Assomption ADQPQ15,43842.77%4,09011.33%PLQADQ63.21%11,34815,4386,9381,09094034136,095
Laurier-Dorion PLQPLQ9,76942.90%2,0699.09%PQQS49.16%9,7697,7009432,9631,0908621922,770
Laval-des-Rapides PLQPLQ11,75744.07%1,3655.12%PQADQ55.11%11,75710,3922,72276668311224626,678
Laviolette PLQPLQ11,66759.06%6,22431.51%PQADQ58.72%11,6675,4432,12751719,754
Lévis ADQPLQ12,64638.65%1,4474.42%ADQPQ64.13%12,6467,43811,1991,43832,721
Lotbinière ADQADQ9,65943.98%2,0829.48%PLQPQ65.01%7,5774,2389,65948821,962
Louis-Hébert PLQPLQ17,65048.85%7,13719.75%PQADQ70.35%17,65010,5135,8721,0311,06836,134
Marguerite-Bourgeoys PLQPLQ14,49066.19%9,74044.49%PQADQ48.09%14,4904,7501,89975221,891
Marguerite-D'Youville ADQPQ14,53339.75%1,4143.87%PLQADQ71.39%13,11914,5336,7501,0641,09736,563
Marie-Victorin PQPQ11,02651.56%4,84122.64%PLQADQ53.29%6,18511,0262,36995766518221,384
Marquette PLQPLQ13,47156.21%7,02029.29%PQADQ49.09%13,4716,4512,0625881,3088623,966
Maskinongé ADQPLQ13,42942.25%2,4417.68%PQADQ64.25%13,42910,9886,25970839731,781
Masson ADQPQ18,03750.68%9,86327.71%PLQADQ57.10%8,17418,0377,46671694825135,592
Matane PQPQ9,58958.01%4,08624.72%PLQADQ59.60%5,5039,5891,11732016,529
Matapédia PQPQ8,80251.89%2,98017.57%PLQADQ57.49%5,8228,8021,94239816,964
Mégantic-Compton PLQPLQ9,20445.09%2,0349.97%PQADQ60.70%9,2047,1703,26876920,411
Mercier PQQS8,59737.89%8103.57%PQPLQ56.02%4,8427,7875658,5978188322,692
Mille-Îles PLQPLQ15,62846.76%3,45610.34%PQADQ60.66%15,62812,1723,58590190523033,421
Mirabel ADQPQ13,70047.41%6,49322.47%PLQADQ58.65%7,20713,7006,52262184728,897
Montmagny-L'Islet ADQPLQ10,02751.78%4,39522.69%ADQPQ61.28%10,0273,0585,63229335619,366
Montmorency ADQPLQ12,53636.53%1,1013.21%ADQPQ64.48%12,5368,78811,43571169015334,313
Mont-Royal PLQPLQ12,23476.32%10,37864.74%PQPVQ38.79%12,2341,8565575777376916,030
Nelligan PLQPLQ18,25172.19%14,59557.73%PQPVQ47.04%18,2513,6561,4343791,56225,282
Nicolet-Yamaska ADQPQ8,13135.24%1750.76%PLQADQ67.38%7,9568,1316,04494023,071
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce PLQPLQ11,47567.97%9,04553.57%PVQPQ43.02%11,4752,3074832,4306412416,883
Orford PLQPLQ14,70943.40%2,1936.47%PQADQ61.65%14,70912,5164,5161,1281,02633,895
Outremont PLQPLQ10,56954.21%5,64928.97%PQQS48.49%10,5694,9205772,2281,20419,498
Papineau PLQPLQ13,78651.10%5,11218.95%PQADQ48.94%13,7868,6742,8258057959226,977
Pointe-aux-Trembles PQPQ12,85156.87%7,27132.17%PLQADQ56.66%5,58012,8512,5356647331597722,599
Pontiac PLQPLQ12,96066.10%9,40947.99%PQADQ41.37%12,9603,5511,22580994012319,608
Portneuf ADQPLQ11,20539.63%1,7066.03%ADQPQ63.63%11,2056,6319,49993828,273
Prévost ADQPQ14,94644.34%5,22415.50%PLQADQ57.74%9,72214,9467,0571,07990233,706
René-Lévesque PQPQ10,74858.43%5,86631.89%PLQADQ54.43%4,88210,7482,25051618,396
Richelieu PQPQ11,59146.99%3,03912.32%PLQADQ61.75%8,55211,5913,12670569324,667
Richmond PLQPLQ11,65851.50%5,12322.63%PQADQ63.02%11,6586,5353,68276022,635
Rimouski PQPQ12,97348.45%3,54913.26%PLQADQ62.08%9,42412,9733,41096726,774
Rivière-du-Loup ADQADQ11,11551.77%5,32024.78%PLQPQ63.98%5,7953,04811,11540051359721,468
Robert-Baldwin PLQPLQ17,07881.07%15,47673.47%PQPVQ41.52%17,0781,6028773751,0597421,065
Roberval PQPQ12,52246.42%1,8256.77%PLQADQ60.63%10,69712,5222,63056156726,977
Rosemont PQPQ15,22050.66%5,66318.85%PLQQS58.67%9,55715,2201,8912,4708168830,042
Rousseau PQPQ16,51356.77%10,01934.45%PLQADQ54.02%6,49416,5134,77470959529,085
Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue PQPLQ10,35842.30%1,7547.16%PQADQ57.56%10,3588,6044,1111,41324,486
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques PQPQ9,23646.62%3,64618.40%PLQQS47.24%5,5909,2367963,0511,0627619,811
Saint-François PLQPLQ13,17246.68%1,3464.77%PQADQ62.56%13,17211,8262,24076921028,217
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne PLQPLQ10,55245.85%2,0178.76%PQQS44.76%10,5528,5351,3261,47198514623,015
Saint-Hyacinthe ADQPQ11,82238.07%2130.69%PLQADQ63.44%11,60911,8225,69395697531,055
Saint-Jean ADQPQ13,53439.20%9142.65%PLQADQ62.01%12,62013,5346,2637671,03511818934,526
Saint-Laurent PLQPLQ15,66374.39%12,15857.74%PQADQ40.89%15,6633,5051,00973114721,055
Saint-Maurice ADQPQ8,83541.41%6533.06%PLQADQ59.50%8,1828,8353,16143244927921,338
Shefford ADQADQ11,27134.63%700.22%PLQPQ58.88%11,2018,01911,2711,08578918132,546
Sherbrooke PLQPLQ13,69445.24%2,3147.64%PQADQ62.61%13,69411,3802,0741,9481,01615830,270
Soulanges PLQPLQ11,56146.29%2,3329.34%PQADQ59.14%11,5619,2292,99245973624,977
Taillon PQPQ15,03146.35%4,34013.38%PLQADQ58.63%10,69115,0313,8891,3741,09434932,428
Taschereau PQPQ11,76844.22%3,92314.74%PLQADQ56.96%7,84511,7683,5632,2411,04814926,614
Terrebonne ADQPQ15,47545.22%6,06117.71%PLQADQ60.47%9,41415,4757,3818921,05634,218
Trois-Rivières ADQPLQ9,12940.10%9604.22%PQADQ60.46%9,1298,1694,24171451522,768
Ungava PQPQ4,11947.30%1,10412.68%PLQADQ36.09%3,0154,1199184392188,709
Vachon PQPQ13,31248.64%4,47716.36%PLQADQ61.48%8,83513,3123,74261386627,368
Vanier ADQPLQ13,07738.31%4691.37%ADQPQ62.20%13,0777,52112,60893234,138
Vaudreuil PLQPLQ15,82754.02%7,02623.98%PQADQ57.33%15,8278,8012,5995431,08630514029,301
Verchères PQPQ15,66455.42%9,20032.55%PLQADQ64.59%6,46415,6644,37774984516428,263
Verdun PLQPLQ11,22347.70%2,90912.36%PQADQ50.62%11,2238,3141,4111,2151,08727723,527
Viau PLQPLQ10,70558.60%5,92232.42%PQADQ44.52%10,7054,7831,18691567818,267
Vimont PLQPLQ16,21747.78%3,96011.67%PQADQ60.35%16,21712,2573,9321,53733,943
Westmount-Saint-Louis PLQPLQ11,10875.17%9,58164.83%PQPVQ36.81%11,1081,5274346151,09414,778
  1. including spoilt ballots
  2. All parties with more than 1% of the vote are shown individually. Independent candidates and other minor parties are aggregated separately. Parties are presented in the order shown on EQ data.
  = 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

Comparative analysis for ridings (2008 vs 2007)

Summary of riding results by turnout and vote share for winning candidate (vs 2007) [10] [11]
Riding and winning partyTurnoutVote share
 %Change (pp) %Change (pp)
 
Abitibi-Est  PLQGain58.73-9.05
 
45.7411.3011.3
 
Abitibi-Ouest  PQHold57.06-13.70
 
57.328.948.94
 
Acadie  PLQHold46.91-15.12
 
67.167.087.08
 
Anjou  PLQHold58.88-13.16
 
50.449.089.08
 
Argenteuil  PLQHold54.17-14.35
 
49.5811.9911.99
 
Arthabaska  PLQGain63.96-12.04
 
42.5512.0412.04
 
Beauce-Nord  ADQHold63.86-14.05
 
49.92-12.70
 
Beauce-Sud  PLQGain59.99-14.10
 
43.6213.4313.43
 
Beauharnois  PQHold61.00-13.09
 
47.156.086.08
 
Bellechasse  PLQGain64.35-12.42
 
47.6613.3113.31
 
Berthier  PQGain60.43-12.31
 
42.507.777.77
 
Bertrand  PQHold58.04-13.06
 
49.1212.1112.11
 
Blainville  PQGain60.91-17.09
 
40.527.067.06
 
Bonaventure  PLQHold58.02-9.79
 
64.2311.3411.34
 
Borduas  PQHold65.87-13.72
 
47.668.908.9
 
Bourassa-Sauvé  PLQHold47.68-15.43
 
61.3311.2411.24
 
Bourget  PQHold55.56-14.33
 
50.198.948.94
 
Brome-Missisquoi  PLQHold60.39-11.49
 
49.249.409.4
 
Chambly  PQGain66.62-12.95
 
40.0111.1711.17
 
Champlain  PQGain64.38-12.16
 
40.9810.2810.28
 
Chapleau  PLQHold47.96-14.01
 
54.719.689.68
 
Charlesbourg  PLQGain65.79-13.08
 
42.3615.0415.04
 
Charlevoix  PQHold61.01-12.98
 
52.2114.5514.55
 
Châteauguay  PLQHold58.26-15.60
 
41.494.084.08
 
Chauveau  ADQHold61.63-15.88
 
42.75-12.84
 
Chicoutimi  PQHold63.71-12.73
 
45.965.985.98
 
Chomedey  PLQHold45.21-17.69
 
66.1211.3711.37
 
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière  ADQHold67.16-14.22
 
44.77-14.15
 
Crémazie  PQHold62.29-11.54
 
45.139.139.13
 
D'Arcy-McGee  PLQHold38.89-14.20
 
88.754.544.54
 
Deux-Montagnes  PQGain61.03-15.34
 
43.1410.1310.13
 
Drummond  PQGain59.30-12.49
 
34.401.891.89
 
Dubuc  PLQGain60.65-12.58
 
42.7816.5016.5
 
Duplessis  PQHold50.26-12.68
 
52.357.607.6
 
Fabre  PLQHold57.08-16.25
 
45.5010.6310.63
 
Frontenac  PLQHold63.58-13.52
 
56.7115.6415.64
 
Gaspé  PLQGain58.17-9.86
 
56.2518.7118.71
 
Gatineau  PLQHold49.48-13.93
 
59.8014.8514.85
 
Gouin  PQHold58.03-12.06
 
41.183.933.93
 
Groulx  PQGain61.33-14.01
 
37.628.738.73
 
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve  PQHold47.82-14.36
 
54.311.591.59
 
Hull  PLQHold47.72-13.55
 
51.278.748.74
 
Huntingdon  PLQGain57.81-13.10
 
44.3312.7812.78
 
Iberville  PQGain61.62-14.50
 
41.2814.0514.05
 
Îles-de-la-Madeleine  PLQGain66.35-9.75
 
49.8516.7516.75
 
Jacques-Cartier  PLQHold52.77-14.58
 
80.8510.6210.62
 
Jean-Lesage  PLQGain58.60-14.05
 
41.6812.4012.4
 
Jeanne-Mance-Viger  PLQHold46.95-16.31
 
73.055.055.05
 
Jean-Talon  PLQHold69.07-10.90
 
49.717.757.75
 
Johnson  PQGain63.02-11.99
 
40.214.754.75
 
Joliette  PQGain62.60-12.16
 
46.0911.0211.02
 
Jonquière  PQHold62.52-12.35
 
47.688.358.35
 
Kamouraska-Témiscouata  PLQHold60.55-11.84
 
53.7013.9813.98
 
La Prairie  PQGain63.62-13.88
 
44.8314.0514.05
 
Labelle  PQHold55.01-13.97
 
53.508.088.08
 
Lac-Saint-Jean  PQHold63.20-14.12
 
55.629.199.19
 
LaFontaine  PLQHold51.16-16.22
 
69.767.307.3
 
Lapeltrie  ADQHold65.36-14.39
 
39.17-11.89
 
Lapinière  PLQHold52.17-14.35
 
61.4411.0111.01
 
Laporte  PLQHold58.05-12.87
 
48.978.008
 
L'Assomption  PQGain63.21-12.95
 
42.778.848.84
 
Laurier-Dorion  PLQHold49.16-16.22
 
42.903.243.24
 
Laval-des-Rapides  PLQHold55.11-14.56
 
44.079.669.66
 
Laviolette  PLQHold58.72-13.87
 
59.0618.0718.07
 
Lévis  PLQGain64.13-15.21
 
38.6513.4513.45
 
Lotbinière  ADQHold65.01-13.05
 
43.98-15.24
 
Louis-Hébert  PLQHold70.35-10.98
 
48.8514.3014.3
 
Marguerite-Bourgeoys  PLQHold48.09-15.05
 
66.199.069.06
 
Marguerite-D'Youville  PQGain71.39-11.24
 
39.758.698.69
 
Marie-Victorin  PQHold53.29-15.26
 
51.5611.9611.96
 
Marquette  PLQHold49.09-15.28
 
56.218.448.44
 
Maskinongé  PLQGain64.25-12.08
 
42.2513.2513.25
 
Masson  PQGain57.10-17.20
 
50.6814.7514.75
 
Matane  PQHold59.60-12.67
 
58.0118.9118.91
 
Matapédia  PQHold57.49-12.90
 
51.898.198.19
 
Mégantic-Compton  PLQHold60.70-13.00
 
45.0912.1212.12
 
Mercier  QSGain56.02-13.30
 
37.898.518.51
 
Mille-Îles  PLQHold60.66-15.27
 
46.768.028.02
 
Mirabel  PQGain58.65-16.63
 
47.4113.3313.33
 
Montmagny-L'Islet  PLQGain61.28-11.36
 
51.7813.5913.59
 
Montmorency  PLQGain64.48-13.50
 
36.5313.9213.92
 
Mont-Royal  PLQHold38.79-15.66
 
76.325.825.82
 
Nelligan  PLQHold47.04-17.11
 
72.198.378.37
 
Nicolet-Yamaska  PQGain67.38-10.35
 
35.246.926.92
 
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce  PLQHold43.02-15.50
 
67.976.546.54
 
Orford  PLQHold61.65-12.43
 
43.4010.1110.11
 
Outremont  PLQHold48.49-14.19
 
54.217.187.18
 
Papineau  PLQHold48.94-15.68
 
51.1012.0512.05
 
Pointe-aux-Trembles  PQHold56.66-16.25
 
56.879.569.56
 
Pontiac  PLQHold41.37-15.16
 
66.107.557.55
 
Portneuf  PLQGain63.63-13.90
 
39.637.457.45
 
Prévost  PQGain57.74-14.53
 
44.347.027.02
 
René-Lévesque  PQHold54.43-14.18
 
58.436.656.65
 
Richelieu  PQHold61.75-13.36
 
46.998.968.96
 
Richmond  PLQHold63.02-11.50
 
51.509.199.19
 
Rimouski  PQHold62.08-12.19
 
48.457.887.88
 
Rivière-du-Loup  ADQHold63.98-14.29
 
51.77-6.70
 
Robert-Baldwin  PLQHold41.52-17.10
 
81.076.326.32
 
Roberval  PQHold60.63-12.07
 
46.424.674.67
 
Rosemont  PQHold58.67-12.20
 
50.6612.0612.06
 
Rousseau  PQHold54.02-15.01
 
56.7715.0015
 
Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue  PLQGain57.56-10.61
 
42.309.649.64
 
Saint-François  PLQHold62.56-11.24
 
46.688.828.82
 
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne  PLQHold44.76-16.28
 
45.857.367.36
 
Saint-Hyacinthe  PQGain63.44-12.92
 
38.075.895.89
 
Saint-Jean  PQGain62.01-13.02
 
39.209.939.93
 
Saint-Laurent  PLQHold40.89-16.98
 
74.396.586.58
 
Saint-Maurice  PQGain59.50-13.07
 
41.418.688.68
 
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques  PQHold47.24-13.62
 
46.625.285.28
 
Shefford  ADQHold58.88-14.17
 
34.63-7.48
 
Sherbrooke  PLQHold62.61-11.62
 
45.248.688.68
 
Soulanges  PLQHold59.14-14.82
 
46.2910.2610.26
 
Taillon  PQHold58.63-13.20
 
46.3510.8810.88
 
Taschereau  PQHold56.96-13.59
 
44.227.117.11
 
Terrebonne  PQGain60.47-16.04
 
45.228.918.91
 
Trois-Rivières  PLQGain60.46-13.03
 
40.1011.5611.56
 
Ungava  PQHold36.09-10.38
 
47.305.895.89
 
Vachon  PQHold61.48-13.72
 
48.6413.7613.76
 
Vanier  PLQGain62.20-14.15
 
38.3114.1214.12
 
Vaudreuil  PLQHold57.33-15.25
 
54.029.829.82
 
Verchères  PQHold64.59-13.88
 
55.4214.1814.18
 
Verdun  PLQHold50.62-13.83
 
47.706.766.76
 
Viau  PLQHold44.52-14.81
 
58.606.696.69
 
Vimont  PLQHold60.35-15.78
 
47.7811.8111.81
 
Westmount-Saint-Louis  PLQHold36.81-12.42
 
75.177.587.58
 

Seats that changed hands

Elections to the National Assembly – seats won/lost by party, 2007–2008
Party2007Gain from (loss to)2008
PLQPQADQQS
Liberal 4851366
Parti Québécois 36(5)21(1)51
Action démocratique 41(13)(21)7
Québec solidaire 11
Total125(18)6(21)34(1)125

Summary analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place [7]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
LibPQADQQSPVQ
Liberal 549366
Parti Québécois 50151
Action démocratique 77
Québec solidaire 11
Total5755913125
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party [7]
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
  Liberal 66572
  Parti Québécois 515519
  Action démocratique 7992116
  Québec solidaire 1177339
  Green 353735
  Independent 110
  Marxist–Leninist 13
  Parti indépendantiste 12
  Parti durable 1


Resulting composition of the National Assembly (2008) [9]
SourceParty
LibPQADQQSTotal
Seats retainedIncumbents returned4327676
Open seats held - new MNAs5218
Open seats held - previous MNA returned11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated - new MNAs918128
Incumbents defeated - previous MNAs returned639
Open seats gained33
Total665171125

See also

References

  1. CBC News (November 5, 2008). "Quebec premier seeks 'clear mandate' in calling Dec. 8 election". CBC.
  2. Lianne Elliott (December 9, 2008). "Dumont to step down after ADQ defeat". CBC News . Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  3. "Quebec politicians unimpressed by Harper speech to Canadians". Canadian Press. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  4. Charest warns against Quebec-bashing in Parliament crisis, CBC News.
  5. "This has been a great year for Jean Charest" Archived November 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , The Gazette , December 17, 2008.
  6. "Résultats officiels par parti politique pour l'ensemble des circonscriptions". Directeur général des élections du Québec. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 2008" [2008 Quebec elections]. donneesquebec.ca (in French). Atlas des élections au Québec.
  8. "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Les résultats électoraux depuis 1867" [Electoral results since 1867] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 2008" [2008 Quebec elections]. donneesquebec.ca (in French). Atlas des élections au Québec.
  11. Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 2007" [2007 Quebec elections]. donneesquebec.ca (in French). Atlas des élections au Québec.