1962 Quebec general election

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1962 Quebec general election
← 1960 November 14, 1962 1966 →
95 seats in the 27th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
48 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jean Lesage Daniel Johnson Sr.
Party Liberal Union Nationale
Leader since May 31, 1958 September 23, 1961
Leader's seat Québec-Ouest Bagot
Last election 51 seats, 51.38% 43 seats, 46.61%
Seats won 63 31
Seat change Increase12 Decrease12
Popular vote 1,205,253 900,817
Percentage 56.40% 42.15%
Swing Increase5.02% Decrease4.46%
Premier before election

Jean Lesage
Liberal

Premier after election

Jean Lesage
Liberal

The 1962 Quebec general election was held on November 14, 1962, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage, was re-elected, defeating the Union Nationale (UN) led by Daniel Johnson, Sr.

In an unusual move, the election was called just two years after the previous 1960 general election. Lesage sought a mandate for the Nationalization of the electricity industry, with the slogan Maîtres chez nous (Masters in Our Own Home), declaring it a single issue important enough to stake his political career on it.

A few days before the election, the Union Nationale's chief organizer André Lagarde was arrested for fraud. The Liberals claimed this was proof of lingering corruption dating from the Maurice Duplessis era, but the UN cried foul and was vindicated after the election. However, the incident may well have contributed to the UN's defeat.

The Liberal Party won an increased number of seats and a higher percentage of the popular vote, and the nationalization program was carried out. Future Parti Québécois founder René Lévesque served as a cabinet minister in the Lesage government and spearheaded the nationalization of power utilities for a great expansion of Hydro-Québec.

"Maîtres chez nous" (Masters in Our Own Home) was the electoral slogan of the Liberal Party during the 1962 election.

Action provinciale, a new group founded by Hertel Larocque (a former secretary of Camillien Houde),[1] fielded 11 candidates in the election but failed to gather a significant number of votes. Johnson opted not to have the UN join forces with it, keeping in mind the failure the Liberals had had in attempting the same manoeuvre with the Créditistes in 1956.[1] However, Social Credit was still a force to reckon with even while not campaigning on the provincial scene,[1] and Johnson did not hesitate to use its vocabulary in his speeches while on the campaign trail.[2]

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1960)[3]
Candidates Lib UN Ind I-Lib I-UN AP Con Comm Total
2 67 67 134
3 24 24 6 7 1 8 1 1 72
4 2 2 2 2 8
5 2 2 3 1 1 1 10
Total 95 95 9 10 2 11 1 1 224

Results[edit]

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1962)[3]
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1960 1962 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Liberal Jean Lesage 95 52 63 11Increase 1,205,253 128,118Increase 56.40% 5.02Increase
Union Nationale Daniel Johnson, Sr. 95 42 31 11Decrease 900,817 76,490Decrease 42.15% 4.46Decrease
Independent 9 1 1 Steady 13,581 8,606Decrease 0.64% 0.42Decrease
  Other candidates
█ Independent-Liberal 10 11,209 3,001Increase 0.52% 0.13Increase
█ Conservative 1 4,255 4,255Increase 0.20% New
█ Action provinciale 11 1,445 1,445Increase 0.07% New
█ Independent-Unionist 2 336 10,195Decrease 0.02% 0.48Decrease
█ Communist 1 71 465Decrease 0.00% 0.03Decrease
Total 224 95 95 2,136,967 100%
Rejected ballots 29,509 4,012Decrease
Voter turnout 2,166,476 36,369Increase 79.59 2.07Decrease
Registered electors 2,721,933 113,494Increase
Seats and popular vote by party
Party Seats Votes Change (pp)
█ Liberal
63 / 95
56.40%
 5.02 5.02
 
█ Union Nationale
31 / 95
42.15%
 -4.46
 
█ Independent
1 / 95
0.64%
 -0.42
 
█ Other
0 / 95
0.81%
 -0.14
 

Synopsis of results[edit]

Results by riding - 1962 Quebec general election[3][4]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1] 		Votes
Name 1960 Party Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		Lib UN Ind I-Lib AP Other Total
 
Abitibi-Est Lib Lib 14,892 51.93% 1,109 3.87% 85.24% 14,892 13,783 – – – – 28,675
Abitibi-Ouest Lib Lib 6,732 56.97% 1,648 13.95% 88.52% 6,732 5,084 – – – – 11,816
Argenteuil UN UN 7,922 54.57% 2,610 17.98% 86.22% 5,312 7,922 – 1,284 – – 14,518
Arthabaska Lib Lib 10,988 53.54% 1,453 7.08% 91.70% 10,988 9,535 – – – – 20,523
Bagot UN UN 5,336 55.11% 989 10.21% 92.36% 4,347 5,336 – – – – 9,683
Beauce Lib UN 12,583 51.96% 947 3.91% 87.25% 11,636 12,583 – – – – 24,219
Beauharnois UN Lib 11,884 51.72% 791 3.44% 90.19% 11,884 11,093 – – – – 22,977
Bellechasse Lib UN 5,176 51.35% 273 2.71% 80.81% 4,903 5,176 – – – – 10,079
Berthier UN Lib 5,938 50.05% 110 0.93% 85.57% 5,938 5,828 – – 98 – 11,864
Bonaventure Lib Lib 9,525 57.28% 2,421 14.56% 85.26% 9,525 7,104 – – – – 16,629
Bourget Lib Lib 42,906 58.74% 17,728 24.27% 73.21% 42,906 25,178 4,807 – 153 – 73,044
Brome Lib Lib 3,417 55.82% 713 11.65% 81.43% 3,417 2,704 – – – – 6,121
Chambly Lib Lib 36,290 63.83% 17,094 30.07% 76.89% 36,290 19,196 778 353 – 235 56,852
Champlain UN UN 12,346 52.74% 1,282 5.48% 90.97% 11,064 12,346 – – – – 23,410
Charlevoix UN Lib 6,942 52.23% 594 4.47% 87.21% 6,942 6,348 – – – – 13,290
Châteauguay UN Lib 8,727 54.83% 1,538 9.66% 84.04% 8,727 7,189 – – – – 15,916
Chicoutimi UN UN 16,910 50.29% 192 0.57% 88.05% 16,718 16,910 – – – – 33,628
Compton UN UN 5,568 54.45% 1,014 9.92% 87.30% 4,554 5,568 – – 104 – 10,226
Deux-Montagnes Lib Lib 8,518 57.31% 2,174 14.63% 86.94% 8,518 6,344 – – – – 14,862
Dorchester UN UN 7,818 53.64% 1,060 7.27% 83.78% 6,758 7,818 – – – – 14,576
Drummond Lib Lib 14,621 57.17% 3,668 14.34% 90.97% 14,621 10,953 – – – – 25,574
Duplessis Lib Lib 7,345 59.84% 2,416 19.68% 79.19% 7,345 4,929 – – – – 12,274
Frontenac UN UN 6,217 52.46% 582 4.91% 87.92% 5,635 6,217 – – – – 11,852
Gaspé-Nord Lib UN 5,183 51.75% 444 4.43% 88.07% 4,739 5,183 93 – – – 10,015
Gaspé-Sud UN Lib 7,197 50.40% 113 0.79% 89.09% 7,197 7,084 – – – – 14,281
Gatineau UN Lib 10,289 54.57% 1,725 9.15% 77.83% 10,289 8,564 – – – – 18,853
Hull Lib Lib 14,854 63.36% 6,266 26.73% 78.05% 14,854 8,588 – – – – 23,442
Huntingdon UN UN 3,449 54.14% 528 8.29% 85.15% 2,921 3,449 – – – – 6,370
Iberville Lib Lib 4,452 55.87% 936 11.75% 91.07% 4,452 3,516 – – – – 7,968
Îles-de-la-Madeleine UN Lib 2,674 51.86% 192 3.72% 92.10% 2,674 2,482 – – – – 5,156
Jacques-Cartier Lib Lib 69,199 77.74% 49,388 55.49% 72.46% 69,199 19,811 – – – – 89,010
Joliette UN UN 10,236 52.96% 5,037 26.06% 85.90% 5,199 10,236 – 3,891 – – 19,326
Jonquière-Kénogami Lib Lib 16,100 60.38% 5,536 20.76% 86.48% 16,100 10,564 – – – – 26,664
Kamouraska UN Lib 5,453 50.19% 41 0.38% 82.02% 5,453 5,412 – – – – 10,865
L'Assomption Lib Lib 9,680 55.06% 1,984 11.29% 84.49% 9,680 7,696 – 70 134 – 17,580
L'Islet Lib UN 5,239 53.25% 639 6.49% 83.90% 4,600 5,239 – – – – 9,839
Labelle UN UN 6,005 57.11% 1,695 16.12% 84.51% 4,310 6,005 199 – – – 10,514
Lac-Saint-Jean Lib Lib 9,171 52.63% 915 5.25% 89.25% 9,171 8,256 – – – – 17,427
Laval Lib Lib 67,316 66.31% 33,807 33.30% 76.57% 67,316 33,509 – 461 237 – 101,523
Laviolette UN UN 11,315 53.63% 1,533 7.27% 85.24% 9,782 11,315 – – – – 21,097
Lévis Lib Lib 13,434 54.43% 2,346 9.51% 88.47% 13,434 11,088 158 – – – 24,680
Lotbinière UN UN 6,393 53.56% 849 7.11% 88.62% 5,544 6,393 – – – – 11,937
Maisonneuve UN Lib 28,814 58.89% 8,702 17.79% 71.75% 28,814 20,112 – – – – 48,926
Maskinongé UN UN 5,312 53.71% 734 7.42% 91.18% 4,578 5,312 – – – – 9,890
Matane Lib Lib 8,204 50.40% 130 0.80% 83.20% 8,204 8,074 – – – – 16,278
Matapédia Lib Lib 6,111 51.05% 252 2.11% 84.29% 6,111 5,859 – – – – 11,970
Mégantic Lib Lib 13,182 55.05% 2,420 10.11% 88.95% 13,182 10,762 – – – – 23,944
Missisquoi UN UN 7,630 57.38% 1,962 14.75% 84.84% 5,668 7,630 – – – – 13,298
Montcalm UN Lib 4,662 55.41% 911 10.83% 88.54% 4,662 3,751 – – – – 8,413
Montmagny Lib UN 5,747 50.49% 111 0.98% 86.57% 5,636 5,747 – – – – 11,383
Montmorency UN UN 5,717 50.67% 398 3.53% 88.32% 5,319 5,717 – – 247 – 11,283
Montréal–Jeanne-Mance UN Lib 40,899 59.64% 13,740 20.04% 68.18% 40,899 27,159 519 – – – 68,577
Montréal-Laurier Lib Lib 15,837 58.16% 4,563 16.76% 76.41% 15,837 11,274 – – 117 – 27,228
Montréal-Mercier UN Lib 16,992 54.07% 3,322 10.57% 75.56% 16,992 13,670 – 764 – – 31,426
Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lib Lib 37,100 78.55% 29,357 62.15% 59.89% 37,100 7,743 – 2,389 – – 47,232
Montréal-Outremont Lib Lib 36,076 77.63% 26,647 57.34% 60.34% 36,076 9,429 969 – – – 46,474
Montréal–Saint-Henri Lib Lib 17,548 53.04% 2,540 7.68% 70.28% 17,548 15,008 – 531 – – 33,087
Montréal–Saint-Jacques UN UN 7,854 52.10% 705 4.68% 65.65% 7,149 7,854 – – – 71 15,074
Montréal–Saint-Louis Lib Lib 14,082 58.15% 3,949 16.31% 60.95% 14,082 10,133 – – – – 24,215
Montréal–Sainte-Anne Ind Ind 6,058 45.84% 746 5.65% 57.89% 5,312 1,845 6,058 – – – 13,215
Montréal–Sainte-Marie UN UN 12,977 52.47% 1,321 5.34% 67.43% 11,656 12,977 – – – 101 24,734
Montréal-Verdun Lib Lib 21,208 65.98% 10,274 31.96% 72.80% 21,208 10,934 – – – – 32,142
Napierville-Laprairie UN Lib 9,865 56.53% 2,278 13.05% 86.33% 9,865 7,587 – – – – 17,452
Nicolet UN Lib 7,209 51.74% 484 3.47% 85.96% 7,209 6,725 – – – – 13,934
Papineau UN UN 12,304 55.28% 2,351 10.56% 85.66% 9,953 12,304 – – – – 22,257
Pontiac UN UN 5,108 59.81% 1,675 19.61% 75.86% 3,433 5,108 – – – – 8,541
Portneuf Lib Lib 11,059 51.34% 702 3.26% 85.36% 11,059 10,357 – – 124 – 21,540
Québec-Centre UN Lib 9,750 55.13% 1,813 10.25% 84.08% 9,750 7,937 – – – – 17,687
Québec-Comté Lib Lib 34,090 57.80% 9,196 15.59% 87.07% 34,090 24,894 – – – – 58,984
Québec-Est UN Lib 21,001 52.20% 1,767 4.39% 88.59% 21,001 19,234 – – – – 40,235
Québec-Ouest Lib Lib 14,582 67.91% 7,692 35.82% 88.24% 14,582 6,890 – – – – 21,472
Richelieu Lib Lib 10,598 55.61% 2,137 11.21% 90.11% 10,598 8,461 – – – – 19,059
Richmond Lib Lib 9,932 57.88% 2,703 15.75% 85.16% 9,932 7,229 – – – – 17,161
Rimouski Lib Lib 10,720 52.22% 911 4.44% 82.70% 10,720 9,809 – – – – 20,529
Rivière-du-Loup Lib Lib 8,493 51.22% 403 2.43% 85.70% 8,493 8,090 – – – – 16,583
Roberval Lib UN 11,172 51.23% 537 2.46% 85.07% 10,635 11,172 – – – – 21,807
Rouville UN Lib 6,575 56.08% 1,426 12.16% 86.80% 6,575 5,149 – – – – 11,724
Rouyn-Noranda Lib Lib 9,386 60.06% 3,144 20.12% 85.50% 9,386 6,242 – – – – 15,628
Saguenay Lib Lib 12,116 57.35% 3,106 14.70% 78.97% 12,116 9,010 – – – – 21,126
Saint-Hyacinthe Lib Lib 12,070 56.30% 2,701 12.60% 84.85% 12,070 9,369 – – – – 21,439
Saint-Jean Lib Lib 8,869 50.55% 866 4.94% 89.57% 8,869 8,003 – 672 – – 17,544
Saint-Maurice Lib Lib 15,684 55.73% 3,224 11.46% 88.19% 15,684 12,460 – – – – 28,144
Saint-Sauveur UN UN 12,641 51.43% 702 2.86% 89.13% 11,939 12,641 – – – – 24,580
Shefford UN UN 12,026 50.01% 800 3.33% 85.22% 11,226 12,026 – 794 – – 24,046
Sherbrooke Lib Lib 18,539 52.46% 1,825 5.16% 81.29% 18,539 16,714 – – 86 – 35,339
Stanstead Lib Lib 8,918 56.32% 2,101 13.27% 84.29% 8,918 6,817 – – 99 – 15,834
Témiscamingue UN Lib 4,102 52.98% 462 5.97% 87.18% 4,102 3,640 – – – – 7,742
Témiscouata UN UN 5,931 60.69% 2,089 21.38% 82.38% 3,842 5,931 – – – – 9,773
Terrebonne Lib Lib 26,901 58.98% 8,188 17.95% 85.00% 26,901 18,713 – – – – 45,614
Trois-Rivières UN UN 15,323 51.75% 1,036 3.50% 89.96% 14,287 15,323 – – – – 29,610
Vaudreuil-Soulanges Lib Lib 10,780 57.49% 2,809 14.98% 90.45% 10,780 7,971 – – – – 18,751
Verchères Lib Lib 6,827 58.51% 1,985 17.01% 87.62% 6,827 4,842 – – – – 11,669
Westmount–Saint-Georges Lib Lib 13,114 69.03% 11,486 60.46% 59.04% 13,114 1,628 – – – 4,255 18,997
Wolfe Lib UN 3,939 52.92% 481 6.46% 90.26% 3,458 3,939 – – 46 – 7,443
Yamaska UN UN 4,078 60.16% 1,377 20.31% 84.60% 2,701 4,078 – – – – 6,779
  1. ^ including spoilt ballots
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = multiple candidates

Analysis[edit]

Party candidates in 2nd place[3]
Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total
Lib UN Con
Liberal 62 1 63
Union Nationale 31 31
Independent 1 1
Total 32 62 1 95
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[3]
Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
█ Liberal 63 62 2
█ Union Nationale 31 52 1
█ Independent 1 7 1
█ Conservative 1
█ Action provinciale 9 1 1
█ Independent Liberal 8 2
█ Independent UN 1 1
█ Communist 1
Resulting composition of the 28th Quebec Legislative Assembly[4]
Source Party
Lib UN Ind Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 43 21 1 65
Open seats held 2 2 4
Byelection loss reversed 1 1
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 17 5 22
Incumbents defeated - previous incumbents returned 1 1
Open seats gained 1 1
Byelection gain held 1 1
Total 63 31 1 95

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lemieux 1969, p. 18.
  2. ^ Lemieux 1969, p. 19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1962". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
  4. ^ a b "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

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