1976 Quebec general election
1976 Quebec general election Turnout 85.27% ( 4.88%)
First party
Second party
Third party
UN
Leader
René Lévesque
Robert Bourassa
Rodrigue Biron
Party
Parti Québécois
Liberal
Union Nationale
Leader since
October 14, 1968
January 17, 1970
May 22, 1976
Leader's seat
Taillon
Mercier (lost re-election)
Lotbinière
Last election
6 seats, 30.22%
102 seats, 54.65%
0 seats, 4.92%
Seats won
71
26
11
Seat change
65
76
11
Popular vote
1,390,351
1,135,056
611,666
Percentage
41.37%
33.78%
18.20%
Swing
11.15%
20.87%
13.28%
Fourth party
Fifth party
RC
PNP
Leader
Camil Samson
Jérôme Choquette
Party
Ralliement créditiste
Parti national populaire
Leader since
May 11, 1975
October 24, 1976
Leader's seat
Rouyn-Noranda
Outremont (lost re-election)
Last election
2 seats, 9.92%
pre-creation
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
155,451
31,043
Percentage
4.63%
0.92%
Swing
5.29%
0.92%
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.
The 1976 Quebec general election was held on November 15, 1976 to elect members to National Assembly of the Province of Quebec , Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled only by the 1960 general election , and caused major repercussions in the rest of Canada. The Parti Québécois , led by René Lévesque , defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party , led by Premier Robert Bourassa .
The Parti Québécois's campaign focused on providing good government, in contrast to the many scandals that had plagued the Liberals since 1973. The PQ's stated goal of achieving independence for Quebec from Canada was portrayed as only secondary, but the election of a sovereigntist government in Quebec caused great upset in the rest of Canada and led to extensive discussions about reforming the Canadian Confederation and finding ways of accommodating Quebec.
The Parti Québécois used its term in office to introduce numerous bills to implement its agenda. The first bill introduced in the new session of the National Assembly was legislation to confirm French as the sole official language of Quebec, and to implement measures to make this a social reality. The legislative number of this bill, "Bill One," was intended to signify the importance of the bill for the new government. The bill was withdrawn and significantly altered, however, and was eventually re-introduced as "Bill 101" (or la Loi 101 in French), also known as the Charter of the French Language . With some modifications, the Charter of the French Language remains in effect today and has shaped modern Quebec society in far-reaching ways.
The 1976 election also set the stage for the 1980 Quebec referendum on the PQ's proposal for political independence in an economic union with the rest of Canada called sovereignty-association . The proposal was soundly defeated in the referendum.
Bourassa had called the election after only three years, well before the maximum possible term of five years. It is possible that he may have counted on a boost from his successful rescue of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal after cost overruns and construction delays by the Montreal municipal government of Mayor Jean Drapeau . If so, he badly miscalculated. He not only lost the election, but was resoundingly defeated in his own riding by a PQ challenger. Bourassa resigned as Liberal leader, and his political career appeared to be over. He left Quebec and took up teaching positions in the United States and Europe. However, he later made a remarkable comeback in the 1985 general election .
The once-powerful Union Nationale made a modest comeback after being evicted from the legislature three years earlier. It won 11 seats under Rodrigue Biron and, for the first time, won significant support from some anglophone voters. An anglophone UN member, William Shaw was elected to the National Assembly. However, this proved to be the party's last hurrah. Successive floor-crossings, retirements, and resignations reduced the UN to only five members during the term. The party lost all of those remaining seats five years later, never to return; it would continue to exist nominally until 1989.
Campaign
The Liberals and péquistes both fielded full slates. The Unionists and the créditistes decided not to nominate candidates in Beauce-Sud , in order to clear the way for the pénépiste Fabien Roy to hold the riding.[ 1] The Unionists did not have a candidate in Outremont . Otherwise, all other constituencies experienced at least four-way contests.
The election also saw the emergence of two other political groups. The Democratic Alliance , led by Nick Auf der Maur , ran 13 candidates in the anglophone areas of the Island of Montreal , while the Parti national populaire (founded by Fabien Roy and Jérôme Choquette ) had 36 candidates provincewide but ran a less-organized campaign. The PNP had attempted to merge with the UN earlier in August,[ 2] but the effort was called off in September because of a falling-out between Choquette and the UN leader Rodrigue Biron .[ 3]
Riding contests, by number of candidates (1976)[ 4]
Candidates
PQ
Lib
RC
UN
PNP
Ind
NDP-RMS
Comm
DA
Lab
LSO
Total
3
1
1
1
3
4
49
49
49
49
196
5
24
24
24
24
16
3
3
1
1
120
6
20
20
20
19
9
9
8
3
5
7
120
7
12
12
12
12
7
6
7
8
5
2
1
84
8
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
24
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
Total
110
110
109
108
36
22
21
14
13
12
1
556
Results
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1976)[ 4]
Political party
Party leader
MNAs
Votes
Candidates
1973
1976
±
#
±
%
± (pp)
Parti Québécois
René Lévesque
110
6
71
65
1,390,351
492,542
41.37%
11.15
Liberal
Robert Bourassa
110
102
26
76
1,135,056
488,678
33.78%
20.87
Union Nationale
Rodrigue Biron
108
–
11
11
611,666
465,457
18.20%
13.28
Ralliement créditiste
Camil Samson
109
2
1
1
155,451
139,255
4.63%
5.29
Parti national populaire
Jérôme Choquette
36
–
1
1
31,043
31,043
0.92%
New
Democratic Alliance
Nick Auf der Maur
13
–
–
–
17,762
17,762
0.53%
New
Independent
22
–
–
–
12,984
6,023
0.39%
0.16
New Democratic -RMS coalition
Henri-François Gautrin
21
–
–
–
3,080
3,080
0.09%
New
Communist
Sam Walsh
14
–
–
–
1,776
1,612
0.05%
0.04
Labour
12
–
–
–
1,249
1,249
0.04%
New
Ligue socialiste-ouvrière
1
–
–
–
88
88
–
New
Total
556
110
110
3,360,506
100.00%
Rejected ballots
70,446
15,686
Voter turnout
3,430,952
405,214
85.27
4.89
Registered electors
4,023,743
259,132
Synopsis of results
Results by riding - 1976 Quebec general election[ 4] [ 5]
Riding
Winning party
Turnout[ a 1]
Votes
Name
1973
Party
Votes
Share
Margin #
Margin %
PQ
Lib
UN
Cr
PNP
DA
Ind
Oth
Total
Abitibi-Est
Lib
PQ
11,265
40.15%
3,881
13.83%
69.47%
11,265
6,338
3,067
7,384
–
–
–
–
28,054
Abitibi-Ouest
Lib
PQ
8,533
36.51%
1,224
5.24%
80.57%
8,533
5,456
2,073
7,309
–
–
–
–
23,371
Anjou
Lib
PQ
19,440
56.15%
8,324
24.04%
88.99%
19,440
11,116
2,938
744
233
–
–
151
34,622
Argenteuil
Lib
Lib
9,452
34.89%
1,275
4.71%
82.34%
8,177
9,452
6,660
2,803
–
–
–
–
27,092
Arthabaska
Lib
PQ
12,465
38.95%
3,474
10.86%
89.36%
12,465
8,991
7,536
3,009
–
–
–
–
32,001
Beauce-Nord
Lib
PQ
10,974
37.12%
412
1.39%
85.29%
10,974
10,562
6,412
830
786
–
–
–
29,564
Beauce-Sud
Cr
PNP
17,238
68.24%
11,573
45.82%
83.62%
2,356
5,665
–
–
17,238
–
–
–
25,259
Beauharnois
Lib
PQ
15,508
46.29%
3,936
11.75%
90.09%
15,508
11,572
5,224
1,195
–
–
–
–
33,499
Bellechasse
Lib
UN
8,501
36.85%
798
3.46%
81.68%
5,881
7,703
8,501
692
294
–
–
–
23,071
Berthier
Lib
PQ
8,673
34.27%
402
1.59%
85.00%
8,673
8,271
6,907
1,454
–
–
–
–
25,305
Bonaventure
Lib
Lib
9,771
48.63%
3,603
17.93%
80.87%
6,168
9,771
3,836
318
–
–
–
–
20,093
Bourassa
Lib
PQ
14,465
44.94%
2,162
6.72%
88.04%
14,465
12,303
4,457
601
249
–
–
109
32,184
Bourget
Lib
PQ
17,122
54.85%
7,047
22.58%
87.99%
17,122
10,075
3,250
573
–
–
–
195
31,215
Brome-Missisquoi
Lib
UN
11,380
49.27%
5,930
25.67%
82.93%
4,772
5,450
11,380
1,087
262
–
147
–
23,098
Chambly
Lib
PQ
21,029
47.32%
5,201
11.70%
90.62%
21,029
15,828
6,776
811
–
–
–
–
44,444
Champlain
Lib
PQ
12,514
40.73%
4,428
14.41%
87.67%
12,514
8,086
7,882
2,240
–
–
–
–
30,722
Charlesbourg
Lib
PQ
19,985
48.92%
4,785
11.71%
89.20%
19,985
15,200
4,078
1,301
285
–
–
–
40,849
Charlevoix
Lib
Lib
12,419
54.58%
4,899
21.53%
83.27%
7,520
12,419
1,670
1,146
–
–
–
–
22,755
Châteauguay
Lib
PQ
15,600
43.00%
5,261
14.50%
88.30%
15,600
10,339
9,262
851
–
–
229
–
36,281
Chauveau
Lib
PQ
21,472
47.48%
5,054
11.17%
88.87%
21,472
16,418
4,829
2,507
–
–
–
–
45,226
Chicoutimi
PQ
PQ
20,638
62.51%
13,742
41.62%
88.55%
20,638
6,896
4,429
1,053
–
–
–
–
33,016
Crémazie
Lib
PQ
16,463
50.40%
4,612
14.12%
89.09%
16,463
11,851
3,449
461
277
–
–
163
32,664
D'Arcy-McGee
Lib
Lib
21,248
68.03%
14,190
45.43%
83.86%
1,476
21,248
7,058
83
–
950
417
–
31,232
Deux-Montagnes
Lib
PQ
13,449
41.42%
2,466
7.59%
86.17%
13,449
10,983
6,431
1,352
256
–
–
–
32,471
Dorion
Lib
PQ
15,486
52.36%
5,343
18.06%
84.55%
15,486
10,143
2,661
798
390
–
–
100
29,578
Drummond
Lib
PQ
14,605
42.45%
6,394
18.58%
89.05%
14,605
7,778
8,211
3,601
211
–
–
–
34,406
Dubuc
Lib
PQ
11,337
44.67%
3,661
14.42%
85.23%
11,337
7,676
4,442
1,926
–
–
–
–
25,381
Duplessis
Lib
PQ
20,100
58.60%
11,324
33.01%
78.85%
20,100
8,776
3,050
461
–
–
1,916
–
34,303
Fabre
Lib
PQ
24,067
51.94%
9,078
19.59%
89.24%
24,067
14,989
5,658
1,156
463
–
–
–
46,333
Frontenac
Lib
PQ
11,047
38.86%
1,558
5.48%
88.16%
11,047
6,395
9,489
1,494
–
–
–
–
28,425
Gaspé
Lib
UN
8,305
34.53%
420
1.75%
82.01%
7,630
7,885
8,305
233
–
–
–
–
24,053
Gatineau
Lib
Lib
13,444
48.98%
6,148
22.40%
78.30%
7,296
13,444
5,285
1,425
–
–
–
–
27,450
Gouin
Lib
PQ
14,360
53.53%
5,345
19.92%
84.45%
14,360
9,015
2,482
797
–
–
–
172
26,826
Hull
Lib
PQ
12,031
40.57%
2
0.01%
79.05%
12,031
12,029
4,193
1,402
–
–
–
–
29,655
Huntingdon
Lib
UN
9,465
42.31%
2,728
12.19%
84.21%
5,428
6,737
9,465
743
–
–
–
–
22,373
Iberville
Lib
PQ
11,740
35.71%
1,533
4.66%
87.38%
11,740
9,129
10,207
1,802
–
–
–
–
32,878
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Lib
PQ
3,387
47.89%
60
0.85%
87.16%
3,387
3,327
298
60
–
–
–
–
7,072
Jacques-Cartier
Lib
Lib
10,390
35.34%
1,255
4.27%
84.86%
8,666
10,390
9,135
523
–
683
–
–
29,397
Jean-Talon
Lib
Lib
14,339
49.46%
2,807
9.68%
88.54%
11,532
14,339
2,706
417
–
–
–
–
28,994
Jeanne-Mance
Lib
PQ
22,891
45.48%
4,606
9.15%
86.39%
22,891
18,285
7,732
905
275
–
–
245
50,333
Johnson
Lib
UN
11,184
45.33%
4,805
19.48%
86.65%
6,379
5,348
11,184
1,761
–
–
–
–
24,672
Joliette-Montcalm
Lib
PQ
15,807
42.41%
5,311
14.25%
88.14%
15,807
10,496
9,612
1,172
–
–
89
97
37,273
Jonquière
Lib
PQ
20,373
58.23%
9,511
27.18%
89.26%
20,373
10,862
2,220
1,535
–
–
–
–
34,990
Kamouraska-Témiscouata
Lib
PQ
7,862
33.88%
310
1.34%
79.37%
7,862
7,552
4,957
2,837
–
–
–
–
23,208
L'Acadie
Lib
Lib
14,082
45.50%
4,406
14.24%
86.08%
9,676
14,082
6,434
276
–
327
–
152
30,947
L'Assomption
Lib
PQ
26,449
54.49%
14,439
29.74%
89.24%
26,449
12,010
8,155
1,724
205
–
–
–
48,543
Lac-Saint-Jean
Lib
PQ
14,744
50.91%
6,911
23.86%
86.97%
14,744
7,833
3,971
2,414
–
–
–
–
28,962
LaFontaine
PQ
PQ
20,627
61.79%
12,469
37.35%
86.95%
20,627
8,158
3,082
1,039
283
–
191
–
33,380
Laporte
Lib
PQ
23,129
56.56%
11,086
27.11%
87.64%
23,129
12,043
4,561
1,027
–
–
–
133
40,893
La Prairie
Lib
PQ
17,122
38.13%
647
1.44%
87.88%
17,122
16,475
10,375
930
–
–
–
–
44,902
Laurentides-Labelle
Lib
PQ
13,794
49.25%
4,069
14.53%
83.32%
13,794
9,725
2,992
1,499
–
–
–
–
28,010
Laurier
Lib
Lib
11,858
41.68%
2,275
8.00%
82.79%
9,583
11,858
4,962
678
–
921
–
446
28,448
Laval
Lib
Lib
17,605
42.94%
2,285
5.57%
88.42%
15,320
17,605
6,629
1,129
319
–
–
–
41,002
Laviolette
Lib
PQ
11,003
39.32%
2,174
7.77%
86.41%
11,003
6,074
8,829
1,603
357
–
–
115
27,981
Lévis
Lib
PQ
17,227
48.49%
5,887
16.57%
88.81%
17,227
11,340
5,585
1,375
–
–
–
–
35,527
Limoilou
Lib
PQ
14,424
45.33%
3,707
11.65%
86.09%
14,424
10,717
4,656
1,723
176
–
52
74
31,822
Lotbinière
Lib
UN
12,355
52.23%
6,713
28.38%
87.55%
4,605
5,642
12,355
1,055
–
–
–
–
23,657
Louis-Hébert
Lib
PQ
22,850
58.22%
9,543
24.31%
90.80%
22,850
13,307
2,705
386
–
–
–
–
39,248
Maisonneuve
PQ
PQ
15,390
62.15%
9,074
36.64%
80.89%
15,390
6,316
2,040
652
220
–
22
123
24,763
Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Lib
Lib
14,551
36.65%
806
2.03%
84.91%
13,745
14,551
10,492
603
–
–
–
312
39,703
Maskinongé
Lib
Lib
9,124
35.84%
403
1.58%
88.24%
8,721
9,124
6,561
1,055
–
–
–
–
25,461
Matane
Lib
PQ
11,042
48.79%
2,684
11.86%
82.23%
11,042
8,358
2,319
598
316
–
–
–
22,633
Matapédia
Lib
PQ
10,741
56.27%
5,458
28.59%
81.76%
10,741
5,283
1,552
1,512
–
–
–
–
19,088
Mégantic-Compton
Lib
UN
8,539
39.58%
2,502
11.60%
82.63%
4,809
6,037
8,539
2,188
–
–
–
–
21,573
Mercier
Lib
PQ
13,450
51.38%
3,736
14.27%
81.76%
13,450
9,714
1,975
647
–
–
58
332
26,176
Mille-Îles
Lib
PQ
25,134
53.80%
10,070
21.55%
90.84%
25,134
15,064
4,687
1,290
342
–
–
204
46,721
Mont-Royal
Lib
Lib
18,408
62.23%
13,295
44.94%
83.36%
4,776
18,408
5,113
153
–
885
–
247
29,582
Montmagny-L'Islet
Lib
Lib
9,220
37.44%
2,370
9.62%
81.84%
6,849
9,220
6,850
1,710
–
–
–
–
24,629
Montmorency
Lib
PQ
17,300
50.42%
5,190
15.13%
88.23%
17,300
12,110
3,187
1,713
–
–
–
–
34,310
Nicolet-Yamaska
Lib
UN
8,763
34.62%
750
2.96%
87.93%
7,195
8,013
8,763
1,340
–
–
–
–
25,311
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Lib
Lib
13,161
43.88%
4,429
14.77%
84.26%
4,100
13,161
8,732
167
119
3,497
117
103
29,996
Orford
Lib
Lib
8,321
32.90%
636
2.51%
81.40%
7,685
8,321
6,979
2,077
228
–
–
–
25,290
Outremont
Lib
Lib
13,219
45.30%
2,387
8.18%
84.31%
10,832
13,219
–
350
4,129
–
380
270
29,180
Papineau
Lib
PQ
12,967
36.32%
67
0.19%
79.55%
12,967
12,900
7,483
1,947
409
–
–
–
35,706
Pointe-Claire
Lib
UN
15,610
44.96%
3,431
9.88%
85.51%
3,284
12,179
15,610
127
164
943
2,412
–
34,719
Pontiac-Témiscamingue
Lib
Lib
8,149
43.57%
3,581
19.14%
74.98%
3,209
8,149
4,568
2,141
–
–
638
–
18,705
Portneuf
Lib
Lib
10,362
40.47%
2,783
10.87%
89.04%
7,579
10,362
3,815
3,741
106
–
–
–
25,603
Prévost
Lib
PQ
20,075
49.59%
7,569
18.70%
84.94%
20,075
12,506
5,707
2,195
–
–
–
–
40,483
Richelieu
Lib
PQ
16,141
51.98%
4,274
13.76%
90.28%
16,141
11,867
2,189
854
–
–
–
–
31,051
Richmond
Lib
UN
7,778
39.15%
1,907
9.60%
86.17%
5,294
5,871
7,778
925
–
–
–
–
19,868
Rimouski
Lib
PQ
15,232
53.04%
5,146
17.92%
86.34%
15,232
10,086
1,664
1,651
–
–
87
–
28,720
Rivière-du-Loup
Lib
PQ
9,415
38.53%
1,904
7.79%
84.49%
9,415
7,511
5,230
2,281
–
–
–
–
24,437
Robert-Baldwin
Lib
Lib
14,476
36.11%
3,947
9.84%
86.95%
7,430
14,476
10,529
410
–
2,188
5,060
–
40,093
Roberval
Lib
Lib
11,767
39.67%
932
3.14%
80.90%
10,835
11,767
3,139
3,923
–
–
–
–
29,664
Rosemont
Lib
PQ
15,455
51.07%
5,380
17.78%
85.25%
15,455
10,075
3,547
596
309
–
–
283
30,265
Rouyn-Noranda
Cr
RC
9,009
37.90%
1,456
6.13%
83.77%
7,553
4,923
2,283
9,009
–
–
–
–
23,768
Saguenay
PQ
PQ
15,491
69.16%
11,212
50.06%
78.48%
15,491
4,279
2,054
575
–
–
–
–
22,399
Saint-François
Lib
PQ
11,115
41.60%
3,623
13.56%
84.96%
11,115
7,492
6,114
1,996
–
–
–
–
26,717
Saint-Henri
Lib
PQ
14,246
47.72%
4,142
13.87%
83.78%
14,246
10,104
4,549
701
–
–
–
253
29,853
Saint-Hyacinthe
Lib
UN
10,002
33.63%
58
0.20%
86.38%
9,944
7,694
10,002
1,753
350
–
–
–
29,743
Saint-Jacques
PQ
PQ
13,058
60.31%
7,180
33.16%
75.34%
13,058
5,878
1,686
579
–
–
–
451
21,652
Saint-Jean
Lib
PQ
14,570
45.73%
3,695
11.60%
87.87%
14,570
10,875
5,439
977
–
–
–
–
31,861
Saint-Laurent
Lib
Lib
14,837
46.18%
6,297
19.60%
84.76%
8,540
14,837
7,409
294
327
719
–
–
32,126
Saint-Louis
Lib
Lib
9,628
42.07%
1,776
7.76%
75.22%
7,852
9,628
3,460
422
–
1,151
–
371
22,884
Saint-Maurice
Lib
PQ
12,836
45.77%
4,788
17.07%
88.64%
12,836
8,048
4,749
2,005
405
–
–
–
28,043
Saint-Anne
Lib
PQ
9,059
38.62%
689
2.94%
75.67%
9,059
8,370
3,783
497
121
649
896
79
23,454
Sainte-Marie
Lib
PQ
13,617
54.97%
5,043
20.36%
81.54%
13,617
8,574
1,711
674
–
–
–
197
24,773
Sauvé
PQ
PQ
23,647
58.60%
13,372
33.14%
84.99%
23,647
10,275
5,204
977
–
–
123
129
40,355
Shefford
Lib
Lib
9,662
31.81%
384
1.26%
87.20%
8,134
9,662
9,278
3,085
217
–
–
–
30,376
Sherbrooke
Lib
PQ
12,440
42.51%
3,895
13.31%
84.69%
12,440
8,545
6,255
1,872
–
–
150
–
29,262
Taillon
Lib
PQ
34,098
62.65%
22,345
41.06%
85.32%
34,098
11,753
6,189
2,129
–
–
–
256
54,425
Taschereau
Lib
PQ
9,929
45.14%
1,832
8.33%
80.05%
9,929
8,097
2,531
1,179
151
–
–
107
21,994
Terrebonne
Lib
PQ
21,298
50.61%
7,899
18.77%
89.48%
21,298
13,399
5,723
1,661
–
–
–
–
42,081
Trois-Rivières
Lib
PQ
13,821
43.79%
3,182
10.08%
85.26%
13,821
10,639
5,662
1,437
–
–
–
–
31,559
Vanier
Lib
PQ
16,640
49.80%
5,063
15.15%
87.41%
16,640
11,577
3,372
1,827
–
–
–
–
33,416
Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Lib
PQ
11,524
35.85%
534
1.66%
86.69%
11,524
10,990
8,548
905
–
–
–
174
32,141
Verchères
Lib
PQ
16,796
48.24%
4,990
14.33%
88.89%
16,796
11,806
5,224
992
–
–
–
–
34,818
Verdun
Lib
Lib
13,201
44.09%
3,261
10.89%
83.60%
9,940
13,201
5,833
499
–
315
–
150
29,938
Viau
Lib
PQ
13,513
43.44%
1,932
6.21%
84.67%
13,513
11,581
4,892
760
361
–
–
–
31,107
Westmount
Lib
Lib
14,724
50.74%
8,744
30.13%
82.23%
3,483
14,724
5,980
90
210
4,534
–
–
29,021
^ including spoilt ballots
= 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
MNAs elected by region and riding
Party designations are as follows:
PQ
Liberal
UN
Créditiste
Parti national populaire
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Bas-Saint-Laurent
Côte-Nord and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Capitale-Nationale
Mauricie
Chaudière-Appalaches and Centre-du-Québec
Estrie
Montérégie
Montreal East
Montreal West
Laval
Laurentides
Lanaudière
Outaouais
Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec
Analysis
Resulting composition of the 31st Quebec Legislative Assembly[ 5]
Source
Party
PQ
Lib
UN
RC
PNP
Total
Seats retained
Incumbents returned
6
21
1
28
Open seats held
3
3
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance
1
1
Previous incumbent from other riding
1
1
Seats changing hands
Incumbents defeated
52
9
61
Open seats gained
13
1
14
Byelection gain held
1
1
Incumbent changed allegiance
1
1
Total
71
26
11
1
1
110
See also
External links
References
^ Tremblay, Réjean (November 16, 1976). "Bas-Saint-Laurent : Une vaste mosaïque dominée par le PQ" [Lower Saint-Lawrence: A vast mosaic dominated by the PQ]. La Presse . Montreal. p. 10 (Cahier Élection).
^ Bercier, Rhéal (August 4, 1976). "La fusion du PNP et de l'UN se fera en congrès, en octobre" [The PNP/UN merger will take place at a convention in October]. La Presse (in French). Montreal. p. 1.
^ O'Neill, Pierre (September 4, 1976). "UN-PNP : la rupture" [UN-PNP: the collapse]. Le Devoir (in French). Montreal. pp. 1, 6.
^ a b c d e Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1976" . donneesquebec.ca . Atlas des élections au Québec.
^ 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 .