1998 Quebec general election

1998 Quebec general election

November 30, 1998
125 seats in the 36th Quebec Legislature 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	78.32% (3.26%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lucien Bouchard Jean Charest Mario Dumont Party Parti Québécois Liberal Action démocratique Leader's seat Jonquière Sherbrooke (won seat) Rivière-du-Loup Last election 77 seats, 44.75% 47 seats, 44.40% 1 seat, 6.46% Seats won 76 48 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,744,240 1,771,858 480,636 Percentage 42.87% 43.55% 11.81% Swing 1.88% 0.85% 5.35%
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 Lucien Bouchard Parti Québécois Premier after election Lucien Bouchard Parti Québécois

The 1998 Quebec general election was held on November 30. Lucien Bouchard's Parti Québécois won a majority of seats and Jean Charest's Quebec Liberal Party formed the opposition.^[1]

References

1. "General election results – Élections Québec". Élections Québec. 2023-06-25. Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-06-25.