1966 Quebec general election

June 5, 1966

108 seats in the 28th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
55 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Daniel Johnson Sr. Jean Lesage
Party Union Nationale Liberal
Leader since September 23, 1961 May 31, 1958
Leader's seat Bagot Louis-Hébert
Last election 31 seats, 42.15% 63 seats, 56.40%
Seats won 56 50
Seat change Increase25 Decrease13
Popular vote 948,928 1,099,435
Percentage 40.82% 47.29%
Swing Decrease1.34% Decrease9.11%

Premier before election

Jean Lesage
Liberal

Premier after election

Daniel Johnson Sr.
Union Nationale

The 1966 Quebec general election was held on June 5, 1966, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada.[1] The Union Nationale (UN), led by Daniel Johnson, Sr, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage.

In terms of the number of seats won, the election was one of the closest in recent history, with the UN winning 56 seats to the Liberals' 50. Generally, Quebec's first past the post electoral system tends to produce strong disparities in the number of seats won even if the popular vote is fairly close. In this case, the most popular party did not win the most seats in the chamber. The Liberals won 6.5% more votes, but were denied a third term because the rural part of the province, where the Union Nationale did well, were slightly over-represented in the legislature.

The victory of the UN over the popular Lesage government was a surprise to many observers. Johnson's campaign was likely helped by his position that Quebec should get a better deal within the Canadian confederation, or should separate if it is unable to do so. In this sense, the forces of Quebec nationalism unleashed by the Quiet Revolution begun by Lesage may have contributed to his defeat, as many rural voters felt chagrin at the rapid pace of reform under the Liberals.

The pro-independence Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale and Ralliement national (formed from splinter groups out of the RIN and the Ralliement des créditistes) obtained a combined total of just under 9% of the popular vote (but no seats).

This was the last election for the "Legislative Assembly of Quebec". Legislation was passed to replace the bicameral system of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Quebec with a single National Assembly of Quebec, effective December 31, 1968.

Daniel Johnson died in office in 1968, and was succeeded by Jean-Jacques Bertrand. Johnson's sons, Pierre-Marc and Daniel Jr, each later served as Premier of Quebec.

Redistribution of ridings

A 1965 Act [2] increased the number of MPPs from 95 to 108 through the following changes:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Drawn from parts of other ridings
Reorganization of ridings
Division of ridings
Renaming of ridings
  1. formerly part of Laval
  2. formerly parts of Montréal-Outremont and Westmount–Saint-Georges
  3. formerly parts of Montréal-Outremont, Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier
  4. formerly part of Laval
  5. formerly parts of Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier
  6. formerly parts of Jacques-Cartier and Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
  7. formerly part of Jacques-Cartier
  8. formerly parts of Jacques-Cartier and Laval
  9. formerly parts of Chambly and Verchères
  10. also taking in part of Chicoutimi


Campaign

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1966)[3]
Candidates UN Lib RN RIN Ind Con Soc Comm DVP PDE Total
2 101020
3 282820884
4 424242375168
5 22222222102541110
6 666692136
Total 10810890732445411418

Results

[3]

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1966)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1962 1966 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Union Nationale Daniel Johnson, Sr. 108315625Increase948,92848,111Increase40.82%1.33Decrease
Liberal Jean Lesage 108635013Decrease1,099,435105,818Decrease47.29%9.11Decrease
RIN Pierre Bourgault 73129,045129,045Increase5.55%New
Ralliement national Gilles Grégoire 9074,67074,670Increase3.21%New
Independent 24121Increase64,43450,853Increase2.77%2.13Increase
  Other candidates
 Conservative 46,1831,927Increase0.27%0.07Increase
 Socialist 51,0901,090Increase0.05%New
 Communist 4502431Increase0.02%0.02Increase
 Droit vital personnel 1417417Increase0.02%New
 Parti du développement économique 1125125Increase0.01%New
Total 41895 108 2,324,829 100%
Rejected ballots 45,681 16,172Increase
Voter turnout 2,370,510 204,034Increase 73.57 6.02Decrease
Registered electors 3,222,302 500,369Increase
    Seats and popular vote by party
    PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
    Union Nationale
    56 / 108
    40.82%
    -1.33
     
    Liberal
    50 / 108
    47.29%
    -9.11
     
    RIN
    0 / 108
    5.55%
    5.55 5.55
     
    Ralliement national
    0 / 108
    3.21%
    3.21 3.21
     
    Independent
    2 / 108
    2.77%
    2.13 2.13
     
    Other
    0 / 108
    0.36%
    -0.45
     


    Synopsis of results

    Results by riding - 1966 Quebec general election[3][4]
    Riding Winning party Turnout
    [a 1]
    Votes
    Name 1962 Party Votes Share Margin
    #
    Margin
    %
    UN Lib RIN RN Ind Con Other Total
     
    Abitibi-Est Lib Lib 12,39039.09%1,6645.25%74.55%10,72612,3901,4347,14531,695
    Abitibi-Ouest Lib Lib 5,67042.51%1,61212.08%86.98%4,0585,6703183,29313,339
    Ahuntsic New Lib 16,28256.34%8,35528.91%70.61%7,92716,2824,19526622828,898
    Argenteuil UN Lib 6,73444.85%2,27315.14%81.29%4,4616,734245873,48815,015
    Arthabaska Lib UN 10,18844.81%1040.46%85.86%10,18810,0845911,87122,734
    Bagot UN UN 6,64057.69%2,07418.02%89.76%6,6404,56616314011,509
    Beauce UN UN 15,74354.96%4,55815.91%84.77%15,74311,1851,71528,643
    Beauharnois Lib Lib 10,87541.29%2,0897.93%86.32%8,78610,875984935,60326,341
    Bellechasse UN UN 6,91758.80%2,07117.61%83.15%6,9174,84611,763
    Berthier Lib UN 7,66855.49%1,76612.78%85.17%7,6685,90224913,819
    Bonaventure Lib Lib 10,88860.41%3,75220.82%78.83%7,13610,88818,024
    Bourassa New Lib 14,65348.79%5,09016.95%64.73%9,56314,6534,42063476130,031
    Bourget Lib UN 13,16646.08%1,1884.16%66.70%13,16611,9782,75437629528,569
    Brome Lib Lib 3,29452.65%4707.51%74.49%2,8243,2941396,257
    Chambly Lib Lib 19,18360.51%10,97634.62%68.22%8,20719,1833,89541831,703
    Champlain UN UN 15,10257.71%5,24020.03%86.54%15,1029,8621,20326,167
    Charlevoix Lib Lib 8,16654.00%1,2108.00%85.38%6,9568,16615,122
    Châteauguay Lib Lib 6,67634.72%1,0575.50%78.60%5,6196,676727926,11319,227
    Chauveau New UN 17,46247.40%9422.56%79.55%17,46216,5201,92194036,843
    Chicoutimi UN UN 9,82449.70%1,9549.88%81.48%9,8247,8702,07419,768
    Compton UN UN 5,97356.89%1,69616.15%83.26%5,9734,27724910,499
    D'Arcy-McGee New Lib 24,70990.57%23,16184.90%60.88%1,54824,70989512927,281
    Deux-Montagnes Lib Lib 8,51147.64%940.53%84.35%8,4178,51182111717,866
    Dorchester UN UN 9,34855.02%2,40214.14%82.36%9,3486,94669516,989
    Dorion New Lib 9,85543.99%1,2755.69%60.58%8,5809,8552,1842811,37812522,403
    Drummond Lib Lib 14,47049.27%3601.23%85.77%14,11014,47079129,371
    Dubuc New UN 7,82937.16%1,5677.44%84.30%7,8296,2623,4003,57721,068
    Duplessis Lib Lib 6,67347.77%2,28116.33%75.46%2,7096,6734,39219513,969
    Fabre New Lib 16,27847.80%3,46810.18%72.15%12,81016,2784,36344915634,056
    Frontenac UN UN 6,90252.16%1,60112.10%86.13%6,9025,30115587413,232
    Gaspé-Nord UN UN 5,25151.12%3663.56%86.12%5,2514,88513610,272
    Gaspé-Sud Lib Lib 8,51353.48%1,1086.96%86.04%7,4058,51315,918
    Gatineau Lib Lib 11,30851.26%1,8778.51%69.81%9,43111,3081,11720522,061
    Gouin New Lib 12,91647.32%2,79910.26%61.75%10,11712,9163,50764610827,294
    Hull Lib Lib 10,80350.91%2,61012.30%64.11%8,19310,8032,22221,218
    Huntingdon UN Lib 3,46950.33%450.65%81.51%3,4243,4696,893
    Iberville Lib UN 4,47050.25%7047.91%85.20%4,4703,7664312298,896
    Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lib Lib 3,90866.59%1,94733.17%89.97%1,9613,9085,869
    Jacques-Cartier Lib Lib 18,28968.34%11,83344.22%65.19%6,45618,2891,80820926,762
    Jean-Talon New Lib 14,25753.23%3,82114.26%70.11%10,43614,2571,38470926,786
    Jeanne-Mance Lib Lib 16,69151.85%6,06318.83%62.64%10,62816,6914,27133326932,192
    Joliette UN UN 11,37250.96%2,23610.02%81.30%11,3729,1361,42338622,317
    Jonquière New Lib 11,95946.91%4,49517.63%79.06%7,46411,9599164,99216525,496
    Kamouraska Lib UN 6,16152.35%1,40611.95%77.12%6,1614,75517567811,769
    L'Assomption Lib UN 9,95846.90%4902.31%80.38%9,9589,4681,44336321,232
    L'Islet UN UN 5,97255.26%1,13610.51%80.66%5,9724,83610,808
    Labelle UN UN 6,82757.79%2,50221.18%81.78%6,8274,32553612511,813
    Lac-Saint-Jean Lib UN 10,98552.22%2,55512.15%86.09%10,9858,4301,62121,036
    LaFontaine New UN 13,59244.95%7852.60%67.58%13,59212,8073,37446630,239
    Laurier Lib Lib 15,01256.61%6,75425.47%62.92%8,25815,0122,13170141726,519
    Laval Lib Lib 16,91048.69%4,70413.55%72.67%12,20616,9103,1313242,15634,727
    Laviolette UN UN 12,08254.16%3,41715.32%80.86%12,0828,6651,55922,306
    Lévis Lib UN 15,14153.10%3,12110.95%83.04%15,14112,02084351128,515
    Limoilou New UN 16,54749.67%1,6514.96%76.50%16,54714,8961,2345825533,314
    Lotbinière UN UN 6,21845.75%870.64%86.82%6,2186,1311,24313,592
    Louis-Hébert New Lib 22,53265.70%14,15641.28%77.16%8,37622,5322,99139434,293
    Maisonneuve Lib UN 12,62144.68%1,0293.64%60.12%12,62111,5923,45737120528,246
    Marguerite-Bourgeoys New Lib 14,60362.14%9,94442.31%62.30%4,65914,6031,2971732,76923,501
    Maskinongé UN UN 6,11552.94%8537.38%90.50%6,1155,26217411,551
    Matane Lib Lib 9,04549.76%2991.64%79.72%8,7469,04538618,177
    Matapédia Lib Lib 6,16548.64%220.17%80.50%6,1436,16522014612,674
    Mégantic Lib UN 11,89446.38%5882.29%84.08%11,89411,3062,44325,643
    Mercier Lib Lib 11,75944.27%5181.95%61.41%11,24111,7593,11533511226,562
    Missisquoi UN UN 8,78860.10%3,46923.72%77.05%8,7885,31939012614,623
    Montcalm Lib UN 5,00751.32%4704.82%87.00%5,0074,537168449,756
    Montmagny UN UN 6,76354.63%1,42611.52%82.59%6,7635,33727912,379
    Montmorency UN UN 14,15154.25%4,52417.34%82.94%14,1519,6271,42388526,086
    Napierville-Laprairie Lib Lib 9,68343.06%7623.39%79.60%8,9219,6834883,39622,488
    Nicolet Lib UN 8,14052.33%8555.50%89.77%8,1407,28513015,555
    Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lib Lib 19,56376.42%16,62264.93%59.34%2,06819,563949772,94125,598
    Olier New Lib 11,99047.03%2,3169.08%57.89%9,67411,9903,36646425,494
    Outremont Lib Lib 18,07571.18%14,85758.51%64.48%2,74418,0753,2181181,23825,393
    Papineau UN UN 10,99945.35%5632.32%78.04%10,99910,4362,50431324,252
    Pontiac UN UN 4,42951.22%2112.44%72.91%4,4294,2188,647
    Portneuf Lib UN 11,26542.76%1,2874.89%81.37%11,2659,9786134,4078226,345
    Richelieu Lib UN 12,25749.43%1,0804.36%84.76%12,25711,1771,22114124,796
    Richmond Lib Lib 8,25847.56%2631.51%77.79%7,9958,2581,11217,365
    Rimouski Lib Lib 11,93849.84%4281.79%78.86%11,51011,93850423,952
    Rivière-du-Loup Lib UN 9,69152.18%8114.37%83.20%9,6918,88018,571
    Robert-Baldwin New Ind 19,50653.32%7,75221.19%73.30%2,99111,75490014419,5061,28736,582
    Roberval UN UN 11,79948.35%1,5466.34%82.92%11,79910,2532,07727324,402
    Rouville Lib UN 6,08046.60%50.04%81.68%6,0806,07568720613,048
    Rouyn-Noranda Lib UN 6,58338.62%1,0506.16%81.10%6,5835,5336944,23717,047
    Saguenay Lib Lib 10,73746.43%1,2325.33%64.33%9,50510,7372,44443723,123
    Saint-Henri Lib UN 10,41041.42%1,5616.21%63.25%10,4108,8493,0343712,47025,134
    Saint-Hyacinthe Lib UN 10,99846.78%300.13%78.98%10,99810,9681,54423,510
    Saint-Jacques UN UN 9,86949.97%2,20611.17%57.68%9,8697,6631,83438319,749
    Saint-Jean Lib UN 9,22648.85%2,58613.69%81.48%9,2266,6407801742,06718,887
    Saint-Laurent New Lib 21,55868.63%14,85347.28%65.77%6,70521,5583,15131,414
    Saint-Louis Lib Lib 8,96058.45%4,91632.07%55.45%4,0448,9601,64645322715,330
    Saint-Maurice Lib UN 14,13347.42%1,7205.77%81.83%14,13312,4133,25629,802
    Saint-Sauveur UN UN 14,48557.73%5,50121.92%73.23%14,4858,98473089325,092
    Saint-Anne Ind Ind 6,60938.67%1,6389.58%53.52%4,3284,9717472086,837[a 2]17,091
    Sainte-Marie UN UN 11,28553.10%3,65017.17%57.19%11,2857,6351,93040421,254
    Shefford UN UN 14,54953.69%4,17215.40%80.21%14,54910,3771,0611,11027,097
    Sherbrooke Lib UN 19,91550.11%2,6346.63%74.58%19,91517,2811,4951,05139,742
    Stanstead Lib Lib 8,21549.85%5773.50%77.50%7,6388,21562716,480
    Taillon New Lib 8,62738.61%2100.94%59.91%8,4178,6274,09768551722,343
    Témiscamingue Lib Lib 4,41349.15%2,04422.77%83.76%2,1964,4132,3698,978
    Témiscouata UN UN 5,65351.97%8697.99%84.02%5,6534,78444110,878
    Terrebonne Lib UN 24,84047.71%2,5254.85%76.71%24,84022,3154,22768152,063
    Trois-Rivières UN UN 15,36248.97%1,0453.33%82.88%15,36214,3171,69231,371
    Vaudreuil-Soulanges Lib Lib 11,12053.17%2,63012.58%81.90%8,49011,1204949671320,913
    Verchères Lib Lib 11,64855.73%3,95318.91%75.46%7,69511,6481,34820920,900
    Verdun Lib Lib 19,18166.26%10,91837.72%62.55%8,26319,1811,19830628,948
    Westmount Lib Lib 20,06178.21%17,82569.49%55.18%2,23620,0611,1411101,38571725,650
    Wolfe UN UN 5,18964.06%2,52831.21%89.06%5,1892,6612508,100
    Yamaska UN UN 4,09351.75%2773.50%87.90%4,0933,8167,909
    1. including spoilt ballots
    2. Frank Hanley (6,609 votes) was the incumbent
      = 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

    Analysis

    Party candidates in 2nd place[3]
    Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
    UNLibRINRNCon
    Union Nationale 5656
    Liberal 4621150
    Independent 22
    Total 4658211108
    Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[3]
    Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
     Union Nationale 56466
     Liberal 5058
     Independent 21066
     RIN 252181
     Ralliement national 1304410
     Conservative 121
     Socialist 5
     Communist 4
     DVP 1
    Resulting composition of the 28th Quebec Legislative Assembly[4]
    SourceParty
    UN Lib Ind Total
    Seats retainedIncumbents returned 1930150
    Open seats held 9514
    Byelection loss reversed 11
    Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 22123
    Open seats gained 112
    New ridingsNew MPPs 29112
    Previously incumbent in another riding 44
    Previously elected to the Legislature 22
    Total 56502108

    See also

    References

    1. Cyr, Hugo (August 2007). "Canadian federalism and treaty powers: existential communities, functional regimes and the Canadian constitution". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    2. An Act to amend the Territorial Division Act, S.Q. 1965, c. 10
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1966". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
    4. 1 2 "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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