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Quebec general election, 1985

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The Quebec general election of 1985 was held on December 2, 1985, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by former premier Robert Bourassa, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Pierre-Marc Johnson.

This election marked the comeback of Robert Bourassa, whose political career had been thought to be over after losing the 1976 general election and resigning as Liberal leader. However, Bourassa personally failed to win his own seat in the Bertrand electoral district, and had to run in a by-election one month later in the safe Saint-Laurent electoral district.

Johnson, son of former Union Nationale premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. was unable to revive the PQ's fortune after he succeeded René Lévesque as party leader and premier. Pierre-Marc's brother, Daniel Johnson, Jr, later became leader of the Liberal Party and briefly served as premier.

Results

Party Party Leader Candidates Seats Popular Vote
Before After % Change # % Change
Liberal 122 42 99 +135.7% 1 910 307 55.99% +9.92%
Parti Québécois 122 80 23 -71.3% 1 320 008 38.69% -10.6%
New Democratic 90 82 588 2.42%
Progressive Conservative 48 35 210 1.03%
Parti indépendantiste 39 15 423 0.45%
Christian Socialism 103 11 712 0.34%
Union Nationale 19 7 759 0.23% -3.77%
Green 10 4 613 0.14%
Humanist 17 3 050 0.09%
Commonwealth of Canada 28 2 240 0.07%
Socialist 10 1 809 0.05%
United Social Credit 12 1 650 0.05% +0.01%
Communist 10 834 0.02% -
Independent 22 9 380 0.28% +0.16%
No designation 14 5 024 0.15%
Total 666 122 - 3 411 607 100%
Source: Elections Quebec


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