2014 Quebec general election

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2014 Quebec general election
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125 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout71.43% (Decrease 3.17%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Philippe Couillard Pauline Marois
Party Liberal Parti Québécois
Leader since March 17, 2013 June 26, 2007
Leader's seat Roberval Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré (lost re-election)
Last election 50 seats, 31.20% 54 seats, 31.95%
Seats before 49 54
Seats won 70 30
Seat change Increase21 Decrease24
Popular vote 1,757,071 1,074,120
Percentage 41.52% 25.38%
Swing Increase10.32pp Decrease6.57pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader François Legault Françoise David and Andrés Fontecilla (as spokespeople)
Party Coalition Avenir Québec Québec solidaire
Leader since November 4, 2011 David: February 4, 2006
Fontecilla: May 5, 2013
Leader's seat L'Assomption David: Gouin
Fontecilla: Ran in Laurier-Dorion (lost)
Last election 19 seats, 27.05% 2 seats, 6.03%
Seats before 18 2
Seats won 22 3
Seat change Increase4 Increase1
Popular vote 975,607 323,124
Percentage 23.05% 7.63%
Swing Decrease4.00pp Increase1.60pp
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

Pauline Marois
Parti Québécois

Premier after election

Philippe Couillard
Liberal

The 2014 Quebec general election was held on April 7, 2014 to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The incumbent Parti Québécois which had won a minority government in 2012 was defeated by the Quebec Liberal Party under Philippe Couillard who won a majority government of 70 seats, while the incumbent Parti Québécois finished second with 30 seats, becoming the first single-term government since Jean-Jacques Bertrand's Union Nationale government was defeated in 1970. Pauline Marois electoral defeat marked the shortest stay of any Quebec provincial government since the Canadian Confederation.[1] It marked the lowest seat total for the Parti Québécois since 1989 and its smallest share of the popular vote since its inaugural run in 1970, as Premier Pauline Marois lost her own riding. The Coalition Avenir Québec under François Legault made minor gains in terms of seats despite receiving a smaller share of the popular vote than in the previous election. Québec solidaire won an additional seat, though co-spokesperson Andrés Fontecilla failed to win his riding. This election saw the return of the Liberals to power 2 years after their defeat in 2012. To date this is the last election where the Liberal Party won a majority of seats in the Quebec Assembly.

Summary[edit]

Seating plan following the election.

At the outset of the campaign, the Parti Québécois had a modest lead in the polls and appeared to have a realistic prospect of winning a majority government. However, the party's support rapidly collapsed after the party announced Pierre Karl Péladeau, the president and CEO of media conglomerate Quebecor, as a star candidate.[2] Péladeau's conservative and anti-union business background was widely criticized as being at odds with the party's social democratic history;[3] and his outspoken support for a third referendum on Quebec sovereignty quickly sidelined the issues — including the Charter of Quebec Values and the corruption allegations against the Liberals, the latter of which had contributed to the defeat of Jean Charest's government in the 2012 election — which the party had identified as its primary campaign themes, alienating many voters who had little desire to revive the sovereignty issue.[2]

In March 2014, Premier Pauline Marois was accused of antisemitism by The Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) surrounding the statements made by party member Louise Mailloux.[4] Mailloux had written statements equating the Jewish practice of circumcision to rape and claimed that halal and kosher food prices were kept high to fund religious activities abroad. She wrote that the money went to: “For the Jews, to finance Israel’s colonization in Palestinian territories? And for Muslims, to fund the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamists who want to impose Islam worldwide?” Marois defended Mailloux, denying antisemitism within the party and stated that she had "very good relations with the leaders of this community and the leaders of all the different communities in Quebec.” CIJA claimed Marois's apology and statements were inadequate and "meaningless excuses" with CIJA Quebec vice-president, Luciano Del Negro, stating: "She alleges a misunderstanding and refuses to basically recognize her views are not only offensive, but anti-Semitic in nature.”[4][5][6][7][8]

Timeline (2012-2014)[edit]

Seat changes[edit]

Changes in seats held (2012-2014)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Blainville May 21, 2013[9] Daniel Ratthé █ CAQ Suspension █ Independent
Viau August 9, 2013[10] Emmanuel Dubourg █ Liberal Resignation December 9, 2013[11] David Heurtel █ Liberal
Outremont August 26, 2013 Raymond Bachand █ Liberal Resignation December 9, 2013 Philippe Couillard █ Liberal
La Pinière January 20, 2014[12] Fatima Houda-Pepin █ Liberal Resignation █ Independent

Changes of party leaders[edit]

Changes in party leadership (2012-2014)
Party Leaving Succeeded by
Date Name Reason Date Name Event
█ Liberal September 5, 2012 Jean Charest Resigned after losing election in Sherbrooke September 12, 2012[13] Jean-Marc Fournier Named as interim leader
March 17, 2013[14] Philippe Couillard Elected leader
█ QC solidaire November 4, 2012[15] Amir Khadir Stepped down as co-spokesperson due to party rules December 2, 2012[16] André Frappier Named as interim co-spokesperson
May 5, 2013[17] Andrés Fontecilla Chosen as co-spokesperson
█ Green February 24, 2013[18] Claude Sabourin Resignation February 24, 2013 Jean Cloutier Named as interim leader
September 21, 2013 Alex Tyrrell Elected leader
█ Opt. nationale June 19, 2013[19] Jean-Martin Aussant Resignation June 19, 2013 Nathaly Dufour Became interim leader
October 26, 2013 Sol Zanetti Elected as leader

Other developments[edit]

Date
September 4, 2012 The Parti Québécois wins a minority government in the 40th Quebec general election, and Pauline Marois becomes Quebec's first female premier.
September 19, 2012 Swearing in of the Cabinet members
October 30, 2012 The National Assembly of Quebec sits.
February 21, 2013 The Parti Québécois narrowly win a confidence motion on the budget by 52 members to 51 members.[20]
June 13, 2013 An Act to amend the Election Act for the purpose of establishing fixed-date elections is given royal assent.[21]
February 20, 2014 The Parti Québécois government table a budget before a two-week recess, sparking election speculation.[22][23][24][25]
March 5, 2014 Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne dissolves the National Assembly, on Premier Pauline Marois's request, and calls an election for April 7, 2014.[26]
March 22, 2014 Deadline for nominations.[27]
March 28, 2014 Returning office open for advanced vote 9:00 am to 9:00 pm ET (UTC−4).[28]
March 29, 2014 Returning office open for advanced vote 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET.[28]
March 30–31, 2014 Advance polls open 9:30 am to 8:00 pm ET.[29]
April 1, 2014 Elections Quebec was criticized as anglophone students have been rejected the right to vote although they have in some cases been Quebec residents for more than four years.[30]
April 1–2, 2014 Returning office open for advanced vote 9:00 am to 9:00 pm ET.[28]
April 3, 2014 Returning office open for advanced vote 9:00 am to 2:00 pm ET.[28]
April 7, 2014 Election Day. Polls open 9:30 am to 8:00 pm ET.[31]

Incumbent MNAs who did not run for re-election[edit]

Electoral District Incumbent at dissolution and subsequent nominee New MNA
Taillon   Marie Malavoy[32] Diane Lamarre   Diane Lamarre
Rimouski   Irvin Pelletier[33] Harold LeBel   Harold LeBel
D'Arcy-McGee   Lawrence Bergman[34] David Birnbaum   David Birnbaum
Maskinongé   Jean-Paul Diamond[35] Marc Plante   Marc Plante
Verdun   Henri-François Gautrin[34] Jacques Daoust   Jacques Daoust
Nelligan   Yolande James[35] Martin Coiteux   Martin Coiteux
Pontiac   Charlotte L'Écuyer[35] André Fortin   André Fortin
Vaudreuil   Yvon Marcoux[34] Marie-Claude Nichols   Marie-Claude Nichols
Robert-Baldwin   Pierre Marsan[35] Carlos Leitão   Carlos Leitão
Trois-Rivières   Danielle St-Amand[35] Jean-Denis Girard   Jean-Denis Girard
Groulx   Hélène Daneault[36] Claude Surprenant   Claude Surprenant
Saint-Jérôme   Jacques Duchesneau[37] Patrice Charbonneau   Pierre Karl Péladeau
Blainville   Daniel Ratthé[38] –   Mario Laframboise

Opinion polls[edit]

Evolution of voting intentions for the 2014 Quebec general election. Dots are individual poll results and trend lines are local regressions with 95% confidence interval.
Polling firm Last date of polling Link PQ QLP CAQ QS ON GPQ Other
Election results April 7, 2014 HTML 25.38 41.52 23.05 7.63 0.73 0.55 1.14
Angus Reid[1] April 4, 2014 PDF 27 39 25 7 1 1 1
Segma Recherche April 4, 2014 PDF 25.7 41.5 22.0 8.9 1.9
Forum Research April 3, 2014 PDF 24 44 23 6 0 2 1
Léger Marketing April 3, 2014 PDF 29 38 23 9 1 1
EKOS[1] April 3, 2014 PDF 27.0 39.8 21.1 9.4 2.8
Ipsos Reid[1] April 1, 2014 HTML 28 40 18 12 0 2
Forum Research March 31, 2014 PDF 29 41 19 7 1 2 1
Léger Marketing March 23, 2014 PDF 33 40 15 9 1 1 1
Forum Research March 19, 2014 PDF 32 45 13 7 0 2 1
Ipsos Reid[1] March 18, 2014 HTML 33 40 14 9 2 2
CROP March 16, 2014 PDF 36 39 13 10 1 1
Léger Marketing March 13, 2014 PDF 37 37 14 9 1 1 1
CROP March 8, 2014 HTML 36 36 17 8 1 2
Forum Research March 5, 2014 PDF 38 40 12 7 0 2 1
Léger Marketing March 3, 2014 PDF 37 35 15 8 1 2 1
2012 Election September 4, 2012 HTML 31.95 31.20 27.05 6.03 1.89 0.99 0.89

1 Results among "likely voters"

Pre-campaign period[edit]

Media endorsements[edit]

Parti Québécois

Quebec Liberal Party

Results[edit]

↓
70 30 22 3
Liberal PQ CAQ QS

Summary analysis[edit]

Popular vote
party year votes change
Liberal 2012
  
 31.20% +10.32%
2014
  
 41.52%
PQ 2012
  
 31.95% -6.57%
2014
  
 25.38%
CAQ 2012
  
 27.05% -4.00%
2014
  
 23.05%
QS 2012
  
 6.03% +1.60%
2014
  
 7.63%
Others 2012
  
 3.77% -1.35%
2014
  
 2.42%
Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec - seats won/lost by party, 2012-2014
Party 2012 Gain from(loss to) 2014
PQ Lib CAQ QS
Parti Québécois 54 (15) 1 (9) (1) 30
Liberal 50 15 5 70
Coalition Avenir Québec 19 9 (1) (5) 22
Québec solidaire 2 1 3
Total 125 25 (1) (20) 6 (9) (1) 125

Pairing off the top three parties, swings were calculated to be:

  • PQ to Liberal: 8.45%
  • CAQ to Liberal: 7.16%
  • PQ to CAQ: 1.29%

Detailed analysis[edit]

Summary of the April 7, 2014, National Assembly of Quebec election results[42]
Party[43] Party leader[43] Candidates[42] Seats Popular vote
2012 Dissol. 2014 Change % Number % Change (pp)
Liberal Philippe Couillard 125 50 49 70 +21 56.00 1,757,071 41.52 +10.32
Parti Québécois Pauline Marois 124 54 54 30 -24 24.00 1,074,120 25.38 -6.57
Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault 122 19 18 22 +4 17.60 975,607 23.05 -4.00
Québec solidaire Françoise David, Andrés Fontecilla† 124 2 2 3 +1 2.40 323,124 7.63 +1.60
Option nationale Sol Zanetti 116 — — — — — 30,697 0.73 -1.16
Green Alex Tyrrell 44 — — — — — 23,163 0.55 -0.44
Conservative Adrien Pouliot 59 — — — — — 16,429 0.39 +0.21
  Independent 11 — 2 — — — 15,361 0.36 +0.09
Parti nul Renaud Blais 24 — — — — — 7,539 0.18 +0.12
Bloc Pot Hugô St-Onge 14 — — — — — 2,690 0.06 +0.05
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Chénier 24 — — — — — 2,016 0.05 ±0.00
Parti équitable Patricia Domingos 5 — — — — — 1,645 0.04 +0.04
Parti des sans Parti Frank Malenfant 5 — — — — — 1,291 0.03 -0.09††
Mon pays le Québec Claude Dupré 6 * — — * — 521 0.01 *
Équipe Autonomiste Guy Boivin 5 — — — — — 400 0.01 -0.04
Unité Nationale Paul Biron 3 — — — — — 241 0.01 -0.02
Quebec – Democratic Revolution Robert Genesse 1 — — — — — 163 0.00 -0.01
Parti indépendantiste Michel Lepage 1 — — — — — 126 0.00 -0.03
Quebec Citizens' Union Marc-André Lacroix 1 — — — — — 58 0.00 -0.05
Total 814 125 125 125 0 100.00 4,232,262 100.00
Valid ballots 4,232,262 98.54 -0.24
Rejected ballots 62,793 1.46 +0.24
Voter turnout 4,295,055 71.44 -3.16
Registered electors 6,012,440

Notes:

† The party designates David and Fontecilla as co-spokespeople. The party's power is held by the general meetings of the members and a board of 16 directors; the de jure leader recognized by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (DGE) is Pierre-Paul St-Onge.[43]
†† Party contested the 2012 election under the name Coalition pour la constituante.
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
Vote share
PLQ
 
 41.52%
PQ
 
 25.38%
CAQ
 
 23.05%
QS
 
 7.63%
Option nationale
 
 0.73%
Green
 
 0.55%
Others
 
 1.15%
Seats
PLQ
 
 56.00%
PQ
 
 24.00%
CAQ
 
 17.60%
QS
 
 2.40%

Synopsis of results[edit]

Results by riding - 2014 Quebec general election[44][45][46]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1] 		Votes[a 2]
Name 2012 1st place Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		2nd place 3rd place PLQ PQ CAQ QS ON PVQ PCQ Ind Other Total
 
Abitibi-Est PQ PLQ 8,476 41.09% 2,159 10.47% PQ CAQ 62.88% 8,476 6,317 3,927 1,469 235 – 202 – – 20,626
Abitibi-Ouest PQ PQ 9,267 42.22% 1,652 7.53% PLQ CAQ 63.35% 7,615 9,267 3,084 1,354 627 – – – – 21,947
Acadie PLQ PLQ 24,211 70.96% 20,226 59.28% PQ CAQ 69.70% 24,211 3,985 3,050 2,241 162 405 – – 67 34,121
Anjou–Louis-Riel PLQ PLQ 16,049 50.81% 8,723 27.61% PQ CAQ 73.29% 16,049 7,326 5,315 2,448 147 303 – – – 31,588
Argenteuil PQ PLQ 11,676 38.25% 1,965 6.44% PQ CAQ 68.93% 11,676 9,711 7,212 1,395 112 370 – – 51 30,527
Arthabaska CAQ CAQ 19,393 45.49% 6,512 15.27% PLQ PQ 73.27% 12,881 7,278 19,393 2,222 – 385 475 – – 42,634
Beauce-Nord CAQ CAQ 15,761 50.89% 4,226 13.64% PLQ PQ 73.98% 11,535 2,128 15,761 887 105 – 432 125 – 30,973
Beauce-Sud PLQ PLQ 17,055 50.50% 4,146 12.28% CAQ PQ 70.80% 17,055 2,314 12,909 729 220 – 315 – 232 33,774
Beauharnois PQ PQ 11,891 38.83% 3,290 10.74% PLQ CAQ 67.96% 8,601 11,891 7,035 2,106 183 278 337 111 78 30,620
Bellechasse PLQ PLQ 15,843 49.27% 5,175 16.09% CAQ PQ 75.23% 15,843 4,283 10,668 865 116 – 378 – – 32,153
Berthier PQ PQ 15,070 39.60% 3,256 8.56% CAQ PLQ 68.86% 7,570 15,070 11,814 2,666 261 483 – – 193 38,057
Bertrand PQ PQ 15,232 37.34% 4,247 10.41% CAQ PLQ 71.10% 10,892 15,232 10,985 3,070 199 – – 111 305 40,794
Blainville CAQ CAQ 15,075 33.92% 1,957 4.40% PLQ PQ 76.85% 13,118 13,046 15,075 2,898 – – 312 – – 44,449
Bonaventure PQ PQ 11,380 45.70% 872 3.50% PLQ QS 69.44% 10,508 11,380 1,061 1,540 130 – – – 283 24,902
Borduas PQ CAQ 14,331 33.50% 99 0.23% PQ PLQ 76.79% 9,944 14,232 14,331 3,678 246 – 225 – 126 42,782
Bourassa-Sauvé PLQ PLQ 17,905 60.48% 12,259 41.41% PQ CAQ 63.13% 17,905 5,646 3,624 1,747 119 351 – – 214 29,606
Bourget PQ PQ 12,525 37.78% 2,958 8.92% PLQ CAQ 68.36% 9,567 12,525 6,510 3,714 243 489 – – 101 33,149
Brome-Missisquoi PLQ PLQ 18,103 44.50% 6,754 16.60% CAQ PQ 73.13% 18,103 8,281 11,349 2,751 199 – – – – 40,683
Chambly PQ CAQ 12,130 34.24% 408 1.15% PQ PLQ 76.62% 7,869 11,722 12,130 2,618 200 392 140 – 353 35,424
Champlain PQ PLQ 11,615 33.44% 1,046 3.01% CAQ PQ 72.23% 11,615[a 3] 10,481 10,569 1,848 222 – – – – 34,735
Chapleau PLQ PLQ 19,697 57.83% 13,402 39.35% PQ CAQ 62.97% 19,697 6,295 5,022 1,996 256 693 – – 101 34,060
Charlesbourg CAQ PLQ 16,934 42.07% 3,881 9.64% CAQ PQ 76.94% 16,934 7,215 13,053 1,936 257 – 450 – 407 40,252
Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré PQ PLQ 13,083 35.24% 882 2.38% PQ CAQ 73.48% 13,083 12,201 9,682 1,539 287 – 332 – – 37,124
Châteauguay PLQ PLQ 17,876 49.63% 9,619 26.71% PQ CAQ 72.56% 17,876 8,257 7,292 2,059 199 – 174 – 162 36,019
Chauveau CAQ CAQ 22,679 52.41% 9,739 22.51% PLQ PQ 76.02% 12,940 5,289 22,679 1,617 289 – 455 – – 43,269
Chicoutimi PQ PQ 11,245 34.48% 1,605 4.92% PLQ CAQ 70.57% 9,640 11,245 5,691 2,105 327 – – 3,601 – 32,609
Chomedey PLQ PLQ 30,604 73.02% 25,788 61.53% PQ CAQ 72.29% 30,604 4,816 4,658 1,164 130 347 – – 191 41,910
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière CAQ CAQ 21,288 47.70% 6,779 15.19% PLQ PQ 81.06% 14,509 5,758 21,288 1,973 236 – 589 – 272 44,625
Côte-du-Sud PLQ PLQ 17,348 49.88% 9,255 26.61% CAQ PQ 69.58% 17,348 6,649 8,093 1,910 158 – 272 – 347 34,777
Crémazie PQ PLQ 13,440 39.00% 2,548 7.39% PQ CAQ 75.00% 13,440 10,892 4,731 4,726 227 448 – – – 34,464
D'Arcy-McGee PLQ PLQ 26,983 92.15% 26,267 89.71% CAQ QS 72.06% 26,983 524 716 604 – 454 – – – 29,281
Deux-Montagnes PQ CAQ 11,868 34.16% 761 2.19% PQ PLQ 74.45% 8,913 11,107 11,868 2,326 233 – – – 297 34,744
Drummond–Bois-Francs CAQ CAQ 13,600 39.92% 4,642 13.62% PQ PLQ 69.23% 8,595 8,958 13,600 2,116 155 – 285 – 361 34,070
Dubuc PQ PLQ 11,386 41.02% 2,467 8.89% PQ CAQ 70.48% 11,386 8,919 5,240 1,494 285 – – 431 – 27,755
Duplessis PQ PQ 8,910 39.99% 397 1.78% PLQ CAQ 58.67% 8,513 8,910 2,898 1,502 458 – – – – 22,281
Fabre PLQ PLQ 20,614 55.14% 12,816 34.28% PQ CAQ 77.23% 20,614 7,798 6,667 2,122 181 – – – – 37,382
Gaspé PQ PQ 10,026 52.03% 3,513 18.23% PLQ CAQ 63.14% 6,513 10,026 1,192 989 194 – 99 – 255 19,268
Gatineau PLQ PLQ 22,852 61.58% 16,355 44.07% PQ CAQ 65.16% 22,852 6,497 5,198 2,255 160 – – – 146 37,108
Gouin QS QS 16,155 50.98% 9,717 30.66% PQ PLQ 73.18% 5,642 6,438 2,748 16,155 358 – – – 351 31,692
Granby CAQ CAQ 18,441 53.04% 10,811 31.10% PQ PLQ 69.51% 6,669 7,630 18,441 1,565 179 – – – 281 34,765
Groulx CAQ CAQ 12,776 30.85% 256 0.62% PLQ PQ 73.48% 12,520 12,424 12,776 2,810 384 – – – 493 41,407
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve PQ PQ 9,038 34.86% 1,112 4.29% QS PLQ 63.69% 4,675 9,038 3,097 7,926 316 352 – – 521 25,925
Hull PLQ PLQ 18,213 55.17% 11,004 33.33% PQ QS 63.84% 18,213 7,209 3,609 3,647 189 – – – 146 33,013
Huntingdon PLQ PLQ 14,115 48.57% 7,240 24.91% CAQ PQ 70.12% 14,115 5,893 6,875 1,490 113 – 277 – 301 29,064
Iberville PQ CAQ 11,135 34.23% 886 2.72% PQ PLQ 71.00% 8,602 10,249 11,135 2,283 265 – – – – 32,534
Îles-de-la-Madeleine PQ PLQ 4,137 50.07% 818 9.90% PQ QS 77.01% 4,137 3,319 262 499 46 – – – – 8,263
Jacques-Cartier PLQ PLQ 30,823 85.42% 28,695 79.52% CAQ PQ 81.18% 30,823 1,079 2,128 855 – 966 232 – – 36,083
Jean-Lesage PLQ PLQ 11,645 37.27% 4,214 13.49% CAQ PQ 67.91% 11,645 6,998 7,431 3,626 782 – 246 93 427 31,248
Jeanne-Mance-Viger PLQ PLQ 27,007 78.53% 24,051 69.94% PQ CAQ 71.09% 27,007 2,956 2,820 1,154 – 379 – – 73 34,389
Jean-Talon PLQ PLQ 15,492 44.50% 7,668 22.03% PQ CAQ 77.94% 15,492 7,824 7,158 3,151 526 – 206 – 455 34,812
Johnson PQ CAQ 13,621 36.06% 1,853 4.91% PQ PLQ 67.44% 8,946 11,768 13,621 2,365 304 – 262 – 502 37,768
Joliette PQ PQ 17,477 44.33% 6,806 17.26% CAQ PLQ 69.85% 7,681 17,477 10,671 2,866 510 – 220 – – 39,425
Jonquière PQ PQ 13,487 43.52% 5,233 16.88% PLQ CAQ 69.51% 8,254 13,487 7,318 1,608 326 – – – – 30,993
Labelle PQ PQ 13,806 45.16% 6,155 20.13% PLQ CAQ 65.35% 7,651 13,806 6,447 2,457 211 – – – – 30,572
Lac-Saint-Jean PQ PQ 13,159 44.53% 4,828 16.34% PLQ CAQ 69.84% 8,331 13,159 5,412 1,872 222 – 235 – 318 29,549
LaFontaine PLQ PLQ 22,476 73.26% 19,149 62.42% PQ CAQ 74.38% 22,476 3,327 3,303 1,189 116 233 – – 34 30,678
La Peltrie CAQ CAQ 21,386 50.33% 7,024 16.53% PLQ PQ 77.15% 14,362 4,281 21,386 1,444 274 – 561 – 185 42,493
La Pinière PLQ PLQ 25,955 58.29% 15,503 34.82% Ind CAQ 74.77% 25,955 – 5,600 1,728 534 – 256 10,452 – 44,525
Laporte PLQ PLQ 15,804 47.65% 7,803 23.53% PQ CAQ 73.04% 15,804 8,001 5,919 2,530 182 573 156 – – 33,165
La Prairie CAQ PLQ 11,110 33.95% 435 1.33% CAQ PQ 78.27% 11,110[a 4] 8,591 10,675 1,938 162 – 162 – 85 32,723
L'Assomption CAQ CAQ 18,719 49.38% 7,178 18.93% PQ PLQ 73.38% 5,057 11,541 18,719 2,198 226 – 169 – – 37,910
Laurier-Dorion PLQ PLQ 15,566 46.19% 6,236 18.50% QS PQ 72.60% 15,566 5,369 2,431 9,330 263 482 – – 259 33,700
Laval-des-Rapides PQ PLQ 16,880 44.20% 4,978 13.04% PQ CAQ 70.91% 16,880 11,902 6,552 2,151 188 516 – – – 38,189
Laviolette PLQ PLQ 12,422 52.58% 6,930 29.33% PQ CAQ 67.12% 12,422 5,492 4,432 1,104 124 – – – 52 23,626
Lévis CAQ CAQ 14,131 40.49% 1,943 5.57% PLQ PQ 75.43% 12,188 5,797 14,131 2,147 252 – 274 – 107 34,896
Lotbinière-Frontenac PLQ PLQ 19,296 48.96% 7,561 19.18% CAQ PQ 73.57% 19,296 6,147 11,735 1,403 193 – 414 143 83 39,414
Louis-Hébert PLQ PLQ 18,327 49.22% 8,677 23.30% CAQ PQ 83.66% 18,327 6,841 9,650 1,840 266 – 310 – – 37,234
Marguerite-Bourgeoys PLQ PLQ 26,251 70.08% 21,060 56.22% PQ CAQ 72.34% 26,251 5,191 3,711 1,508 177 619 – – – 37,457
Marie-Victorin PQ PQ 11,614 38.17% 3,688 12.12% PLQ CAQ 66.32% 7,926 11,614 6,269 3,518 244 707 – – 151 30,429
Marquette PLQ PLQ 20,342 62.51% 15,618 47.99% PQ CAQ 71.15% 20,342 4,724 4,358 1,915 151 679 195 – 178 32,542
Maskinongé PLQ PLQ 13,658 39.24% 3,812 10.95% CAQ PQ 73.82% 13,658 8,739 9,846 2,013 154 – – – 392 34,802
Masson PQ CAQ 13,235 38.35% 534 1.55% PQ PLQ 69.51% 5,869 12,701 13,235 2,168 289 – 249 – – 34,511
Matane-Matapédia PQ PQ 18,025 61.16% 11,313 38.38% PLQ CAQ 63.20% 6,712 18,025 3,019 1,511 207 – – – – 29,474
Mégantic PLQ PLQ 10,840 40.79% 2,961 11.14% PQ CAQ 69.85% 10,840 7,879 6,078 1,541 236 – – – – 26,574
Mercier QS QS 13,228 46.19% 6,635 23.17% PLQ PQ 72.40% 6,593 5,872 2,400 13,228 228 – – 129 189 28,639
Mille-Îles PLQ PLQ 16,499 50.50% 8,160 24.98% PQ CAQ 77.30% 16,499 8,339 5,757 1,545 84 348 98 – – 32,670
Mirabel PQ CAQ 16,359 39.24% 2,069 4.96% PQ PLQ 70.48% 8,068 14,290 16,359 2,543 200 – 229 – – 41,689
Montarville CAQ CAQ 14,999 35.04% 1,607 3.75% PLQ PQ 83.17% 13,392 11,268 14,999 2,845 301 – – – – 42,805
Montmorency CAQ PLQ 17,113 40.42% 2,790 6.59% CAQ PQ 76.52% 17,113 7,242 14,323 1,981 255 407 1,015 – – 42,336
Mont-Royal PLQ PLQ 23,297 80.06% 21,277 73.12% CAQ PQ 68.03% 23,297 1,603 2,020 1,440 – 526 161 – 51 29,098
Nelligan PLQ PLQ 36,494 80.34% 32,191 70.87% CAQ PQ 78.61% 36,494 3,153 4,303 – 245 1,060 169 – – 45,424
Nicolet-Bécancour CAQ CAQ 11,168 38.64% 3,130 10.83% PLQ PQ 74.20% 8,038 6,433 11,168 2,290 638 – 333 – – 28,900
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce PLQ PLQ 22,336 76.61% 20,172 69.19% QS CAQ 72.50% 22,336 1,610 1,649 2,164 – 1,318 – – 78 29,155
Orford PLQ PLQ 13,055 44.09% 5,288 17.86% PQ CAQ 72.82% 13,055 7,767 6,227 2,291 273 – – – – 29,613
Outremont PLQ PLQ 15,368 56.34% 10,747 39.40% QS PQ 69.46% 15,368 3,993 2,252 4,621 154 615 80 – 192 27,275
Papineau PLQ PLQ 18,330 50.35% 9,355 25.70% PQ CAQ 63.55% 18,330 8,975 5,860 2,432 309 – – – 498 36,404
Pointe-aux-Trembles PQ PQ 12,021 43.22% 5,329 19.16% CAQ PLQ 69.43% 6,229 12,021 6,692 2,165 234 332 – – 138 27,811
Pontiac PLQ PLQ 25,659 75.76% 22,633 66.82% CAQ PQ 68.24% 25,659 2,897 3,026 2,157 – – – – 131 33,870
Portneuf CAQ PLQ 12,779 41.42% 1,059 3.43% CAQ PQ 75.71% 12,779 4,525 11,720 1,209 227 – 391 – – 30,851
René-Lévesque PQ PQ 11,029 55.00% 6,663 33.23% PLQ CAQ 59.36% 4,366 11,029 3,152 1,297 207 – – – – 20,051
Repentigny PQ CAQ 13,889 36.07% 948 2.46% PQ PLQ 76.02% 8,721 12,941 13,889 2,490 260 – 204 – – 38,505
Richelieu PQ PQ 11,695 39.02% 3,659 12.21% CAQ PLQ 69.58% 7,687 11,695 8,036 1,589 403 346 215 – – 29,971
Richmond PLQ PLQ 17,178 41.16% 5,657 13.55% PQ CAQ 72.61% 17,178 11,521 9,197 2,833 236 563 209 – – 41,737
Rimouski PQ PQ 12,028 40.58% 3,140 10.59% PLQ QS 67.27% 8,888 12,028 3,186 4,851 327 – – – 357 29,637
Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata PLQ PLQ 18,086 51.69% 9,708 27.75% PQ CAQ 70.00% 18,086 8,378 5,794 2,129 245 – – – 354 34,986
Robert-Baldwin PLQ PLQ 36,763 87.27% 34,602 82.14% CAQ PQ 76.99% 36,763 1,557 2,161 794 96 607 146 – – 42,124
Roberval PQ PLQ 17,816 55.17% 7,052 21.84% PQ CAQ 72.29% 17,816 10,764 2,239 1,018 218 – – – 237 32,292
Rosemont PQ PQ 12,712 34.27% 1,598 4.31% PLQ QS 72.67% 11,114 12,712 5,252 6,930 321 488 – – 278 37,095
Rousseau PQ PQ 15,480 38.73% 813 2.03% CAQ PLQ 64.47% 6,911 15,480 14,667 2,548 362 – – – – 39,968
Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue PQ PLQ 10,644 37.98% 1,610 5.74% PQ CAQ 64.25% 10,644 9,034 4,839 3,239 269 – – – – 28,025
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques PQ QS 8,437 30.60% 91 0.33% PLQ PQ 65.96% 8,346 7,612 2,364 8,437 210 393 – – 211 27,573
Sainte-Rose PQ PLQ 16,520 42.20% 5,839 14.92% PQ CAQ 78.23% 16,520 10,681 9,413 2,262 269 – – – – 39,145
Saint-François PQ PLQ 14,899 38.53% 2,174 5.62% PQ CAQ 70.15% 14,899 12,725 6,607 3,136 265 478 181 – 374 38,665
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne PLQ PLQ 19,795 52.52% 11,540 30.62% PQ CAQ 68.29% 19,795 8,255 4,218 4,029 225 700 – – 467 37,689
Saint-Hyacinthe PQ CAQ 13,245 32.74% 1,222 3.02% PQ PLQ 71.58% 11,701 12,023 13,245 2,806 374 – 304 – – 40,453
Saint-Jean PQ PQ 13,486 32.44% 563 1.35% CAQ PLQ 71.67% 11,845 13,486 12,923 2,693 386 – 243 – – 41,576
Saint-Jérôme CAQ PQ 13,647 36.81% 1,962 5.29% CAQ PLQ 67.25% 7,400 13,647 11,685 3,991 200 – 151 – – 37,074
Saint-Laurent PLQ PLQ 31,454 82.28% 28,348 74.16% PQ QS 70.28% 31,454 3,106 – 2,100 236 796 420 – 115 38,227
Saint-Maurice PQ PLQ 8,244 33.59% 653 2.66% PQ CAQ 68.30% 8,244 7,591 6,982 1,304 152 – 268 – – 24,541
Sanguinet PQ PQ 10,096 35.06% 949 3.30% CAQ PLQ 74.15% 7,301 10,096 9,147 1,650 271 – 213 – 116 28,794
Sherbrooke PQ PLQ 12,380 36.44% 1,855 5.46% PQ CAQ 69.93% 12,380 10,525 5,672 4,393 321 328 181 48 130 33,978
Soulanges PLQ PLQ 18,925 54.40% 7,923 22.77% PQ QS 74.93% 18,925 11,002 – 3,425 478 – – – 961 34,791
Taillon PQ PQ 12,148 33.80% 1,372 3.82% PLQ CAQ 70.79% 10,776 12,148 8,704 3,994 320 – – – – 35,942
Taschereau PQ PQ 11,376 31.66% 451 1.26% PLQ CAQ 73.41% 10,925 11,376 5,865 5,495 1,513 – 198 – 561 35,933
Terrebonne PQ PQ 14,450 36.22% 743 1.86% CAQ PLQ 74.20% 8,780 14,450 13,707 2,543 411 – – – – 39,891
Trois-Rivières PLQ PLQ 11,658 39.16% 3,206 10.77% PQ CAQ 69.45% 11,658 8,452 6,634 2,531 238 – 260 – – 29,773
Ungava PQ PLQ 4,615 42.34% 1,016 9.32% PQ CAQ 41.47% 4,615 3,599 1,800 512 235 – – – 140 10,901
Vachon PQ PQ 11,983 33.06% 176 0.49% PLQ CAQ 74.98% 11,807 11,983 9,164 2,644 280 – – – 371 36,249
Vanier-Les Rivières CAQ PLQ 18,398 43.64% 3,863 9.16% CAQ PQ 75.69% 18,398 6,337 14,535 1,920 400 – 564 – – 42,154
Vaudreuil PLQ PLQ 27,750 61.19% 20,512 45.23% PQ CAQ 77.99% 27,750 7,238 7,084 2,101 115 584 196 – 280 45,348
Verchères PQ PQ 18,467 42.59% 5,307 12.24% CAQ PLQ 76.96% 8,213 18,467 13,160 3,074 450 – – – – 43,364
Verdun PLQ PLQ 17,172 50.59% 8,901 26.22% PQ CAQ 70.69% 17,172 8,271 4,151 3,277 160 713 – – 199 33,943
Viau PLQ PLQ 15,945 62.02% 12,163 47.31% PQ QS 63.33% 15,945 3,782 2,380 2,795 177 304 – – 326 25,709
Vimont PLQ PLQ 17,584 50.48% 9,424 27.05% PQ CAQ 78.48% 17,584 8,160 6,632 1,676 192 372 104 117 – 34,837
Westmount-Saint-Louis PLQ PLQ 20,297 83.20% 18,703 76.67% PQ QS 62.03% 20,297 1,594 – 1,523 – 981 – – – 24,395
  1. ^ including spoilt ballots
  2. ^ All parties with more than 1% of the vote are shown individually. Independent candidates and other minor parties are aggregated separately. Parties are presented in the order shown on EQ data.
  3. ^ Pierre Michel Auger had been previously elected as an adéquiste MNA in 2007.
  4. ^ Richard Merlini was previously elected as an adéquiste MNA in 2007.
  = 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


Seats that changed hands[edit]

Elections to the National Assembly – seats won/lost by party, 2012–2014
Party 2012 Gain from (loss to) 2014
PLQ PQ CAQ QS
Liberal 50 15 5 70
Parti Québécois 54 (15) 1 (9) (1) 30
Coalition Avenir Québec 19 (5) 9 (1) 22
Québec solidaire 2 1 3
Total 125 – (20) 25 (1) 6 (9) – (1) 125

Summary analysis[edit]

Party candidates in 2nd place[44]
Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total
Lib PQ CAQ QS Ind
Liberal 45 21 3 1 70
Parti Québécois 18 11 1 30
Coalition Avenir Québec 10 12 22
Québec solidaire 2 1 3
Total 30 58 32 4 1 125
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[44]
Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
█ Liberal 70 30 25
█ Parti Québécois 30 58 34 2
█ Coalition Avenir Québec 22 32 56 12
█ Québec solidaire 3 4 10 105 2
█ Independent 1 1 1
█ Green 4 36
█ Parti équitable 1 1
█ Option nationale 47
█ Conservative 22
█ Parti nul 11
█ Parti des sans Parti 3
█ Bloc Pot 1
█ Marxist–Leninist 1


Resulting composition of the National Assembly (2014)[46]
Source Party
Lib PQ CAQ QS Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 40 27 11 2 80
Open seats held 9 2 2 13
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance 1 1
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated - new MNAs 14 8 1 23
Incumbents defeated - previous MNAs returned 5 1 6
Incumbents defeated - taken by incumbent from another riding 1 1
Open seats gained 1 1
Total 70 30 22 3 125

See also[edit]

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