2012 Quebec election

Quebec general election, 2012

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in the National Assembly of Quebec 63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	74.60%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Pauline Marois Jean Charest François Legault Party Parti Québécois Liberal Coalition Avenir Québec Leader since June 26, 2007 April 30, 1998 November 4, 2011 Leader's seat Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré Sherbrooke (lost re-election) L'Assomption Last election 51 seats, 35.17% 66 seats, 42.08% 7 seats, 16.37% Seats before 47 64 9 Seats won 54 50 19 Seat change 7 14 10 Popular vote 1,393,703 1,360,968 1,180,235 Percentage 31.95% 31.20% 27.05% Swing 3.22pp 10.88pp 10.68pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Françoise David and Amir Khadir (as spokespeople) Jean-Martin Aussant Party Québec solidaire Option nationale Leader since February 4, 2006 October 31, 2011 Leader's seat David: Gouin Khadir: Mercier Nicolet-Yamaska (lost re-election in Nicolet-Bécancour) Last election 1 seat, 3.78% pre-creation Seats before 1 1 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 263,111 82,539 Percentage 6.03% 1.89% Swing 2.25pp —
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 Jean Charest Quebec Liberal Party Premier-designate Pauline Marois Parti Québécois

Jean Charest
Quebec Liberal Party

Pauline Marois
Parti Québécois

The Quebec general election of 2012 took place in the Canadian province of Quebec on September 4, 2012. Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne dissolved the National Assembly on August 1, 2012, following Premier Jean Charest's request. The Parti Québécois were elected to a minority government, with Pauline Marois becoming the first woman to be Premier of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party took second place, with Premier Jean Charest losing his seat. The newly formed party Coalition Avenir Québec led by François Legault took third place, while Québec solidaire took 2 seats out of the 125.

It was the first time since 2007 (and only the third time in Quebec history) that a minority government would be formed, as no party won an absolute majority of the seats. Both the PQ and Liberal vote declined which boosted support for the CAQ and Quebec Solidaire.

During Marois' victory speech, an attack including gunshots and a fire occurred at the Métropolis concert hall housing the event and a forty-year-old man died as a result of gunshot wounds.

Coalition Avenir Québec

Independent

Notes:

^1 Results change is compared to the Action démocratique du Québec in 2008.