Quebec general election, 1994

Quebec general election, 1994

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125 seats in the 35th National Assembly of Quebec 63 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	81.58%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jacques Parizeau Daniel Johnson, Jr. Mario Dumont Party Parti Québécois Liberal Action démocratique Leader since March 18, 1988 December 14, 1993 1994 Leader's seat L'Assomption Vaudreuil Rivière-du-Loup Last election 29 seats, 40.16% 92 seats, 49.95% pre-creation Seats won 77 47 1 Seat change 48 45 1 Popular vote 1,751,442 1,737,698 252,721 Percentage 44.75% 44.40% 6.46% Swing 4.59% 5.55% 6.46%
Map of Quebec's ridings coloured in to indicate ridings won by each party and their popular vote.
Premier before election Daniel Johnson, Jr. Liberal Premier-designate Jacques Parizeau Parti Québécois

Daniel Johnson, Jr.
Liberal

Jacques Parizeau
Parti Québécois

The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr..

Johnson had succeeded Robert Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier. Both his father, Daniel Sr., and brother, Pierre-Marc, had previously served as premiers of Quebec as leaders of different parties.

This election was very significant for Quebec history, because it set the stage for the 1995 Quebec referendum on independence for Quebec from Canada. In this referendum, the PQ's proposals for sovereignty were very narrowly defeated.

Mario Dumont, a former president of the Liberal party's youth wing, and then leader of the newly formed Action démocratique du Québec, won his own seat, but no other members of his party were elected.

In Saint-Jean there was a tie between incumbent Liberal candidate Michel Charbonneau and PQ candidate Roger Paquin. A new election was held on October 24 and was won by Paquin by a margin of 532 votes.