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Quebec general election, 2008

Quebec general election, 2008
Quebec
2007 ←
December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08) → 2012
outgoing members ← → elected members

in the National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 57.43%
  Majority party Minority party
  Jean Charest de face (Novembre 2010).png Pauline Marois.jpg
Leader Jean Charest Pauline Marois
Party Liberal Parti Québécois
Leader since April 30, 1998 June 26, 2007
Leader's seat Sherbrooke Charlevoix
Last election 48 seats, 33.08% 36 seats, 28.35%
Seats won 66 51
Seat change Increase18 Increase15
Popular vote 1,366,046 1,139,185
Percentage 42.08% 35.17%
Swing Increase9.00% Increase6.82%

  Third party Fourth party
  MarioDumont.JPG Françoise David Amir Khadir.jpg
Leader Mario Dumont Françoise David and Amir Khadir (as spokespeople)
Party Action démocratique Québec solidaire
Leader since 1994 February 4, 2006
Leader's seat Rivière-du-Loup David: Ran in Gouin (lost) Khadir: Mercier
Last election 41 seats, 30.84% 0 seats, 3.64%
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Decrease34 Increase1
Popular vote 529,925 123,061
Percentage 16.37% 3.78%
Swing Decrease14.47% Increase0.14%

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Premier before election

Jean Charest
Quebec Liberal Party

Premier-designate

Jean Charest
Quebec Liberal Party


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Jean Charest
Quebec Liberal Party

Jean Charest
Quebec Liberal Party

The Quebec general election of 2008 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on December 8, 2008. Jean Charest was elected for his third mandate and formed a majority government. This was the first time since the 1950s (when the Union Nationale of Maurice Duplessis won four consecutive elections) that a party or leader was elected to a third consecutive mandate, and the first time for the Liberals since the 1930s, when Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was premier.

The 2008 election also marked the first time that Québec solidaire won a seat.

Charest called the election on November 5, saying he needed a "clear mandate" and a majority to handle the economic storm. He was criticized, however, by the Parti Québécois and the Action démocratique du Québec for calling a snap election to get a majority when they were willing to work with him to fix the economy.

Most notably, the election was marked by a significant collapse in support for the ADQ. Formerly a relatively minor party, the ADQ had attracted significant protest support in the 2007 election, beating the Parti Québécois to Official Opposition status. In 2008, however, the party's support dropped back to approximately 15 per cent of the popular vote, roughly the same range of support the party attracted before 2007. As a result of this loss of support, Mario Dumont announced in his concession speech that he would step down as party leader.


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