Quebec general election, 2012
Quebec general election, 2012
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in the National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats needed for a majority
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| Opinion polls |
| Turnout |
74.60% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| 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)
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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
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10.88pp |
10.68pp |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
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| 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
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Nicolet-Yamaska (lost re-election in Nicolet-Bécancour)
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| 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 |
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| Results by riding |
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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.
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