# 1936 Quebec general election

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The 1936 Quebec general election was held on August 17, 1936, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.
This marked the end of slightly more than 39 consecutive years in power for the Liberals, who had governed Quebec since the 1897 election.
This 1936 election had been called less than one year after the 1935 election after Liberal premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau resigned because of a scandal. He was replaced by Godbout as Liberal leader and premier.
This was Duplessis's first term in office. After losing the subsequent 1939 election, he later won four more general elections in a row, and became the dominant politician of his time. It was also the Union Nationale's first election, having been formed from a merger between the Action libérale nationale and the Quebec Conservative Party.

## Campaign

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1936) :
| Candidates | UN | Lib | Ind-G | I-Lib | I-UN | I-Con | CCF | Comm | Ind | CDP | Lab | Total |
| 2 | 69 | 68 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 138 |
| 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 1 | 51 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 16 |
| Total | 90 | 88 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 205 |

## Results

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1936) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1935 | 1936 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Union Nationale | Maurice Duplessis | 90 | 42 | 76 | 34 | 323,812 | 61,138 | 56.88 | 8.47 |
| | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies | Liberals and allies |
| | █ Liberal | Adélard Godbout | 88 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 224,374 | 25,212 | 39.41 | 7.12 |
| | █ Independent-Government | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3,765 | 3,150 | 0.66 | 0.55 |
| | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates |
| | █ Independent-Liberal | – | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 9,746 | 11,841 | 1.71 | 2.31 |
| | █ Independent-Unionist | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1,928 | New | 0.34 | New |
| | █ Independent-Conservative | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1,870 | 1,833 | 0.33 | 0..33 |
| | █ Co-operative Commonwealth | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1,469 | New | 0.26 | New |
| | █ Communist | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1,045 | New | 0.18 | New |
| | █ Independent | – | 2 | – | – | – | 767 | New | 0.13 | New |
| | █ Candidat du peuple | – | 1 | – | – | – | 470 | New | 0.08 | New |
| | █ Labour | – | 1 | – | – | – | 79 | 2,159 | 0.01 | 0.41 |
| Total | Total | Total | 205 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 569,325 | 569,325 | 100% | 100% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,930 | 10,302 | | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 574,255 | 22,662 | 76.94 | 0.78 |
| Registered electors (contested ridings only) | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | Registered electors (contested ridings only) | 746,414 | 22,154 | | |
| Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | – | 3 | | | | |
* ↑ Comparative results reflect Conservative/ALN merger in 1935.
Popular vote
UN
56.88%
PLQ
39.41%
Others
3.71% :
Seats summary
UN
84.44%
PLQ
15.56% :

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1936 Quebec general election :
| Riding | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Name | 1935 | 1935 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | UN | Lib | Ind-G | I-Lib | I-UN | I-Con | Ind | Other | Total |
| Abitibi | | Lib | | UN | 6,458 | 66.19% | 3,159 | 32.38% | 75.90% | 6,458 | 3,299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,757 |
| Argenteuil | | Lib | | Lib | 2,179 | 46.51% | 615 | 13.13% | 80.49% | 942 | 2,179 | – | – | 1,564 | – | – | – | 4,685 |
| Arthabaska | | Lib | | UN | 3,559 | 55.63% | 720 | 11.25% | 88.52% | 3,559 | 2,839 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,398 |
| Bagot | | Lib | | Lib | 2,101 | 50.38% | 32 | 0.77% | 89.01% | 2,069 | 2,101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,170 |
| Beauce | | ALN | | UN | 4,788 | 55.06% | 2,087 | 24.00% | 84.22% | 4,788 | 1,207 | – | 2,701 | – | – | – | – | 8,696 |
| Beauharnois | | Con | | UN | 2,970 | 60.70% | 1,047 | 21.40% | 78.77% | 2,970 | 1,923 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,893 |
| Bellechasse | | Lib | | UN | 2,780 | 55.14% | 518 | 10.27% | 88.76% | 2,780 | 2,262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,042 |
| Berthier | | Lib | | Lib | 2,529 | 50.01% | 1 | 0.02% | 90.58% | 2,528 | 2,529 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,057 |
| Bonaventure | | Lib | | UN | 3,876 | 50.29% | 45 | 0.58% | 85.64% | 3,876 | 3,831 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,707 |
| Brome | | Lib | | UN | 1,836 | 52.16% | 152 | 4.32% | 82.36% | 1,836 | 1,684 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,520 |
| Chambly | | Lib | | UN | 3,452 | 58.39% | 992 | 16.78% | 76.86% | 3,452 | 2,460 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,912 |
| Champlain | | ALN | | UN | 4,068 | 61.38% | 1,508 | 22.75% | 86.91% | 4,068 | 2,560 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,628 |
| Charlevoix—Saguenay | | Lib | | UN | 5,080 | 52.18% | 425 | 4.37% | 89.21% | 5,080 | 4,655 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,735 |
| Châteauguay | | Lib | | UN | 1,899 | 55.04% | 348 | 10.09% | 85.94% | 1,899 | 1,551 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,450 |
| Chicoutimi | | ALN | | UN | 8,277 | 74.59% | 5,457 | 49.18% | 78.61% | 8,277 | 2,820 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,097 |
| Compton | | Con | | UN | 3,157 | 59.75% | 1,030 | 19.49% | 80.53% | 3,157 | 2,127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,284 |
| Deux-Montagnes | | Lib | | UN | 2,127 | 56.51% | 490 | 13.02% | 92.54% | 2,127 | 1,637 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,764 |
| Dorchester | | ALN | | UN | 3,928 | 58.78% | 1,174 | 17.57% | 85.95% | 3,928 | 2,754 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,682 |
| Drummond | | Lib | | UN | 4,086 | 55.95% | 869 | 11.90% | 82.91% | 4,086 | 3,217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,303 |
| Frontenac | | ALN | | UN | 3,426 | 64.01% | 1,500 | 28.03% | 84.24% | 3,426 | 1,926 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,352 |
| Gaspé-Nord | | Lib | | UN | 1,426 | 48.22% | 174 | 5.88% | 85.95% | 1,426 | 1,252 | 279 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,957 |
| Gaspé-Sud | | Lib | | UN | 3,653 | 57.73% | 978 | 15.46% | 87.76% | 3,653 | 2,675 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,328 |
| Gatineau | | Lib | | UN | 3,085 | 50.52% | 64 | 1.05% | 78.49% | 3,085 | 3,021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,106 |
| Hull | | Lib | | UN | 3,623 | 55.91% | 766 | 11.82% | 62.64% | 3,623 | 2,857 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,480 |
| Huntingdon | | Con | | UN | 1,844 | 57.63% | 488 | 15.25% | 81.88% | 1,844 | 1,356 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,200 |
| Iberville | | Lib | | Lib | 1,292 | 57.09% | 321 | 14.18% | 86.51% | 971 | 1,292 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,263 |
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine | | Lib | | UN | 1,001 | 50.38% | 15 | 0.75% | 86.00% | 1,001 | 986 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,987 |
| Jacques-Cartier | | ALN | | UN | 5,164 | 59.70% | 1,678 | 19.40% | 74.50% | 5,164 | – | 3,486 | – | – | – | – | – | 8,650 |
| Joliette | | Lib | | UN | 3,595 | 53.97% | 529 | 7.94% | 84.38% | 3,595 | 3,066 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,661 |
| Kamouraska | | Lib | | UN | 2,720 | 51.04% | 111 | 2.08% | 87.31% | 2,720 | 2,609 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,329 |
| L'Assomption | | ALN | | UN | 2,080 | 53.25% | 254 | 6.50% | 79.22% | 2,080 | 1,826 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,906 |
| L'Islet | | Lib | | UN | 2,233 | 50.22% | 20 | 0.45% | 85.91% | 2,233 | 2,213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,446 |
| Labelle | | ALN | | UN | 3,077 | 72.18% | 1,891 | 44.36% | 80.60% | 3,077 | 1,186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,263 |
| Lac-Saint-Jean | | Con | | UN | 2,544 | 54.28% | 401 | 8.56% | 90.12% | 2,544 | 2,143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,687 |
| Laval | | Con | | UN | 12,353 | 67.52% | 6,411 | 35.04% | 67.60% | 12,353 | 5,942 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,295 |
| Laviolette | | ALN | | UN | 4,059 | 64.98% | 1,871 | 29.95% | 79.21% | 4,059 | 2,188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,247 |
| Lévis | | ALN | | UN | 4,053 | 51.24% | 196 | 2.48% | 85.38% | 4,053 | 3,857 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,910 |
| Lotbinière | | Lib | | UN | 2,981 | 51.11% | 129 | 2.21% | 86.21% | 2,981 | 2,852 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,833 |
| Maisonneuve | | Con | | UN | 11,445 | 68.63% | 6,213 | 37.25% | 65.30% | 11,445 | 5,232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,677 |
| Maskinongé | | Lib | | UN | 2,269 | 55.38% | 441 | 10.76% | 87.04% | 2,269 | 1,828 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,097 |
| Matane | | Lib | | UN | 3,256 | 55.17% | 686 | 11.62% | 86.09% | 3,256 | 2,570 | – | 76 | – | – | – | – | 5,902 |
| Matapédia | | Lib | | UN | 3,199 | 52.97% | 359 | 5.94% | 86.07% | 3,199 | 2,840 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,039 |
| Mégantic | | ALN | | UN | 4,627 | 59.49% | 1,649 | 21.20% | 85.78% | 4,627 | 2,978 | – | – | – | – | 173 | – | 7,778 |
| Missisquoi | | Con | | UN | 2,854 | 56.77% | 681 | 13.55% | 79.79% | 2,854 | 2,173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,027 |
| Montcalm | | Lib | | UN | 2,019 | 56.76% | 481 | 13.52% | 88.02% | 2,019 | 1,538 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,557 |
| Montmagny | | ALN | | UN | 2,695 | 55.70% | 552 | 11.41% | 86.59% | 2,695 | 2,143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,838 |
| Montmorency | | Lib | | UN | 2,149 | 54.06% | 323 | 8.13% | 91.32% | 2,149 | 1,826 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,975 |
| Montréal-Dorion | | ALN | | UN | 5,674 | 63.20% | 2,370 | 26.40% | 66.79% | 5,674 | 3,304 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,978 |
| Montréal-Laurier | | ALN | | Lib | 3,472 | 50.10% | 14 | 0.20% | 58.23% | 3,458 | 3,472 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,930 |
| Montréal-Mercier | | Lib | | UN | 9,340 | 58.31% | 2,960 | 18.48% | 63.62% | 9,340 | 6,380 | – | – | 299 | – | – | – | 16,019 |
| Montréal–Saint-Georges | | Con | | UN | 1,399 | 55.54% | 500 | 19.85% | 48.54% | 1,399 | – | – | 221 | – | 899 | – | – | 2,519 |
| Montréal–Saint-Henri | | ALN | | UN | 3,622 | 51.79% | 1,300 | 18.59% | 68.25% | 3,622 | 2,322 | – | 580 | – | – | – | 470 | 6,994 |
| Montreal–Saint-Jacques | | Con | | UN | 3,616 | 58.72% | 1,259 | 20.44% | 72.08% | 3,616 | 2,357 | – | – | – | – | – | 185 | 6,158 |
| Montréal–Saint-Laurent | | Lib | | UN | 1,201 | 53.59% | 161 | 7.18% | 47.00% | 1,201 | 1,040 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,241 |
| Montréal–Saint-Louis | | Lib | | Lib | 2,024 | 58.84% | 1,251 | 36.37% | 53.46% | 773 | 2,024 | – | – | 65 | – | – | 578 | 3,440 |
| Montreal–Sainte-Anne | | I-Lib | | Lib | 1,673 | 49.54% | 563 | 16.67% | 66.09% | 1,110 | 1,673 | – | – | – | – | 594 | – | 3,377 |
| Montréal–Sainte-Marie | | ALN | | UN | 6,410 | 65.24% | 3,276 | 33.34% | 68.85% | 6,410 | 3,134 | – | – | – | – | – | 282 | 9,826 |
| Montréal-Verdun | | Con | | UN | 7,502 | 56.23% | 3,626 | 27.18% | 59.59% | 7,502 | 495 | – | 3,876 | – | – | – | 1,469 | 13,342 |
| Napierville-Laprairie | | Lib | | UN | 2,331 | 51.69% | 152 | 3.37% | 88.69% | 2,331 | 2,179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,510 |
| Nicolet | | Lib | | UN | 3,612 | 52.86% | 661 | 9.67% | 85.88% | 3,612 | 2,951 | – | 270 | – | – | – | – | 6,833 |
| Papineau | | ALN | | UN | 4,629 | 61.60% | 1,743 | 23.19% | 75.50% | 4,629 | 2,886 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,515 |
| Pontiac | | Lib | | Lib | 2,091 | 44.91% | 86 | 1.85% | 76.48% | 2,005 | 2,091 | – | 560 | – | – | – | – | 4,656 |
| Portneuf | | ALN | | UN | 5,276 | 64.60% | 2,385 | 29.20% | 86.17% | 5,276 | 2,891 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,167 |
| Québec-Centre | | ALN | | UN | 3,837 | 52.99% | 433 | 5.98% | 79.85% | 3,837 | 3,404 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,241 |
| Québec-Comté | | Lib | | UN | 4,651 | 56.15% | 1,019 | 12.30% | 90.40% | 4,651 | 3,632 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,283 |
| Québec-Est | | ALN | | UN | 5,826 | 61.72% | 2,212 | 23.43% | 81.82% | 5,826 | 3,614 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,440 |
| Québec-Ouest | | Lib | | Lib | 1,628 | 51.44% | 282 | 8.91% | 79.20% | 1,346 | 1,628 | – | 24 | – | 167 | – | – | 3,165 |
| Richelieu | | Lib | | Lib | 2,818 | 57.70% | 784 | 16.05% | 85.34% | 2,034 | 2,818 | – | 32 | – | – | – | – | 4,884 |
| Richmond | | Con | | UN | 3,460 | 61.23% | 1,269 | 22.46% | 82.28% | 3,460 | 2,191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,651 |
| Rimouski | | Lib | | UN | 3,491 | 55.15% | 652 | 10.30% | 89.61% | 3,491 | 2,839 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,330 |
| Rivière-du-Loup | | Lib | | Lib | 3,572 | 50.60% | 85 | 1.20% | 88.55% | 3,487 | 3,572 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,059 |
| Roberval | | ALN | | UN | 4,191 | 61.69% | 1,588 | 23.37% | 86.47% | 4,191 | 2,603 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,794 |
| Rouville | | Con | | UN | 2,046 | 56.26% | 455 | 12.51% | 85.82% | 2,046 | 1,591 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,637 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | | Lib | | Lib | 3,289 | 50.44% | 57 | 0.87% | 87.70% | 3,232 | 3,289 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,521 |
| Saint-Jean | | Lib | | Lib | 2,451 | 53.29% | 303 | 6.59% | 84.80% | 2,148 | 2,451 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,599 |
| Saint-Maurice | | ALN | | UN | 4,635 | 65.19% | 2,160 | 30.38% | 82.07% | 4,635 | 2,475 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,110 |
| Saint-Sauveur | | Con | | UN | 4,816 | 58.23% | 1,362 | 16.47% | 85.76% | 4,816 | 3,454 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,270 |
| Shefford | | ALN | | UN | 3,940 | 57.73% | 1,055 | 15.46% | 84.60% | 3,940 | 2,885 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,825 |
| Sherbrooke | | ALN | | UN | 4,987 | 60.77% | 1,768 | 21.55% | 76.59% | 4,987 | 3,219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,206 |
| Soulanges | | Lib | | UN | 1,022 | 44.11% | 157 | 6.78% | 88.56% | 1,022 | 865 | – | 430 | – | – | – | – | 2,317 |
| Stanstead | | ALN | | UN | 2,980 | 54.73% | 515 | 9.46% | 78.04% | 2,980 | 2,465 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,445 |
| Témiscamingue | | ALN | | UN | 4,200 | 66.32% | 2,067 | 32.64% | 68.46% | 4,200 | 2,133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,333 |
| Témiscouata | | Lib | | UN | 2,383 | 54.77% | 415 | 9.54% | 92.17% | 2,383 | 1,968 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,351 |
| Terrebonne | | Lib | | UN | 5,279 | 58.80% | 1,659 | 18.48% | 84.37% | 5,279 | 3,620 | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 8,978 |
| Trois-Rivières | | Con | | UN | 5,628 | 69.31% | 3,136 | 38.62% | 83.13% | 5,628 | 2,492 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,120 |
| Vaudreuil | | Lib | | UN | 1,277 | 42.54% | 301 | 10.03% | 84.26% | 1,277 | 749 | – | 976 | – | – | – | – | 3,002 |
| Verchères | | Lib | | Lib | 1,843 | 58.01% | 509 | 16.02% | 88.21% | 1,334 | 1,843 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,177 |
| Westmount | | Con | | UN | 8,970 | 57.75% | 3,212 | 20.68% | 48.31% | 8,970 | 5,758 | – | – | – | 804 | – | – | 15,532 |
| Wolfe | | Lib | | UN | 2,176 | 53.78% | 306 | 7.56% | 89.80% | 2,176 | 1,870 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,046 |
| Yamaska | | Con | | UN | 2,197 | 55.85% | 460 | 11.69% | 87.88% | 2,197 | 1,737 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,934 |
* ↑ including spoilt ballots
* ↑ Affiliations without candidates gaining 1st or 2nd place results provincewide, or otherwise not receiving more than 1% of the total vote, are grouped under "I-Oth" or "Other"
    = open seat
    = turnout is above provincial average
    = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
    = winning candidate was ALN or Conservative incumbent
    = incumbent had switched allegiance
    = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
    = incumbency arose from byelection gain
    = previously incumbent in another riding
    = other incumbents renominated
    = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
    = multiple candidates

### Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place :
| Party in 1st place | Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Party in 2nd place | Total |
| Party in 1st place | Party in 1st place | UN | Lib | Ind-G | Ind-Lib | Ind-UN | Ind-Con | Total |
| | Union Nationale | | 71 | 1 | 3 | | 1 | 76 |
| | Liberal | 13 | | | | 1 | | 14 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
Candidates ranked 1st to 4th place, by party :
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
| █ Union Nationale | 76 | 13 | 1 | | 90 |
| █ Liberal | 14 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 88 |
| █ Independent Liberal | | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| █ Independent Conservative | | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
| █ Independent UN | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| █ Independent Government | | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| █ Communist | | | 3 | | 3 |
| █ Independent | | | 2 | | 2 |
| █ Co-operative Commonwealth | | | 1 | | 1 |
| █ Labour | | | 1 | | 1 |
| █ Candidat du peuple | | | | 1 | 1 |
Resulting composition of the 23rd Quebec Legislative Assembly :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party |
| Source | Source | UN | Lib | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 35 | 12 | 47 |
| Seats retained | Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | 4 | | 4 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held | 2 | | 2 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated - new MLAs | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated - return of members previously elected to Legislature | 2 | | 2 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated - election of previous MP to the Parliament of Canada | 1 | | 1 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained | 13 | | 13 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbent changed allegiance | | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 76 | 14 | 90 |