# 1973 Quebec general election

The 1973 Quebec general election was held on October 29, 1973 to elect members to National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Robert Bourassa, won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, and the Union Nationale (UN).
The Liberals won the largest majority government in the province's history, with 102 seats. In the process, they reduced the opposition to just eight seats (six PQ, two créditistes) in total. The Parti Québécois held its own, losing only one seat, and despite having fewer seats, became the official Opposition, although PQ leader René Lévesque failed to win a seat in the Assembly.
The Union Nationale, which had held power until the previous 1970 general election, was wiped off the electoral map, losing all 17 of its seats. It would be the first time since the UN's founding in 1935 that the party was without representation in the legislature. However, UN candidate Maurice Bellemare later won a seat in a 1974 by-election.
The popular vote was not as lopsided as the seat count would indicate, even though the Liberals won 54 percent of the popular vote. The Parti Québécois, for instance, won 30% of the popular vote, a significant improvement over their previous showing of 23% in the 1970 election. However, their support was spread out across the entire province, and was not concentrated in enough areas to translate into more seats. Quebec elections have historically produced significant disparities in seat counts.

## Legislative reforms (1970–1973)
### Abolition of protected ridings

Upon Confederation in 1867, section 80 of the British North America Act, 1867 provided for the following ridings in the Legislative Assembly to be protected from having their boundaries altered without the consent of the majority of the members representing them:
* Argenteuil
* Brome
* Compton
* Huntingdon
* Mégantic
* Missisquoi
* Ottawa
** Labelle was carved out in 1912
*** Papineau was carved out from Labelle in 1922
** Ottawa was divided into Hull and Papineau in 1919
* Pontiac
** Témiscaming was carved out in 1912
*** Abitibi was carved out from Témiscamingue in 1922
* Richmond and Wolfe (divided into Richmond and Wolfe in 1890)
* Shefford
* Sherbrooke
* Stanstead
Consent by a majority of the members of the 18 districts concerned was finally secured in December 1970, and the constitutional restrictions were accordingly revoked. Work would then proceed on a comprehensive redistribution for the next ensuing election.

### Redistribution of ridings

A 1972 Act increased the number of MNAs from 108 to 110 through the following changes:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
| Drawn from parts of other ridings ||
| | Anjou Charlesbourg Laporte Mont-Royal Pointe-Claire Prévost Rosemont Saint-François Taschereau Viau |
| Abolition of ridings ||
| Dorchester | divided between Bellechasse, Beauce-Nord and Beauce-Sud |
| Mégantic | divided between Lotbinière and Frontenac |
| Olier | divided between Viau, Jeanne-Mance and Bourassa |
| Rouville | divided between Iberville and Chambly |
| Reorganization of ridings ||
| Compton Frontenac Wolfe | Frontenac Mégantic-Compton |
| Merger of ridings ||
| Brome Missisquoi | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Gaspé-Nord Gaspé-Sud | Gaspé |
| Joliette Montcalm | Joliette-Montcalm |
| Kamouraska Témiscouata | Kamouraska-Témiscouata |
| L'Islet Montmagny | Montmagny-L'Islet |
| Nicolet Yamaska | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Pontiac Témiscamingue | Pontiac-Témiscamingue |
| Division of ridings ||
| Ahuntsic | Crémazie L'Acadie |
| Beauce | Beauce-Nord Beauce-Sud |
| Bourassa | Bourassa Sauvé |
| Fabre | Fabre Mille-Îles |
| Saint-Sauveur | Saint-Sauveur Vanier |
| Renaming of ridings ||
| Bagot | Johnson |
| Labelle | Laurentides-Labelle |
| Napierville-Laprairie | La Prairie |
| Stanstead | Orford |
* ↑ from parts of Bourassa, Bourget and LaFontaine
* ↑ from parts of Chauveau and Montmorency
* ↑ from parts of Taillon and Chambly
* ↑ from parts of D'Arcy-McGee, Dorion and Outremont
* ↑ from parts of the existing Jacques-Cartier and Robert-Baldwin
* ↑ from parts of Montcalm and Terrebonne
* ↑ from parts of Gouin and Jeanne-Mance
* ↑ from parts of Compton, Richmond and Sherbrooke
* ↑ from parts of Jean-Talon and Saint-Sauveur
* ↑ from parts of Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier

## Campaign

The Liberals, Unionists and péquistes all fielded full slates, while the créditistes failed to nominate a candidate only in Saint-Laurent (because a traffic accident prevented that candidate from presenting his nomination papers before the deadline), so virtually all constituencies experienced at least four-way contests:
Riding contests, by number of candidates (1973) :
| Candidates | Lib | PQ | UN | RC | Ind | M-L | Comm | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| 4 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | | | | 304 |
| 5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 145 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 479 |

## Results

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1973) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MNAs | MNAs | MNAs | MNAs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1970 | 1973 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Liberal | Robert Bourassa | 110 | 72 | 102 | 30 | 1,623,734 | 319,393 | 54.65% | 9.25 |
| | Parti Québécois | René Lévesque | 110 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 897,809 | 235,405 | 30.22% | 7.16 |
| | Parti créditiste | Yvon Dupuis | 109 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 294,706 | 26,664 | 9.92% | 1.27 |
| | Union Nationale | Gabriel Loubier | 110 | 17 | – | 17 | 146,209 | 418,335 | 4.92% | 14.73 |
| | Independent | | 22 | – | – | – | 6,961 | 5,567 | 0.23% | 0.21 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | | 15 | – | – | – | 1,395 | 1,395 | 0.05% | New |
| | Communist | Sam Walsh | 3 | – | – | – | 164 | 49 | 0.01% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 479 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 2,970,978 | 2,970,978 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 54,760 | 2,269 | | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 3,025,738 | 95,739 | 80.38 | 3.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,764,611 | 286,033 | | |
* ↑ 1973 results compared to 1970 Ralliement créditiste total
Seats and popular vote by party :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| █ Liberal | 102 / 110 | 54.65% | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| █ Parti Québécois | 6 / 110 | 30.22% | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| █ Parti créditiste | 2 / 110 | 9.92% | -1.27 | |
| █ Union Nationale | 0 / 110 | 4.92% | -14.73 | |
| █ Independent | 0 / 110 | 0.23% | -0.21 | |
| █ Other | 0 / 110 | 0.36% | -0.20 | |

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1973 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 |
| Name | 1970 | 1970 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | Lib | PQ | Cr | UN | Ind | ML | Comm | Total |
| Abitibi-Est | | RC | | Lib | 12,696 | 50.75% | 6,657 | 26.61% | 65.38% | 12,696 | 5,726 | 6,039 | 343 | 212 | – | – | 25,016 |
| Abitibi-Ouest | | RC | | Lib | 9,963 | 48.28% | 2,712 | 13.14% | 74.96% | 9,963 | 2,804 | 7,251 | 513 | 106 | – | – | 20,637 |
| Anjou | New | New | | Lib | 15,037 | 48.59% | 828 | 2.68% | 83.41% | 15,037 | 14,209 | 1,278 | 425 | – | – | – | 30,949 |
| Argenteuil | | Lib | | Lib | 14,022 | 57.96% | 8,811 | 36.42% | 80.41% | 14,022 | 3,730 | 5,211 | 766 | 465 | – | – | 24,194 |
| Arthabaska | | Lib | | Lib | 16,275 | 55.30% | 9,458 | 32.14% | 87.34% | 16,275 | 4,994 | 6,817 | 1,342 | – | – | – | 29,428 |
| Beauce-Nord | New | New | | Lib | 13,814 | 56.14% | 9,469 | 38.48% | 81.86% | 13,814 | 4,345 | 4,293 | 2,153 | – | – | – | 24,605 |
| Beauce-Sud | New | New | | Cr | 10,481 | 46.29% | 7,688 | 33.96% | 80.39% | 9,586 | 1,898 | 10,481 | 676 | – | – | – | 22,641 |
| Beauharnois | | Lib | | Lib | 15,817 | 51.56% | 3,685 | 12.01% | 87.77% | 15,817 | 12,132 | 1,727 | 1,002 | – | – | – | 30,678 |
| Bellechasse | | UN | | Lib | 9,206 | 44.30% | 1,044 | 5.02% | 77.99% | 9,206 | 2,054 | 1,357 | 8,162 | – | – | – | 20,779 |
| Berthier | | UN | | Lib | 11,428 | 51.48% | 6,570 | 29.60% | 82.22% | 11,428 | 4,858 | 2,988 | 2,923 | – | – | – | 22,197 |
| Bonaventure | | Lib | | Lib | 12,936 | 69.64% | 9,482 | 51.04% | 78.61% | 12,936 | 3,454 | 821 | 1,365 | – | – | – | 18,576 |
| Bourassa | | Lib | | Lib | 15,822 | 53.81% | 3,889 | 13.23% | 81.44% | 15,822 | 11,933 | 1,195 | 453 | – | – | – | 29,403 |
| Bourget | | PQ | | Lib | 13,916 | 46.94% | 300 | 1.01% | 83.63% | 13,916 | 13,616 | 1,646 | 375 | 91 | – | – | 29,644 |
| Brome-Missisquoi | New | New | | Lib | 12,999 | 62.02% | 9,687 | 46.22% | 78.27% | 12,999 | 2,860 | 3,312 | 1,587 | 202 | – | – | 20,960 |
| Chambly | | Lib | | Lib | 19,005 | 56.55% | 6,745 | 20.07% | 86.44% | 19,005 | 12,260 | 1,629 | 714 | – | – | – | 33,608 |
| Champlain | | Lib | | Lib | 14,698 | 54.91% | 8,821 | 32.96% | 82.79% | 14,698 | 5,877 | 4,575 | 1,616 | – | – | – | 26,766 |
| Charlesbourg | New | New | | Lib | 19,770 | 57.79% | 8,172 | 23.89% | 85.16% | 19,770 | 11,598 | 1,964 | 876 | – | – | – | 34,208 |
| Charlevoix | | Lib | | Lib | 13,682 | 63.91% | 9,982 | 46.63% | 82.37% | 13,682 | 3,700 | 3,265 | 760 | – | – | – | 21,407 |
| Châteauguay | | Lib | | Lib | 17,152 | 60.43% | 8,095 | 28.52% | 80.13% | 17,152 | 9,057 | 1,432 | 743 | – | – | – | 28,384 |
| Chauveau | | Lib | | Lib | 18,510 | 55.22% | 8,555 | 25.52% | 83.07% | 18,510 | 9,955 | 3,726 | 1,328 | – | – | – | 33,519 |
| Chicoutimi | | UN | | PQ | 12,359 | 42.14% | 1,031 | 3.52% | 83.86% | 11,328 | 12,359 | 1,370 | 4,268 | – | – | – | 29,325 |
| Crémazie | New | New | | Lib | 15,993 | 50.18% | 1,396 | 4.38% | 86.07% | 15,993 | 14,597 | 783 | 450 | – | 50 | – | 31,873 |
| D'Arcy-McGee | | Lib | | Lib | 26,958 | 93.77% | 25,737 | 89.52% | 77.59% | 26,958 | 1,221 | 418 | 152 | – | – | – | 28,749 |
| Deux-Montagnes | | Lib | | Lib | 15,732 | 59.18% | 7,979 | 30.02% | 83.17% | 15,732 | 7,753 | 2,290 | 808 | – | – | – | 26,583 |
| Dorion | | Lib | | Lib | 13,649 | 47.68% | 293 | 1.02% | 79.27% | 13,649 | 13,356 | 982 | 522 | – | 116 | – | 28,625 |
| Drummond | | Lib | | Lib | 14,781 | 46.84% | 6,798 | 21.54% | 86.11% | 14,781 | 7,457 | 7,983 | 1,333 | – | – | – | 31,554 |
| Dubuc | | UN | | Lib | 11,042 | 50.43% | 4,186 | 19.12% | 81.90% | 11,042 | 6,856 | 1,858 | 2,139 | – | – | – | 21,895 |
| Duplessis | | Lib | | Lib | 13,404 | 52.94% | 2,481 | 9.80% | 66.99% | 13,404 | 10,923 | 504 | 416 | – | 70 | – | 25,317 |
| Fabre | | Lib | | Lib | 20,810 | 52.06% | 3,753 | 9.39% | 85.61% | 20,810 | 17,057 | 1,558 | 545 | – | – | – | 39,970 |
| Frontenac | New | New | | Lib | 10,527 | 39.75% | 4,274 | 16.14% | 85.41% | 10,527 | 6,253 | 3,882 | 5,820 | – | – | – | 26,482 |
| Gaspé | New | New | | Lib | 13,004 | 62.25% | 6,949 | 33.26% | 75.67% | 13,004 | 6,055 | 690 | 1,141 | – | – | – | 20,890 |
| Gatineau | | Lib | | Lib | 15,025 | 70.15% | 11,638 | 54.33% | 69.95% | 15,025 | 3,387 | 2,184 | 823 | – | – | – | 21,419 |
| Gouin | | PQ | | Lib | 12,506 | 48.07% | 636 | 2.44% | 78.21% | 12,506 | 11,870 | 1,078 | 560 | – | – | – | 26,014 |
| Hull | | Lib | | Lib | 15,325 | 57.08% | 7,107 | 26.47% | 68.99% | 15,325 | 8,218 | 2,402 | 587 | 316 | – | – | 26,848 |
| Huntingdon | | Lib | | Lib | 11,328 | 58.54% | 8,126 | 41.99% | 79.76% | 11,328 | 2,853 | 1,969 | 3,202 | – | – | – | 19,352 |
| Iberville | | UN | | Lib | 10,688 | 37.39% | 2,429 | 8.50% | 84.13% | 10,688 | 5,373 | 8,259 | 4,132 | 134 | – | – | 28,586 |
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine | | Lib | | Lib | 3,839 | 60.87% | 1,780 | 28.22% | 82.62% | 3,839 | 2,059 | 232 | 177 | – | – | – | 6,307 |
| Jacques-Cartier | | Lib | | Lib | 19,551 | 69.25% | 12,657 | 44.83% | 78.51% | 19,551 | 6,894 | 1,082 | 705 | – | – | – | 28,232 |
| Jean-Talon | | Lib | | Lib | 18,708 | 64.89% | 10,196 | 35.37% | 84.50% | 18,708 | 8,512 | 677 | 933 | – | – | – | 28,830 |
| Jeanne-Mance | | Lib | | Lib | 22,308 | 55.10% | 5,835 | 14.41% | 83.17% | 22,308 | 16,473 | 1,074 | 632 | – | – | – | 40,487 |
| Johnson | | UN | | Lib | 10,543 | 48.20% | 3,940 | 18.01% | 82.05% | 10,543 | 3,597 | 6,603 | 1,130 | – | – | – | 21,873 |
| Joliette-Montcalm | New | New | | Lib | 18,010 | 55.61% | 6,010 | 18.56% | 84.70% | 18,010 | 12,000 | 1,712 | 666 | – | – | – | 32,388 |
| Jonquière | | Lib | | Lib | 16,985 | 53.71% | 4,135 | 13.08% | 84.30% | 16,985 | 12,850 | 892 | 897 | – | – | – | 31,624 |
| Kamouraska-Témiscouata | New | New | | Lib | 10,617 | 51.97% | 5,266 | 25.77% | 72.81% | 10,617 | 3,282 | 5,351 | 1,181 | – | – | – | 20,431 |
| L'Acadie | New | New | | Lib | 20,354 | 66.39% | 11,296 | 36.85% | 83.59% | 20,354 | 9,058 | 670 | 488 | – | 86 | – | 30,656 |
| L'Assomption | | Lib | | Lib | 16,806 | 48.58% | 1,683 | 4.86% | 85.40% | 16,806 | 15,123 | 2,094 | 572 | – | – | – | 34,595 |
| Lac-Saint-Jean | | Lib | | Lib | 12,554 | 50.70% | 3,337 | 13.48% | 85.23% | 12,554 | 9,217 | 1,545 | 1,378 | 68 | – | – | 24,762 |
| LaFontaine | | PQ | | PQ | 14,866 | 50.18% | 2,308 | 7.79% | 83.27% | 12,558 | 14,866 | 1,725 | 476 | – | – | – | 29,625 |
| Laporte | New | New | | Lib | 17,427 | 47.14% | 372 | 1.01% | 81.76% | 17,427 | 17,055 | 1,846 | 641 | – | – | – | 36,969 |
| La Prairie | | Lib | | Lib | 23,723 | 63.13% | 12,294 | 32.72% | 83.66% | 23,723 | 11,429 | 1,757 | 667 | – | – | – | 37,576 |
| Laurentides-Labelle | | UN | | Lib | 10,000 | 41.73% | 2,388 | 9.97% | 80.70% | 10,000 | 7,612 | 3,486 | 2,864 | – | – | – | 23,962 |
| Laurier | | Lib | | Lib | 17,889 | 64.81% | 9,519 | 34.49% | 78.87% | 17,889 | 8,370 | 836 | 507 | – | – | – | 27,602 |
| Laval | | Lib | | Lib | 21,676 | 64.56% | 11,673 | 34.77% | 83.33% | 21,676 | 10,003 | 1,386 | 511 | – | – | – | 33,576 |
| Laviolette | | Lib | | Lib | 11,800 | 46.28% | 4,765 | 18.69% | 82.88% | 11,800 | 7,035 | 4,584 | 2,076 | – | – | – | 25,495 |
| Lévis | | RC | | Lib | 16,534 | 54.73% | 7,450 | 24.66% | 85.61% | 16,534 | 9,084 | 3,177 | 1,416 | – | – | – | 30,211 |
| Limoilou | | Lib | | Lib | 16,140 | 53.86% | 5,749 | 19.19% | 81.32% | 16,140 | 10,391 | 1,944 | 1,428 | – | 61 | – | 29,964 |
| Lotbinière | | RC | | Lib | 9,907 | 48.11% | 3,744 | 18.18% | 81.41% | 9,907 | 2,318 | 6,163 | 2,204 | – | – | – | 20,592 |
| Louis-Hébert | | Lib | | Lib | 17,583 | 49.01% | 777 | 2.17% | 84.91% | 17,583 | 16,806 | 735 | 702 | – | 50 | – | 35,876 |
| Maisonneuve | | PQ | | PQ | 12,198 | 50.97% | 2,276 | 9.51% | 75.34% | 9,922 | 12,198 | 1,215 | 413 | 147 | 38 | – | 23,933 |
| Marguerite-Bourgeoys | | Lib | | Lib | 23,848 | 66.50% | 13,700 | 38.20% | 80.40% | 23,848 | 10,148 | 1,137 | 488 | 242 | – | – | 35,863 |
| Maskinongé | | UN | | Lib | 10,610 | 48.81% | 5,276 | 24.27% | 83.82% | 10,610 | 3,594 | 2,198 | 5,334 | – | – | – | 21,736 |
| Matane | | Lib | | Lib | 10,102 | 49.58% | 2,650 | 13.01% | 76.99% | 10,102 | 7,452 | 2,126 | 694 | – | – | – | 20,374 |
| Matapédia | | Lib | | Lib | 7,564 | 42.81% | 2,459 | 13.92% | 76.02% | 7,564 | 5,105 | 3,092 | 1,906 | – | – | – | 17,667 |
| Mégantic-Compton | New | New | | Lib | 9,815 | 47.96% | 4,430 | 21.65% | 79.01% | 9,815 | 2,819 | 5,385 | 2,445 | – | – | – | 20,464 |
| Mercier | | Lib | | Lib | 13,757 | 52.87% | 2,880 | 11.07% | 75.07% | 13,757 | 10,877 | 809 | 411 | 71 | 70 | 23 | 26,018 |
| Mille-Îles | New | New | | Lib | 19,809 | 49.52% | 2,188 | 5.47% | 86.61% | 19,809 | 17,621 | 1,954 | 616 | – | – | – | 40,000 |
| Mont-Royal | New | New | | Lib | 23,780 | 83.21% | 19,813 | 69.33% | 78.45% | 23,780 | 3,967 | 457 | 373 | – | – | – | 28,577 |
| Montmagny-L'Islet | New | New | | Lib | 11,375 | 51.88% | 5,588 | 25.48% | 76.03% | 11,375 | 2,538 | 2,227 | 5,787 | – | – | – | 21,927 |
| Montmorency | | Lib | | Lib | 15,248 | 51.89% | 5,973 | 20.33% | 84.52% | 15,248 | 9,275 | 3,863 | 999 | – | – | – | 29,385 |
| Nicolet-Yamaska | New | New | | Lib | 11,126 | 49.07% | 4,789 | 21.12% | 84.17% | 11,126 | 3,233 | 1,978 | 6,337 | – | – | – | 22,674 |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | | Lib | | Lib | 23,263 | 81.64% | 19,613 | 68.83% | 77.70% | 23,263 | 3,650 | 1,156 | 424 | – | – | – | 28,493 |
| Orford | | Lib | | Lib | 13,924 | 63.08% | 10,127 | 45.88% | 81.23% | 13,924 | 3,797 | 3,574 | 777 | – | – | – | 22,072 |
| Outremont | | Lib | | Lib | 17,262 | 62.84% | 8,145 | 29.65% | 77.42% | 17,262 | 9,117 | 499 | 421 | – | 169 | – | 27,468 |
| Papineau | | Lib | | Lib | 16,610 | 61.22% | 10,254 | 37.79% | 72.49% | 16,610 | 6,356 | 3,482 | 683 | – | – | – | 27,131 |
| Pointe-Claire | New | New | | Lib | 26,871 | 87.90% | 24,316 | 79.54% | 78.40% | 26,871 | 2,555 | 859 | 285 | – | – | – | 30,570 |
| Pontiac-Témiscamingue | New | New | | Lib | 10,269 | 61.39% | 6,576 | 39.31% | 69.84% | 10,269 | 1,392 | 3,693 | 1,373 | – | – | – | 16,727 |
| Portneuf | | RC | | Lib | 12,638 | 53.14% | 6,555 | 27.56% | 85.43% | 12,638 | 4,067 | 6,083 | 993 | – | – | – | 23,781 |
| Prévost | New | New | | Lib | 15,805 | 48.48% | 3,938 | 12.08% | 80.64% | 15,805 | 11,867 | 3,726 | 1,022 | 105 | – | 73 | 32,598 |
| Richelieu | | Lib | | Lib | 15,198 | 55.21% | 5,734 | 20.83% | 87.23% | 15,198 | 9,464 | 2,017 | 848 | – | – | – | 27,527 |
| Richmond | | RC | | Lib | 7,569 | 40.70% | 355 | 1.91% | 82.28% | 7,569 | 3,130 | 7,214 | 686 | – | – | – | 18,599 |
| Rimouski | | Lib | | Lib | 13,268 | 50.92% | 4,518 | 17.34% | 82.19% | 13,268 | 8,750 | 3,307 | 730 | – | – | – | 26,055 |
| Rivière-du-Loup | | Lib | | Lib | 10,827 | 50.41% | 6,079 | 28.30% | 79.21% | 10,827 | 3,773 | 4,748 | 2,129 | – | – | – | 21,477 |
| Robert-Baldwin | | Lib | | Lib | 26,189 | 81.03% | 21,106 | 65.30% | 81.36% | 26,189 | 5,083 | 701 | 293 | – | 55 | – | 32,321 |
| Roberval | | Lib | | Lib | 13,737 | 53.06% | 7,661 | 29.59% | 79.58% | 13,737 | 6,076 | 4,689 | 1,388 | – | – | – | 25,890 |
| Rosemont | New | New | | Lib | 15,002 | 50.65% | 2,015 | 6.80% | 81.45% | 15,002 | 12,987 | 1,070 | 560 | – | – | – | 29,619 |
| Rouyn-Noranda | | RC | | Cr | 9,227 | 42.80% | 4,380 | 20.32% | 77.49% | 8,195 | 3,815 | 9,227 | 322 | – | – | – | 21,559 |
| Saguenay | | PQ | | PQ | 10,226 | 51.14% | 2,293 | 11.47% | 72.20% | 7,933 | 10,226 | 1,404 | 327 | 105 | – | – | 19,995 |
| Saint-François | New | New | | Lib | 12,519 | 53.38% | 5,679 | 24.22% | 80.26% | 12,519 | 6,840 | 2,885 | 1,208 | – | – | – | 23,452 |
| Saint-Henri | | Lib | | Lib | 14,877 | 52.72% | 3,548 | 12.57% | 78.33% | 14,877 | 11,329 | 1,248 | 625 | – | 141 | – | 28,220 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | | Lib | | Lib | 13,325 | 48.29% | 5,535 | 20.06% | 83.69% | 13,325 | 7,790 | 4,707 | 1,771 | – | – | – | 27,593 |
| Saint-Jacques | | PQ | | PQ | 11,312 | 51.58% | 2,465 | 11.24% | 68.84% | 8,847 | 11,312 | 1,039 | 654 | 79 | – | – | 21,931 |
| Saint-Jean | | Lib | | Lib | 12,904 | 45.48% | 4,678 | 16.49% | 86.65% | 12,904 | 8,226 | 6,588 | 656 | – | – | – | 28,374 |
| Saint-Laurent | | Lib | | Lib | 21,246 | 74.02% | 14,312 | 49.86% | 78.89% | 21,246 | 6,934 | – | 522 | – | – | – | 28,702 |
| Saint-Louis | | Lib | | Lib | 14,095 | 63.34% | 7,382 | 33.17% | 61.30% | 14,095 | 6,713 | 738 | 541 | – | 167 | – | 22,254 |
| Saint-Maurice | | UN | | Lib | 8,865 | 34.12% | 1,414 | 5.44% | 85.28% | 8,865 | 7,451 | 2,230 | 7,433 | – | – | – | 25,979 |
| Saint-Anne | | Lib | | Lib | 12,755 | 54.92% | 5,276 | 22.72% | 71.10% | 12,755 | 7,479 | 968 | 278 | 1,641 | 104 | – | 23,225 |
| Sainte-Marie | | PQ | | Lib | 10,958 | 46.15% | 48 | 0.20% | 75.90% | 10,958 | 10,910 | 1,064 | 694 | – | 116 | – | 23,742 |
| Sauvé | New | New | | PQ | 18,235 | 51.01% | 2,760 | 7.72% | 80.97% | 15,475 | 18,235 | 1,491 | 499 | 47 | – | – | 35,747 |
| Shefford | | UN | | Lib | 10,775 | 39.73% | 3,528 | 13.01% | 84.16% | 10,775 | 4,633 | 7,247 | 4,467 | – | – | – | 27,122 |
| Sherbrooke | | Lib | | Lib | 15,117 | 52.38% | 6,082 | 21.07% | 80.87% | 15,117 | 9,035 | 3,042 | 1,667 | – | – | – | 28,861 |
| Taillon | | Lib | | Lib | 18,346 | 46.67% | 577 | 1.47% | 78.88% | 18,346 | 17,769 | 2,546 | 550 | 103 | – | – | 39,314 |
| Taschereau | New | New | | Lib | 11,714 | 51.94% | 4,750 | 21.06% | 73.79% | 11,714 | 6,964 | 2,334 | 1,438 | – | 102 | – | 22,552 |
| Terrebonne | | Lib | | Lib | 17,255 | 52.52% | 3,984 | 12.13% | 85.67% | 17,255 | 13,271 | 1,829 | 431 | – | – | 68 | 32,854 |
| Trois-Rivières | | Lib | | Lib | 16,714 | 57.57% | 8,007 | 27.58% | 78.80% | 16,714 | 8,707 | 1,865 | 1,746 | – | – | – | 29,032 |
| Vanier | New | New | | Lib | 16,410 | 53.73% | 6,183 | 20.25% | 81.19% | 16,410 | 10,227 | 2,199 | 1,164 | 539 | – | – | 30,539 |
| Vaudreuil-Soulanges | | Lib | | Lib | 14,563 | 56.88% | 7,551 | 29.49% | 82.53% | 14,563 | 7,012 | 3,010 | 1,017 | – | – | – | 25,602 |
| Verchères | | Lib | | Lib | 14,315 | 52.90% | 5,306 | 19.61% | 85.09% | 14,315 | 9,009 | 2,418 | 1,317 | – | – | – | 27,059 |
| Verdun | | Lib | | Lib | 19,439 | 67.25% | 11,496 | 39.77% | 80.23% | 19,439 | 7,943 | 1,109 | 415 | – | – | – | 28,906 |
| Viau | New | New | | Lib | 16,404 | 56.67% | 5,600 | 19.35% | 78.93% | 16,404 | 10,804 | 1,069 | 525 | 142 | – | – | 28,944 |
| Westmount | | Lib | | Lib | 21,354 | 76.92% | 17,752 | 63.95% | 75.78% | 21,354 | 3,602 | 402 | 256 | 2,146 | – | – | 27,760 |
* ↑ including spoilt ballots
* ↑ covers a virtually different area from the previous incarnation of Frontenac
* ↑ formerly Bagot
* ↑ formerly Napierville-Laprairie
* ↑ formerly Labelle
* ↑ formerly Stanstead
* ↑ Yvon Dupuis had also been previously elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1952 for Montréal–Sainte-Marie
    = open seat
    = turnout is above provincial average
    = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
    = incumbent had switched allegiance
    = previously incumbent in another riding
    = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
    = incumbency arose from byelection gain
    = 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 | Total |
| Party in 1st place | Party in 1st place | Lib | PQ | Cr | UN | Total |
| | Liberal | | 81 | 16 | 5 | 102 |
| | Parti Québécois | 6 | | | | 6 |
| | Parti créditiste | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 110 |
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party :
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| █ Liberal | 102 | 8 | | | |
| █ Parti Québécois | 6 | 81 | 23 | | |
| █ Parti créditiste | 2 | 16 | 76 | 15 | |
| █ Union Nationale | | 5 | 9 | 94 | 2 |
| █ Independent | | | 2 | | 17 |
| █ Marxist–Leninist | | | | | 13 |
| █ Communist | | | | | 1 |
Resulting composition of the 28th Quebec Legislative Assembly :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party | Party |
| Source | Source | Lib | PQ | Cr | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 48 | 4 | 1 | 53 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held - taken by incumbents from other ridings | 2 | | | 2 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held - new MNAs | 10 | | | 10 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 17 | 1 | | 18 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained | 1 | | | 1 |
| New ridings | Previous incumbents from other ridings | 13 | | 1 | 14 |
| New ridings | New MNAs | 11 | 1 | | 12 |
| Total | Total | 102 | 6 | 2 | 110 |