# 1989 Quebec general election

The 1989 Quebec general election was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Robert Bourassa, won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau.
This election was notable for the arrival of the Equality Party, which advocated English-speaking minority rights. It won four seats, but never had any success in any subsequent election.

## 1988 redistribution of ridings

The Commission de la représentation électorale performed a redistribution in 1988, which increased the number of seats in the National Assembly from 122 to 125 for the next general election:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
| Drawn from parts of other ridings ||
| | Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| | Masson |
| | Pointe-aux-Trembles |
| Reorganization of ridings ||
| Beauharnois Huntingdon Vaudreuil-Soulanges | Beauharnois-Huntingdon Salaberry-Soulanges Vaudreuil |
| Merger of ridings ||
| Saint-Jacques Sainte-Marie | Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques |
| Division of ridings ||
| Laprairie | La Prairie La Pinière |
| Renaming of ridings ||
| L'Acadie | Acadie |
| Maisonneuve | Hochelaga-Maisonneuve |
| Nicolet | Nicolet-Yamaska |
* ↑ drawn from parts of Beauce-Nord and Lévis
* ↑ drawn from parts of L'Assomption and Terrebonne
* ↑ drawn from parts of Anjou, Bourget and LaFontaine

## Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level :
| Polling firm | Last day of survey | QLP | PQ | EQP | Other | ME | Sample |
| Election 1989 | September 25, 1989 | 49.95 | 40.16 | 3.69 | 6.20 | | |
| Sorecom | August 29, 1989 | 48 | 38 | 5 | — | — | 506 |
| Sorecom | August 26, 1989 | 44 | 37 | 7 | — | — | 1,000 |
| Sorecom | June 1989 | 53 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| Election 1985 | December 2, 1985 | 55.99 | 38.69 | - | 5.32 | | |

## Results

Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1989) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MNAs | MNAs | MNAs | MNAs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1981 | 1985 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Liberal | Robert Bourassa | 125 | 99 | 92 | 7 | 1,702,808 | 207,499 | 49.95% | 6.04 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jacques Parizeau | 125 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 1,369,067 | 49,059 | 40.16% | 1.47 |
| | Equality | Robert Libman | 19 | – | 4 | 4 | 125,726 | 125,726 | 3.69% | New |
| | Unity | James Atkinson | 16 | – | – | – | 33,862 | 33,862 | 0.99% | New |
| | Green | Jean Ouimet | 46 | – | – | – | 67,675 | 63,062 | 1.99% | 1.85 |
| | New Democratic | Gaétan Nadeau | 55 | – | – | – | 41,504 | 41,084 | 1.22% | 1.20 |
| | Independent | | 32 | – | – | – | 23,751 | 15,896 | 0.70% | 0.47 |
| | Lemon | Denis Patenaude | 11 | – | – | – | 7,550 | 7,550 | 0.22% | New |
| | Independent PQ | | 1 | – | – | – | 6,046 | 6,046 | 0.18% | New |
| | Workers | Gérard Lachance | 19 | – | – | – | 5,497 | 5,110 | 0.16% | 0.15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Coppenrath | 12 | – | – | – | 4,750 | 30,460 | 0.14% | 0.89 |
| | Parti indépendantiste | Gilles Rhéaume | 12 | – | – | – | 4,607 | 10,816 | 0.14% | 0.31 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Christine Robidoux | 30 | – | – | – | 4,245 | 4,245 | 0.12% | New |
| | Parti 51 | André Perron | 11 | – | – | – | 3,846 | 3,846 | 0.11% | New |
| | United Social Credit | Jean-Paul Poulin | 11 | – | – | – | 2,973 | 1,323 | 0.09% | 0.04 |
| | Socialist Movement | | 10 | – | – | – | 2,203 | 394 | 0.06% | 0.01 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | | 11 | – | – | – | 1,799 | 441 | 0.05% | 0.02 |
| | Communist | Marianne Roy | 10 | – | – | – | 808 | 26 | 0.02% | – |
| | Libertarian | | 1 | – | – | – | 192 | 192 | 0.01% | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 557 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 3,408,909 | 3,408,909 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 92,159 | 39,534 | | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 3,501,068 | 36,836 | 75.69 | 0.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4690,690 | 94,090 | | |
Seats and popular vote by party :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| █ Liberal | 92 / 125 | 49.95% | -6.04 | |
| █ Parti Québécois | 29 / 125 | 40.16% | 1.47 | 1.47 |
| █ Equality/Unity | 4 / 125 | 4.68% | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| █ Green | 0 / 125 | 1.99% | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| █ New Democratic | 0 / 125 | 1.22% | -1.20 | |
| █ Progressive Conservative | 0 / 125 | 0.14% | -0.89 | |
| █ Independent | 0 / 125 | 0.70% | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| █ Other | 0 / 125 | 1.17% | -0.34 | |

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1989 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 | 1985 | 1985 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | Lib | PQ | Eq/Un | Green | NDP | I-PQ | Ind | Oth | Total |
| Abitibi-Est | | Lib | | Lib | 12,099 | 55.67% | 2,465 | 11.34% | 73.47% | 12,099 | 9,634 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,733 |
| Abitibi-Ouest | | PQ | | PQ | 15,588 | 67.40% | 8,047 | 34.79% | 72.97% | 7,541 | 15,588 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23,129 |
| Acadie | | Lib | | Lib | 19,077 | 65.62% | 11,651 | 40.07% | 74.64% | 19,077 | 7,426 | – | – | 1,083 | – | – | 1,488 | 29,074 |
| Anjou | | PQ | | Lib | 12,554 | 51.89% | 2,109 | 8.72% | 77.26% | 12,554 | 10,445 | – | – | 688 | – | – | 506 | 24,193 |
| Argenteuil | | Lib | | Lib | 14,187 | 51.91% | 5,098 | 18.65% | 73.43% | 14,187 | 9,089 | 4,052 | – | – | – | – | – | 27,328 |
| Arthabaska | | Lib | | PQ | 16,569 | 51.48% | 2,692 | 8.36% | 81.63% | 13,877 | 16,569 | – | – | – | – | 1,741 | – | 32,187 |
| Beauce-Nord | | Lib | | Lib | 13,660 | 61.13% | 6,094 | 27.27% | 75.94% | 13,660 | 7,566 | – | – | 672 | – | – | 449 | 22,347 |
| Beauce-Sud | | Lib | | Lib | 18,623 | 69.78% | 13,301 | 49.84% | 73.25% | 18,623 | 5,322 | – | 2,745 | – | – | – | – | 26,690 |
| Beauharnois-Huntingdon | New | New | | Lib | 12,348 | 48.23% | 3,064 | 11.97% | 76.23% | 12,348 | 9,284 | 3,969 | – | – | – | – | – | 25,601 |
| Bellechasse | | Lib | | Lib | 11,114 | 50.43% | 191 | 0.87% | 76.43% | 11,114 | 10,923 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22,037 |
| Berthier | | Lib | | Lib | 17,630 | 61.63% | 6,652 | 23.25% | 76.32% | 17,630 | 10,978 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,608 |
| Bertrand | | PQ | | PQ | 20,188 | 53.75% | 2,819 | 7.51% | 81.58% | 17,369 | 20,188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37,557 |
| Bonaventure | | Lib | | Lib | 11,778 | 59.65% | 6,386 | 32.34% | 73.94% | 11,778 | 5,392 | 1,266 | 1,062 | – | – | – | 246 | 19,744 |
| Bourassa | | Lib | | Lib | 13,747 | 56.52% | 4,879 | 20.06% | 73.49% | 13,747 | 8,868 | – | – | – | – | 645 | 1,061 | 24,321 |
| Bourget | | Lib | | Lib | 12,417 | 47.50% | 159 | 0.61% | 76.77% | 12,417 | 12,258 | – | – | – | – | 428 | 1,039 | 26,142 |
| Brome-Missisquoi | | Lib | | Lib | 13,502 | 54.18% | 7,264 | 29.15% | 75.72% | 13,502 | 6,238 | 2,756 | – | – | – | 2,073 | 353 | 24,922 |
| Chambly | | Lib | | Lib | 15,435 | 48.62% | 2,496 | 7.86% | 80.35% | 15,435 | 12,939 | – | 2,797 | – | – | – | 572 | 31,743 |
| Champlain | | Lib | | Lib | 14,325 | 45.61% | 3,290 | 10.48% | 77.87% | 14,325 | 11,035 | – | – | – | 6,046 | – | – | 31,406 |
| Chapleau | | Lib | | Lib | 15,569 | 55.24% | 2,954 | 10.48% | 63.80% | 15,569 | 12,615 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,184 |
| Charlesbourg | | Lib | | Lib | 20,818 | 59.76% | 9,699 | 27.84% | 80.22% | 20,818 | 11,119 | – | – | 1,140 | – | – | 1,761 | 34,838 |
| Charlevoix | | Lib | | Lib | 11,816 | 54.13% | 1,804 | 8.26% | 73.82% | 11,816 | 10,012 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,828 |
| Châteauguay | | Lib | | Lib | 12,528 | 43.64% | 2,053 | 7.15% | 78.94% | 12,528 | 10,475 | 5,007 | – | – | – | – | 697 | 28,707 |
| Chauveau | | Lib | | Lib | 19,021 | 53.76% | 5,622 | 15.89% | 74.05% | 19,021 | 13,399 | – | 2,961 | – | – | – | – | 35,381 |
| Chicoutimi | | PQ | | PQ | 18,047 | 55.81% | 4,933 | 15.26% | 75.48% | 13,114 | 18,047 | – | – | 914 | – | – | 260 | 32,335 |
| Chomedey | | Lib | | Lib | 16,895 | 53.39% | 9,112 | 28.80% | 72.56% | 16,895 | 7,783 | 5,889 | – | 501 | – | 476 | 98 | 31,642 |
| Crémazie | | Lib | | Lib | 15,100 | 50.20% | 2,364 | 7.86% | 79.06% | 15,100 | 12,736 | – | 1,385 | 496 | – | – | 361 | 30,078 |
| D'Arcy-McGee | | Lib | | Eq | 15,746 | 57.85% | 6,069 | 22.30% | 76.34% | 9,677 | 829 | 15,746 | 532 | 173 | – | 262 | – | 27,219 |
| Deux-Montagnes | | Lib | | Lib | 15,656 | 46.48% | 515 | 1.53% | 75.95% | 15,656 | 15,141 | 2,449 | – | – | – | – | 435 | 33,681 |
| Dorion | | Lib | | Lib | 11,632 | 51.00% | 2,207 | 9.68% | 75.95% | 11,632 | 9,425 | – | 878 | 437 | – | – | 434 | 22,806 |
| Drummond | | Lib | | Lib | 17,506 | 56.26% | 4,994 | 16.05% | 77.21% | 17,506 | 12,512 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,100 | 31,118 |
| Dubuc | | PQ | | PQ | 12,589 | 54.91% | 2,252 | 9.82% | 73.04% | 10,337 | 12,589 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22,926 |
| Duplessis | | PQ | | PQ | 12,066 | 49.86% | 610 | 2.52% | 71.70% | 11,456 | 12,066 | – | – | – | – | 678 | – | 24,200 |
| Fabre | | Lib | | Lib | 16,283 | 51.68% | 2,579 | 8.19% | 79.27% | 16,283 | 13,704 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,520 | 31,507 |
| Frontenac | | Lib | | Lib | 17,078 | 63.76% | 9,183 | 34.28% | 80.90% | 17,078 | 7,895 | – | 1,813 | – | – | – | – | 26,786 |
| Gaspé | | Lib | | Lib | 11,287 | 51.00% | 1,937 | 8.75% | 71.38% | 11,287 | 9,350 | 1,160 | – | – | – | 334 | – | 22,131 |
| Gatineau | | Lib | | Lib | 12,179 | 56.00% | 5,054 | 23.24% | 65.54% | 12,179 | 7,125 | 2,446 | – | – | – | – | – | 21,750 |
| Gouin | | PQ | | PQ | 10,568 | 51.03% | 2,185 | 10.55% | 73.38% | 8,383 | 10,568 | – | 929 | 482 | – | – | 347 | 20,709 |
| Groulx | | Lib | | Lib | 17,184 | 48.10% | 1,305 | 3.65% | 74.99% | 17,184 | 15,879 | 1,589 | – | – | – | – | 1,077 | 35,729 |
| Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | | PQ | | PQ | 14,639 | 63.50% | 7,890 | 34.23% | 68.55% | 6,749 | 14,639 | – | 685 | 326 | – | 114 | 539 | 23,052 |
| Hull | | Lib | | Lib | 13,980 | 55.25% | 4,546 | 17.97% | 62.17% | 13,980 | 9,434 | 751 | – | 673 | – | – | 463 | 25,301 |
| Iberville | | Lib | | Lib | 16,617 | 51.07% | 3,245 | 9.97% | 76.40% | 16,617 | 13,372 | – | 1,576 | 971 | – | – | – | 32,536 |
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine | | Lib | | Lib | 4,373 | 51.49% | 253 | 2.98% | 83.77% | 4,373 | 4,120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,493 |
| Jacques-Cartier | | Lib | | Eq | 14,821 | 43.90% | 802 | 2.38% | 79.84% | 14,019 | 3,035 | 14,821 | 1,419 | 228 | – | 50 | 192 | 33,764 |
| Jean-Talon | | Lib | | Lib | 16,530 | 54.40% | 4,258 | 14.01% | 83.87% | 16,530 | 12,272 | – | – | 977 | – | 606 | – | 30,385 |
| Jeanne-Mance | | Lib | | Lib | 17,296 | 65.06% | 10,337 | 38.88% | 70.80% | 17,296 | 6,959 | 1,930 | – | – | – | – | 399 | 26,584 |
| Johnson | | PQ | | PQ | 12,731 | 49.22% | 1,141 | 4.41% | 78.47% | 11,590 | 12,731 | 401 | 461 | 185 | – | 238 | 257 | 25,863 |
| Joliette | | PQ | | PQ | 18,582 | 60.68% | 9,537 | 31.14% | 77.92% | 9,045 | 18,582 | – | 2,854 | – | – | – | 142 | 30,623 |
| Jonquière | | PQ | | PQ | 17,294 | 56.05% | 5,505 | 17.84% | 76.11% | 11,789 | 17,294 | – | – | 1,774 | – | – | – | 30,857 |
| Kamouraska-Témiscouata | | Lib | | Lib | 12,354 | 55.67% | 4,121 | 18.57% | 66.68% | 12,354 | 8,233 | – | 1,605 | – | – | – | – | 22,192 |
| L'Assomption | | Lib | | PQ | 18,590 | 55.52% | 5,134 | 15.33% | 80.24% | 13,456 | 18,590 | – | 1,439 | – | – | – | – | 33,485 |
| La Peltrie | | Lib | | Lib | 20,528 | 52.17% | 4,278 | 10.87% | 80.12% | 20,528 | 16,250 | – | – | 2,567 | – | – | – | 39,345 |
| Labelle | | Lib | | PQ | 16,897 | 54.80% | 2,959 | 9.60% | 73.99% | 13,938 | 16,897 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30,835 |
| Lac-Saint-Jean | | PQ | | PQ | 15,370 | 55.04% | 3,623 | 12.97% | 77.55% | 11,747 | 15,370 | – | – | – | – | 356 | 450 | 27,923 |
| LaFontaine | | Lib | | Lib | 15,328 | 57.83% | 5,757 | 21.72% | 70.73% | 15,328 | 9,571 | – | – | 763 | – | – | 843 | 26,505 |
| La Pinière | New | New | | Lib | 17,155 | 58.16% | 6,985 | 23.68% | 76.28% | 17,155 | 10,170 | – | – | 1,237 | – | – | 935 | 29,497 |
| Laporte | | Lib | | Lib | 11,720 | 39.58% | 2,907 | 9.82% | 78.70% | 11,720 | 8,813 | – | 1,265 | 377 | – | 7,436 | – | 29,611 |
| La Prairie | New | New | | PQ | 14,320 | 47.28% | 790 | 2.61% | 77.29% | 13,530 | 14,320 | – | 1,906 | – | – | – | 529 | 30,285 |
| Laurier | | Lib | | Lib | 11,027 | 54.98% | 5,371 | 26.78% | 67.17% | 11,027 | 5,656 | – | 1,170 | 777 | – | 721 | 704 | 20,055 |
| Laval-des-Rapides | | Lib | | Lib | 14,821 | 51.52% | 2,199 | 7.64% | 75.63% | 14,821 | 12,622 | – | – | – | – | 972 | 354 | 28,769 |
| Laviolette | | PQ | | PQ | 17,021 | 66.18% | 8,324 | 32.37% | 75.76% | 8,697 | 17,021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25,718 |
| Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière | New | New | | PQ | 15,889 | 48.94% | 1,084 | 3.34% | 78.85% | 14,805 | 15,889 | – | – | 1,505 | – | – | 270 | 32,469 |
| Lévis | | PQ | | PQ | 17,968 | 66.67% | 9,501 | 35.25% | 78.90% | 8,467 | 17,968 | – | – | – | – | – | 517 | 26,952 |
| Limoilou | | Lib | | Lib | 15,671 | 55.50% | 5,876 | 20.81% | 74.42% | 15,671 | 9,795 | – | 1,436 | 645 | – | – | 689 | 28,236 |
| Lotbinière | | Lib | | Lib | 13,335 | 59.85% | 5,593 | 25.10% | 78.23% | 13,335 | 7,742 | – | – | 616 | – | – | 589 | 22,282 |
| Louis-Hébert | | Lib | | Lib | 14,822 | 47.67% | 885 | 2.85% | 80.57% | 14,822 | 13,937 | – | 1,657 | 584 | – | – | 96 | 31,096 |
| Marguerite-Bourgeoys | | Lib | | Lib | 12,722 | 49.88% | 6,647 | 26.06% | 75.09% | 12,722 | 6,075 | 6,171 | – | – | – | – | 538 | 25,506 |
| Marie-Victorin | | PQ | | PQ | 13,582 | 53.68% | 3,546 | 14.02% | 74.85% | 10,036 | 13,582 | – | 1,360 | – | – | – | 322 | 25,300 |
| Marquette | | Lib | | Lib | 13,457 | 48.88% | 4,980 | 18.09% | 74.57% | 13,457 | 8,477 | 4,762 | – | 569 | – | – | 267 | 27,532 |
| Maskinongé | | Lib | | Lib | 18,191 | 63.63% | 7,795 | 27.27% | 76.56% | 18,191 | 10,396 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,587 |
| Masson | New | New | | PQ | 19,615 | 59.42% | 7,967 | 24.14% | 73.76% | 11,648 | 19,615 | – | 1,135 | 611 | – | – | – | 33,009 |
| Matane | | Lib | | Lib | 11,061 | 57.52% | 2,891 | 15.03% | 72.26% | 11,061 | 8,170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,231 |
| Matapédia | | Lib | | Lib | 11,085 | 60.15% | 3,740 | 20.29% | 73.19% | 11,085 | 7,345 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18,430 |
| Mégantic-Compton | | Lib | | Lib | 12,608 | 60.39% | 6,362 | 30.47% | 76.69% | 12,608 | 6,246 | 1,039 | 740 | – | – | – | 245 | 20,878 |
| Mercier | | PQ | | PQ | 13,371 | 57.15% | 6,254 | 26.73% | 71.80% | 7,117 | 13,371 | – | 1,961 | 567 | – | – | 382 | 23,398 |
| Mille-Îles | | Lib | | Lib | 16,436 | 56.67% | 3,867 | 13.33% | 79.37% | 16,436 | 12,569 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29,005 |
| Mont-Royal | | Lib | | Lib | 10,846 | 53.57% | 8,390 | 41.44% | 70.36% | 10,846 | 2,456 | 5,681 | 941 | 229 | – | – | 92 | 20,245 |
| Montmagny-L'Islet | | Lib | | Lib | 12,688 | 57.75% | 4,814 | 21.91% | 71.21% | 12,688 | 7,874 | – | 1,407 | – | – | – | – | 21,969 |
| Montmorency | | Lib | | Lib | 20,653 | 59.95% | 9,373 | 27.21% | 75.54% | 20,653 | 11,280 | – | – | 1,726 | – | 524 | 266 | 34,449 |
| Nelligan | | Lib | | Lib | 16,284 | 47.03% | 9,221 | 26.63% | 74.44% | 16,284 | 7,063 | 10,249 | – | 664 | – | 367 | – | 34,627 |
| Nicolet-Yamaska | | Lib | | Lib | 15,164 | 60.14% | 6,223 | 24.68% | 80.99% | 15,164 | 8,941 | – | 1,111 | – | – | – | – | 25,216 |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | | Lib | | Eq | 11,638 | 43.03% | 2,090 | 7.73% | 75.34% | 9,548 | 3,017 | 11,638 | 2,024 | 388 | – | 234 | 198 | 27,047 |
| Orford | | Lib | | Lib | 17,236 | 57.48% | 7,635 | 25.46% | 74.18% | 17,236 | 9,601 | 1,696 | – | 861 | – | – | 594 | 29,988 |
| Outremont | | Lib | | Lib | 11,774 | 49.90% | 2,964 | 12.56% | 76.19% | 11,774 | 8,810 | – | 1,893 | 649 | – | – | 468 | 23,594 |
| Papineau | | Lib | | Lib | 11,313 | 50.68% | 612 | 2.74% | 72.31% | 11,313 | 10,701 | – | – | – | – | – | 310 | 22,324 |
| Pointe-aux-Trembles | New | New | | PQ | 13,725 | 50.41% | 1,757 | 6.45% | 74.56% | 11,968 | 13,725 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,535 | 27,228 |
| Pontiac | | Lib | | Lib | 9,514 | 46.56% | 5,890 | 28.82% | 64.01% | 9,514 | 3,624 | 6,259 | – | 956 | – | – | 81 | 20,434 |
| Portneuf | | Lib | | Lib | 17,768 | 70.70% | 10,406 | 41.41% | 78.17% | 17,768 | 7,362 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25,130 |
| Prévost | | Lib | | Lib | 17,676 | 55.36% | 3,423 | 10.72% | 75.11% | 17,676 | 14,253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31,929 |
| Richelieu | | Lib | | Lib | 15,790 | 53.37% | 3,288 | 11.11% | 79.76% | 15,790 | 12,502 | – | – | – | – | 1,296 | – | 29,588 |
| Richmond | | Lib | | Lib | 16,578 | 68.77% | 10,319 | 42.80% | 79.76% | 16,578 | 6,259 | 506 | 555 | – | – | – | 210 | 24,108 |
| Rimouski | | Lib | | Lib | 16,019 | 56.29% | 3,578 | 12.57% | 72.93% | 16,019 | 12,441 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,460 |
| Rivière-du-Loup | | Lib | | Lib | 11,317 | 54.48% | 2,581 | 12.42% | 74.55% | 11,317 | 8,736 | – | – | – | – | – | 720 | 20,773 |
| Robert-Baldwin | | Lib | | Lib | 12,671 | 46.05% | 9,114 | 33.12% | 74.63% | 12,671 | 3,557 | 11,287 | – | – | – | – | – | 27,515 |
| Roberval | | PQ | | Lib | 14,931 | 53.31% | 2,507 | 8.95% | 71.91% | 14,931 | 12,424 | – | – | – | – | – | 651 | 28,006 |
| Rosemont | | Lib | | Lib | 13,121 | 46.97% | 133 | 0.48% | 75.57% | 13,121 | 12,988 | – | – | 620 | – | – | 1,204 | 27,933 |
| Rousseau | | Lib | | Lib | 17,292 | 60.25% | 5,882 | 20.49% | 71.56% | 17,292 | 11,410 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,702 |
| Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue | | Lib | | PQ | 13,775 | 50.12% | 66 | 0.24% | 72.38% | 13,709 | 13,775 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27,484 |
| Saguenay | | Lib | | Lib | 9,273 | 43.45% | 502 | 2.35% | 64.78% | 9,273 | 8,771 | – | 3,296 | – | – | – | – | 21,340 |
| Saint-François | | Lib | | Lib | 14,961 | 51.97% | 4,469 | 15.52% | 74.92% | 14,961 | 10,492 | 1,881 | – | 884 | – | – | 568 | 28,786 |
| Saint-Henri | | Lib | | Lib | 10,765 | 47.07% | 479 | 2.09% | 70.50% | 10,765 | 10,286 | – | 978 | 530 | – | – | 312 | 22,871 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | | Lib | | Lib | 17,306 | 53.02% | 3,350 | 10.26% | 77.73% | 17,306 | 13,956 | – | – | 1,381 | – | – | – | 32,643 |
| Saint-Jean | | Lib | | Lib | 19,412 | 53.63% | 5,190 | 14.34% | 78.11% | 19,412 | 14,222 | 782 | – | 1,463 | – | – | 319 | 36,198 |
| Saint-Laurent | | Lib | | Lib | 15,493 | 52.13% | 9,934 | 33.43% | 74.06% | 15,493 | 5,559 | 7,101 | 864 | 248 | – | 158 | 297 | 29,720 |
| Saint-Louis | | Lib | | Lib | 9,034 | 40.58% | 2,375 | 10.67% | 65.37% | 9,034 | 6,659 | 3,815 | 1,804 | 457 | – | 133 | 358 | 22,260 |
| Saint-Maurice | | Lib | | Lib | 12,853 | 51.26% | 2,439 | 9.73% | 76.61% | 12,853 | 10,414 | – | 1,805 | – | – | – | – | 25,072 |
| Sainte-Anne | | Lib | | Lib | 9,089 | 41.18% | 1,112 | 5.04% | 67.20% | 9,089 | 7,977 | 3,057 | 941 | 218 | – | 347 | 443 | 22,072 |
| Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques | New | New | | PQ | 15,489 | 55.29% | 5,450 | 19.45% | 70.25% | 10,039 | 15,489 | – | 1,488 | 332 | – | 109 | 557 | 28,014 |
| Salaberry-Soulanges | New | New | | Lib | 19,285 | 57.04% | 4,763 | 14.09% | 79.11% | 19,285 | 14,522 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33,807 |
| Sauvé | | Lib | | Lib | 14,091 | 58.44% | 5,007 | 20.77% | 70.97% | 14,091 | 9,084 | – | – | – | – | – | 936 | 24,111 |
| Shefford | | PQ | | PQ | 19,984 | 56.88% | 5,925 | 16.86% | 79.52% | 14,059 | 19,984 | 1,091 | – | – | – | – | – | 35,134 |
| Sherbrooke | | Lib | | Lib | 14,604 | 51.39% | 3,314 | 11.66% | 76.31% | 14,604 | 11,290 | – | 1,578 | 521 | – | – | 424 | 28,417 |
| Taillon | | PQ | | PQ | 18,983 | 55.92% | 6,421 | 18.91% | 74.83% | 12,562 | 18,983 | – | 1,362 | 508 | – | – | 534 | 33,949 |
| Taschereau | | Lib | | Lib | 10,176 | 50.44% | 1,435 | 7.11% | 74.05% | 10,176 | 8,741 | – | – | 1,258 | – | – | – | 20,175 |
| Terrebonne | | PQ | | PQ | 15,693 | 52.03% | 2,940 | 9.75% | 75.84% | 12,753 | 15,693 | – | 1,714 | – | – | – | – | 30,160 |
| Trois-Rivières | | Lib | | Lib | 15,181 | 54.53% | 3,562 | 12.79% | 75.41% | 15,181 | 11,619 | – | – | 413 | – | 412 | 216 | 27,841 |
| Ungava | | PQ | | PQ | 6,442 | 50.96% | 243 | 1.92% | 51.68% | 6,199 | 6,442 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,641 |
| Vachon | | Lib | | Lib | 15,468 | 45.50% | 114 | 0.34% | 73.76% | 15,468 | 15,354 | – | 1,216 | 620 | – | 979 | 361 | 33,998 |
| Vanier | | Lib | | Lib | 16,650 | 54.15% | 4,814 | 15.66% | 74.10% | 16,650 | 11,836 | – | – | 1,131 | – | 962 | 169 | 30,748 |
| Vaudreuil | New | New | | Lib | 16,146 | 51.40% | 5,671 | 18.05% | 76.75% | 16,146 | 10,475 | 2,852 | 1,766 | – | – | – | 171 | 31,410 |
| Verchères | | PQ | | PQ | 16,651 | 47.76% | 699 | 2.01% | 78.98% | 15,952 | 16,651 | – | – | – | – | 1,100 | 1,158 | 34,861 |
| Verdun | | Lib | | Lib | 8,295 | 38.58% | 1,367 | 6.36% | 75.20% | 8,295 | 6,928 | 4,857 | 664 | 387 | – | – | 372 | 21,503 |
| Viau | | Lib | | Lib | 13,965 | 61.48% | 6,781 | 29.85% | 69.07% | 13,965 | 7,184 | – | – | 954 | – | – | 613 | 22,716 |
| Viger | | Lib | | Lib | 16,847 | 60.73% | 8,772 | 31.62% | 76.21% | 16,847 | 8,075 | 1,831 | 877 | – | – | – | 111 | 27,741 |
| Vimont | | Lib | | Lib | 17,650 | 48.48% | 583 | 1.60% | 78.02% | 17,650 | 17,067 | – | – | 1,138 | – | – | 553 | 36,408 |
| Westmount | | Lib | | Eq | 8,801 | 40.64% | 513 | 2.37% | 73.41% | 8,288 | 2,376 | 8,801 | 1,620 | 430 | – | – | 143 | 21,658 |
* ↑ including spoilt ballots
* ↑ formerly Maisonneuve
* ↑ formerly Nicolet
    = 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
    = Unity Party candidates
    = 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 | Eq | Un | Total |
| | Liberal | | 86 | 5 | 1 | 92 |
| | Parti Québécois | 29 | | | | 29 |
| | Equality | 4 | | | | 4 |
| Total | Total | 33 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 125 |
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party :
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| █ Liberal | 92 | 33 | | | |
| █ Parti Québécois | 29 | 86 | 10 | | |
| █ Equality | 4 | 5 | 10 | | |
| █ Unity | | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| █ Green | | | 32 | 14 | |
| █ New Democratic | | | 20 | 23 | 10 |
| █ Independent | | | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| █ Green | | | 4 | 22 | 11 |
| █ Lemon | | | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| █ Workers | | | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| █ Independent | | | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| █ Socialist Movement | | | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| █ Marxist–Leninist | | | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| █ Progressive Conservative | | | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| █ United Social Credit | | | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| █ Ind-PQ | | | 1 | | |
| █ Parti indépendantiste | | | | 6 | 3 |
| █ Parti 51 | | | | 2 | 8 |
| █ Commonwealth of Canada | | | | 1 | 2 |
| █ Communist | | | | | 1 |
Resulting composition of the 31st Quebec Legislative Assembly :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party | Party |
| Source | Source | Lib | PQ | Eq | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 70 | 14 | | 84 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held | 16 | 6 | | 22 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained | | | 2 | 2 |
| Seats changing hands | Byelection gains held | 2 | | | 2 |
| New seats | New MNAs | 1 | 3 | | 4 |
| New seats | Previously incumbent in another riding | 3 | 2 | | |
| Total | Total | 92 | 29 | 4 | 125 |