# 1939 Quebec general election

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The 1939 Quebec general election was held on October 25, 1939, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by former premier Adélard Godbout, defeated the incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis.
This was Godbout's second non-consecutive term of office and his only victory out of four consecutive general elections opposing Duplessis.
The Action libérale nationale, which had won 25 seats in the 1935 election and then merged with the Quebec Conservative Party, was re-formed by Paul Gouin, who had split with Duplessis soon after the formation of the Union Nationale. However the ALN obtained only 4.5% of the vote and no seats. It soon disbanded. Also, a rump Conservative Party ran three candidates who won 0.2% of the vote and no seats. This party also disbanded.

## Redistribution of ridings

An Act passed before the election reduced the number of MLAs from 90 to 86 through the following changes:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings |
| Reorganization of ridings ||
| Châteauguay Napierville-Laprairie Saint-Jean | Châteauguay-Laprairie Saint-Jean–Napierville |
| Montreal–Sainte-Anne Montreal–Saint-Jacques Montréal–Saint-Laurent | Montreal–Sainte-Anne Montreal–Saint-Jacques |
| Montréal–Saint-Georges Westmount | Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Montréal-Outremont Westmount–Saint-Georges |
| Montréal-Dorion Montréal-Mercier | Montréal–Jeanne-Mance Montréal-Mercier |
| Mergers of ridings ||
| Kamouraska Rivière-du-Loup | Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup |
| Richelieu Verchères | Richelieu-Verchères |
| Soulanges Vaudreuil | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
* ↑ also absorbed part of Maisonneuve

## Campaign

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1939) :
| Candidates | Lib | UN | Con | ALN | Nat | Ind | CCF | I-Con | I-Lib | I-ALN | I-UN | Lab | ALN-Lab | Comm | Total |
| Acclaimed | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 3 | 48 | 48 | | 44 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 144 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | | 7 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 28 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | 25 |
| Total | 85 | 84 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 248 |

## Results

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1939) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1936 | 1939 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Liberal | Adélard Godbout | 85 | 14 | 69 | 55 | 301,382 | 77,008 | 53.50 | 14.09 |
| | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies | Union Nationale and allies |
| | █ Union Nationale | Maurice Duplessis | 84 | 76 | 14 | 62 | 217,413 | 106,399 | 38.60 | 18.28 |
| | █ Conservative | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2,989 | New | 0.53 | New |
| | Action libérale nationale | Paul Gouin | 56 | – | – | – | 25,295 | New | 4.49 | New |
| | Parti national | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3,074 | New | 0.55 | New |
| | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates |
| | █ Independent | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 6,281 | 5,514 | 1.12 | 0.99 |
| | █ Co-operative Commonwealth | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2,513 | 1,044 | 0.45 | 0.19 |
| | █ Independent-Conservative | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1,679 | 191 | 0.30 | 0.03 |
| | █ Independent-Liberal | – | 3 | – | – | – | 788 | 8,958 | 0.14 | 1.57 |
| | █ Independent-ALN | – | 1 | – | – | – | 617 | New | 0.11 | New |
| | █ Independent-Unionist | – | 3 | – | – | – | 469 | 1,459 | 0.08 | 0.26 |
| | █ Labour | – | 3 | – | – | – | 410 | 331 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| | █ ALN-Labour | – | 1 | – | – | – | 228 | New | 0.04 | New |
| | █ Communist | – | 1 | – | – | – | 159 | 886 | 0.03 | 0.15 |
| | █ Candidat du peuple | – | did not campaign | did not campaign | did not campaign | did not campaign | did not campaign | did not campaign | did not campaign | did not campaign |
| Total | Total | Total | 248 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 563,297 | 563,297 | 100% | 100% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,334 | 2,404 | | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 570,631 | 3,624 | 77.00 | 0.06 |
| 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) | 741,131 | 5,283 | | |
| Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | Candidates returned by acclamation | 1 | 1 | | | | |
* ↑ Joseph-Philias Morin (Champlain) elected under Conservative banner; joined UN caucus after election.
* ↑ Formed during the 20th Legislature, when five MLAs broke from the UN. Only René Chaloult (Lotbinière) ran for re-election under the Nationalist ticket, and he declared himself as an Independent-Liberal after the election
* ↑ Camillien Houde was elected in Montréal–Sainte-Marie
* ↑ Edgar Rochette (Charlevoix—Saguenay), for the Liberals
Popular vote
PLQ
54.05%
UN
39.13%
Others
6.82% :
Seats summary
PLQ
81.40%
UN
17.44%
Others
1.16% :

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1939 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 | Votes | Votes |
| Name | 1936 | 1936 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | Lib | UN | Con | ALN | Nat | Ind | CCF | I-Con | I-Oth | Other | Total |
| Abitibi | | UN | | Lib | 7,488 | 56.39% | 3,020 | 22.74% | 69.71% | 7,488 | 4,468 | – | 396 | – | – | – | – | 927 | – | 13,279 |
| Argenteuil | | Lib | | Lib | 2,670 | 58.89% | 954 | 21.04% | 78.26% | 2,670 | 1,716 | – | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,534 |
| Arthabaska | | UN | | Lib | 3,448 | 56.53% | 797 | 13.07% | 86.40% | 3,448 | 2,651 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,099 |
| Bagot | | Lib | | Lib | 2,183 | 52.14% | 179 | 4.28% | 89.51% | 2,183 | 2,004 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,187 |
| Beauce | | UN | | Lib | 3,395 | 42.83% | 135 | 1.70% | 76.38% | 3,395 | 3,260 | – | 1,272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,927 |
| Beauharnois | | UN | | UN | 2,614 | 46.88% | 102 | 1.83% | 82.47% | 2,512 | 2,614 | – | 450 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,576 |
| Bellechasse | | UN | | Lib | 2,515 | 53.25% | 384 | 8.13% | 83.88% | 2,515 | 2,131 | – | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,723 |
| Berthier | | Lib | | Lib | 2,664 | 54.01% | 396 | 8.03% | 88.65% | 2,664 | 2,268 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,932 |
| Bonaventure | | UN | | Lib | 4,265 | 55.62% | 862 | 11.24% | 81.69% | 4,265 | 3,403 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,668 |
| Brome | | UN | | UN | 1,795 | 53.52% | 236 | 7.04% | 82.33% | 1,559 | 1,795 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,354 |
| Chambly | | UN | | Lib | 3,598 | 59.93% | 1,603 | 26.70% | 76.16% | 3,598 | 1,995 | – | 209 | – | – | – | 202 | – | – | 6,004 |
| Champlain | | UN | | Con | 2,989 | 50.70% | 83 | 1.41% | 76.15% | 2,906 | – | 2,989 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,895 |
| Charlevoix—Saguenay | | UN | | Lib | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Châteauguay-Laprairie | New | New | | Lib | 3,049 | 52.26% | 432 | 7.40% | 84.71% | 3,049 | 2,617 | – | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,834 |
| Chicoutimi | | UN | | UN | 5,968 | 50.59% | 1,537 | 13.03% | 77.39% | 4,431 | 5,968 | – | 1,398 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,797 |
| Compton | | UN | | Lib | 2,455 | 47.93% | 287 | 5.60% | 80.29% | 2,455 | 2,168 | – | 499 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,122 |
| Deux-Montagnes | | UN | | UN | 1,930 | 53.26% | 236 | 6.51% | 84.35% | 1,694 | 1,930 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,624 |
| Dorchester | | UN | | UN | 3,235 | 52.72% | 597 | 9.73% | 78.11% | 2,638 | 3,235 | – | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,136 |
| Drummond | | UN | | Lib | 3,950 | 53.81% | 1,027 | 13.99% | 80.26% | 3,950 | 2,923 | – | 467 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,340 |
| Frontenac | | UN | | Lib | 2,242 | 44.00% | 83 | 1.63% | 78.81% | 2,242 | 2,159 | – | 694 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,095 |
| Gaspé-Nord | | UN | | Lib | 1,548 | 52.44% | 275 | 9.32% | 82.49% | 1,548 | 1,273 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 131 | – | 2,952 |
| Gaspé-Sud | | UN | | UN | 3,338 | 53.83% | 475 | 7.66% | 81.52% | 2,863 | 3,338 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,201 |
| Gatineau | | UN | | Lib | 3,592 | 61.22% | 1,317 | 22.45% | 76.59% | 3,592 | 2,275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,867 |
| Hull | | UN | | Lib | 2,833 | 50.08% | 237 | 4.19% | 76.92% | 2,833 | 2,596 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 228 | 5,657 |
| Huntingdon | | UN | | Lib | 1,729 | 58.14% | 484 | 16.27% | 81.95% | 1,729 | 1,245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,974 |
| Iberville | | Lib | | Lib | 1,146 | 47.26% | 34 | 1.40% | 87.61% | 1,146 | 1,112 | – | – | – | 167 | – | – | – | – | 2,425 |
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine | | UN | | UN | 1,030 | 53.59% | 138 | 7.18% | 89.84% | 892 | 1,030 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,922 |
| Jacques-Cartier | | UN | | Lib | 7,341 | 68.05% | 3,895 | 36.11% | 78.74% | 7,341 | 3,446 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,787 |
| Joliette | | UN | | UN | 3,466 | 51.82% | 243 | 3.63% | 87.08% | 3,223 | 3,466 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,689 |
| Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup | New | New | | Lib | 6,691 | 58.67% | 2,148 | 18.83% | 81.46% | 6,691 | 4,543 | – | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,405 |
| L'Assomption | | UN | | Lib | 2,043 | 55.82% | 633 | 17.30% | 84.92% | 2,043 | 1,410 | – | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,660 |
| L'Islet | | UN | | Lib | 2,459 | 56.39% | 566 | 12.98% | 84.20% | 2,459 | 1,893 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,361 |
| Labelle | | UN | | UN | 2,226 | 54.17% | 343 | 8.35% | 78.32% | 1,883 | 2,226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,109 |
| Lac-Saint-Jean | | UN | | Lib | 2,482 | 51.05% | 135 | 2.78% | 89.15% | 2,482 | 2,347 | – | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,862 |
| Laval | | UN | | Lib | 7,200 | 55.72% | 2,226 | 17.23% | 75.31% | 7,200 | 4,974 | – | 748 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12,922 |
| Laviolette | | UN | | Lib | 2,838 | 49.13% | 339 | 5.87% | 72.98% | 2,838 | 2,499 | – | 439 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,776 |
| Lévis | | UN | | Lib | 4,342 | 56.03% | 934 | 12.05% | 85.60% | 4,342 | 3,408 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,750 |
| Lotbinière | | UN | | Nat | 3,074 | 57.58% | 2,265 | 42.42% | 80.39% | – | 2,265 | – | – | 3,074 | – | – | – | – | – | 5,339 |
| Maisonneuve | | UN | | Lib | 7,019 | 58.79% | 2,685 | 22.49% | 74.31% | 7,019 | 4,334 | – | 586 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,939 |
| Maskinongé | | UN | | Lib | 2,155 | 57.76% | 579 | 15.52% | 80.76% | 2,155 | 1,576 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,731 |
| Matane | | UN | | UN | 2,892 | 49.65% | 10 | 0.17% | 77.61% | 2,882 | 2,892 | – | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,825 |
| Matapédia | | UN | | Lib | 3,089 | 56.37% | 840 | 15.33% | 78.87% | 3,089 | 2,249 | – | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,480 |
| Mégantic | | UN | | Lib | 4,174 | 52.64% | 418 | 5.27% | 83.35% | 4,174 | 3,756 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,930 |
| Missisquoi | | UN | | Lib | 2,334 | 49.60% | 155 | 3.29% | 79.40% | 2,334 | 2,179 | – | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,706 |
| Montcalm | | UN | | Lib | 1,654 | 47.49% | 116 | 3.33% | 87.12% | 1,654 | 1,538 | – | 291 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,483 |
| Montmagny | | UN | | Lib | 2,326 | 53.63% | 640 | 14.76% | 76.14% | 2,326 | 1,686 | – | 325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,337 |
| Montmorency | | UN | | Lib | 1,960 | 50.91% | 489 | 12.70% | 87.21% | 1,960 | 1,471 | – | 373 | – | 46 | – | – | – | – | 3,850 |
| Montréal–Jeanne-Mance | New | New | | Lib | 6,978 | 60.01% | 3,072 | 26.42% | 71.43% | 6,978 | 3,906 | – | 745 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11,629 |
| Montréal-Laurier | | Lib | | Lib | 5,050 | 51.03% | 1,028 | 10.39% | 68.22% | 5,050 | 4,022 | – | 824 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,896 |
| Montréal-Mercier | | UN | | Lib | 6,215 | 53.77% | 2,431 | 21.03% | 72.21% | 6,215 | 3,784 | – | 1,524 | – | – | – | – | 35 | – | 11,558 |
| Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | New | New | | Lib | 6,827 | 74.95% | 5,529 | 60.70% | 62.16% | 6,827 | 694 | – | 111 | – | – | – | 1,477 | – | – | 9,109 |
| Montréal-Outremont | New | New | | Lib | 6,869 | 79.29% | 5,368 | 61.96% | 62.62% | 6,869 | 1,501 | – | 293 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,663 |
| Montréal–Saint-Henri | | UN | | Lib | 6,261 | 64.28% | 3,796 | 38.97% | 67.73% | 6,261 | 2,465 | – | 611 | – | – | – | – | 229 | 174 | 9,740 |
| Montreal–Saint-Jacques | | UN | | Lib | 3,810 | 52.84% | 1,359 | 18.85% | 66.87% | 3,810 | 2,451 | – | 490 | – | 301 | – | – | – | 159 | 7,211 |
| Montréal–Saint-Louis | | Lib | | Lib | 5,084 | 64.92% | 3,324 | 42.45% | 63.09% | 5,084 | 1,760 | – | 987 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,831 |
| Montreal–Sainte-Anne | | Lib | | Lib | 5,770 | 76.62% | 4,206 | 55.85% | 64.92% | 5,770 | 1,564 | – | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,531 |
| Montréal–Sainte-Marie | | UN | | Ind | 4,517 | 47.67% | 1,997 | 21.07% | 68.95% | 2,520 | 2,002 | – | 330 | – | 4,517 | – | – | – | 107 | 9,476 |
| Montréal-Verdun | | UN | | Lib | 4,449 | 50.91% | 1,936 | 22.15% | 63.15% | 4,449 | 1,415 | – | 362 | – | – | 2,513 | – | – | – | 8,739 |
| Nicolet | | UN | | Lib | 3,351 | 53.97% | 825 | 13.29% | 79.35% | 3,351 | 2,526 | – | 332 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,209 |
| Papineau | | UN | | UN | 3,617 | 49.82% | 704 | 9.70% | 74.92% | 2,913 | 3,617 | – | 730 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,260 |
| Pontiac | | Lib | | Lib | 1,998 | 50.85% | 67 | 1.71% | 65.21% | 1,998 | 1,931 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,929 |
| Portneuf | | UN | | Lib | 3,759 | 48.45% | 290 | 3.74% | 80.53% | 3,759 | 3,469 | – | 531 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,759 |
| Québec-Centre | | UN | | Lib | 4,296 | 59.05% | 1,921 | 26.41% | 76.86% | 4,296 | 2,375 | – | 604 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,275 |
| Québec-Comté | | UN | | Lib | 3,539 | 47.17% | 876 | 11.68% | 86.24% | 3,539 | 2,663 | – | 1,052 | – | – | – | – | 249 | – | 7,503 |
| Québec-Est | | UN | | Lib | 6,431 | 64.11% | 2,831 | 28.22% | 80.44% | 6,431 | 3,600 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,031 |
| Québec-Ouest | | Lib | | Lib | 2,803 | 62.66% | 1,366 | 30.54% | 77.19% | 2,803 | 1,437 | – | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,473 |
| Richelieu-Verchères | New | New | | Lib | 4,776 | 58.32% | 2,137 | 26.09% | 84.24% | 4,776 | 2,639 | – | 775 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,190 |
| Richmond | | UN | | Lib | 2,998 | 52.55% | 684 | 11.99% | 82.92% | 2,998 | 2,314 | – | 393 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,705 |
| Rimouski | | UN | | Lib | 3,584 | 54.63% | 690 | 10.52% | 83.28% | 3,584 | 2,894 | – | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,561 |
| Roberval | | UN | | Lib | 3,424 | 50.69% | 589 | 8.72% | 82.75% | 3,424 | 2,835 | – | 496 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,755 |
| Rouville | | UN | | Lib | 1,761 | 50.01% | 1 | 0.03% | 81.83% | 1,761 | 1,760 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,521 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | | Lib | | Lib | 3,615 | 55.39% | 703 | 10.77% | 83.38% | 3,615 | 2,912 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,527 |
| Saint-Jean–Napierville | New | New | | Lib | 3,833 | 59.89% | 1,309 | 20.45% | 83.23% | 3,833 | 2,524 | – | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,400 |
| Saint-Maurice | | UN | | Lib | 3,462 | 46.54% | 134 | 1.80% | 80.23% | 3,462 | 3,328 | – | 648 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,438 |
| Saint-Sauveur | | UN | | Lib | 4,972 | 56.56% | 1,848 | 21.02% | 85.59% | 4,972 | 3,124 | – | 566 | – | – | – | – | – | 129 | 8,791 |
| Shefford | | UN | | Lib | 3,370 | 50.55% | 598 | 8.97% | 80.27% | 3,370 | 2,772 | – | 525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,667 |
| Sherbrooke | | UN | | UN | 3,914 | 46.90% | 98 | 1.17% | 75.23% | 3,816 | 3,914 | – | 615 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,345 |
| Stanstead | | UN | | Lib | 2,846 | 50.18% | 552 | 9.73% | 76.83% | 2,846 | 2,294 | – | 532 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,672 |
| Témiscamingue | | UN | | Lib | 4,760 | 56.52% | 1,861 | 22.10% | 65.61% | 4,760 | 2,899 | – | 460 | – | – | – | – | 303 | – | 8,422 |
| Témiscouata | | UN | | Lib | 2,362 | 53.63% | 373 | 8.47% | 83.48% | 2,362 | 1,989 | – | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,404 |
| Terrebonne | | UN | | Lib | 4,891 | 53.17% | 1,044 | 11.35% | 83.15% | 4,891 | 3,847 | – | 460 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,198 |
| Trois-Rivières | | UN | | UN | 5,278 | 59.69% | 1,713 | 19.37% | 87.91% | 3,565 | 5,278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,843 |
| Vaudreuil-Soulanges | New | New | | Lib | 2,933 | 56.01% | 710 | 13.56% | 85.33% | 2,933 | 2,223 | – | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,237 |
| Westmount–Saint-Georges | New | New | | Lib | 5,385 | 76.25% | 4,135 | 58.55% | 64.97% | 5,385 | 427 | – | – | – | 1,250 | – | – | – | – | 7,062 |
| Wolfe | | UN | | Lib | 2,035 | 52.56% | 198 | 5.11% | 87.47% | 2,035 | 1,837 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,872 |
| Yamaska | | UN | | UN | 2,089 | 54.97% | 378 | 9.95% | 87.32% | 1,711 | 2,089 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,800 |
* ↑ 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"
* ↑ Edgar Rochette had previously been MLA until 1936
* ↑ René Chaloult was previously elected in Kamouraska under the UN banner
* ↑ William Ross Bulloch (1,298 votes) was previously elected as the UN MLA in Westmount
* ↑ Gilbert Layton was previously elected in Montréal–Saint-Georges under the UN banner
    = open seat
    = turnout is above provincial average
    = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
    = 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 | Total |
| Party in 1st place | Party in 1st place | Lib | UN | Ind | CCF | I-Con | Total |
| | Liberal | | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| | Union Nationale | 14 | | | | | 14 |
| | Conservative | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| | Nationalist | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party :
| Parties | Acclaimed | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
| █ Liberal | 1 | 68 | 16 | | | | 85 |
| █ Union Nationale | | 14 | 66 | 4 | | | 84 |
| █ Independent | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 5 |
| █ Conservative | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| █ Nationalist | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| █ Independent Conservative | | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 |
| █ Co-operative Commonwealth | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| █ Action libérale nationale | | | | 52 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| █ Independent UN | | | | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
| █ Independent ALN | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| █ ALN-Lab | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| █ Independent Liberal | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| █ Labour | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| █ Communist | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
Resulting composition of the 21st Quebec Legislative Assembly :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party |
| Source | Source | Lib | UN | Con | Nat | Ind | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 6 | 14 | | | | 20 |
| Seats retained | Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Seats retained | Byelection loss reversed - previous incumbent returned | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Seats retained | Byelection loss reversed - new MLA elected | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated - previous incumbent returned | 10 | | | 1 | | 11 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated - new MLAs elected | 25 | | | | 1 | 26 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained - previous incumbent returned | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| Seats changing hands | Open seats gained - new MLAs elected | 9 | | 1 | | | 10 |
| Seats changing hands | Acclamation - previous incumbent returned | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbent changed allegiance | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| New ridings | Incumbent returned in new seat | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| New ridings | New MLA elected | 6 | | | | | 6 |
| Total | Total | 68 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 |