# 1998 Quebec general election

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Canadian provincial election

1998 Quebec general election ← 1994 November 30, 1998 2003 → ← outgoing members elected members → 125 seats in the 36th Quebec Legislature 63 seats needed for a majority Turnout 78.32% (3.26%) First party Second party Third party Leader Lucien Bouchard Jean Charest Mario Dumont Party Parti Québécois Liberal Action démocratique Leader since January 27, 1996 April 30, 1998 May 11, 1994 Leader's seat Jonquière Ran in Sherbrooke (won) Rivière-du-Loup Last election 77 seats, 44.75% 47 seats, 44.40% 1 seat, 6.46% Seats won 76 48 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,744,240 1,771,858 480,636 Percentage 42.87% 43.55% 11.81% Swing 1.88% 0.85% 5.35% Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details. Premier before election Lucien Bouchard Parti Québécois Premier after election Lucien Bouchard Parti Québécois

The **1998 Quebec general election** was held on November 30, 1998, to elect members of the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec) of the Province of [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada. The incumbent [Parti Québécois](/source/Parti_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois), led by Premier [Lucien Bouchard](/source/Lucien_Bouchard), won re-election, defeating the [Quebec Liberal Party](/source/Quebec_Liberal_Party), led by [Jean Charest](/source/Jean_Charest). To date this is the last election where the Parti Québécois won a majority of seats in the Quebec Assembly and received over 40% of the vote, although not the last in which it formed a government.

After the narrow defeat of the PQ's proposal for political independence for Quebec in an economic union with the rest of Canada in the [1995 Quebec referendum](/source/1995_Quebec_referendum), PQ leader [Jacques Parizeau](/source/Jacques_Parizeau) resigned. In January 1996, Bouchard left federal politics, where he was leader of the [Bloc Québécois](/source/Bloc_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) in the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada), to lead the Parti Québécois and become premier.

Jean Charest had also left federal politics, where he had been leader of the [Progressive Conservative Party of Canada](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada). Charest was initially seen as a bad fit for the Quebec Liberal Party, and for provincial politics. He later overcame this perception.

In terms of the number of seats won by each of the two parties, the result was almost identical to the previous [1994 general election](/source/1994_Quebec_general_election). However, this time the Liberals won a slightly larger percentage of the popular vote, but nonetheless far fewer seats.

[Mario Dumont](/source/Mario_Dumont), leader of the [Action démocratique du Québec](/source/Action_d%C3%A9mocratique_du_Qu%C3%A9bec), repeated his success in winning his own seat, as he had done in the 1994 general election. However, his party also repeated its failure to elect any other member apart from its leader.

## Results

Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1998)[1] Political party Party leader MNAs Votes Candidates 1994 1998 ± # ± % ± (pp) Parti Québécois Lucien Bouchard 124 77 76 1 1,744,240 7,202 42.87% 1.88 Liberal Jean Charest 125 47 48 1 1,771,858 34,160 43.55% 0.85 Action démocratique Mario Dumont 125 1 1 480,636 227,915 11.81% 5.36 Socialist Democracy[a 1] Paul Rose 97 – – – 24,097 9,172 0.59% 0.26 Equality Keith Henderson 24 – – – 12,543 1,017 0.31% 0.01 Independent 39 – – – 12,441 53,780 0.31% 1.39 Bloc Pot Marc-Boris St-Maurice 24 – – – 9,944 9,944 0.24% New Natural Law Allen Faguy 35 – – – 5,369 27,837 0.13% 0.72 Marxist–Leninist 24 – – – 2,747 1,576 0.07% 0.04 Parti innovateur du Québec 20 – – – 2,484 623 0.06% 0.01 Communist 20 – – – 2,113 1,051 0.05% 0.02 Total 657 125 125 4,068,472 100.00% Rejected ballots 46,991 31,548 Voter turnout 4,115,163 123,136 78.32 3.26 Registered electors 5,254,482 361,017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** comparison is with NDP 1994 results

### Vote and seat summaries

[Ternary plots](/source/Ternary_plot) - shift of electoral support (1994-1998)

		- 1994

		- 1998

Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties

Seats and popular vote by party Party Seats Votes Change (pp) █ Parti Québécois 76 / 125 42.87% -1.88 █ Liberal 48 / 125 43.55% -0.85 █ Action démocratique 1 / 125 11.81% 5.36 █ Independent 0 / 125 0.31% -1.39 █ Other 0 / 125 1.46% -1.24

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1998 Quebec general election[1][2] Riding Winning party Turnout [a 1] Votes Name 1994 Party Votes Share Margin # Margin % PQ PLQ ADQ PDS Eq Ind Oth Total Abitibi-Est PQ PQ 12,302 50.85% 3,309 13.68% 74.27% 12,302 8,993 2,417 144 – 338 – 24,194 Abitibi-Ouest PQ PQ 14,733 59.48% 7,400 29.87% 74.39% 14,733 7,333 2,430 – – 274 – 24,770 Acadie PLQ PLQ 26,316 75.19% 19,629 56.08% 78.05% 6,687 26,316 1,629 136 – – 233 35,001 Anjou PQ PLQ 12,097 44.51% 143 0.53% 82.31% 11,954 12,097 2,825 192 – – 112 27,180 Argenteuil PLQ PLQ 16,684 42.47% 148 0.38% 78.29% 16,536 16,684 5,058 128 – 271 610 39,287 Arthabaska PQ PQ 19,469 53.69% 7,272 20.05% 81.06% 19,469 12,197 4,597 – – – – 36,263 Beauce-Nord PLQ PLQ 12,137 46.39% 2,011 7.69% 79.98% 10,126 12,137 3,772 127 – – – 26,162 Beauce-Sud PLQ PLQ 15,784 48.77% 3,877 11.98% 76.08% 11,907 15,784 4,235 233 – 205 – 32,364 Beauharnois-Huntingdon PLQ PLQ 15,487 47.27% 2,038 6.22% 81.32% 13,449 15,487 3,461 147 218 – – 32,762 Bellechasse PQ PQ 11,323 47.58% 2,179 9.16% 79.17% 11,323 9,144 3,149 184 – – – 23,800 Berthier PQ PQ 20,074 53.58% 8,364 22.33% 79.51% 20,074 11,710 5,113 297 – – 268 37,462 Bertrand PLQ PQ 15,666 46.63% 1,743 5.19% 77.38% 15,666 13,923 3,725 125 – 59 98 33,596 Blainville PQ PQ 17,692 50.99% 7,973 22.98% 82.82% 17,692 9,719 7,102 182 – – – 34,695 Bonaventure PQ PLQ 10,681 47.23% 160 0.71% 75.63% 10,521 10,681 1,412 – – – – 22,614 Borduas PQ PQ 16,785 55.42% 7,599 25.09% 83.50% 16,785 9,186 4,041 274 – – – 30,286 Bourassa PLQ PLQ 13,434 53.92% 5,076 20.37% 78.46% 8,358 13,434 2,734 189 – – 199 24,914 Bourget PQ PQ 13,056 47.73% 2,105 7.69% 79.54% 13,056 10,951 2,899 185 – – 265 27,356 Brome-Missisquoi PLQ PLQ 18,127 57.17% 8,338 26.30% 80.56% 9,789 18,127 3,599 – – – 194 31,709 Chambly PQ PQ 22,559 52.51% 7,329 17.06% 84.63% 22,559 15,230 4,550 117 – 131 378 42,965 Champlain PQ PQ 17,254 47.29% 4,264 11.69% 82.43% 17,254 12,990 5,962 137 – 146 – 36,489 Chapleau PLQ PLQ 24,288 59.22% 11,688 28.50% 71.26% 12,600 24,288 3,617 281 – – 226 41,012 Charlesbourg PQ PQ 15,985 41.00% 33 0.08% 82.19% 15,985 15,952 6,309 273 – 296 170 38,985 Charlevoix PQ PQ 13,648 56.60% 5,326 22.09% 76.49% 13,648 8,322 1,800 183 – 158 – 24,111 Châteauguay PLQ PLQ 16,655 46.92% 1,364 3.84% 84.18% 15,291 16,655 3,217 114 216 – – 35,493 Chauveau PQ PQ 20,204 43.42% 2,830 6.08% 78.60% 20,204 17,374 8,203 519 – – 235 46,535 Chicoutimi PQ PQ 19,980 57.26% 10,025 28.73% 74.82% 19,980 9,955 4,653 177 – 127 – 34,892 Chomedey PLQ PLQ 28,293 69.87% 19,424 47.97% 79.24% 8,869 28,293 2,768 195 368 – – 40,493 Chutes-de-la-Chaudière PQ PQ 22,577 49.62% 8,781 19.30% 81.96% 22,577 13,796 8,486 358 – 286 – 45,503 Crémazie PQ PQ 13,953 45.35% 309 1.00% 81.34% 13,953 13,644 2,579 218 – – 374 30,768 D'Arcy-McGee PLQ PLQ 29,065 90.61% 27,668 86.26% 76.17% 1,002 29,065 400 135 1,397 – 77 32,076 Deux-Montagnes PQ PQ 21,831 47.03% 7,453 16.05% 81.08% 21,831 14,378 9,628 141 121 – 324 46,423 Drummond PQ PQ 20,521 52.35% 7,187 18.33% 79.72% 20,521 13,334 5,007 – – 337 – 39,199 Dubuc PQ PQ 16,388 59.81% 8,234 30.05% 74.69% 16,388 8,154 2,858 – – – – 27,400 Duplessis PQ PQ 15,406 59.32% 7,011 27.00% 69.44% 15,406 8,395 2,170 – – – – 25,971 Fabre PQ PQ 19,859 45.95% 2,352 5.44% 84.18% 19,859 17,507 5,696 156 – – – 43,218 Frontenac PLQ PQ 12,890 44.53% 903 3.12% 82.12% 12,890 11,987 4,073 – – – – 28,950 Gaspé PQ PQ 11,047 50.41% 1,252 5.71% 74.62% 11,047 9,795 1,072 – – – – 21,914 Gatineau PLQ PLQ 18,481 61.53% 9,222 30.71% 73.42% 9,259 18,481 1,794 202 – – 298 30,034 Gouin PQ PQ 16,097 52.68% 5,824 19.06% 74.40% 16,097 10,273 3,276 624 – 61 224 30,555 Groulx PQ PQ 17,041 48.51% 4,577 13.03% 80.50% 17,041 12,464 5,263 171 – – 191 35,130 Hochelaga-Maisonneuve PQ PQ 12,922 60.61% 7,478 35.08% 68.01% 12,922 5,444 2,454 292 – – 208 21,320 Hull PLQ PLQ 18,873 59.30% 8,682 27.28% 70.87% 10,191 18,873 2,126 291 – – 344 31,825 Iberville PQ PQ 17,657 47.03% 4,412 11.75% 81.28% 17,657 13,245 6,412 – – – 227 37,541 Îles-de-la-Madeleine PLQ PQ 4,732 52.54% 588 6.53% 87.57% 4,732 4,144 130 – – – – 9,006 Jacques-Cartier PLQ PLQ 32,924 83.67% 29,609 75.25% 79.62% 3,315 32,924 1,392 217 1,502 – – 39,350 Jeanne-Mance PLQ PLQ 22,669 77.31% 17,890 61.01% 79.21% 4,779 22,669 1,596 78 139 – 62 29,323 Jean-Talon PLQ PLQ 12,817 45.33% 156 0.55% 85.04% 12,661 12,817 2,298 326 – 171 – 28,273 Johnson PQ PQ 14,292 48.33% 3,129 10.58% 80.96% 14,292 11,163 3,824 290 – – – 29,569 Joliette PQ PQ 19,784 56.15% 10,148 28.80% 80.69% 19,784 9,636 5,310 504 – – – 35,234 Jonquière PQ PQ 20,475 60.48% 13,923 41.12% 76.91% 20,475 6,552 1,686 – – 5,023[a 2] 120 33,856 Kamouraska-Témiscouata PLQ PLQ 11,259 43.49% 110 0.42% 74.72% 11,149 11,259 3,149 334 – – – 25,891 Labelle PQ PQ 17,023 58.61% 7,999 27.54% 76.01% 17,023 9,024 2,781 218 – – – 29,046 Lac-Saint-Jean PQ PQ 21,498 70.56% 15,706 51.55% 76.78% 21,498 5,792 3,178 – – – – 30,468 LaFontaine PLQ PLQ 22,984 57.59% 10,868 27.23% 80.06% 12,116 22,984 4,476 161 – – 176 39,913 La Peltrie PQ PQ 20,996 46.44% 4,862 10.75% 84.37% 20,996 16,134 7,382 492 – – 206 45,210 La Pinière PLQ PLQ 22,849 60.73% 11,736 31.19% 80.70% 11,113 22,849 3,330 125 – 130 75 37,622 Laporte PLQ PLQ 19,587 52.85% 6,360 17.16% 80.28% 13,227 19,587 3,431 317 188 – 315 37,065 La Prairie PQ PQ 23,580 50.59% 9,144 19.62% 82.78% 23,580 14,436 8,354 242 – – – 46,612 L'Assomption PQ PQ 21,071 51.50% 10,745 26.26% 81.79% 21,071 10,326 8,941 214 – – 365 40,917 Laurier-Dorion PLQ PLQ 19,471 56.70% 8,603 25.05% 76.21% 10,868 19,471 2,561 490 – 113 836 34,339 Laval-des-Rapides PQ PQ 13,938 45.49% 1,441 4.70% 78.85% 13,938 12,497 3,771 117 – – 320 30,643 Laviolette PQ PQ 14,411 54.13% 5,120 19.23% 79.07% 14,411 9,291 2,758 – – – 162 26,622 Lévis PQ PQ 15,473 49.10% 4,390 13.93% 79.92% 15,473 11,083 4,553 196 – 149 60 31,514 Limoilou PQ PLQ 13,929 42.34% 1,298 3.95% 75.22% 12,631 13,929 5,576 345 – 307 109 32,897 Lotbinière PQ PQ 11,496 47.64% 2,348 9.73% 81.46% 11,496 9,148 3,486 – – – – 24,130 Louis-Hébert PQ PQ 14,805 46.13% 1,838 5.73% 80.88% 14,805 12,967 3,977 169 – – 178 32,096 Marguerite-Bourgeoys PLQ PLQ 23,234 68.15% 15,510 45.50% 79.93% 7,724 23,234 2,263 161 417 – 292 34,091 Marguerite-D'Youville PQ PQ 21,224 54.28% 9,283 23.74% 86.67% 21,224 11,941 5,370 240 – – 327 39,102 Marie-Victorin PQ PQ 15,692 51.68% 5,816 19.16% 75.23% 15,692 9,876 4,054 245 – – 495 30,362 Marquette PLQ PLQ 16,606 56.45% 6,845 23.27% 77.82% 9,761 16,606 2,615 – 264 – 173 29,419 Maskinongé PQ PQ 17,423 48.15% 4,193 11.59% 80.62% 17,423 13,230 5,225 – – – 308 36,186 Masson[a] PQ PQ 17,529 64.03% 12,615 46.08% 60.15% 17,529 4,453 4,914 143 – 42 295 27,376 Matane PQ PQ 11,847 57.63% 4,854 23.61% 72.97% 11,847 6,993 1,544 – – – 173 20,557 Matapédia PQ PQ 13,125 57.47% 5,715 25.02% 74.40% 13,125 7,410 1,882 238 – – 184 22,839 Mégantic-Compton PLQ PLQ 12,675 50.49% 2,336 9.31% 79.89% 10,339 12,675 1,835 174 81 – – 25,104 Mercier PQ PQ 17,552 55.38% 8,547 26.97% 75.28% 17,552 9,005 2,818 873 – 158 1,285 31,691 Mille-Îles PQ PQ 17,465 43.61% 865 2.16% 84.39% 17,465 16,600 5,440 156 – – 390 40,051 Montmagny-L'Islet PLQ PLQ 11,047 45.99% 1,805 7.52% 75.32% 9,242 11,047 3,729 – – – – 24,018 Montmorency PQ PQ 19,946 45.16% 5,128 11.61% 80.73% 19,946 14,818 7,154 267 – 1,774 204 44,163 Mont-Royal PLQ PLQ 24,367 80.24% 20,498 67.50% 72.77% 3,869 24,367 1,076 167 575 – 315 30,369 Nelligan PLQ PLQ 35,698 75.67% 28,206 59.79% 79.91% 7,492 35,698 2,848 156 840 140 – 47,174 Nicolet-Yamaska PQ PQ 14,166 50.23% 3,797 13.46% 84.59% 14,166 10,369 3,509 157 – – – 28,201 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce PLQ PLQ 22,627 77.62% 18,741 64.29% 73.92% 3,886 22,627 980 256 1,163 – 239 29,151 Orford PLQ PLQ 21,164 50.96% 4,916 11.84% 81.32% 16,248 21,164 3,624 352 – – 144 41,532 Outremont PLQ PLQ 18,050 58.31% 8,172 26.40% 73.79% 9,878 18,050 1,667 545 212 – 603 30,955 Papineau PLQ PLQ 16,025 54.78% 4,848 16.57% 74.93% 11,177 16,025 1,604 126 – 114 209 29,255 Pointe-aux-Trembles PQ PQ 15,946 53.83% 6,836 23.08% 78.79% 15,946 9,110 4,205 205 – – 158 29,624 Pontiac PLQ PLQ 22,076 75.27% 17,933 61.15% 74.59% 4,143 22,076 963 108 1,757 112 169 29,328 Portneuf PQ PQ 15,572 47.98% 3,273 10.09% 80.70% 15,572 12,299 4,283 298 – – – 32,452 Prévost PQ PQ 19,663 53.43% 8,409 22.85% 77.89% 19,663 11,254 5,372 229 – – 280 36,798 Richelieu PQ PQ 17,745 56.31% 9,027 28.65% 80.99% 17,745 8,718 4,543 246 – 261 – 31,513 Richmond PLQ PLQ 14,358 53.06% 4,654 17.20% 81.90% 9,704 14,358 2,998 – – – – 27,060 Rimouski PQ PQ 16,687 56.36% 7,070 23.88% 75.43% 16,687 9,617 2,710 192 – – 400 29,606 Rivière-du-Loup ADQ ADQ 10,897 46.34% 4,589 19.52% 76.80% 6,308 5,952 10,897 61 – 98 197 23,513 Robert-Baldwin PLQ PLQ 31,702 84.08% 28,208 74.81% 78.06% 3,494 31,702 1,173 – 1,042 – 295 37,706 Roberval PQ PQ 19,288 59.95% 11,310 35.15% 73.12% 19,288 7,978 4,616 294 – – – 32,176 Rosemont PQ PQ 14,116 47.95% 2,668 9.06% 77.36% 14,116 11,448 3,029 263 – – 585 29,441 Rousseau PQ PQ 18,076 55.35% 8,543 26.16% 75.94% 18,076 9,533 4,805 243 – – – 32,657 Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue PQ PQ 15,922 49.29% 3,531 10.93% 76.25% 15,922 12,391 3,628 360 – – – 32,301 Saguenay PQ PQ 15,419 62.64% 10,418 42.32% 69.47% 15,419 5,001 4,036 159 – – – 24,615 Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques PQ PQ 16,530 52.94% 6,808 21.80% 67.51% 16,530 9,722 3,171 629 77 38 1,057 31,224 Saint-François PLQ PLQ 16,908 51.00% 3,679 11.10% 79.60% 13,229 16,908 2,575 296 – – 148 33,156 Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne PLQ PLQ 14,240 48.35% 2,307 7.83% 73.75% 11,933 14,240 2,570 205 124 126 251 29,449 Saint-Hyacinthe PQ PQ 18,555 49.60% 5,107 13.65% 81.74% 18,555 13,448 5,112 295 – – – 37,410 Saint-Jean PQ PQ 19,562 47.08% 3,770 9.07% 81.23% 19,562 15,792 5,778 – – – 420 41,552 Saint-Laurent PLQ PLQ 28,280 78.03% 22,551 62.22% 76.78% 5,729 28,280 1,468 129 472 – 165 36,243 Saint-Maurice PQ PQ 13,947 49.52% 3,728 13.24% 80.68% 13,947 10,219 3,998 – – – – 28,164 Salaberry-Soulanges PQ PQ 21,588 51.82% 6,656 15.98% 82.99% 21,588 14,932 4,884 253 – – – 41,657 Sauvé PLQ PLQ 14,125 58.45% 6,712 27.77% 76.27% 7,413 14,125 2,084 172 – – 372 24,166 Shefford PLQ PLQ 15,503 37.28% 73 0.18% 80.62% 15,430 15,503 10,220 – – 90 344 41,587 Sherbrooke PQ PLQ 15,093 47.41% 907 2.85% 79.74% 14,186 15,093 2,171 – – 169 219 31,838 Taillon PQ PQ 21,154 53.02% 8,782 22.01% 77.95% 21,154 12,372 5,877 345 – – 147 39,895 Taschereau PQ PQ 11,327 47.00% 2,534 10.51% 73.84% 11,327 8,793 3,033 521 – 428 – 24,102 Terrebonne PQ PQ 21,252 59.47% 13,057 36.54% 81.03% 21,252 8,195 6,077 210 – – – 35,734 Trois-Rivières PQ PQ 13,495 46.31% 1,523 5.23% 78.91% 13,495 11,972 3,477 – – 82 113 29,139 Ungava PQ PQ 6,482 48.22% 965 7.18% 61.93% 6,482 5,517 1,443 – – – – 13,442 Vachon PQ PQ 16,993 49.75% 5,238 15.33% 81.85% 16,993 11,755 5,147 – – 161 103 34,159 Vanier PQ PQ 16,885 43.58% 2,477 6.39% 77.80% 16,885 14,408 7,022 429 – – – 38,744 Vaudreuil PLQ PLQ 22,934 51.92% 6,711 15.19% 81.79% 16,223 22,934 4,420 218 377 – – 44,172 Verchères PQ PQ 19,055 60.64% 11,768 37.45% 83.22% 19,055 7,287 4,747 335 – – – 31,424 Verdun PLQ PLQ 17,441 52.76% 5,771 17.46% 75.70% 11,670 17,441 3,105 151 171 66 456 33,060 Viau[b] PLQ PLQ 18,774 70.08% 13,560 50.62% 73.54% – 18,774 5,214 426 174 – 2,201 26,789 Viger PLQ PLQ 18,715 64.80% 11,219 38.84% 80.30% 7,496 18,715 2,369 168 – – 135 28,883 Vimont PQ PQ 20,938 45.39% 1,853 4.02% 84.69% 20,938 19,085 5,604 215 – – 292 46,134 Westmount-Saint-Louis PLQ PLQ 26,244 79.17% 21,635 65.26% 66.26% 4,609 26,244 1,150 224 648 – 275 33,150

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** including spoilt ballots

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Michel Chartrand](/source/Michel_Chartrand), candidate of the unregistered *[Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste](/source/Rassemblement_pour_l'alternative_progressiste)*

- = 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](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada)

- = multiple candidates

### Comparative analysis for ridings (1998 vs 1994)

Summary of riding results by turnout and vote share for winning candidate (vs 1994)[a 1][a 2] Riding and winning party Turnout Vote share % Change (pp) % Change (pp) Abitibi-Est PQ Hold 74.27 -1.43 50.85 -3.65 Abitibi-Ouest PQ Hold 74.39 0.57 59.48 -14.89 Acadie PLQ Hold 78.05 -6.28 75.19 1.48 Anjou PLQ Gain 82.31 -3.22 44.51 0.74 Argenteuil PLQ Hold 78.29 -3.46 42.47 -0.12 Arthabaska PQ Hold 81.06 -0.17 53.69 -7.86 Beauce-Nord PLQ Hold 79.98 1.82 46.39 0.58 Beauce-Sud PLQ Hold 76.08 0.23 48.77 3.59 Beauharnois-Huntingdon PLQ Hold 81.32 -1.11 47.27 -4.49 Bellechasse PQ Hold 79.17 1.08 47.58 1.00 Berthier PQ Hold 79.51 -2.51 53.58 -0.08 Bertrand PQ Gain 77.38 -5.99 46.63 1.47 Blainville PQ Hold 82.82 -0.55 50.99 -0.41 Bonaventure PLQ Gain 75.63 -4.74 47.23 4.45 Borduas PQ Hold 83.50 -2.49 55.42 -0.42 Bourassa PLQ Hold 78.46 -4.83 53.92 4.01 Bourget PQ Hold 79.54 -4.90 47.73 2.32 Brome-Missisquoi PLQ Hold 80.56 -3.51 57.17 -3.95 Chambly PQ Hold 84.63 -2.83 52.51 3.64 Champlain PQ Hold 82.43 -1.21 47.29 5.03 Chapleau PLQ Hold 71.26 -3.38 59.22 -4.07 Charlesbourg PQ Hold 82.19 -2.53 41.00 -6.01 Charlevoix PQ Hold 76.49 0.15 56.60 4.02 Châteauguay PLQ Hold 84.18 -2.84 46.92 -4.36 Chauveau PQ Hold 78.60 -2.55 43.42 -3.13 Chicoutimi PQ Hold 74.82 -3.45 57.26 -6.29 Chomedey PLQ Hold 79.24 -2.94 69.87 2.17 Chutes-de-la-Chaudière PQ Hold 81.96 -0.92 49.62 -2.19 Crémazie PQ Hold 81.34 -4.69 45.35 -1.45 D'Arcy-McGee PLQ Hold 76.17 -8.28 90.61 25.24 Deux-Montagnes PQ Hold 81.08 -2.20 47.03 -1.31 Drummond PQ Hold 79.72 -0.70 52.35 5.81 Dubuc PQ Hold 74.69 -3.06 59.81 -3.69 Duplessis PQ Hold 69.44 -4.07 59.32 -0.68 Fabre PQ Hold 84.18 -2.37 45.95 1.65 Frontenac PQ Gain 82.12 -1.90 44.53 0.09 Gaspé PQ Hold 74.62 1.11 50.41 -2.97 Gatineau PLQ Hold 73.42 -4.53 61.53 -3.52 Gouin PQ Hold 74.40 -5.65 52.68 -3.74 Groulx PQ Hold 80.50 -2.58 48.51 2.40 Hochelaga-Maisonneuve PQ Hold 68.01 -7.53 60.61 -4.17 Hull PLQ Hold 70.87 -7.46 59.30 2.74 Iberville PQ Hold 81.28 -1.68 47.03 3.62 Îles-de-la-Madeleine PQ Gain 87.57 1.17 52.54 12.53 Jacques-Cartier PLQ Hold 79.62 -8.50 83.67 0.02 Jeanne-Mance PLQ Hold 79.21 -2.31 77.31 3.09 Jean-Talon PLQ Hold 85.04 -3.90 45.33 1.43 Johnson PQ Hold 80.96 -0.17 48.33 -1.45 Joliette PQ Hold 80.69 -3.15 56.15 -8.56 Jonquière PQ Hold 76.91 -3.13 60.48 -8.95 Kamouraska-Témiscouata PLQ Hold 74.72 1.42 43.49 0.80 La Peltrie PQ Hold 84.37 -1.13 46.44 -2.83 Labelle PQ Hold 76.01 -2.26 58.61 -7.17 Lac-Saint-Jean PQ Hold 76.78 -1.80 70.56 -1.11 LaFontaine PLQ Hold 80.06 -2.81 57.59 1.92 La Pinière PLQ Hold 80.70 -5.14 60.73 -1.95 Laporte PLQ Hold 80.28 -4.88 52.85 -4.95 La Prairie PQ Hold 82.78 -2.43 50.59 -4.76 L'Assomption PQ Hold 81.79 -3.81 51.50 -4.54 Laurier-Dorion PLQ Hold 76.21 -5.44 56.70 1.17 Laval-des-Rapides PQ Hold 78.85 -3.83 45.49 -1.37 Laviolette PQ Hold 79.07 0.41 54.13 -9.41 Lévis PQ Hold 79.92 -2.19 49.10 -23.16 Limoilou PLQ Gain 75.22 -3.94 42.34 11.12 Lotbinière PQ Hold 81.46 0.58 47.64 2.08 Louis-Hébert PQ Hold 80.88 -4.98 46.13 6.76 Marguerite-Bourgeoys PLQ Hold 79.93 -6.14 68.15 -2.19 Marguerite-D'Youville PQ Hold 86.67 -0.48 54.28 -3.75 Marie-Victorin PQ Hold 75.23 -5.10 51.68 -4.51 Marquette PLQ Hold 77.82 -5.75 56.45 1.39 Maskinongé PQ Hold 80.62 -1.10 48.15 0.59 Masson PQ Hold 60.15 -22.56 64.03 -0.16 Matane PQ Hold 72.97 -3.99 57.63 3.03 Matapédia PQ Hold 74.40 -1.79 57.47 -1.01 Mégantic-Compton PLQ Hold 79.89 -1.14 50.49 -3.46 Mercier PQ Hold 75.28 -5.06 55.38 -1.09 Mille-Îles PQ Hold 84.39 -2.48 43.61 -2.07 Montmagny-L'Islet PLQ Hold 75.32 0.30 45.99 1.64 Montmorency PQ Hold 80.73 -0.01 45.16 -10.58 Mont-Royal PLQ Hold 72.77 -7.30 80.24 -0.17 Nelligan PLQ Hold 79.91 -6.33 75.67 -1.49 Nicolet-Yamaska PQ Hold 84.59 -0.26 50.23 0.11 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce PLQ Hold 73.92 -9.27 77.62 4.54 Orford PLQ Hold 81.32 -1.47 50.96 -0.11 Outremont PLQ Hold 73.79 -8.33 58.31 -3.80 Papineau PLQ Hold 74.93 -6.04 54.78 1.10 Pointe-aux-Trembles PQ Hold 78.79 -3.67 53.83 0.06 Pontiac PLQ Hold 74.59 -6.31 75.27 -4.91 Portneuf PQ Hold 80.70 0.90 47.98 0.10 Prévost PQ Hold 77.89 -3.42 53.43 2.91 Richelieu PQ Hold 80.99 -2.24 56.31 1.22 Richmond PLQ Hold 81.90 -2.21 53.06 -1.22 Rimouski PQ Hold 75.43 -2.90 56.36 4.91 Rivière-du-Loup ADQ Hold 76.80 -6.85 46.34 -8.43 Robert-Baldwin PLQ Hold 78.06 -7.10 84.08 1.10 Roberval PQ Hold 73.12 -2.04 59.95 -0.13 Rosemont PQ Hold 77.36 -6.35 47.95 -1.31 Rousseau PQ Hold 75.94 -1.72 55.35 1.50 Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue PQ Hold 76.25 -1.51 49.29 -9.33 Saguenay PQ Hold 69.47 -3.00 62.64 5.20 Saint-François PLQ Hold 79.60 -2.59 51.00 1.52 Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne PLQ Hold 73.75 -7.46 48.35 0.39 Saint-Hyacinthe PQ Hold 81.74 -0.79 49.60 4.66 Saint-Jean PQ Hold 81.23 4.70 47.08 3.29 Saint-Laurent PLQ Hold 76.78 -5.05 78.03 1.30 Saint-Maurice PQ Hold 80.68 -3.57 49.52 2.14 Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques PQ Hold 67.51 -7.56 52.94 -1.79 Salaberry-Soulanges PQ Hold 82.99 -2.38 51.82 3.54 Sauvé PLQ Hold 76.27 -4.00 58.45 4.60 Shefford PLQ Hold 80.62 -0.60 37.28 -8.43 Sherbrooke PLQ Gain 79.74 -2.54 47.41 4.56 Taillon PQ Hold 77.95 -3.84 53.02 -7.97 Taschereau PQ Hold 73.84 -4.94 47.00 -4.87 Terrebonne PQ Hold 81.03 -2.17 59.47 -0.92 Trois-Rivières PQ Hold 78.91 -3.04 46.31 3.07 Ungava PQ Hold 61.93 10.11 48.22 -5.97 Vachon PQ Hold 81.85 -2.53 49.75 0.88 Vanier PQ Hold 77.80 -2.59 43.58 -5.91 Vaudreuil PLQ Hold 81.79 -5.40 51.92 -7.58 Verchères PQ Hold 83.22 0.11 60.64 2.86 Verdun PLQ Hold 75.70 -6.19 52.76 -1.81 Viau PLQ Hold 73.54 -6.19 70.08 6.89 Viger PLQ Hold 80.30 -3.81 64.80 0.53 Vimont PQ Hold 84.69 -1.75 45.39 0.51 Westmount-Saint-Louis PLQ Hold 66.26 -11.61 79.17 -0.03

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). ["Élections québécoises de 1998"](https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/atlas-des-elections-au-quebec/resource/bb6ad66a-54c0-42cd-8be1-f41cb2a1df7a). *donneesquebec.ca*. Atlas des élections au Québec.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). ["Élections québécoises de 1994"](https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/atlas-des-elections-au-quebec/resource/b1d0404f-2730-43b6-8c69-5b5cfec1ef4c). *donneesquebec.ca*. Atlas des élections au Québec.

### Analysis

Seating arrangement in the 36th National Assembly

Party candidates in 2nd place[1] Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total PQ Lib ADQ Eq Parti Québécois 75 1 76 Liberal 46 1 1 48 Action démocratique 1 1 Total 47 75 2 1 125

Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[1] Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th █ Parti Québécois 76 47 1 █ Liberal 48 75 2 █ Action démocratique 1 2 117 5 █ Equality 1 3 12 1 █ Bloc Pot 1 17 6 █ Independent 1 9 14 █ Socialist Democracy 56 33 █ Natural Law 7 14 █ Parti innovateur du Québec 2 7 █ Marxist–Leninist 2 5 █ Communist 2 3

Resulting composition of the 36th Quebec Legislative Assembly[2] Source Party PQ Lib ADQ Total Seats retained Incumbents returned 61 37 1 99 Open seats held 11 7 18 Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance 1 1 Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 2 4 6 Open seats gained 1 1 Total 76 48 1 125

## See also

- [List of Quebec political parties](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Canada#Quebec)

- [List of Quebec premiers](/source/List_of_Quebec_premiers)

- [Politics of Quebec](/source/Politics_of_Quebec)

- [Timeline of Quebec history](/source/Timeline_of_Quebec_history)

- [36th National Assembly of Quebec](/source/36th_National_Assembly_of_Quebec)

## External links

- [CBC TV video clip](http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-651-3791/politics_economy/quebec_elections/clip11)

- [Results by party (total votes and seats won)](https://archive.today/20120710100222/http://dgeq.qc.ca/francais/provincial/resultats-electoraux/elections-generales.php?e=18&s=2%23s)

- [Results for all ridings](http://dgeq.qc.ca/francais/provincial/resultats-electoraux/elections-generales.php?e=18&s=1&c=tous#s)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## Notes and references

### Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Election postponed to December 14 upon the death of PQ candidate [Yves Blais](/source/Yves_Blais).[3] [Gilles Labbé](/source/Gilles_Labb%C3%A9) was nominated to take his place, and subsequently won.[4]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Aurèle Bourassa (PQ) withdrew from the contest, and then changed his mind. His bid to be reinstated on the ballot was refused.[5]

### References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EQdata_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EQdata_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-EQdata_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-EQdata_1-3) Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). ["Élections québécoises de 1998"](https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/atlas-des-elections-au-quebec/resource/bb6ad66a-54c0-42cd-8be1-f41cb2a1df7a). *donneesquebec.ca*. Atlas des élections au Québec.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MNAdata_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MNAdata_3-1) ["Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription"](https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/depcir/index.html) [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). [National Assembly of Quebec](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec). Retrieved September 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Authier, Philip (November 24, 1998). "Long-serving MNA fought to the end". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*. p. 1.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Bordonado, Gilles (December 16, 1998). ["Le péquiste Gilles Labbé l'emporte avec une majorité écrasante"](https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2695046) [The péquiste Gilles Labbé takes it with a crushing majority]. *La Revue de Terrebonne* (in French). p. A3.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Gamble, David (November 18, 1998). "Péquiste who quit can't rejoin race". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*. p. 11.

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