Quebec general election, 1994
- Quebec general election, 1994
Infobox Election
election_name = Quebec general election, 1994
country = Quebec
type = parliamentary
ongoing = no
party_colour =
previous_election = Quebec general election, 1989
previous_year = 1989
previous_mps = 34th National Assembly of Quebec
next_election = Quebec general election, 1998
next_year = 1998
next_mps = 36th National Assembly of Quebec
seats_for_election = 125 seats in the35th National Assembly of Quebec
election_date =September 12 ,1994
leader1 =Jacques Parizeau
leader_since1 =
party1 = Parti Québécois
leaders_seat1 = L'Assomption
last_election1 = 29
seats1 = 77
seat_change1 = +48
popular_vote1 = 1,751,442
percentage1 = 44.75%
swing1 = +4.59%
leader2 =Daniel Johnson, Jr.
leader_since2 =
party2 = Quebec Liberal Party
leaders_seat2 = Vaudreuil
last_election2 = 92
seats2 = 47
seat_change2 = -45
popular_vote2 = 1,737,698
percentage2 = 44.40%
swing2 = -5.55%map_
map_size =
map_caption =title = Premier
before_election =Daniel Johnson, Jr.
before_party = Quebec Liberal Party
after_election =Jacques Parizeau
after_party = Parti QuébécoisThe Quebec general election of 1994 was held on
September 12 ,1994 , to elect members of the National Assembly ofQuebec ,Canada . TheParti Québécois , led byJacques Parizeau , defeated the incumbentQuebec Liberal Party , led byDaniel Johnson, Jr. .Johnson had succeeded
Robert Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier. Both his father, Daniel Sr., and brother, Pierre-Marc, had previously served as premiers of Quebec as leaders of different parties.This election was very significant for Quebec history, because it set the stage for the
1995 Quebec referendum on independence for Quebec from Canada. In this referendum, the PQ's proposals for sovereignty were very narrowly defeated.Mario Dumont , a former president of the Liberal party's youth wing, and then leader of the newly-formedAction démocratique du Québec , won his own seat, but his party did not elect any other members.Results
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.ee also
*
List of Quebec premiers
*Politics of Quebec
*Timeline of Quebec history
*35th National Assembly of Quebec External links
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-651-3788/politics_economy/quebec_elections/clip10 CBC TV video clip]
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