Quebec general election, 1985
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The Quebec general election of 1985 was held on December 2, 1985, to elect members of the National Assembly
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 of the Province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by former premier Robert Bourassa
Robert Bourassa
Jean-Robert Bourassa, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 22nd Premier of Quebec in two different mandates, first from May 12, 1970, to November 25, 1976, and then from December 12, 1985, to January 11, 1994, serving a total of just under 15 years as Provincial Premier.-Early...

, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

, led by premier
Premier of Quebec
The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....

 Pierre-Marc Johnson
Pierre-Marc Johnson
Pierre-Marc Johnson, , is a Quebec lawyer, physician and politician. He was the 24th Premier of Quebec from October 3 to December 12, 1985.- Early background :...

.

This election marked the comeback of Robert Bourassa, whose political career had been thought to be over after losing the 1976 general election
Quebec general election, 1976
The Quebec general election of 1976 was held on November 15, 1976 to elect members to National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled only by the 1960 general election, and caused major repercussions in the rest of Canada...

 and resigning as Liberal leader. However, Bourassa personally failed to win his own seat in the Bertrand electoral district, and had to run in a by-election one month later in the safe Saint-Laurent electoral district. The 1985 Quebec general election result produced by far the largest majority of any Canadian legislative election (both in terms of the number of seats and percentage of seats) by a winning party whose leader failed to win his own seat.

Johnson, son of former Union Nationale premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. was unable to revive the PQ's fortune after he succeeded René Lévesque
René Lévesque
René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...

 as party leader and premier. Pierre-Marc's brother, Daniel Johnson, Jr
Daniel Johnson, Jr
Daniel Johnson, Jr., is a former Quebec politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec and was the 25th Premier of the Province of Quebec, Canada for most of 1994....

, later became leader of the Liberal Party and briefly served as premier.

Results

Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular vote
1981
Quebec general election, 1981
The Quebec general election of 1981 was held on April 13, 1981, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Claude Ryan.The PQ won re-election despite...

Elected % Change # % % Change
Liberal
Parti libéral du Québec
The Quebec Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955....

Robert Bourassa
Robert Bourassa
Jean-Robert Bourassa, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 22nd Premier of Quebec in two different mandates, first from May 12, 1970, to November 25, 1976, and then from December 12, 1985, to January 11, 1994, serving a total of just under 15 years as Provincial Premier.-Early...

122 42 99 +135.7% 1 910 307 55.99% +9.92%
Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

Pierre-Marc Johnson
Pierre-Marc Johnson
Pierre-Marc Johnson, , is a Quebec lawyer, physician and politician. He was the 24th Premier of Quebec from October 3 to December 12, 1985.- Early background :...

122 80 23 -71.3% 1 320 008 38.69% -10.6%
New Democratic
Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec
The New Democratic Party of Quebec was a political party in Quebec, Canada, with social-democratic and democratic socialist ideological tendencies...

Jean-Paul Harney 90 * - * 82 588 2.42% *
Progressive Conservative André Asselin 48 * - * 35 210 1.03% *
Parti indépendantiste   39 * - * 15 423 0.45% *
Christian Socialist
Parti du socialisme chrétien
The Parti du socialisme chrétien was a fringe political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. It fielded 103 candidates in the 1985 Quebec general election....

Jacques Paquette 103 * - * 11 712 0.34% *
Union Nationale Jean-Marc Beliveau 19 - - - 7 759 0.23% -3.77%
Green   10 * - * 4 613 0.14% *
Humanist
Parti humaniste du Québec
Parti humaniste du Québec was a provincial political party in Canadian province of Quebec. It contested the 1985 provincial election and also fielded candidates in a number of by-elections before folding...

  17 * - * 3 050 0.09% *
Commonwealth of Canada
Parti pour la république du Canada (Québec)
The Parti pour la république du Canada was the Quebec branch of the Party for the Commonwealth of Canada, a Canadian political party formed by supporters of U.S. politician Lyndon LaRouche...

  28 * - * 2 240 0.07% *
Mouvement socialiste
Mouvement socialiste
The Mouvement socialiste was a left-wing political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. Formed in 1981, it ran candidates in the 1985 and 1989 provincial elections.-Origins:...

Roger Deslauriers 10 * - * 1 809 0.05% *
United Social Credit
Ralliement créditiste du Québec
The Ralliement créditiste du Québec was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada that operated from 1970 to 1978. It promoted social credit theories of monetary reform, and acted as an outlet for the expression of rural...

Jean-Paul Poulin
Jean-Paul Poulin
Jean-Paul Poulin was a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was active in the Canadian social credit movement and led the Parti crédit social uni through four general elections at the provincial level....

12 - - - 1 650 0.05% +0.01%
Communist Sam Walsh
Sam Walsh
Sam Walsh was leader of the Communist Party of Quebec for 28 years, from 1962 to 1990, and was a leader in the Communist Party of Canada and Labour-Progressive Party since the 1940s....

10 - - - 834 0.02% -
Independents 22 - - - 9 380 0.28% +0.16%
No designation 14 - - - 5 024 0.15%  
Total 666 122 122 - 3 411 607 100%  
Source: Elections Quebec


Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

See also

  • List of Quebec premiers
  • Politics of Quebec
    Politics of Quebec
    The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Premier, the legislature, and cabinet reside.The...

  • Timeline of Quebec history
    Timeline of Quebec history
    This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history....

  • 33rd National Assembly of Quebec
    33rd National Assembly of Quebec
    The 33rd National Assembly of Quebec is the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed between December 2, 1985 and September 25, 1989...


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