2003 Quebec general election

The 2003 Quebec general election was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). The Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ), led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Bernard Landry, in a landslide.

2003 Quebec general election
April 14, 2003
125 seats in the 37th Quebec Legislature
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.42% (7.9%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jean Charest Bernard Landry Mario Dumont
Party Liberal Parti Québécois Action démocratique
Leader since April 30, 1998 March 2, 2001 May 11, 1994
Leader's seat Sherbrooke Verchères Rivière-du-Loup
Last election 48 seats, 43.55% 76 seats, 42.87% 1 seat, 11.81%
Seats won 76 45 4
Seat change 28 31 3
Popular vote 1,755,863 1,269,183 694,122
Percentage 45.99% 33.24% 18.18%
Swing 2.44% 9.63% 6.37%
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

Bernard Landry
Parti Québécois

 Premier after election

Jean Charest
Liberal

In Champlain there was a tie between PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne and Liberal candidate Pierre-A. Brouillette; although the initial tally was 11,867 to 11,859, a judicial recount produced a tally of 11,852 each. A new election was held on May 20 and was won by Champagne by a margin of 642 votes.

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