2018 Quebec general election

The 2018 Quebec general election was held on October 1, 2018, to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The election saw a landslide victory for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) led by François Legault, which won 74 of 125 seats, giving the party a majority and unseating the Quebec Liberal Party. The Liberals became the official opposition with 31 seats.

2018 Quebec general election

October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)

125 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout66.45% ( 4.98%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader François Legault Philippe Couillard
Party Coalition Avenir Québec Liberal
Leader since November 4, 2011 March 17, 2013
Leader's seat L'Assomption Roberval
Last election 22 seats, 23.05% 70 seats, 41.52%
Seats before 21 68
Seats won 74 31
Seat change 53 37
Popular vote 1,509,455 1,001,037
Percentage 37.42% 24.82%
Swing 14.37pp 16.70pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Jean-François Lisée Manon Massé
Party Parti Québécois Québec solidaire
Leader since October 7, 2016 May 21, 2017
Leader's seat Rosemont (lost re-election) Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
Last election 30 seats, 25.38% 3 seats, 7.63%
Seats before 28 3
Seats won 10 10
Seat change 18 7
Popular vote 687,995 649,503
Percentage 17.06% 16.10%
Swing 8.32pp 8.47pp

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.

Premier before election

Philippe Couillard
Liberal

Premier after election

François Legault
Coalition Avenir Québec

This election was the first won by the CAQ, which had previously been the third party in the legislature. It was also the first since 1966 that had been won by a party other than the Liberals or Parti Québécois.

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