1948 Quebec general election

The 1948 Quebec general election was held on July 28, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.

1948 Quebec general election

July 28, 1948
92 seats in the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Quebec 47 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Maurice Duplessis Adélard Godbout Party Union Nationale Liberal Leader since June 20, 1936 June 11, 1936 Leader's seat Trois-Rivières L'Islet Last election 48 seats, 38.02% 37 seats, 39.35% Seats won 82 8 Seat change 34 29 Percentage 51.24 33.17% Swing 13.22pp 3.18pp
Premier before election Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale Premier after election Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale

This was the third time (and the second in a row) that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory.

It was Godbout's third (and final) loss to Duplessis in a general election, and the second in a row. He had won one victory against Duplessis years earlier in the 1939 election. In this election, the Liberals fared particularly poorly, reduced to only 8 seats, although their share of the popular vote was around 36%.

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1944	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Union Nationale	Maurice Duplessis		48	82	+70.8%		51.24%	+13.2%
	Liberal	Adélard Godbout		37	8	-78.4%		36.17%	-3.2%
	Union des électeurs	P. Ernest Grégoire		*	-	*		9.25%	*
	Other^1			6	2	-66.7%		3.34%	-14.1%
Total				91	92	+1.1%		100%

Notes:

* Information on party's actions in previous election not available.

¹ including results of Bloc Populaire and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from previous election.

Popular vote UN   51.24% PLQ   36.17% UdÉ   9.25% Others   3.34%

Seats summary UN   89.13% PLQ   8.70% Others   2.17%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 23rd Legislative Assembly of Quebec