1956 Quebec general election

The 1956 Quebec general election was held on June 20, 1956 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.[1]

1956 Quebec general election

June 20, 1956
93 seats in the 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 47 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Maurice Duplessis Georges-Émile Lapalme Party Union Nationale Liberal Leader since June 20, 1936 May 20, 1950 Leader's seat Trois-Rivières Montréal-Outremont Last election 68 seats, 50.5% 23 seats, 45.77% Seats won 72 20 Seat change 4 3 Percentage 51.8% 44.87% Swing 1.3pp 0.9pp
Premier before election Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale Premier after election Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale

This was the fifth and final time (and the fourth in a row) that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory. No party has since been able to win more than three elections in a row. Duplessis died in office in 1959.

It was Lapalme's second (and final) loss in a row as Liberal leader. The Liberals did not manage to improve on their performance in the previous 1952 election.

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1952	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Union Nationale	Maurice Duplessis		68	72	+5.9%		51.80%	+1.3%
	Liberal	Georges-Émile Lapalme		23	20	-13.0%		44.87%	-0.9%
	Other			1	1	-		3.33%	-0.4%
Total				92	93	+1.1%		100%

Popular vote UN   51.80% PLQ   44.87% Others   3.33%

Seats summary UN   77.42% PLQ   21.51% Others   1.08%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec

References

1. Leslie Roberts (1963). The Chief: A Political Biography of Maurice Duplessis. Clarke, Irwin.