Quebec general election, 1998

Quebec general election, 1998

Infobox Election
election_name = Quebec general election, 1998
country = Quebec
type = parliamentary
ongoing = no
party_colour =
previous_election = Quebec general election, 1994
previous_year = 1994
previous_mps = 35th National Assembly of Quebec
next_election = Quebec general election, 2003
next_year = 2003
next_mps = 37th National Assembly of Quebec
seats_for_election = 125 seats in the 36th National Assembly of Quebec
election_date = November 30, 1998



leader1 = Lucien Bouchard
leader_since1 =
party1 = Parti Québécois
leaders_seat1 = Jonquière
last_election1 = 77
seats1 = 76
seat_change1 = -1
popular_vote1 = 1,744,240
percentage1 = 42.87%
swing1 = -1.88%



leader2 = Jean Charest
leader_since2 =
party2 = Quebec Liberal Party
leaders_seat2 = Sherbrooke
last_election2 = 47
seats2 = 48
seat_change2 = +1
popular_vote2 = 1,771,858
percentage2 = 43.55%
swing2 = -0.85%

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map_size =
map_caption =

title = Premier
before_election = Lucien Bouchard
before_party = Parti Québécois
after_election = Lucien Bouchard
after_party = Parti Québécois

The Quebec general election of 1998 was held on November 30, 1998, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Lucien Bouchard, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Charest.

After the narrow defeat of the PQ's proposal for political independence for Quebec in an economic union with the rest of Canada in the 1995 Quebec referendum, PQ leader Jacques Parizeau resigned. Bouchard left federal politics, where he was leader of the Bloc Québécois party in the Canadian House of Commons, to lead the Parti Québécois and become premier.

Jean Charest had also left federal politics, where he had been leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Charest was initially seen as a bad fit for the Quebec Liberal Party, and for provincial politics. He later overcame this perception.

In terms of the number of seats won by each of the two parties, the result was almost identical to the previous 1994 general election. However, this time the Liberals actually won a slightly larger percentage of the popular vote, but nonetheless far fewer seats.

Mario Dumont, leader of the Action démocratique du Québec, repeated his success in winning his own seat, as he had done in the 1994 general election. However, his party also repeated its failure to elect any other member apart from its leader.

Results

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

ee also

*List of Quebec political parties
* List of Quebec premiers
* Politics of Quebec
* Timeline of Quebec history
* 36th National Assembly of Quebec

External links

* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-651-3791/politics_economy/quebec_elections/clip11 CBC TV video clip]


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