Quebec general election, 1960
- Quebec general election, 1960
The Quebec general election of 1960 was held on June 22, 1960 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled perhaps only by the 1976 general election. The incumbent "Union Nationale", led by Antonio Barrette, was defeated by the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage.
The 1960 election set the stage for the Quiet Revolution, a major social transformation of all aspects of Quebec society throughout the 1960s. Among many other changes, the influence and power of the Catholic church fell sharply as Quebec became a secular society.
This election put an end to 16 years of continuous "Union Nationale" rule, much of it under Maurice Duplessis. Duplessis had died in 1959.
His successor, Paul Sauvé, initiated a "hundred days of change" that began to transform Quebec society after decades of stagnation under Duplessis. The Duplessis period was later derisively referred to as "La Grande Noirceur" (the Great Darkness). Sauvé died suddenly after only a few months in office. The "Union Nationale" was thus in disarray when it went into an election under its second new leader (Barrette) in less than a year.
Results
ee also
* List of Quebec premiers
* Politics of Quebec
* Timeline of Quebec history
* List of Quebec political parties
* 26th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
External links
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-651-3569/politics_economy/quebec_elections/clip1 CBC TV video clip]
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