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2012 Quebec general election

2012 Quebec general election

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The 2012 Quebec general election took place in the Canadian province of Quebec on September 4, 2012. Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne dissolved the National Assembly on August 1, 2012, following Premier Jean Charest's request.[1] The Parti Québécois were elected to a minority government, with Pauline Marois becoming the first woman to be Premier of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party took second place, with Premier Jean Charest losing his seat. The newly formed party Coalition Avenir Québec led by François Legault took third place, while Québec solidaire took 2 seats out of the 125.[2]

Quick Facts 125 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec 63 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
Seating plan following the election.

It was the first time since 2007 (and only the third time in Quebec history) that a minority government would be formed, as no party won an absolute majority of the seats. Both the PQ and Liberal vote declined which boosted support for the CAQ and Quebec Solidaire.

During Marois' victory speech, an attack including gunshots and a fire occurred at the Métropolis concert hall housing the event[3] and a forty-year-old man died as a result of gunshot wounds.[4][5]

Timeline

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Pauline Marois on the campaign trail.

Incumbent MNAs who did not run for re-election

Results

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Notes:

Results change is compared to the Action démocratique du Québec in 2008.
†† The party avoids formally designating David and Khadir as co-leaders, relying instead on internal direct democracy during general assembly meetings; the de jure leader recognized by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (DGE) is Régent Séguin.[38]
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

^1 Results change is compared to the Action démocratique du Québec in 2008.

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Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions for the 2012 Quebec general election. Dots are individual poll results and trend lines are local regressions with 95% confidence interval.
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List of candidates

The deadline for candidacies was August 18, 2012 at 2 pm.

(1) Bas-Saint-Laurent and (11) Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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(2) Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and (9) Côte-Nord

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(3) Capitale-Nationale

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(4) Mauricie

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(5) Estrie (Eastern Townships)

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(6) Montreal

East

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West

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(7) Outaouais

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(8) Abitibi-Témiscamingue and (10) Nord-du-Québec

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(12) Chaudière-Appalaches and (17) Centre-du-Québec

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(13) Laval

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(14) Lanaudière

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(15) Laurentides

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(16) Montérégie

Eastern

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South Shore

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See also

Footnotes

  1. Polls prior to November 2011 were listed as "New Party led by François Legault".

References

  1. "Quebecers in for summer election campaign". Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. Alexander Panetta (September 5, 2012). "Parti Québécois wins Quebec election 2012". National Post. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  3. Brian Daly (September 4, 2012). "One dead, another injured in shooting at Parti Quebecois rally". Toronto Sun. CANOE SUN MEDIA. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  4. Melanie Julien (September 5, 2012). "Un attentat au rassemblement du PQ fait un mort". Société Radio-Canada (in French). Société Radio-Canada 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  5. "Parti conservateur du Québec". DGE. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  6. "Parti nul". DGE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  7. Rhéal Séguin (November 10, 2009). "ADQ Leader quits less than a month after taking helm". Globe and Mail. Canada. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  8. "Deltell crowned ADQ leader". Canada: CBC. November 19, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  9. "Québec - Révolution démocratique". DGE. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  10. Lessard, Denis (November 24, 2011). "Le député Daniel Ratthé expulsé du PQ". La Presse. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  11. "CAQ officially merging with ADQ". CTV Montreal. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  12. Canadian Press (January 22, 2012). "Coalition for Quebec's Future, ADQ finalize merger". CTV News. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  13. "MNA Lisette Lapointe won't seek re-election". Montreal Gazette. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  14. "Équipe autonomiste". DGE. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  15. "Parti de la classe moyenne du Québec". DGE. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  16. "Charest's education minister quits amid Quebec student crisis". The Globe and Mail. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  17. "Coalition pour la constituante". DGE. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  18. "Parti unité nationale". DGE. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  19. "Coalition pour la constituante". DGE. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  20. "General elections". DGE. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(Or .)
  21. "Québec solidaire". DGE. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  22. Grenier, Éric (July 30, 2012). "In Quebec election, three-way races could make the difference". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

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