1962 Quebec general election

November 14, 1962

95 seats in the 27th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
48 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jean Lesage Daniel Johnson Sr.
Party Liberal Union Nationale
Leader since May 31, 1958 September 23, 1961
Leader's seat Québec-Ouest Bagot
Last election 51 seats, 51.38% 43 seats, 46.61%
Seats won 63 31
Seat change Increase12 Decrease12
Popular vote 1,205,253 900,817
Percentage 56.40% 42.15%
Swing Increase5.02% Decrease4.46%

Premier before election

Jean Lesage
Liberal

Premier after election

Jean Lesage
Liberal

The 1962 Quebec general election was held on November 14, 1962, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage, was re-elected, defeating the Union Nationale (UN) led by Daniel Johnson, Sr.

In an unusual move, the election was called just two years after the previous 1960 general election. Lesage sought a mandate for the Nationalization of the electricity industry, with the slogan Maîtres chez nous (Masters in Our Own Home), declaring it a single issue important enough to stake his political career on it.

A few days before the election, the Union Nationale's chief organizer André Lagarde was arrested for fraud. The Liberals claimed this was proof of lingering corruption dating from the Maurice Duplessis era, but the UN cried foul and was vindicated after the election. However, the incident may well have contributed to the UN's defeat.

The Liberal Party won an increased number of seats and a higher percentage of the popular vote, and the nationalization program was carried out. Future Parti Québécois founder René Lévesque served as a cabinet minister in the Lesage government and spearheaded the nationalization of power utilities for a great expansion of Hydro-Québec.

"Maîtres chez nous" (Masters in Our Own Home) was the electoral slogan of the Liberal Party during the 1962 election.

Action provinciale, a new group founded by Hertel Larocque (a former secretary of Camillien Houde),[1] fielded 11 candidates in the election but failed to gather a significant number of votes. Johnson opted not to have the UN join forces with it, keeping in mind the failure the Liberals had had in attempting the same manoeuvre with the Créditistes in 1956.[1] However, Social Credit was still a force to reckon with even while not campaigning on the provincial scene,[1] and Johnson did not hesitate to use its vocabulary in his speeches while on the campaign trail.[2]

Riding contests, by number of candidates (1960)[3]
Candidates Lib UN Ind I-Lib I-UN AP Con Comm Total
2 6767134
3 242467181172
4 22228
5 22311110
Total 959591021111224

Results

[3]

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1962)
Political party Party leader MPPs Votes
Candidates 1960 1962 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Liberal Jean Lesage 95526311Increase1,205,253128,118Increase56.40%5.02Increase
Union Nationale Daniel Johnson, Sr. 95423111Decrease900,81776,490Decrease42.15%4.46Decrease
Independent 911Steady13,5818,606Decrease0.64%0.42Decrease
  Other candidates
 Independent-Liberal 1011,2093,001Increase0.52%0.13Increase
 Conservative 14,2554,255Increase0.20%New
 Action provinciale 111,4451,445Increase0.07%New
 Independent-Unionist 233610,195Decrease0.02%0.48Decrease
 Communist 171465Decrease0.00%0.03Decrease
Total 22495 95 2,136,967 100%
Rejected ballots 29,509 4,012Decrease
Voter turnout 2,166,476 36,369Increase 79.59 2.07Decrease
Registered electors 2,721,933 113,494Increase
    Seats and popular vote by party
    PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
     Liberal
    63 / 95
    56.40%
    5.02 5.02
     
     Union Nationale
    31 / 95
    42.15%
    -4.46
     
     Independent
    1 / 95
    0.64%
    -0.42
     
     Other
    0 / 95
    0.81%
    -0.14
     

    Synopsis of results

    Results by riding - 1962 Quebec general election[3][4]
    Riding Winning party Turnout
    [a 1]
    Votes
    Name 1960 Party Votes Share Margin
    #
    Margin
    %
    Lib UN Ind I-Lib AP Other Total
     
    Abitibi-Est Lib Lib 14,89251.93%1,1093.87%85.24%14,89213,78328,675
    Abitibi-Ouest Lib Lib 6,73256.97%1,64813.95%88.52%6,7325,08411,816
    Argenteuil UN UN 7,92254.57%2,61017.98%86.22%5,3127,9221,28414,518
    Arthabaska Lib Lib 10,98853.54%1,4537.08%91.70%10,9889,53520,523
    Bagot UN UN 5,33655.11%98910.21%92.36%4,3475,3369,683
    Beauce Lib UN 12,58351.96%9473.91%87.25%11,63612,58324,219
    Beauharnois UN Lib 11,88451.72%7913.44%90.19%11,88411,09322,977
    Bellechasse Lib UN 5,17651.35%2732.71%80.81%4,9035,17610,079
    Berthier UN Lib 5,93850.05%1100.93%85.57%5,9385,8289811,864
    Bonaventure Lib Lib 9,52557.28%2,42114.56%85.26%9,5257,10416,629
    Bourget Lib Lib 42,90658.74%17,72824.27%73.21%42,90625,1784,80715373,044
    Brome Lib Lib 3,41755.82%71311.65%81.43%3,4172,7046,121
    Chambly Lib Lib 36,29063.83%17,09430.07%76.89%36,29019,19677835323556,852
    Champlain UN UN 12,34652.74%1,2825.48%90.97%11,06412,34623,410
    Charlevoix UN Lib 6,94252.23%5944.47%87.21%6,9426,34813,290
    Châteauguay UN Lib 8,72754.83%1,5389.66%84.04%8,7277,18915,916
    Chicoutimi UN UN 16,91050.29%1920.57%88.05%16,71816,91033,628
    Compton UN UN 5,56854.45%1,0149.92%87.30%4,5545,56810410,226
    Deux-Montagnes Lib Lib 8,51857.31%2,17414.63%86.94%8,5186,34414,862
    Dorchester UN UN 7,81853.64%1,0607.27%83.78%6,7587,81814,576
    Drummond Lib Lib 14,62157.17%3,66814.34%90.97%14,62110,95325,574
    Duplessis Lib Lib 7,34559.84%2,41619.68%79.19%7,3454,92912,274
    Frontenac UN UN 6,21752.46%5824.91%87.92%5,6356,21711,852
    Gaspé-Nord Lib UN 5,18351.75%4444.43%88.07%4,7395,1839310,015
    Gaspé-Sud UN Lib 7,19750.40%1130.79%89.09%7,1977,08414,281
    Gatineau UN Lib 10,28954.57%1,7259.15%77.83%10,2898,56418,853
    Hull Lib Lib 14,85463.36%6,26626.73%78.05%14,8548,58823,442
    Huntingdon UN UN 3,44954.14%5288.29%85.15%2,9213,4496,370
    Iberville Lib Lib 4,45255.87%93611.75%91.07%4,4523,5167,968
    Îles-de-la-Madeleine UN Lib 2,67451.86%1923.72%92.10%2,6742,4825,156
    Jacques-Cartier Lib Lib 69,19977.74%49,38855.49%72.46%69,19919,81189,010
    Joliette UN UN 10,23652.96%5,03726.06%85.90%5,19910,2363,89119,326
    Jonquière-Kénogami Lib Lib 16,10060.38%5,53620.76%86.48%16,10010,56426,664
    Kamouraska UN Lib 5,45350.19%410.38%82.02%5,4535,41210,865
    L'Assomption Lib Lib 9,68055.06%1,98411.29%84.49%9,6807,6967013417,580
    L'Islet Lib UN 5,23953.25%6396.49%83.90%4,6005,2399,839
    Labelle UN UN 6,00557.11%1,69516.12%84.51%4,3106,00519910,514
    Lac-Saint-Jean Lib Lib 9,17152.63%9155.25%89.25%9,1718,25617,427
    Laval Lib Lib 67,31666.31%33,80733.30%76.57%67,31633,509461237101,523
    Laviolette UN UN 11,31553.63%1,5337.27%85.24%9,78211,31521,097
    Lévis Lib Lib 13,43454.43%2,3469.51%88.47%13,43411,08815824,680
    Lotbinière UN UN 6,39353.56%8497.11%88.62%5,5446,39311,937
    Maisonneuve UN Lib 28,81458.89%8,70217.79%71.75%28,81420,11248,926
    Maskinongé UN UN 5,31253.71%7347.42%91.18%4,5785,3129,890
    Matane Lib Lib 8,20450.40%1300.80%83.20%8,2048,07416,278
    Matapédia Lib Lib 6,11151.05%2522.11%84.29%6,1115,85911,970
    Mégantic Lib Lib 13,18255.05%2,42010.11%88.95%13,18210,76223,944
    Missisquoi UN UN 7,63057.38%1,96214.75%84.84%5,6687,63013,298
    Montcalm UN Lib 4,66255.41%91110.83%88.54%4,6623,7518,413
    Montmagny Lib UN 5,74750.49%1110.98%86.57%5,6365,74711,383
    Montmorency UN UN 5,71750.67%3983.53%88.32%5,3195,71724711,283
    Montréal–Jeanne-Mance UN Lib 40,89959.64%13,74020.04%68.18%40,89927,15951968,577
    Montréal-Laurier Lib Lib 15,83758.16%4,56316.76%76.41%15,83711,27411727,228
    Montréal-Mercier UN Lib 16,99254.07%3,32210.57%75.56%16,99213,67076431,426
    Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lib Lib 37,10078.55%29,35762.15%59.89%37,1007,7432,38947,232
    Montréal-Outremont Lib Lib 36,07677.63%26,64757.34%60.34%36,0769,42996946,474
    Montréal–Saint-Henri Lib Lib 17,54853.04%2,5407.68%70.28%17,54815,00853133,087
    Montréal–Saint-Jacques UN UN 7,85452.10%7054.68%65.65%7,1497,8547115,074
    Montréal–Saint-Louis Lib Lib 14,08258.15%3,94916.31%60.95%14,08210,13324,215
    Montréal–Sainte-Anne Ind Ind 6,05845.84%7465.65%57.89%5,3121,8456,05813,215
    Montréal–Sainte-Marie UN UN 12,97752.47%1,3215.34%67.43%11,65612,97710124,734
    Montréal-Verdun Lib Lib 21,20865.98%10,27431.96%72.80%21,20810,93432,142
    Napierville-Laprairie UN Lib 9,86556.53%2,27813.05%86.33%9,8657,58717,452
    Nicolet UN Lib 7,20951.74%4843.47%85.96%7,2096,72513,934
    Papineau UN UN 12,30455.28%2,35110.56%85.66%9,95312,30422,257
    Pontiac UN UN 5,10859.81%1,67519.61%75.86%3,4335,1088,541
    Portneuf Lib Lib 11,05951.34%7023.26%85.36%11,05910,35712421,540
    Québec-Centre UN Lib 9,75055.13%1,81310.25%84.08%9,7507,93717,687
    Québec-Comté Lib Lib 34,09057.80%9,19615.59%87.07%34,09024,89458,984
    Québec-Est UN Lib 21,00152.20%1,7674.39%88.59%21,00119,23440,235
    Québec-Ouest Lib Lib 14,58267.91%7,69235.82%88.24%14,5826,89021,472
    Richelieu Lib Lib 10,59855.61%2,13711.21%90.11%10,5988,46119,059
    Richmond Lib Lib 9,93257.88%2,70315.75%85.16%9,9327,22917,161
    Rimouski Lib Lib 10,72052.22%9114.44%82.70%10,7209,80920,529
    Rivière-du-Loup Lib Lib 8,49351.22%4032.43%85.70%8,4938,09016,583
    Roberval Lib UN 11,17251.23%5372.46%85.07%10,63511,17221,807
    Rouville UN Lib 6,57556.08%1,42612.16%86.80%6,5755,14911,724
    Rouyn-Noranda Lib Lib 9,38660.06%3,14420.12%85.50%9,3866,24215,628
    Saguenay Lib Lib 12,11657.35%3,10614.70%78.97%12,1169,01021,126
    Saint-Hyacinthe Lib Lib 12,07056.30%2,70112.60%84.85%12,0709,36921,439
    Saint-Jean Lib Lib 8,86950.55%8664.94%89.57%8,8698,00367217,544
    Saint-Maurice Lib Lib 15,68455.73%3,22411.46%88.19%15,68412,46028,144
    Saint-Sauveur UN UN 12,64151.43%7022.86%89.13%11,93912,64124,580
    Shefford UN UN 12,02650.01%8003.33%85.22%11,22612,02679424,046
    Sherbrooke Lib Lib 18,53952.46%1,8255.16%81.29%18,53916,7148635,339
    Stanstead Lib Lib 8,91856.32%2,10113.27%84.29%8,9186,8179915,834
    Témiscamingue UN Lib 4,10252.98%4625.97%87.18%4,1023,6407,742
    Témiscouata UN UN 5,93160.69%2,08921.38%82.38%3,8425,9319,773
    Terrebonne Lib Lib 26,90158.98%8,18817.95%85.00%26,90118,71345,614
    Trois-Rivières UN UN 15,32351.75%1,0363.50%89.96%14,28715,32329,610
    Vaudreuil-Soulanges Lib Lib 10,78057.49%2,80914.98%90.45%10,7807,97118,751
    Verchères Lib Lib 6,82758.51%1,98517.01%87.62%6,8274,84211,669
    Westmount–Saint-Georges Lib Lib 13,11469.03%11,48660.46%59.04%13,1141,6284,25518,997
    Wolfe Lib UN 3,93952.92%4816.46%90.26%3,4583,939467,443
    Yamaska UN UN 4,07860.16%1,37720.31%84.60%2,7014,0786,779
    1. including spoilt ballots
      = open seat
      = turnout is above provincial average
      = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
      = incumbent had switched allegiance
      = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
      = incumbency arose from byelection gain
      = other incumbents renominated
      = multiple candidates

    Analysis

    Party candidates in 2nd place[3]
    Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
    LibUNCon
    Liberal 62163
    Union Nationale 3131
    Independent 11
    Total 3262195
    Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[3]
    Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
     Liberal 63622
     Union Nationale 31521
     Independent 171
     Conservative 1
     Action provinciale 911
     Independent Liberal 82
     Independent UN 11
     Communist 1
    Resulting composition of the 28th Quebec Legislative Assembly[4]
    SourceParty
    Lib UN Ind Total
    Seats retainedIncumbents returned 4321165
    Open seats held 224
    Byelection loss reversed 11
    Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 17522
    Incumbents defeated - previous incumbents returned 11
    Open seats gained 11
    Byelection gain held 11
    Total 6331195

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Lemieux 1969, p. 18.
    2. Lemieux 1969, p. 19.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 Drouilly, Pierre (November 7, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1962". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
    4. 1 2 "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

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