1890 Quebec general election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox election The 1890 Quebec general election was held on June 17, 1890, to elect members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party Parti national coalition led by Honoré Mercier, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Louis-Olivier Taillon.

A scandal and charges of corruption cut short Mercier's term of office. He was later cleared of all charges, but his political career was ended.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Redistribution of ridings

Through the passage of two Acts passed prior to the election,<ref>Template:Cite canlaw</ref><ref>Template:Cite canlaw</ref> the Assembly was increased from 65 to 73 members through the following changes:

Abolished ridings	New ridings
Divisions of ridings
Chicoutimi et Saguenay	Chicoutimi et Saguenay Lac St-Jean
Drummond et Arthabaska	Arthabaska Drummond
Québec-Est	Québec-Est St. Sauveur
Richmond et Wolfe<ref group=a>Protected seat under British North America Act 1867, s. 80. Successor seats had same status.</ref>	Richmond Wolfe
Rimouski	Matane Rimouski
Reorganization of ridings
Montréal Centre Montréal Est Montreal Ouest	Montréal division no. 1 Montréal division no. 2 Montréal division no. 3 Montréal division no. 4 Montréal division no. 5 Montréal division no. 6

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1886	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change	Honoré Mercier		33	43	+30.3%	70,345	44.54%	+5.0%	Louis-Olivier Taillon		26	23	-11.5%	71,695	45.39%	-0.8%	Independent Conservative			3	1	-66.7%	15,888	10.06%	-3.6%	Parti national			3	5	+66.7%	Parti ouvrier			-	1		Other			-	-	-
Total				65	73	-	157,928	100%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 7th Legislative Assembly of Quebec

References

Template:Quebec-hist-stub