1998 Quebec general election

The 1998 Quebec general election was held on November 30. Lucien Bouchard's Parti Québécois won a majority of seats and Jean Charest's Quebec Liberal Party formed the opposition.[1]

1998 Quebec general election

← 1994 November 30, 1998 2003 →

125 seats in the 36th Quebec Legislature
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.32% (Decrease3.26%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lucien Bouchard Jean Charest Mario Dumont
Party Parti Québécois Liberal Action démocratique
Leader's seat Jonquière Sherbrooke (won seat) Rivière-du-Loup
Last election 77 seats, 44.75% 47 seats, 44.40% 1 seat, 6.46%
Seats won 76 48 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 1,744,240 1,771,858 480,636
Percentage 42.87% 43.55% 11.81%
Swing Decrease1.88% Decrease0.85% Increase5.35%

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Lucien Bouchard
Parti Québécois

Premier after election

Lucien Bouchard
Parti Québécois

References

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  1. "General election results – Élections Québec". Élections Québec. 2023-06-25. Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-06-25.