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The list of Quebec by-elections includes every
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held in the
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of
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since Confederation. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the
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(known as the Legislative Assembly until 1968), although an imminent
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may allow the vacancy to remain until the
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.


Causes

A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the Quebec legislature. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons: * Death of a member. * Resignation of a member. * Voided results * Expulsion from the legislature. * Ineligibility to sit. * Appointment to the Legislative Council, Quebec's appointed upper house, which was abolished in 1968. * Appointment to the cabinet. Until 1927 incumbent members recontested their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These
Ministerial by-election A ministerial by-election is a by-election to fill a vacancy triggered by the appointment of the sitting member of parliament (MP) as a Minister (government), minister in the Cabinet (government), cabinet. The requirement for new ministers to stan ...
s were almost always uncontested.


43rd National Assembly of Quebec 2022–present


42nd National Assembly of Quebec 2018–2022


41st National Assembly of Quebec 2014–2018


40th National Assembly of Quebec 2012–2014


39th National Assembly of Quebec 2008–2012

Tomassi was a former Liberal


38th National Assembly of Quebec 2007–2008


37th National Assembly of Quebec 2003–2007


36th National Assembly of Quebec 1998–2003


35th National Assembly of Quebec 1994–1998

Therien was a former Liberal


34th National Assembly of Quebec 1989–1994

Larouche was a former Liberal


33rd National Assembly of Quebec 1985–1989


32nd National Assembly of Quebec 1981–1985


31st National Assembly of Quebec 1976–1981


30th National Assembly of Quebec 1973–1976


29th National Assembly of Quebec 1970–1973


28th Legislative/National Assembly of Quebec 1966–1970

Upon the abolition of the Legislative Council on December 31, 1968, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec is renamed the National Assembly of Quebec Aquin was a former Liberal


27th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1962–1966


26th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1960–1962


25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1956–1960

† Won by acclamation


24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1952–1956


23rd Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1948–1952

† Won by acclamation


22nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1944–1948


21st Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1939–1944


20th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1936–1939


19th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1935–1936

''no by-elections''


18th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1931–1935

† Won by acclamation


17th Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1927–1931)

† Won by acclamation


16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1923–1927


15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1919–1923

† Won by acclamation


14th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1916–1919

† Won by acclamation


13th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1912–1916

† Won by acclamation


12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1908–1912

† Won by acclamation


11th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1904–1908

† Won by acclamation


10th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1900–1904

† Won by acclamation


9th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1897–1900

† Won by acclamation


8th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1892–1897

† Won by acclamation


7th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1890–1891

† Won by acclamation


6th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1886–1890

† Won by acclamation The Parti National was the official name of the Quebec Liberal Party during this period


5th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1881–1886

† Won by acclamation


4th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1878–1881

† Won by acclamation Flynn and Pacquet were former Liberals who crossed the floor to topple the Joly government


3rd Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1875–1878

† Won by acclamation


2nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1871–1875

† Won by acclamation


1st Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1867–1871

† Won by acclamation


References

*http://www.quebecpolitique.com/elections-et-referendums/elections-partielles/ *http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/patrimoine/chronologie/index.html *http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/patrimoine/partielles.html *http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/patrimoine/resultatselec/index.html


See also

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