2012 Quebec Provincial Election
September 4, 2012
General Election · September 4, 2012
PQ won 54 of 125 seats. This is 9 seats short of the majority threshold (63).
Contests
125
Candidates
892
Party results
- PQ 54
- PLQ 50
- CAQ 19
- QS 2
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats | Seats % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parti Québécois | 1,393,703 | 31.9% | 54 | 43.2% |
| Quebec Liberal Party | 1,360,968 | 31.2% | 50 | 40.0% |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | 1,180,235 | 27.1% | 19 | 15.2% |
| Québec solidaire | 263,111 | 6.0% | 2 | 1.6% |
| Option Nationale - Pour L'Indépendance du Québec | 82,539 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Quebec | 43,394 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Indépendant | 11,578 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Conservative Party of Quebec | 7,654 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Coalition pour la Constituante | 5,197 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parti Nul | 2,743 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Équipe Autonomiste | 2,182 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Union Citoyenne du Québec/ Québec Citizens' Union | 2,089 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parti de la Classe Moyenne du Québec | 2,053 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec | 1,969 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parti indépendantiste | 1,244 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parti Unité Nationale | 1,227 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bloc Pot | 420 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Québec - Révolution Démocratique | 256 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parti Équitable | 126 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Party | 2008 seats | 2012 seats | Change | 2008 Vote % | 2012 Vote % | Vote share Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parti Québécois | 45 | 54 | +9 | 34.2% | 31.9% | −2.3 pp |
| Quebec Liberal Party | 64 | 50 | −14 | 42.1% | 31.2% | −10.9 pp |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | — | 19 | — | — | 27.1% | — |
| Québec solidaire | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3.8% | 6.0% | +2.2 pp |
| Action démocratique du Québec | 7 | — | — | 16.7% | — | — |
| Indépendantiste | 1 | — | — | 0.6% | — | — |
Seat changes by party
118 → 125 seats
| Party | 2008 seats | 2012 seats | Change | 2008 Vote % | 2012 Vote % | Vote share Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parti Québécois | 45 | 54 | +9 | 34.2% | 31.9% | −2.3 pp |
| Quebec Liberal Party | 64 | 50 | −14 | 42.1% | 31.2% | −10.9 pp |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | — | 19 | — | — | 27.1% | — |
| Québec solidaire | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3.8% | 6.0% | +2.2 pp |
| Action démocratique du Québec | 7 | — | — | 16.7% | — | — |
| Indépendantiste | 1 | — | — | 0.6% | — | — |
Seat changes by party
118 → 125 seats
Results by District
125 districts found
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| District | PQ | PLQ | CAQ | QS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Vote % | Votes | Vote % | Votes | Vote % | Votes | Vote % | |||
| Saint-François | 15,30336.3% | 36.3% | 15,23836.2% | 36.2% | 7,60718.1% | 18.1% | 2,1035.0% | 5.0% | 42,116 | 77.2% |
| Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne | 11,58732.1% | 32.1% | 13,89438.5% | 38.5% | 5,57315.4% | 15.4% | 4,08411.3% | 11.3% | 36,122 | 68.1% |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 16,08236.3% | 36.3% | 10,55223.8% | 23.8% | 13,96231.5% | 31.5% | 2,1985.0% | 5.0% | 44,276 | 78.7% |
| Saint-Jean | 18,30440.7% | 40.7% | 8,95519.9% | 19.9% | 14,45732.2% | 32.2% | 1,8864.2% | 4.2% | 44,938 | 78.3% |
| Saint-Jérome | 15,28237.7% | 37.7% | 5,08712.6% | 12.6% | 16,17940.0% | 40.0% | 2,9037.2% | 7.2% | 40,489 | 75.4% |
| Saint-Laurent | 3,87811.3% | 11.3% | 22,48165.7% | 65.7% | 4,90214.3% | 14.3% | 1,7185.0% | 5.0% | 34,234 | 64.5% |
| Saint-Maurice | 9,39535.7% | 35.7% | 7,15827.2% | 27.2% | 7,49828.5% | 28.5% | 1,2504.7% | 4.7% | 26,352 | 73.5% |
| Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques | 10,19935.8% | 35.8% | 5,53119.4% | 19.4% | 4,21614.8% | 14.8% | 7,25325.4% | 25.4% | 28,523 | 68.2% |
| Sainte-Rose | 13,50834.9% | 34.9% | 11,05428.5% | 28.5% | 11,47029.6% | 29.6% | 1,6894.4% | 4.4% | 38,748 | 79.1% |
| Sanguinet | 12,38440.7% | 40.7% | 6,07219.9% | 19.9% | 9,85732.4% | 32.4% | 1,0563.5% | 3.5% | 30,440 | 80.4% |
| Sherbrooke | 15,90942.1% | 42.1% | 13,26735.1% | 35.1% | 4,45711.8% | 11.8% | 2,5866.8% | 6.8% | 37,768 | 78.1% |
| Soulanges | 11,28130.9% | 30.9% | 12,79535.0% | 35.0% | 10,23428.0% | 28.0% | 1,3233.6% | 3.6% | 36,506 | 79.0% |
| Taillon | 15,50840.2% | 40.2% | 7,47019.4% | 19.4% | 10,77227.9% | 27.9% | 2,8747.5% | 7.5% | 38,569 | 76.8% |
| Taschereau | 13,99437.1% | 37.1% | 9,69725.7% | 25.7% | 6,31116.7% | 16.7% | 4,41611.7% | 11.7% | 37,762 | 77.4% |
| Terrebonne | 19,07744.5% | 44.5% | 5,64613.2% | 13.2% | 15,42936.0% | 36.0% | 1,3803.2% | 3.2% | 42,837 | 80.2% |
| Trois-Rivières | 10,25432.0% | 32.0% | 11,25535.2% | 35.2% | 7,44723.3% | 23.3% | 1,6155.0% | 5.0% | 32,019 | 75.2% |
| Ungava | 4,85445.5% | 45.5% | 3,70134.7% | 34.7% | 1,17611.0% | 11.0% | 6556.1% | 6.1% | 10,663 | 41.6% |
| Vachon | 14,82439.6% | 39.6% | 7,96621.3% | 21.3% | 11,09529.6% | 29.6% | 1,8905.0% | 5.0% | 37,450 | 78.7% |
| Vanier-Les Rivières | 8,03818.7% | 18.7% | 15,00234.8% | 34.8% | 16,33337.9% | 37.9% | 1,3713.2% | 3.2% | 43,067 | 78.7% |
| Vaudreuil | 8,90220.7% | 20.7% | 19,37545.1% | 45.1% | 11,01325.6% | 25.6% | 2,0994.9% | 4.9% | 42,993 | 76.4% |
Parties with seats, or the top three by votes. Valid votes include all candidates. Turnout is votes cast / registered voters.
| District | Elected | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-François | Réjean HébertPQ15,303 votes · 36.3%Runner-upNathalie GoguenPLQ15,238 votes · 36.2% | Nathalie GoguenPLQ15,238 votes · 36.2% | 0.2percentage points |
| Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne | Marguerite BlaisPLQ13,894 votes · 38.5%Runner-upSophie StankéPQ11,587 votes · 32.1% | Sophie StankéPQ11,587 votes · 32.1% | 6.4percentage points |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | Émilien PelletierPQ16,082 votes · 36.3%Runner-upPierre SchetagneCAQ13,962 votes · 31.5% | Pierre SchetagneCAQ13,962 votes · 31.5% | 4.8percentage points |
| Saint-Jean | Dave TurcottePQ18,304 votes · 40.7%Runner-upYvan BerthelotCAQ14,457 votes · 32.2% | Yvan BerthelotCAQ14,457 votes · 32.2% | 8.6percentage points |
| Saint-Jérome | Jacques DuchesneauCAQ16,179 votes · 40.0%Runner-upGilles RobertPQ15,282 votes · 37.7% | Gilles RobertPQ15,282 votes · 37.7% | 2.2percentage points |
| Saint-Laurent | Jean-Marc FournierPLQ22,481 votes · 65.7%Runner-upGeorge ManolikakisCAQ4,902 votes · 14.3% | George ManolikakisCAQ4,902 votes · 14.3% | 51.4percentage points |
| Saint-Maurice | Luc TrudelPQ9,395 votes · 35.7%Runner-upPierre GiguèreCAQ7,498 votes · 28.5% | Pierre GiguèreCAQ7,498 votes · 28.5% | 7.2percentage points |
| Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques | Daniel BretonPQ10,199 votes · 35.8%Runner-upManon MasséQS7,253 votes · 25.4% | Manon MasséQS7,253 votes · 25.4% | 10.3percentage points |
| Sainte-Rose | Suzanne ProulxPQ13,508 votes · 34.9%Runner-upFrançois GaudreauCAQ11,470 votes · 29.6% | François GaudreauCAQ11,470 votes · 29.6% | 5.3percentage points |
| Sanguinet | Alain TherrienPQ12,384 votes · 40.7%Runner-upFrançois RebelloCAQ9,857 votes · 32.4% | François RebelloCAQ9,857 votes · 32.4% | 8.3percentage points |
| Sherbrooke | Serge CardinPQ15,909 votes · 42.1%Runner-upJean J CharestPLQ13,267 votes · 35.1% | Jean J CharestPLQ13,267 votes · 35.1% | 7.0percentage points |
| Soulanges | Lucie CharleboisPLQ12,795 votes · 35.1%Runner-upAndré BouthillierPQ11,281 votes · 30.9% | André BouthillierPQ11,281 votes · 30.9% | 4.2percentage points |
| Taillon | Marie MalavoyPQ15,508 votes · 40.2%Runner-upPierre CimonéCAQ10,772 votes · 27.9% | Pierre CimonéCAQ10,772 votes · 27.9% | 12.3percentage points |
| Taschereau | Agnès MaltaisPQ13,994 votes · 37.1%Runner-upClément GignacPLQ9,697 votes · 25.7% | Clément GignacPLQ9,697 votes · 25.7% | 11.4percentage points |
| Terrebonne | Mathieu TraversyPQ19,077 votes · 44.5%Runner-upGaétan BarretteCAQ15,429 votes · 36.0% | Gaétan BarretteCAQ15,429 votes · 36.0% | 8.5percentage points |
| Trois-Rivières | Danielle St-AmandPLQ11,255 votes · 35.2%Runner-upDjemila BenhabibPQ10,254 votes · 32.0% | Djemila BenhabibPQ10,254 votes · 32.0% | 3.1percentage points |
| Ungava | Luc FerlandPQ4,854 votes · 45.5%Runner-upGérald LemoynePLQ3,701 votes · 34.7% | Gérald LemoynePLQ3,701 votes · 34.7% | 10.8percentage points |
| Vachon | Martine OuelletPQ14,824 votes · 39.6%Runner-upJean-François RobergeCAQ11,095 votes · 29.6% | Jean-François RobergeCAQ11,095 votes · 29.6% | 10.0percentage points |
| Vanier-Les Rivières | Sylvain LévesqueCAQ16,333 votes · 37.9%Runner-upPatrick HuotPLQ15,002 votes · 34.8% | Patrick HuotPLQ15,002 votes · 34.8% | 3.1percentage points |
| Vaudreuil | Yvon MarcouxPLQ19,375 votes · 45.1%Runner-upMartin LegaultCAQ11,013 votes · 25.6% | Martin LegaultCAQ11,013 votes · 25.6% | 19.5percentage points |