1867 Quebec general election

Quebec general election, 1867

August – September, 1867
64 of 65 seats in the 1st Legislative Assembly of Quebec 33 seats were needed for a majority (includes vacant seat, latter filled by by-election)
First party Second party   Leader Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Party Conservative Liberal Leader's seat Quebec County Lotbinière Seats won 51 12 Popular vote 40,489 26,847 Percentage 53.48% 35.46%
Map of the results by riding.
Premier before election New Office Premier-designate Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Conservative Party of Quebec (historical)

The Quebec general election of 1867 was held in August and September 1867 to elect members of the 1st Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, defeated the Quebec Liberal Party led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.

Results

Party		Party Leader	Seats	Popular Vote
			Elected	#	%	Conservative	Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau	51	40,489	53.48%
	Liberal	Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière	12	26,847	35.46%	Independent Liberal		1	8,389	11.06%	Other		-
Vacant1			1
Total			65		100%

Notes:

¹ The electoral district of Kamouraska remained vacant, and was filled in a later by-election in 1869.

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 1st Legislative Assembly of Quebec