1952 Quebec general election

The 1952 Quebec general election was held on July 16, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.

1952 Quebec general election

July 16, 1952
92 seats in the 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 47 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Maurice Duplessis Georges-Émile Lapalme Party Union Nationale Liberal Leader since June 20, 1936 May 20, 1950 Leader's seat Trois-Rivières Ran in Joliette (defeated) Last election 82 seats, 51.24% 8 seats, 33.17% Seats won 68 23 Seat change 14 15 Percentage 50.5% 45.77% Swing 0.74pp 12.6pp
Premier before election Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale Premier after election Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale

This was the fourth time (and the third in a row) that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory.

The number of seats won by the Liberals, and their share of the popular vote, were considerably increased over the previous election in 1948.

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1948	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Union Nationale	Maurice Duplessis		82	68	-17.1%		50.50%	-0.7%
	Liberal	Georges-Émile Lapalme		8	23	+188%		45.77%	+12.6%
	Other^1			2	1	-50%		3.73%	-9.9%
Total				92	92	-		100%

Note:

¹ including results of Union des Électeurs from previous election.

Popular vote UN   50.50% PLQ   45.77% Others   3.73%

Seats summary UN   73.91% PLQ   25.00% Others   1.09%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec