2008 Quebec general election

2008 Quebec general election

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125 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.43% (13.8%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jean Charest Pauline Marois Party Liberal Parti Québécois Leader's seat Sherbrooke Charlevoix Last election 48 seats, 33.08% 36 seats, 28.35% Seats won 66 51 Seat change 18 15 Popular vote 1,366,046 1,139,185 Percentage 42.08% 35.17% Swing 9.00% 6.82%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Mario Dumont Françoise David and Amir Khadir (as spokespeople) Party Action démocratique Québec solidaire Leader's seat Rivière-du-Loup David: Ran in Gouin (lost) Khadir: Mercier Last election 41 seats, 30.84% 0 seats, 3.64% Seats won 7 1 Seat change 34 1 Popular vote 529,925 123,061 Percentage 16.37% 3.78% Swing 14.47% 0.14%
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 Jean Charest Liberal Premier after election Jean Charest Liberal

The 2008 Quebec general election was held on December 8. Jean Charest's Quebec Liberal Party won a majority of seats and Pauline Marois' Parti Québécois formed the opposition.^[1]

1. ↑ "Résultats officiels par parti politique pour l'ensemble des circonscriptions". Directeur général des élections du Québec. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.