2007 Quebec general election

2007 Quebec general election
← 38th National Assembly of Quebec; 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.23% (0.81%)
	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 2007 Quebec general election was held in the

Confederation, and the PQ with their 28.35% of the votes cast won their lowest share since 1973 and their second lowest ever (ahead of only the 23.06% attained in their initial election campaign in 1970).^[1] Each of the three major parties won nearly one-third of the popular vote, the closest three-way split (in terms of popular vote) in Quebec electoral history until the 2012 election. This was however, the closest three-way race in terms of seat count. Voter turnout among those eligible was 71.23%, a marginal difference from the previous general election in 2003.^[2]^[3]

This was the first time since the 1970s that a government was not returned for its second term with a majority.

Overview

With just over a year left in the government's five year mandate, the Liberals called an election for March 26, 2007.

In August 2006, there were widespread rumours of an election to be held in the fall with speculation that

federal election

would be held.

voting system reform to be held concurrently with the election.^[4] However, by December 2006, the plan was put off indefinitely due to strong resistance to the idea of proportional representation from within the Liberal Party.^[5]

Speculation grew that a provincial election would be held following the federal budget. It was thought that the federal Conservative government would present a budget that would address the perceived fiscal imbalance. This measure would help Charest argue that his government was more effective in getting concessions from the federal government than a PQ government would be. With polls showing Charest's Liberals ahead of the opposition for the first time in several years, speculation intensified that Charest would not wait until the federal budget to call a provincial election but call one in the winter to take advantage of both of these developments. Charest recalled the legislature early in order to table a provincial budget on February 20, 2007. On the same day, federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced that the federal budget would be tabled on March 19, clearing the way for Charest to set a provincial election for a week later in hopes of benefiting from Flaherty's budget. On February 21, Charest called the election for March 26.

Issues

Charest wants to negotiate a solution to the problem of the fiscal imbalance between the federal and provincial governments with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

André Boisclair, leader of the Parti Québécois, had said he would hold a referendum (or "popular consultation", as in the party platform) on the issue of Quebec independence as soon as possible after an election win.^[6]

secularism and the place of cultural and religious minorities in Quebec were issues in this election. There was a large scale debate over "reasonable accommodation" towards cultural minorities, and a few political leaders expressed their views on the question. Mario Dumont, leader of the Action démocratique, took a clearer position on the question than the others, calling on the majority to protect some elements of national identity and values such as gender equality, and suggesting that a Quebec Constitution be written, in which the privileges cultural minorities are to be given would be clarified.^[7]

Timeline

2005
- November 15 - André Boisclair is elected as leader of the Parti Québécois with 53.7% of the vote from party members.
- December 12 - Two by-elections are held. The election of Raymond Bachand allows the Liberals to keep the riding of Outremont, while former Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron wins Verchères, Bernard Landry's former riding, for the Parti Québécois.
2006
- February 4 -
  Union des forces progressistes party and the Option citoyenne
  political movement.
- February 28 - Raymond Bachand enters
  pundits speculate that Mulcair was punished for his opposition to the Mont Orford
  condo development project.
- April 10 - The Parti Québécois keeps the riding of
  Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in a by-election. Martin Lemay is elected with 41.2% of the vote. Notably, Manon Massé, the candidate from Québec solidaire, finishes third with 22.2% of the vote in this working-class district, while the Action démocratique only gets 1.9% of the vote, down from 8.3% in the 2003 general election
  .
- August 14 - By-elections are held in Pointe-aux-Trembles and Taillon. André Boisclair is unsurprisingly and easily elected in Pointe-aux-Trembles, the Liberals and Action démocratique having declined to field candidates against him. The Greens place second with 12% and Québec solidaire, third with 8%. Marie Malavoy of the Parti Québécois is elected in Taillon.
- August 22 - Boisclair and Malavoy are sworn in as members of the National Assembly. Boisclair becomes
  opposition leader
  .
- October 17 - The fall session of the National Assembly starts, with the current crisis in Quebec's forestry industry as the most important issue.
- November 27 - In a vote of 266 to 16, The
  Québécois as a nation
  within a unified Canada, once again putting the issue of independence in the spotlight.

2007
- January 19 - Radio-Canada reveals that Pierre Descoteaux, Liberal member from Groulx, almost crossed the floor to the Parti Québécois during the fall 2006.^[8]
- January 22 - During a visit to
  opposition leader Stéphane Dion, Royal clarifies her thought by saying that she was not interfering in Canadian internal affairs or trying to dictate Quebec's policy, but that the future of Quebec will have to be decided by Quebecers.^[10]
- February 14 - Pierre Arcand, former president of Corus and presumed Liberal candidate in Mont-Royal, expresses his displeasure with Action démocratique leader Mario Dumont by comparing him with Jean-Marie Le Pen. In response, Dumont threatens legal action but Arcand refuses to apologize. Premier Jean Charest stands by his candidate, and is called a "little partisan premier" by Dumont.^[11]
- February 20 - Finance minister Michel Audet tables a budget. Among other measures, this budget promises income tax reductions of 250 million dollars and allocates new sums of money to the health and education systems, as well as to the maintenance of roads and bridges. Spending is also increased for the protection of the environment and for the regions' economic development.^[12]
- February 21 - Premier Jean Charest calls a general election for March 26.^[13]^[14]
- March 1 - Radio DJ Louis Champagne of Saguenay creates a controversy by attacking André Boisclair and the Parti Québécois candidate in Saguenay, Sylvain Gaudreault, over their homosexuality, saying that the factory workers of Jonquière would never vote for gays. He also says the Parti Québécois is like a "club of fags". (Gaudreault went on to win the riding.) Boisclair responds that Champagne's remarks are insulting towards the people of Saguenay. Premier Charest and Action démocratique leader Dumont also condemn the attacks. Champagne is later suspended from his job and has to apologize.
- March 4 - Jean-François Plante, the Action démocratique candidate in Deux-Montagnes, makes controversial comments about women on his blog. Among other things, he questions the provincial government's policies of affirmative action for women and of wage equity between traditionally masculine and feminine occupations, claiming that they lead to discrimination against men. He retracts his comments on the next day, but also accuses André Boisclair of "playing" his homosexuality when it helps him. As a result, he is forced to withdraw his candidacy on March 8. He is replaced as ADQ candidate in Deux-Montagnes by Lucie Leblanc.
- March 6 - Premier Jean Charest brings the issue of Quebec independence at the forefront of the campaign by saying, while speaking with an English-language journalist, that he does not believe that in the case of separation, Quebec would necessarily keep its territorial integrity. Charest later claims that what he had actually wanted to say was that Quebec was indivisible, but his opponents recall comments he had made in 1996, while he was the leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives, to the effect that in the case of a "yes" result in the 1995 referendum, the Cree and Inuit would have had a good legal basis on which to declare independence from Quebec.
- March 8 - Newspaper
  Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne, had denied that a genocide had taken place in Rwanda
  in 1994. Philpot later says that he had not denied that massacres had taken place, but that he wanted people to remember that they had been committed by all parties to the conflict. André Boisclair says that he is "hurt" by his candidate's comments and reminds that the existence of the Rwandan genocide is not in question.
- March 13 - The
  leaders debate took place in Quebec City
  . The Liberals, the Parti Québécois and the Action démocratique du Québec took part but Québec solidaire and the Green party were not invited to participate.
- March 23 - There is widespread outcry when poll clerks are instructed on how to let women wearing the niqāb, an Islamic face veil, vote. After the longstanding policy was criticized by all three main parties, the chief electoral officer reversed his decision and stated that all voters would have to show their face, but not before being inundated by complaints from people opposed to this form of reasonable accommodation for the immigrant population. Meanwhile, women who actually wear the niqāb say they were never opposed to showing their face when voting.^[15]
- March 26 - Election date.

Political parties

Major parties

Other parties

Additionally, several other parties were registered as well: Parti conscience universelle,^[16]^[17] Marxist–Leninist Party of Quebec,^[16] Equality Party,^[16] Bloc pot,^[16] and Union des forces progressistes.^[16]

Campaign slogans

Action démocratique du Québec: Au Québec, on passe à l'action - In Quebec, We're Taking Action
Parti libéral du Québec: Unis pour réussir - Moving Forward Together
Parti Québécois: Reconstruisons notre Québec - Rebuild Our Quebec
Parti vert du Québec: Je vote - I vote
Québec solidaire: Soyons lucides, votons solidaire - Let's Be Clear-Eyed, Let's Vote for Solidarity

Incumbent MNAs not running for re-election

Liberals

Laporte
Yvan Bordeleau, Acadie
Viau
Jean-Talon
Réjean Lafrenière, Gatineau
Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Thomas Mulcair, Chomedey

Péquistes

Independent

Mégantic-Compton

Results

The overall results were:^[18]

Summary of the 26 March 2007 National Assembly of Quebec election results
Party		Party leader	Candi- dates	Seats					Popular vote
Party		Party leader	Candi- dates	2003	Dissol.	2007	Change	%	#	%	Change
	Liberal	Jean Charest	125	76	72	48	-28	38.40%	1,313,664	33.08%	-12.91%
	Action démocratique	Mario Dumont	125	4	5	41	+37	32.80%	1,224,412	30.84%	+12.63%
	Parti Québécois	André Boisclair	125	45	45	36	-9	28.80%	1,125,546	28.35%	-4.91%
	Green	Scott McKay	108	-	-	-	-	-	152,885	3.85%	+3.41%
	Québec solidaire	Régent Séguin^†	123	-	-	-	-	-	144,418	3.64%	+2.58%^‡
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Chénier	24	-	-	-	-	-	2,091	0.05%	-0.02%
	Bloc Pot	Hugô St-Onge	9	-	-	-	-	-	1,564	0.04%	-0.56%
	Christian Democracy	Gilles Noël	12	-	-	-	-	-	1,548	0.04%	-0.05%
	Independents and no affiliation		28	-	1	-	-	-	4,490	0.11%	-0.11%
	Vacant				2
Total			679	125	125	125	-	100%	3,970,618	100%
Source: (official) Notes: "Change" refers to change from previous election ^† Séguin is officially leader of Québec solidaire, but the main spokespersons for the party are Françoise David and Amir Khadir. ^‡ Results for Québec solidaire are compared to the 2003 results for the Union des forces progressistes .

Vote share

PLQ			33.08%
ADQ			30.84%
PQ			28.35%
Green			3.85%
QS			3.64%
Others			0.24%

Seats summary

Liberal			38.40%
ADQ			32.80%
PQ			28.80%

Results by region

Party Name			01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	Liberal	Seats:	1	0	2	1	5	20	5	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	1	6	0
	Liberal	Popular Vote (%):	32.67	32.70	28.02	29.03	34.09	47.20	45.42	30.41	21.64	32.52	41.67	28.25	39.35	17.13	23.41	28.86	26.67
	Action démocratique	Seats:	1	0	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	5	5	8	3
	Action démocratique	Popular Vote (%):	36.88	21.85	41.55	39.03	28.05	15.16	21.41	24.95	25.08	21.48	14.92	51.69	28.49	40.33	36.27	33.41	40.42
	Parti Québécois	Seats:	2	5	2	0	0	8	0	3	2	1	3	0	0	1	2	7	0
	Parti Québécois	Popular Vote (%):	26.79	41.09	23.63	28.70	29.63	24.03	22.36	39.22	48.35	41.41	39.42	16.36	25.40	36.15	34.65	30.98	27.59
Parties below won no seats
	Green	Popular Vote (%):	2.10	1.63	3.48	1.37	4.53	6.74	6.78	0	2.49	0	0.58	1.70	3.99	3.41	3.03	3.57	1.01
	QS	Popular Vote (%):	1.56	2.69	2.97	2.65	3.58	6.32	3.81	5.42	2.43	4.60	3.42	1.91	2.51	2.98	2.61	2.95	3.80
	M-LPQ	Popular Vote (%):	0	0	0.02	0	0	0.95	0.22	0	0	0	0	0.01	0.05	0	0	0.01	0
	Bloc Pot	Popular Vote (%):	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	0
	CDPQ	Popular Vote (%):	0	0	0.18	0.04	0	0.48	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	Popular Vote (%):	0	0.04	0.14	0.35	0.17	0.80	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0.04	0.13	0.50
Total seats:			4	5	11	5	6	28	5	3	2	1	4	8	5	6	8	21	3

Results by place

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth	Seventh	Eighth	Ninth	Total
	Liberal	48	32	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	125
	Action démocratique	41	46	32	4	2	0	0	0	0	125
	Parti Québécois	36	42	44	3	0	0	0	0	0	125
	Green	0	3	3	76	26	0	0	0	0	108
	Québec solidaire	0	2	1	42	78	0	0	0	0	123
	Marxist–Leninist	0	0	0	0	0	13	6	4	1	24
	Bloc Pot	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	9
	Christian Democracy	0	0	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	12
	Independents	0	0	0	0	4	18	4	2	0	28

Synopsis of results

For greater analysis on results within the province, see Candidates of the 2007 Quebec general election.

Results by riding - 2007 Quebec general election summarized from Élections Québec^[19]
Riding	2003		Winning party						Turnout ^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	Votes^{[a 3]}
			Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		PLQ	ADQ	PQ	PVQ	QS	Ind	Other	Total
			Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %									Total

Abitibi-Est		PLQ		PQ	8,262	37.71%	717	3.27%	67.77%	7,545	5,060	8,262	–	1,042	–	–	21,909
Abitibi-Ouest		PQ		PQ	10,983	48.38%	5,454	24.02%	70.75%	5,376	5,529	10,983	–	814	–	–	22,702
Acadie		PLQ		PLQ	17,962	60.09%	12,992	43.46%	62.03%	17,962	4,327	4,970	1,500	1,135	–	–	29,894
Anjou		PLQ		PLQ	13,280	41.36%	4,485	13.97%	72.04%	13,280	7,409	8,795	1,376	1,151	–	99	32,110
Argenteuil		PLQ		PLQ	10,025	37.59%	2,119	7.95%	68.52%	10,025	7,906	6,891	1,244	600	–	–	26,666
Arthabaska		PLQ		ADQ	15,231	41.87%	4,133	11.36%	76.00%	11,098	15,231	7,892	1,030	1,125	–	–	36,376
Beauce-Nord		ADQ		ADQ	19,127	62.62%	11,071	36.25%	71.92%	8,056	19,127	2,392	525	361	83	–	30,544
Beauce-Sud		PLQ		ADQ	19,361	56.85%	9,078	26.66%	74.09%	10,283	19,361	3,578	–	834	–	–	34,056
Beauharnois		PQ		PQ	12,967	41.08%	3,705	11.74%	74.09%	7,279	9,262	12,967	1,061	600	–	–	31,569
Bellechasse		PLQ		ADQ	12,715	48.51%	3,711	14.16%	76.77%	9,004	12,715	3,521	512	460	–	–	26,212
Berthier		PQ		ADQ	16,242	42.24%	2,888	7.51%	72.73%	6,687	16,242	13,354	1,084	1,087	–	–	38,454
Bertrand		PQ		PQ	13,672	37.02%	2,484	6.73%	71.10%	9,082	11,188	13,672	1,766	1,228	–	–	36,936
Blainville		PQ		ADQ	17,731	41.84%	3,547	8.37%	77.99%	8,109	17,731	14,184	1,549	810	–	–	42,383
Bonaventure		PLQ		PLQ	10,221	52.88%	4,511	23.34%	67.80%	10,221	2,357	5,710	–	1,039	–	–	19,327
Borduas		PQ		PQ	12,529	38.76%	2,406	7.44%	79.58%	7,010	10,123	12,529	1,459	944	262	–	32,327
Bourassa-Sauvé		PLQ		PLQ	15,631	50.08%	8,526	27.32%	63.11%	15,631	6,379	7,105	891	1,043	160	–	31,209
Bourget		PQ		PQ	13,422	41.26%	5,935	18.24%	69.89%	7,433	7,487	13,422	2,632	1,363	–	195	32,532
Brome-Missisquoi		PLQ		PLQ	14,182	39.85%	2,961	8.32%	71.88%	14,182	11,121	7,238	1,937	1,032	–	–	35,590
Chambly		PLQ		ADQ	18,154	38.93%	4,704	10.09%	79.58%	11,240	18,154	13,450	2,265	1,527	–	–	46,636
Champlain		PQ		ADQ	15,872	44.81%	5,001	14.12%	76.54%	7,635	15,872	10,871	–	1,039	–	–	35,417
Chapleau		PLQ		PLQ	14,581	45.03%	6,510	20.10%	61.97%	14,581	8,071	7,137	1,755	774	–	65	32,383
Charlesbourg		PLQ		ADQ	17,207	43.36%	6,364	16.04%	78.87%	10,843	17,207	9,828	968	837	–	–	39,683
Charlevoix		PQ		PQ	9,099	37.67%	1,663	6.88%	73.99%	6,541	7,436	9,099	553	527	–	–	24,156
Châteauguay		PLQ		PLQ	15,279	37.42%	3,051	7.47%	73.85%	15,279	12,228	11,208	1,154	967	–	–	40,836
Chauveau		PLQ		ADQ	22,013	55.59%	13,164	33.24%	77.51%	8,849	22,013	6,680	1,255	800	–	–	39,597
Chicoutimi		PQ		PQ	13,965	39.97%	1,046	2.99%	76.45%	12,919	6,155	13,965	803	1,093	–	–	34,935
Chomedey		PLQ		PLQ	18,667	54.75%	10,738	31.49%	62.90%	18,667	7,929	5,180	1,237	683	–	402	34,098
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière		ADQ		ADQ	24,378	58.92%	16,731	40.44%	81.38%	7,292	24,378	7,647	1,203	854	–	–	41,374
Crémazie		PLQ		PQ	12,388	36.00%	170	0.49%	73.84%	12,218	5,540	12,388	1,934	2,218	–	112	34,410
D'Arcy-McGee		PLQ		PLQ	18,410	84.21%	16,940	77.49%	53.10%	18,410	934	710	1,470	338	–	–	21,862
Deux-Montagnes		PQ		ADQ	12,415	36.32%	1,132	3.31%	76.37%	8,183	12,415	11,283	1,448	740	114	–	34,183
Drummond		PQ		ADQ	15,349	38.50%	2,389	5.99%	71.79%	9,530	15,349	12,960	–	1,645	380	–	39,864
Dubuc		PQ		PQ	10,120	37.58%	1,719	6.38%	73.22%	7,077	8,401	10,120	602	728	–	–	26,928
Duplessis		PQ		PQ	10,205	44.75%	3,873	16.98%	62.94%	6,332	4,959	10,205	621	689	–	–	22,806
Fabre		PLQ		PLQ	14,615	34.86%	1,208	2.88%	73.33%	14,615	13,407	11,224	1,795	882	–	–	41,923
Frontenac		PLQ		PLQ	10,440	41.07%	1,609	6.33%	77.09%	10,440	8,831	5,264	496	391	–	–	25,422
Gaspé		PQ		PQ	7,662	40.96%	640	3.42%	68.04%	7,022	3,162	7,662	–	858	–	–	18,704
Gatineau		PLQ		PLQ	13,602	44.95%	6,392	21.12%	63.41%	13,602	6,447	7,210	1,958	896	–	146	30,259
Gouin		PQ		PQ	11,318	37.25%	3,408	11.22%	70.09%	5,612	3,540	11,318	1,750	7,910	109	147	30,386
Groulx		PLQ		ADQ	13,630	37.45%	3,117	8.56%	75.35%	9,898	13,630	10,513	1,503	850	–	–	36,394
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve		PQ		PQ	13,012	52.71%	9,176	37.17%	62.18%	3,347	3,836	13,012	1,749	2,388	97	193	24,685
Hull		PLQ		PLQ	12,643	42.53%	5,528	18.59%	61.26%	12,643	5,071	7,115	2,476	2,358	–	67	29,730
Huntingdon		PLQ		ADQ	13,113	42.76%	3,439	11.22%	70.90%	9,674	13,113	6,926	–	669	281	–	30,663
Iberville		PLQ		ADQ	14,365	42.23%	5,103	15.00%	76.13%	8,390	14,365	9,262	1,224	776	–	–	34,017
Îles-de-la-Madeleine		PQ		PQ	4,820	60.39%	2,178	27.29%	76.10%	2,642	380	4,820	139	–	–	–	7,981
Jacques-Cartier		PLQ		PLQ	22,481	70.24%	18,508	57.82%	67.35%	22,481	3,973	1,352	3,545	491	166	–	32,008
Jean-Lesage		PLQ		ADQ	13,865	39.86%	3,680	10.58%	72.65%	10,185	13,865	7,990	1,159	1,236	131	216	34,782
Jean-Talon		PLQ		PLQ	13,732	41.96%	3,873	11.84%	79.98%	13,732	6,056	9,859	1,518	1,463	–	95	32,723
Jeanne-Mance-Viger		PLQ		PLQ	20,716	68.00%	16,151	53.01%	63.26%	20,716	4,565	3,659	790	635	–	101	30,466
Johnson		PQ		ADQ	11,511	36.02%	180	0.56%	75.01%	7,157	11,511	11,331	1,188	770	–	–	31,957
Joliette		PQ		ADQ	13,805	37.08%	750	2.01%	74.76%	7,527	13,805	13,055	1,149	1,693	–	–	37,229
Jonquière		PLQ		PQ	12,851	39.33%	1,275	3.90%	74.87%	11,576	6,634	12,851	703	839	–	71	32,674
Kamouraska-Témiscouata		PLQ		PLQ	9,826	39.72%	752	3.04%	72.39%	9,826	9,074	4,804	515	521	–	–	24,740
L'Assomption		PQ		ADQ	16,510	39.20%	2,223	5.28%	76.16%	8,235	16,510	14,287	1,777	1,303	–	–	42,112
La Peltrie		PLQ		ADQ	21,055	51.06%	9,884	23.97%	79.76%	11,171	21,055	7,033	1,203	772	–	–	41,234
La Pinière		PLQ		PLQ	17,786	50.44%	9,132	20.89%	66.51%	17,786	8,654	6,281	1,684	860	–	–	35,265
La Prairie		PLQ		ADQ	14,453	33.79%	1,285	3.00%	77.50%	12,251	14,453	13,168	1,605	818	179	298	42,772
Labelle		PQ		PQ	13,961	45.42%	6,237	20.29%	68.98%	6,970	7,724	13,961	1,189	894	–	–	30,738
Lac-Saint-Jean		PQ		PQ	14,750	46.42%	5,575	17.55%	77.32%	9,175	6,837	14,750	474	536	–	–	31,772
LaFontaine		PLQ		PLQ	16,281	62.46%	11,526	44.22%	67.38%	16,281	4,755	3,715	765	552	–	–	26,068
Laporte		PLQ		PLQ	13,249	40.97%	5,112	15.81%	70.92%	13,249	7,699	8,137	1,998	1,256	–	–	32,339
Laurier-Dorion		PQ		PLQ	12,064	39.66%	1,096	3.60%	65.38%	12.064	2,874	10,968	1,639	2,431	160	281	30,417
Laval-des-Rapides		PLQ		PLQ	11,532	34.41%	1,494	4.46%	69.67%	11,532	9,344	10,038	1,450	1,145	–	–	33,509
Laviolette		PLQ		PLQ	10,100	40.99%	3,274	13.29%	72.59%	10,100	6,826	6,687	494	468	–	66	24,641
Lévis		PLQ		ADQ	17,388	44.14%	7,287	18.50%	79.33%	9,925	17,388	10,101	1,015	802	–	163	39,394
Lotbinière		ADQ		ADQ	15,472	59.22%	9,752	37.33%	78.07%	5,720	15,472	4,305	–	630	–	–	26,127
Louis-Hébert		PLQ		PLQ	14,410	34.54%	816	1.96%	81.33%	14,410	13,594	10,429	1,734	1,326	–	225	41,718
Marguerite-Bourgeoys		PLQ		PLQ	16,752	57.14%	11,205	38.22%	63.13%	16,752	5,547	4,697	1,454	717	–	153	29,320
Marguerite-D'Youville		PLQ		ADQ	15,536	37.07%	2,521	6.02%	82.63%	11,401	15,536	13,015	–	1,958	–	–	41,910
Marie-Victorin		PQ		PQ	11,055	39.61%	3,128	11.21%	68.54%	5,974	7,927	11,055	1,327	1,418	–	211	27,912
Marquette		PLQ		PLQ	14,985	47.77%	8,525	27.17%	64.37%	14,985	6,460	6,448	2,313	946	220	–	31,372
Maskinongé		PLQ		ADQ	14,862	40.04%	4,095	11.03%	76.33%	10,767	14,862	10,008	781	699	–	–	37,117
Masson		PQ		ADQ	18,808	43.83%	3,394	7.91%	74.30%	6,064	18,808	15,414	1,569	1,059	–	–	42,908
Matane		PLQ		PQ	7,830	39.10%	213	1.06%	72.27%	7,617	3,980	7,830	240	358	–	–	20,025
Matapédia		PQ		PQ	9,041	43.70%	3,605	17.42%	70.39%	5,137	5,436	9,041	526	551	–	–	20,691
Mégantic-Compton		PLQ		PLQ	8,071	32.98%	210	0.86%	73.70%	8,071	7,861	7,095	904	544	–	–	24,475
Mercier		PQ		PQ	9,426	33.35%	1,123	3.97%	69.32%	5,601	2,381	9,426	2,398	8,303	–	156	28,265
Mille-Îles		PLQ		PLQ	15,978	38.74%	4,648	11.27%	75.93%	15,978	11,330	11,159	1,511	1,169	96	–	41,243
Mirabel		PQ		ADQ	15,241	44.43%	3,550	10.35%	75.27%	5,520	15,241	11,691	1,233	620	–	–	34,305
Mont-Royal		PLQ		PLQ	16,056	70.50%	13,849	60.81%	54.45%	16,056	1,893	2,207	1,710	801	–	108	22,775
Montmagny-L'Islet		PLQ		ADQ	10,022	43.35%	1,193	5.16%	72.64%	8,829	10,022	3,512	445	310	–	–	23,118
Montmorency		PLQ		ADQ	20,796	51.55%	11,672	28.93%	77.99%	9,124	20,796	8,171	1,172	772	157	149	40,341
Nelligan		PLQ		PLQ	21,458	63.82%	15,362	45.69%	64.16%	21,458	6,096	2,977	2,560	532	–	–	33,623
Nicolet-Yamaska		PQ		ADQ	10,839	41.18%	3,384	12.86%	77.73%	6,770	10,839	7,455	–	1,121	138	–	26,323
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce		PLQ		PLQ	14,077	61.43%	10,472	45.70%	58.52%	14,077	1,649	2,425	3,605	1,091	–	69	22,916
Orford		PLQ		PLQ	13,050	33.28%	1,252	3.19%	74.08%	13,050	11,798	11,158	1,798	1,404	–	–	39,208
Outremont		PLQ		PLQ	11,861	47.03%	5,933	23.52%	62.69%	11,861	9,170	2,236	2,725	2,303	101	68	25,222
Papineau		PLQ		PLQ	13,559	39.05%	4,206	12.11%	64.62%	13,559	9,115	9,353	1,654	1,039	–	–	34,720
Pointe-aux-Trembles		PQ		PQ	13,784	47.30%	6,076	20.85%	72.92%	5,316	7,708	13,784	1,257	763	–	311	29,139
Pontiac		PLQ		PLQ	14,817	58.54%	10,874	42.96%	56.53%	14,817	3,943	3,257	2,498	729	–	66	25,310
Portneuf		PLQ		ADQ	15,496	45.92%	4,635	13.73%	77.53%	10,861	15,496	5,667	1,145	580	–	–	33,749
Prévost		PQ		ADQ	15,999	39.31%	808	1.99%	72.26%	7,929	15,999	15,191	–	1,528	–	–	40,697
René-Lévesque		PQ		PQ	12,160	51.78%	5,518	23.50%	68.61%	3,723	6,642	12,610	533	426	–	–	23,484
Richelieu		PQ		PQ	11,411	38.03%	1,998	6.66%	75.11%	7,275	9,413	11,411	986	778	145	–	30,008
Richmond		PLQ		PLQ	11,257	42.32%	3,078	11.57%	74.52%	11,257	8,179	5,485	805	746	129	–	26,601
Rimouski		PQ		PQ	12,925	40.58%	3,531	11.09%	74.26%	6,988	9,394	12,925	651	1,894	–	–	31,852
Rivière-du-Loup		ADQ		ADQ	15,276	58.47%	7,886	30.18%	78.27%	7,390	15,276	2,821	639	–	–	–	26,126
Robert-Baldwin		PLQ		PLQ	22,132	74.76%	18,890	63.81%	58.62%	22,132	3,242	1,581	2,136	514	–	–	29,605
Roberval		PLQ		PQ	13,506	41.75%	2,365	7.31%	72.70%	11,141	6,638	13,506	–	1,065	–	–	32,350
Rosemont		PQ		PQ	14,146	38.60%	4,175	11.39%	70.86%	9,971	6,936	14,146	1,931	3,433	–	231	36,648
Rousseau		PQ		PQ	14,670	41.78%	1,410	4.02%	69.03%	5,402	13,260	14,670	992	789	–	–	35,113
Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue		PLQ		PQ	9,481	33.11%	129	0.45%	68.17%	9,352	7,687	9,481	–	2,117	–	–	28,637
Saint-François		PLQ		PLQ	12,528	37.86%	2,740	8.28%	73.80%	12,528	7,892	9,788	1,772	1,111	–	–	33,091
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne		PLQ		PLQ	11,915	38.49%	2,753	8.89%	61.04%	11,915	5,422	9,162	2,179	2,037	–	244	30,959
Saint-Hyacinthe		PQ		ADQ	13,233	35.73%	1,318	3.56%	76.36%	9,584	13,233	11,915	1,267	1,034	–	–	37,033
Saint-Jean		PLQ		ADQ	17,189	53.28%	8,148	23.60%	75.03%	10,131	17,189	11,916	–	1,478	–	–	40,714
Saint-Laurent		PLQ		PLQ	19,970	67.81%	16,542	56.17%	57.87%	19,970	3,373	3,428	1,681	856	–	141	29,449
Saint-Maurice		PQ		ADQ	9,788	37.72%	1,294	4.99%	72.57%	6,487	9,788	8,494	–	796	387	–	25,952
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques		PQ		PQ	10,501	41.34%	4,480	17.64%	60.86%	6,021	2,733	10,501	2,460	3,596	–	92	25,403
Shefford		PLQ		ADQ	16,643	42.11%	5,746	14.54%	73.06%	10,897	16,643	9,280	1,178	1,310	–	210	39,518
Sherbrooke		PLQ		PLQ	13,136	36.56%	1,332	3.71%	74.23%	13,136	6,409	11,804	2,203	2,263	115	–	35,930
Soulanges		PLQ		PLQ	10,689	36.03%	1,477	4.98%	73.95%	10,689	9,212	7,821	1,389	442	113	–	29,666
Taillon		PQ		PQ	14,040	35.47%	1,452	3.67%	71.83%	9,104	12,588	14,040	1,977	1,873	–	–	39,582
Taschereau		PQ		PQ	12,340	37.10%	3,178	9.56%	70.54%	7,073	9,162	12,340	1,860	2,741	81	–	33,257
Terrebonne		PQ		ADQ	17,224	41.26%	2,064	4.94%	76.51%	6,720	17,224	15,160	1,508	1,136	–	–	41,748
Trois-Rivières		PLQ		ADQ	10,247	37.20%	2,385	8.66%	73.49%	7,862	10,247	7,672	739	907	121	–	27,548
Ungava		PQ		PQ	4,555	41.41%	978	8.89%	48.38%	3,577	2,363	4,555	–	506	–	–	11,001
Vachon		PQ		PQ	11,560	34.88%	227	0.68%	75.20%	8,184	11,333	11,560	1,309	755	–	–	33,141
Vanier		ADQ		ADQ	20,699	51.44%	10,966	27.25%	76.36%	9,733	20,699	7,694	1,149	859	–	103	40,237
Vaudreuil		PLQ		PLQ	15,465	44.20%	6,678	19.08%	72.58%	15,465	8,787	8,217	1,837	686	–	–	34,992
Verchères		PQ		PQ	13,811	41.25%	1,316	3.93%	78.46%	4,751	12,495	13,811	1,407	1,020	–	–	33,484
Verdun		PLQ		PLQ	12,204	40.94%	3,516	11.80%	64.45%	12,204	5,239	8,688	1,868	1,430	80	298	29,807
Viau		PLQ		PLQ	12,917	51.92%	7,511	30.19%	59.33%	12,917	4,157	5,406	1,169	1,231	–	–	24,880
Vimont		PLQ		PLQ	14,936	35.97%	2,038	4.91%	76.13%	14,936	12,898	11,215	1,606	871	–	–	41,526
Westmount-Saint-Louis		PLQ		PLQ	13,368	67.12%	11,037	55.42%	49.23%	13,368	1,554	1,646	2,331	807	–	73	19,916

= open seat

= turnout is above provincial average

= incumbent re-elected under the same party banner

= other incumbents renominated

^ including spoilt ballots
^ Provincewide turnout was 71.23%
^ minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately

Most marginal 2-way and 3-way contests

Top 10 marginal 2-way contests (2007)
Riding			1st vs 2nd
Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue	33.11%	32.66%	0.45%
Crémazie	36.00%	36.51%	0.49%
Johnson	36.02%	35.46%	0.56%
Vachon	34.88%	34.20%	0.68%
Mégantic-Compton	32.98%	32.12%	0.86%
Matane	35.42%	33.21%	1.06%
Louis-Hébert	39.10%	38.04%	1.96%
Prévost	39.31%	37.33%	1.99%
Joliette	37.08%	35.07%	2.01%
Fabre	34.86%	31.98%	2.88%

Top 10 marginal 3-way contests (2007)
Riding				1st vs 3rd
Mégantic-Compton	32.98%	32.12%	28.99%	3.99%
Orford	33.28%	30.09%	28.46%	4.82%
La Prairie	33.79%	30.79%	28.64%	5.15%
Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue	33.11%	32.66%	26.84%	6.27%
Laval-des-Rapides	34.41%	29.96%	27.89%	6.52%
Fabre	34.86%	31.98%	26.77%	8.09%
Vimont	35.97%	31.06%	27.01%	8.96%
Louis-Hébert	34.54%	32.59%	25.00%	9.54%
Soulanges	36.03%	31.05%	26.36%	9.67%
Marguerite-D'Youville	37.07%	31.05%	27.20%	9.87%

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Last Date of Polling	Link	Liberal	Parti Québécois	Action démocratique	Québec solidaire	Green (PVQ)	Other
Angus Reid Strategies	March 24, 2007	PDF	31	29	30	5	6	0
Léger Marketing	March 24, 2007	PDF	35	29	26	4	5	1
CROP	March 22, 2007	PDF	34	28	25	5	8	0
Strategic Counsel	March 21, 2007	HTML	30	31	28	5	6	0
Strategic Counsel	March 16, 2007	PDF	30	32	26	5	7	0
Léger Marketing	March 15, 2007	PDF	33	30	30	3	4	0
SES	March 14–15, 2007	HTML	26	24	15	4	5	(26 Unsure)
CROP	March 13, 2007	PDF	30	30	31	4	4	1
CROP	March 8, 2007	PDF	33	29	26	6	6	0
Léger Marketing	March 1, 2007	PDF	36	29	25	5	5	0
Léger Marketing	February 24, 2007	PDF	37	28	23	6	6	0
CROP	February 20, 2007	PDF	35	32	18	5	10	0
CROP	February 15, 2007	HTML	35	33	19	5	8	0
Léger Marketing	February 10, 2007	PDF	36	31	21	5	5	2
Léger Marketing	January 28, 2007	PDF	34	32	24	5	5	0
CROP	January 28, 2007	HTML	37	34	12	4	8	1
Léger Marketing	December 5, 2006	PDF	36	35	20	7	6	0
Environics	October, 2006	HTML	31	50	12	3	4	0
CROP	September 24, 2006	HTML	37	37	12	4	9	1
CROP	August 28, 2006	HTML	32	37	13	7	9	2
Léger Marketing	June 25, 2006	PDF	37	33	17	6	7	0
CROP	June 25, 2006	HTML	32	35	16	7	9	1
Léger Marketing	April 30, 2006	PDF^{[permanent dead link]}	29	34	15	8	7	7
Léger Marketing	March 12, 2006	PDF	32	43	11	6	8	0

*Swammer performs "live" trend analysis, meaning the results are updated daily.

References

^ La répartition des voix aux élections générales Archived February 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ LCN (March 27, 2007). "Un taux de participation de 71%". Archived from the original on March 31, 2007.
^ CTV News (March 27, 2007). "Que. Liberals win minority, ADQ forms opposition". CTV. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
^ "Mode de scrutin : Un référendum envisagé au Québec | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. September 29, 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^ Le gouvernement Charest repousse la réforme du mode de scrutin | Actualités | Cyberpresse
^ Jocelyne Richer : Boisclair veut un référendum le plus tôt possible | Actualités | Cyberpresse
^ "Accommodements raisonnables : Dumont veut une constitution | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. January 17, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^ "Parti libéral du Québec : La tentation souverainiste | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. January 19, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^ "Parti québécois : Royal appuie la souveraineté du Québec | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. January 22, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^ "French politician defends Quebec comments". CBC News. January 23, 2007.
^ "Pierre Arcand refuse de se "mettre à genoux" devant Mario Dumont". Ledevoir.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^ "Tax cuts, health spending in Quebec pre-election budget". CBC News. February 20, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ "Quebec election set for March 26". CBC News. February 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ "National". globeandmail.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^ "Muslim women will have to lift veils to vote in Quebec election". CBC News. March 23, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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^ "Un nouveau venu sur la scène politique québécoise". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). May 21, 2005. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "General election results". Élections Québec. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

External links

Results by party (total votes and seats won)
Results for all ridings
Official election site by Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec
TrendLines Research Chart Tracking of 2008 Quebec & Federal Riding Projection models
Quebec Votes 2007 from the CBC
Quebec Votes^{[permanent dead link]} from the Montreal Gazette
Election Almanac - Quebec Provincial Election
DemocraticSPACE Quebec 2007 Coverage
Predictions HKDP - Electoral Scenario Creator (in French)
Quebec Politique.com

[20] uding spoilt ballots

[21] Provincewide turnout was 71.23%

[22] r political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately

[1] La répartition des voix aux élections générales Archived February 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[2] LCN (March 27, 2007). "Un taux de participation de 71%". Archived from the original on March 31, 2007.

[3] CTV News (March 27, 2007). "Que. Liberals win minority, ADQ forms opposition". CTV. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.

[4] "Mode de scrutin : Un référendum envisagé au Québec | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. September 29, 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[5] Le gouvernement Charest repousse la réforme du mode de scrutin | Actualités | Cyberpresse

[6] Jocelyne Richer : Boisclair veut un référendum le plus tôt possible | Actualités | Cyberpresse

[7] "Accommodements raisonnables : Dumont veut une constitution | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. January 17, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[8] "Parti libéral du Québec : La tentation souverainiste | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. January 19, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[9] "Parti québécois : Royal appuie la souveraineté du Québec | Politique". Radio-Canada.ca. January 22, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[10] "French politician defends Quebec comments". CBC News. January 23, 2007.

[11] "Pierre Arcand refuse de se "mettre à genoux" devant Mario Dumont". Ledevoir.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[12] "Tax cuts, health spending in Quebec pre-election budget". CBC News. February 20, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[13] "Quebec election set for March 26". CBC News. February 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[14] "National". globeandmail.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[15] "Muslim women will have to lift veils to vote in Quebec election". CBC News. March 23, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

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ISBN 978-2-7621-2646-4
. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[17] "Un nouveau venu sur la scène politique québécoise". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). May 21, 2005. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[18] "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.

[19] "General election results". Élections Québec. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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