Statistics on general elections held since 1867

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Candidates

The first female candidate, Mrs. Dennis James (Mae) O’Connor, ran in the by-election of July 23, 1947, in the electoral district of Huntingdon. In the 1948 general election, two women ran: Présille Beaulieu in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral division and Beulah Devlin Grace in Westmount-Saint-Georges electoral division.
Claire Kirkland Casgrain was the first woman to be elected to the National Assembly in the by-election of December 14, 1961, in the electoral division of Jacques-Cartier. She was re-elected in the 1962 general election in the same division.

Year	Male candidates on polling day	Female candidates on polling day	Total number of candidates on polling day	Elected candidates
1867	112		112
1871	110		110
1875	119		119
1878	129		129
1881	117		117
1886	132		132
1890	139		139
1892	139		139
1897	149		149
1900	114		114
1904	117		117
1908	151		151
1912	169		169
1916	142		142
1919	134		134
1923	179		179
1927	167		167
1931	196		196
1935	204		204
1936	205		205
1939	248		248
1944	333		333
1948	309	2	311
1952	233	3	236
1956	265	7	272
1960	253	0	253
1962	221	3	224	1
1966	407	11	418	1
1970	457	9	466	1
1973	453	26	479	1
1976	508	48	556	5
1981	441	84	525	8
1985	532	134	666	18
1989	436	121	557	23
1994	542	138	680	23
1998	515	142	657	29
2003	473	173	646	38
2007	467	212	679	32
2008	449	202	651	37
2012	638	254	892	41
2014	573	241	814	34
2018	565	375	940	53
2022	499	381	880	58

Voter turnout

No ballots were used in the 1867 and 1871 elections.
Voter turnout for the years 1867 and 1871 was established by calculating the number of votes in relation to the number of registered voters. For subsequent years, voter turnout was established by calculating the total number of votes cast (valid ballots and rejected ballots) in relation to the number of registered electors.
For the 1927 election and previous elections, the calculation of voter turnout included all electoral divisions, even those where a victory by acclamation. This significantly reduced voter turnout.
The right to vote was granted to persons 18 years of age and over by an Act passed on July 10, 1963 (1963, c. 13). These people were able to exercise their right to vote for the first time in the by-elections held on October 5, 1964 and on June 5, 1966 in a general election.
Women were granted the right to vote and to run for election by an Act passed on April 25, 1940 (1940, c. 7). They first exercised their right to vote in the by-elections of October 6, 1941, and on August 8, 1944, in a general election. This explains the sharp increase in the number of registered voters.

Years	Registered voters	Valid ballots	Rejected ballots	Voter turnout (%)
1867	161,642	75,715		46.84
1871	172,369	60,266		34.96
1875	185,783	87,487	1,149	47.70
1878	217,825	137,475	1,755	63.91
1881	223,221	97,559	1,854	44.53
1886	234,844	147,525	2,699	63.96
1890	276,641	158,932	2,034	58.18
1892	294,335	174,751	1,771	59.97
1897	338,800	225,779	2,393	67.34
1900	350,517	103,402	980	29.77
1904	381,933	113,453	1,013	29.97
1908	415,801	244,839	3,222	59.65
1912	479,521	291,292	3,378	61.45
1916	485,936	208,452	2,767	43.46
1919	480,120	129,636	1,448	27.30
1923	513,224	290,649	3,768	57.36
1927	569,018	318,012	2,843	56.38
1931	641,323	489,695	4,190	77.01
1935	726,551	536,361	15,232	75.91
1936	734,025	569,325	4,930	78.23
1939	753,310	563,297	7,334	75.74
1944	1,865,396	1,329,959	15,591	72.13
1948	2,036,576	1,513,825	17,928	75.21
1952	2,246,998	1,679,119	25,648	75.86
1956	2,393,360	1,845,729	28,781	78.32
1960	2,608,439	2,096,586	33,521	81.66
1962	2,721,783	2,136,966	29,509	79.59
1966	3,222,302	2,324,829	45,681	73.56
1970	3,478,578	2,872,970	57,029	84.23
1973	3,764,111	2,970,978	54,760	80.38
1976	4,023,743	3,360,506	70,446	85.27
1981	4,410,880	3,600,097	38,523	82.49
1985	4,579,921	3,411,607	52,625	75.64
1989	4,670,690	3,408,909	92,159	74.95
1994	4,893,465	3,913,789	78,239	81.58
1998	5,254,482	4,068,472	46,691	78.32
2003	5,490,551	3,817,764	48,484	70.42
2007	5,630,567	3,970,618	40,078	71.23
2008	5,738,811	3,246,333	49,581	57.43
2012	5,919,808	4,362,688	53,749	74.60
2014	6,012,440	4,232,262	62,793	71.44
2018	6,169,772	4,033,538	66,085	66.45
2022	6,302,789	4,112,821	56,316	66.15

Date

Year	Poll	Proclamation dissolving the legislature	Issuance of the writ of election and order in council (1981)	Nomination deadline
1867	August and September		August 8	August and September
1871	June and July	May 27	May 29	June and July
1875	July 7	June 7	June 7	June 30
1878	May 1	March 22	March 23	April 24
1881	December 2	November 7	November 8	November 25
1886	October 14	September 9	September 9	October 7
1890	June 17	May 9	May 16	June 10
1892	March 8	December 22, 1891	December 23, 1891	March 1
1897	May 11	February 27	February 27	May 4
1900	December 7	November 14	November 15	November 30
1904	November 25	November 4	November 4	November 18
1908	June 8	May 6	May 6	June 1
1912	May 15	April 15	April 15	May 8
1916	May 22	April 14	April 14	May 16
1919	June 23	May 22	May 23	June 16
1923	February 5	January 10	January 11	January 29
1927	May 16	April 19	April 19	May 9
1931	August 24	July 30	July 31	August 17
1935	November 25	October 30	October 30	November 18
1936	August 17	June 11	July 10	August 10
1939	October 25	September 23	September 23	October 18
1944	August 8	June 29	June 29	August 1
1948	July 28	June 9	June 9	July 21
1952	July 16	May 28	May 28	July 9
1956	June 20	April 25	April 25	June 6
1960	June 22	April 27	April 27	June 8
1962	November 14	September 19	September 19	October 31
1966	June 5	April 18	April 18	May 22
1970	April 29	March 12	March 12	April 15
1973	October 29	September 25	September 25	October 15
1976	November 15	October 18	October 18	November 1
1981	April 13	March 12	March 12	March 28
1985	December 2	October 23	October 23	November 16
1989	September 25	August 9	August 9	September 9
1994	September 12	July 24	July 24	August 27
1998	November 30	October 28	October 28	November 14
2003	April 14	March 12	March 12	March 29
2007	March 26	February 21	February 21	March 10
2008	December 8	November 5	November 5	November 22
2012	September 4	August 1	August 1	August 18
2014	April 7	March 5	March 5	March 22
2018	October 1	August 23	August 23	September 15
2022	October 3	August 28	August 28	September 17

Electoral divisions and elections

From 1890 to 1944, the number of representatives in relation to the number of electoral divisions appears.

Year	Electoral divisions	Elections by acclamation	Elections by poll	Ordinary polling stations	Average number of voters registered by electoral division
1867	65	19	45	402	2,487
1871	65	27	38	382	2,652
1875	65	19	46	753	2,858
1878	65	5	60	1,252	3,351
1881	65	17	48	980	3,434
1886	65	7	58	1,400	3,613
1890	74/75	11	62	1,806	3,790
1892	74/75	11	62	1,953	4,032
1897	74/75	2	72	2,370	4,578
1900	74/75	36	38	1,158	4,736
1904	74/75	38	36	1,471	5,161
1908	74/75	6	68	2,605	5,619
1912	81/82	1	80	3,087	5,920
1916	81/82	26	55	2,524	5,999
1919	81/82	45	36	1,984	5,927
1923	85/86	8	77	3,532	6,038
1927	85/86	12	73	3,816	6,694
1931	90/91	0	90	4,653	7,126
1935	90/91	3	87	4,977	8,073
1936	90/91	0	90	5,013	8,156
1939	86/87	1	85	4,933	8,759
1944	91/92	0	91	8,511	20,499
1948	92	0	92	9,449	22,137
1952	92	0	92	10,605	24,423
1956	93	0	93	11,826	25,735
1960	95	0	95	13,502	27,457
1962	95	0	95	13,901	28,650
1966	108	0	108	16,277	29,836
1970	108	0	108	17,192	32,209
1973	110	0	110	19,038	34,219
1976	110	0	110	19,859	36,579
1981	122	0	122	20,567	36,155
1985	122	0	122	20,225	37,540
1989	125	0	125	21,905	37,366
1994	125	0	125	20,687	39,148
1998	125	0	125	21,546	42,036
2003	125	0	125	19,364	43,924
2007	125	0	125	21,466	45,044
2008	125	0	125	21,315	45,910
2012	125	0	125	19,680	47,358
2014	125	0	125	17,592	48,100
2018	125	0	125	16,480	49,358
2022	125	0	125	16,895	50,422

Note:

A new election was held due to a tie in the electoral divisions of Saint-Jean in 1994 and Champlain in 2003. The figures reflect the data from the new elections held in each of these electoral divisions.

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Electoral divisions and elections

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