1952 Quebec general election

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1952 Quebec general election

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92 seats in the 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec 47 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   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

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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.

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.