1875 Quebec general election

The 1875 Quebec general election was held on July 7, 1875, to elect members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Conservative Party, led by Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville, defeated the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.

1875 Quebec general election
June 7, 1875
65 seats in the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Quebec
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Charles Boucher de Boucherville Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1874 1869
Leader's seat Montarville Division, Legislative Council Lotbinière, Legislative Assembly
Last election 46 seats
51.7% popular vote		 19 seats
39.4% popular vote
Seats won 43 19
Seat change 3 0
Popular vote 44,328 33,763
Percentage 51.0% 38.8%
Swing 0.7% 0.6%
Map of the results by riding.
Premier before election

Charles Boucher de Boucherville
Conservative Party of Quebec

 Premier after election

Charles Boucher de Boucherville
Conservative Party of Quebec

The election was the first one held under the new Quebec Elections Act, passed by the de Boucherville government to replace the pre-Confederation elections law. The new law provided for the secret ballot in Quebec elections for the first time. Under the pre-Confederation elections law, each voter had been required to publicly declare their vote to the elections officials, a form of open ballotting.

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