Quebec general election, 1886

The Quebec general election of 1886 on October 14, 1886 to elect members of the 6th Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Parti National, a broad coalition formed and led by Honoré Mercier, that included the Parti libéral du Québec and nationalist defectors from the Conservative party. The Parti national got a large boost when Liberals and dissident Conservatives rallied in reaction to the hanging of Louis Riel in 1885, for which the federal Conservatives were held responsible by Quebec voters. The nationalists won a majority of seats against the Parti conservateur du Québec, led by John Jones Ross.

The Conservatives hung on in a minority government until Mercier became premier on January 27, 1887.

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1881	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Honoré Mercier		15	33	+120%	58 389	39.54%	+0.6%
	Conservative	John Jones Ross		49	26	-46.9%	68 141	46.19%	-4.2%
	Independent Conservative			1	3	+200%	20 994	14.23%	+3.2%
	Parti national	Honoré Mercier		-	3	-
	Other			-	-	-
Total				65	65	-		100%

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties
• 6th Legislative Assembly of Quebec