1948 Quebec general election

The 1948 Quebec general election was held on July 28, 1948, to elect members of the National [Assembly of Quebec|Legislative Assembly] of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union [Nationale (Canada)|Union Nationale], led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.
This was the third time that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory.
It was Godbout's third loss to Duplessis in a general election, and the second in a row. He had won one victory against Duplessis years earlier in the 1939 [Quebec general election|1939 election]. In this election, the Liberals fared particularly poorly, reduced to only 8 seats, although their share of the popular vote was around 36%.

Adjustment of representation

The Legislative Assembly was expanded from 91 to 92 members, as a consequence of Charlevoix—Saguenay no longer returning a joint member, separate members being elected from Charlevoix and Saguenay.

Campaign

The Union des électeurs fielded candidates in all 92 ridings, with 71 becoming, at minimum, three-way contests between them, the UN and the Liberals:

Candidates	UN	Lib	UdE	CCF	Ind	I-UN	Lab-Pr	I-Lib	Lab	I-CCF	Total
3	70	71	71		1						213
4	13	13	13	3	6			3	1		52
5	4	4	4	1	3			3		1	20
6	2	2	2	1	3	1		1			12
7	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	1			14
Total	91	92	92	6	16	3	1	8	1	1	311

Results

Analysis

Parties	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
	82	8	1			91
	8	78	6			92
	2		1	1	3	7
		5	77	8	2	92
		1	3	3		7
			2	4		6
			1			1
			1			1
				5	2	7
					1	1