1948 Quebec general election

The 1948 Quebec general election was held on July 28, 1948, 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 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 Ralliement créditiste#Union [des électeurs|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