Quebec general election, 1956
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The Quebec general election of 1956 was held on June 20, 1956 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 fifth and final time (and the fourth in a row) that Duplessis led his party to a general election victory. No party since has been able to win more than two elections in a row. Duplessis died in office in 1959.
It was Lapalme's second (and final) loss in a row as Liberal leader. The Liberals did not manage to improve on their performance in the previous 1952 election.
Results
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Union Nationale/row | Union Nationale | Maurice Duplessis | 68 | 72 | +5.9% | 51.80% | +1.3% | Liberal | Georges-Émile Lapalme | 23 | 20 | -13.0% | 44.87% | -0.9% | Other | 1 | 1 | - | 3.33% | -0.4% | |||||||
| Total | 92 | 93 | +1.1% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||