Statistical material and Charts
Last
revised:
March 2007
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Rate of Participation in Quebec Elections
Taux de participation aux élections québécoises
1976-2007
Elections/Referendum |
Rate/taux participation |
November 15, 1976 |
85.27% |
May 20, 1980 (Referendum) |
85.61% |
April 13, 1981 |
82.49% |
December 2, 1985 |
75.64% |
September 25, 1989 |
74.95% |
September 12, 1994 |
81.58% |
October 30, 1995 (Referendum) |
93.52% |
November 30, 1998 |
78.32% |
April 14, 2003 |
70.42% |
March 26, 2007 |
71.27% |
Liberal Victory |
PQ Victory |
The table makes it very clear that the greater the participation rate, the more likely the Parti Québécois will win the election; conversely, the lower the participation rate, the more likely the Liberal Party is to win the election.
© 2007 Claude Bélanger, Marianopolis College
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