Quebec general election, 1970
In the Quebec general election on April 29, 1970, the Quebec Liberal Party under Robert Bourassa defeated the incumbent Union Nationale under Jean-Jacques Bertrand.The once-mighty Union Nationale never held power again.
This election marked the first appearance by a new party, the sovereignist Parti Québécois; under René Lévesque;, which won a modest seven seats. This party would later win over many of the Union Nationale's nationalist supporters, contributing to that party's demise.
Only a few months after the election, Quebec faced a severe test with the October Crisis, in which Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped and assassinated by the FLQ.
- Election results
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Preceded by: 1966 | List of Quebec general elections |
Succeeded by: 1973 |
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