It was the fourth and final general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920. He would resign less than seven months later due to a scandal.
The Action libérale nationale was a newly-formed party led by Paul Gouin, son of former Liberal premier Lomer Gouin, and contained former Liberals who had become dissatisfied with the party. The ALN and Conservatives formed an alliance to contest this election, and after the election merged to formed the Union Nationale, which soon became a major political force.
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In the Quebec general election on November 25, 1935, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau were re-elected, defeating the Action libérale nationale under Paul Gouin and the Quebec Conservative Party under Maurice Duplessis.
It was the fourth and final general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920.
The ALN and Conservatives formed an alliance to contest this election, and after the election merged to formed the Union Nationale, which soon became a major political force.
In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned.
Its paramount political problem continues to be the relationship of the province of Quebec, with its French-speaking residents and unique culture, to the remainder of the country.
Democratic elections in 1974 and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy; Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992).
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