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In the Quebec general election on September 12 , 1994 , the Parti Québécois under Jacques Parizeau defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Daniel Johnson, Jr.
This election was very significant for Quebec history, because it set the stage for the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty.
Mario Dumont , leader of the newly-formed Action démocratique du Québec , won his own seat, but his party did not elect any other members.
Election results
Party Votes % of vote Total Parti Québécois 1,751,442 44.8% 77 Parti libéral du Québec 1,737,698 44.4% 47 Action démocratique du Québec 252,721 6.5% 1 Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec 33,269 0.9% 0 Parti de la loi naturelle du Québec 33,206 0.9% 0 Equality Party 11,526 0.3% 0 Parti de la souveraineté du Québec 5,566 0.1% 0 Parti vert du Québec 5,499 0.1% 0 Parti citron 4,087 0.1% 0 CANADA ! 2,567 0.1% 0 Parti pour la république du Canada (Québec) 2,258 0.1% 0 Développement Québec 1,876 0.05% 0 Parti innovateur du Québec 1,861 0.1% 0 Parti économique du Québec 1,759 0.0% 0 Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec 1,171 0.0% 0 Parti communiste du Québec 1,062 0.0% 0 Independents and Unaffiliated 66,221 1.7% 0
See also
External link CBC TV video clip (http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-651-3788/politics_economy/quebec_elections/clip10 )