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D Results include the by-election on 24 October 1994 in the Saint-Jean electoral district to break a tie in the original general election. E Includes Independent Liberal candidate; the 27 May 1912 election of Gustave Lemieux by acclamation in Gaspé; and the 15 July 1912 election of Joseph-Édouard Caron in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
1956 - Quebec general election: Union Nationale wins. 1957 - Progressive Conservative Party leader John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada. 1958 - Diefenbaker wins re-election with a strong majority, winning many seats in Quebec for the first time. 1958 - Radio-Canada producers go on strike, a hint of the coming Quiet Revolution.
1807 - Election of Ezekiel Hart in Trois-Rivières during a by-election on April 11. 1807 - On August 29, James Henry Craig becomes governor of the British American colonies. 1808 - On February 1, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec criticizes the swearing-in of Ezekiel Hart because he is a Jew .
This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history. 1533 and before; 1534 to 1607; 1608 to 1662; 1663 to 1759; 1760 to 1773; 1774 to 1790 ...
1892 — Quebec general election: Conservatives win. 1892 — Montreal has electric streetcars for the first time. 1896 — Wilfrid Laurier, born in Saint-Lin, Quebec, becomes the first Quebecer to be elected Prime Minister of Canada. 1896 — In a decision by the British Privy Council, the federal government loses the right to veto provincial ...
1976 – Quebec general election: On November 15, the Parti Québécois (PQ) is elected. With a participation rate of 85.27%, the highest in Quebec's history, 41% of voters give 71 seats to the PQ. 1976 – Quebec-born author Saul Bellow wins the Nobel Prize for literature. 1977 - On April 15, the Expos play their first game at Olympic Stadium.
1900 - Quebec general election: Liberals win. 1900 - Alphonse Desjardins founds the first credit union in North America on December 6 in Lévis. 1904 - Henri Bourassa pleads in favour of bilingualism in the institutions of the federal government. 1904 - Quebec general election: Liberals win.
2014 - The 41st Quebec general election was held on April 7, 2014 to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. [2] 2017 - Valérie Plante becomes first female mayor of Montreal. 2018 – The 42nd Quebec general election was held on October 1, 2018 and elected, for the first time, a CAQ majority.