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This marked the end of slightly more than 39 consecutive years in power for the Liberals, who had governed Quebec since the 1897 election.

This 1936 election had been called less than one year after the 1935 election, due to the resignation of Liberal premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau because of a scandal and his replacement by Godbout as Liberal leader and premier.

This was Duplessis's first term of office. After losing the subsequent 1939 election, he would go on to win four more general elections in a row and become the dominant politician of his time. It was also the Union Nationale's first election, having been formed from a merger between the Action libérale nationale and the Quebec Conservative Party.

• Election results

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of QuebecInstitutions Many of Quebec's political institutions are among the oldest in North America. The first part of this article presents the main political institutions of Quebec society. The last part will attempt to present an overview of Quebec's current po
• Timeline of Quebec historyThis article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history . Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Great Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on the Q