Jean-Talon by-election (Quebec), 1979

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1979, Quebec, Canada, National Assembly (Quebec)

The Jean-Talon by-election (Quebec), 1979 election took place in Quebec, Canada, National Assembly (Quebec) in 1979. Four parties contested the election in one contest. In total, 25,411 votes were cast.

Results for Jean-Talon

Candidates

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Jean-Claude Rivest	Parti libéral du Québec	14,714 (57.9%)	✓
Louise Beaudoin	Parti québécois	8,977 (35.3%)
Grégoire Biron	Union nationale	1,569 (6.2%)
J. -A. -Yves Beaudin	independent	151 (0.6%)