1867 Quebec general election
The 1867 Quebec general election was held in August and September 1867 to elect members of the First Legislature for the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Conservative Party, led by Premier Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, defeated the Quebec Liberal Party led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.
Image: Pierre Joseph Olivier Chauveau 1863 (cropped)
Image: Henri Gustave Jolyde Lotbiniere 23
The First Legislature of Quebec was summoned in 1867 when the new Canadian province of Quebec was created, as part of the new country of Canada.
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière: First Leader of the Opposition, 1869-1878