Editing Political realignment (section)

===Quebec===
A considerable number of [[List of Quebec general elections|Quebec general elections]] have been known characterized by high seat turnovers, with certain ones being considered realigning elections, notably:
* The [[1936 Quebec general election|1936 election]] which ended 39 years of Liberal rule (16 of them recently under [[Louis-Alexandre Taschereau]]); and saw the rise of [[Maurice Duplessis]]'s [[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]], which would go on to form government for all but one term until 1960.
* The [[1960 Quebec general election|1960 election]], which not only ended 15 continuous years of Union Nationale rule and precipitated its gradual decline, but ushered in the [[Quiet Revolution]] under [[Jean Lesage]].
* The [[1976 Quebec general election|1976 election]], which saw [[René Lévesque]]'s [[Parti Québécois]] not only make a breakthrough in the National Assembly. It also made [[Quebec sovereignty movement|sovereignty]] the dominant political issue from then on, with parties subsequently aligning themselves on a sovereignty–federalist spectrum.
*The [[2018 Quebec general election|2018 election]] suggested the end of the sovereignty-federalist split due to the emergence of the [[Coalition Avenir Québec]], which campaigned on a nationalist platform while explicitly ruling out sovereignty.

Since the 1990s, provincial elections in Quebec show increasing voter realignment and volatility in party support.<ref>James P. Allan, and Richard Vengroff. "Party System Change in Québec: Evidence from Recent Elections." ''Southern Journal of Canadian Studies'' 6.1 (2015): 2-20.</ref> The [[Quebec Liberal Party]] (unaffiliated with the federal Liberals since 1955) been a major party since Confederation, but they have faced different opposition parties.