It was the fourth and final general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920.

The Action libérale nationale (ALN) was a newly formed party led by the son of former Liberal premier Lomer Gouin.

There were 208 candidates nominated,[1] of which five subsequently withdrew:[2] All three candidates returned by acclamation were incumbents: In Terrebonne, the election of Athanase David was contested on the ground that the ballot papers were not printed in the form prescribed under the Election Act.

Immediately afterwards, the returning officer announced that, as this resulted in a 0-0 tie, he cast his deciding vote in favour of David.

[4][5] The returning officer's action was considered to have been without precedent anywhere in the world in countries with parliamentary-style legislatures.