| 1981 Quebec general election: Chapleau | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Kehoe | 15,364 | 53.44 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Jean Alfred | 12,880 | 44.80 | |||||
| Union Nationale | André Lortie | 413 | 1.44 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Christine Dandenault | 95 | 0.33 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 28,752 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 237 | |||||||
| Turnout | 28,989 | 76.41 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 37,937 | |||||||
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. | ||||||||
