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1931 Quebec General Election
The 1931 Quebec general election was held on August 24, 1931, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Camillien Houde. It was the third general election victory in a row for Taschereau, who had held office since 1920. Redistribution of ridings An Act passed in 1930 increased the number of MLAs from 85 to 90 through the following changes: Campaign The Liberals and Conservatives contested all 90 ridings, with 74 being two-way contests, and the remainder were three-way affairs. Aftermath The Conservatives initiated proceedings to attempt to quash up to 63 of the Liberal wins. In one of the hearings, Houde confessed that he had personally furnished $60,000 towards the effort, but did not disclose where he had gotten the funds from. In response, the Taschereau government passed the "Dillon Act", which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Legislative Assembly Of Quebec
The 18th Quebec Legislature is the provincial legislature that existed in Quebec, Canada from August 24, 1931, to October 30, 1935. The Liberal Party led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau had a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and remained in power in the government. Seats per political party * After the 1931 elections Member list This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1931 election: Other elected MLAs Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during the term * Alexandre Gaudet, Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ..., Nicolet, November 7, 1933 * Thomas Hercule Lapointe, Liberal Party, Wolfe, November 14, 1933 * Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume, Liberal Party, Jacques-Cartier, Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière-du-Loup (electoral District)
Rivière-du-Loup () is a former provincial electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada, which elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1931 election from a portion of the electoral district of Témiscouata. It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup; however, it was re-created for the 1944 election. Its final general election was in 2008; there was a by-election in 2009. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral district was Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly # Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1931–1939) # did not exist (1939–1944), see Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup #Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1944–1948) # Roméo Gagné, Union Nationale (1948–1956) # Alphonse Couturier, Liberal (1956–1966) # Gérard Lebel, Union Nationale (1966–1970) # Paul Lafrance, Liberal (1970� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagot (provincial Electoral District)
Bagot was a former provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec (earlier known as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec). It was created for the 1867 election, and an electoral district of that name existed even earlier: see Bagot (Province of Canada). Its final election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral district was Johnson. Bagot was named in honour of British diplomat and former governor general of the United Province of Canada The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Re ... from 1841 to 1843 Charles Bagot. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Pierre-Samuel Gendron, Conservative Party (1867–1876) * Flavien Dupont, Conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthabaska (electoral District)
Arthabaska () is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes municipalities of Victoriaville Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ..., Plessisville, Princeville and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska. It was created for the 1890 election from a part of Drummond-Arthabaska electoral district. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, Arthabaska lost Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester and Chesterville to the newly created Drummond–Bois-Francs electoral district, but gained nine municipalities from Lotbinière, which ceased to exist. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argenteuil (provincial Electoral District)
Argenteuil () is a provincial electoral district in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Saint-Colomban, Quebec, Saint-Colomban, Lachute and Brownsburg-Chatham. It was created for the 1867 Quebec general election, 1867 election, and an electoral district of that name existed even earlier: see Argenteuil (Province of Canada). The territory of the Argenteuil electoral district in the 2011 electoral map is unchanged from its territory in the 2001 electoral map. From 1992 to 2001, the riding also included the municipalities of Mirabel, Quebec, Mirabel and Huberdeau, Quebec, Huberdeau. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Geography It consists of the municipalities of: *Arundel, Quebec, Arundel *Barkmere, Quebec, Barkmere *Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec, Brownsburg-Chatham *Gore, Quebec, Gore *Grenville, Quebec, Gren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abitibi (provincial Electoral District)
Abitibi () was a former provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada which elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was located in the general area of the modern-day Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Western Quebec. It was created for the 1923 election from parts of the Témiscamingue electoral district. Its last election was in 1939. It disappeared in the 1944 election and was split into Abitibi-Ouest and Abitibi-Est. Members of the Legislative Assembly * Joseph-Édouard Perrault, Liberal (1923) * Hector Authier, Liberal (1923–1936) *Émile Lesage Émile Lesage (February 8, 1904 – July 27, 1963) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. Background He was born on February 8, 1904, in Louiseville, Mauricie and was a business person. Member of the legislature Lesage ran as a Conservative ..., Union Nationale (1936–1939) * Félix Allard, Liberal (1939–1944) External links ;Election results: Election results(National Assembly) Election result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acclamation
An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts. Voting Voice vote The most frequent type of acclamation is a voice vote, in which the voting group is asked who favors and who opposes the proposed candidate. In the event of a lack of opposition, the candidate is considered elected. In parliamentary procedure, acclamation is a form of unanimous consent. This form of election is most commonly associated with papal elections (see Acclamation in papal elections), though this method was discontinued by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution '' Universi Dominici gregis''. It is also sometimes found in the context of parliamentary decisions, or United States presidential nominating conventions (where it is often used to nominate the running mate and incumbent Presidents). Uncontested election In Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Quebec General Election
The 1927 Quebec general election was held on May 16, 1927, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé. It was the second general election victory in a row for Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, who had held office since 1920. Results Twelve Liberal MLAs were returned by acclamation, including one on the Island of Montreal. Taschereau himself was acclaimed in Montmorency, because of the alleged technical rejection of the Conservative candidate Lucien Drolet's nomination papers. Drolet would later sue the returning officer over this. The Liberals won back six of the Montreal seats they had lost in 1923. There was a controversy in Montréal–Saint-Louis, where the Conservative candidate Louis Fitch claimed that he had been subject to false arrest on Election Day. Polling was deferred to May 23 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Parliamentary Review
The ''Canadian Parliamentary Review'' is a quarterly publication of the Canada, Canadian Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The publication began as a newsletter known as the ''Canadian Regional Review'' in 1978 with a provisional six-member editorial board. Renamed in 1980, it adopted a format change under its first editor, Gary Levy. The current editor is Will Stos. The stated objective of the journal is "to inform Canadian legislators about activities of the federal, provincial and territorial branches of the Canadian Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and to promote the study of and interest in Canadian parliamentary institutions.""Masthead." ''Canadian Parliamentary Review.'' It publishes articles by and about present and former legislators as well as legislative staff, professors, journalists and others interested in legislative institutions. The ''Canadian Parliamentary Review'' is distributed to all federal, provincial and territorial le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal–Sainte-Marie
Montréal–Sainte-Marie () was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1912 election from part of Montréal division no. 1 electoral district. Its final election was in 1962. It disappeared in the 1966 election and its successor electoral district was Sainte-Marie. Members of the Legislative Assembly * Napoleon Séguin, Liberal (1912–1921) * Joseph Gauthier, Parti Ouvrier (1921–1923) * Camillien Houde, Conservative Party (1923–1927) * Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1927) * Camillien Houde, Conservative Party (1928–1931) * Gaspard Fauteux, Liberal (1931–1935) * Candide Rochefort, Action liberale nationale – Union Nationale (1935–1939) * Camillien Houde, Independent (1939–1944) * Camille Côté, Union Nationale (1944–1948) * Aime Gendron, Union Nationale (1948–1952) * Yvon Dupuis Yvon Dupuis, (October 11, 1926 – January 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Quebec General Election
The 1936 Quebec general election was held on August 17, 1936, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The '' Union Nationale'', led by Maurice Duplessis, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout. This marked the end of slightly more than 39 consecutive years in power for the Liberals, who had governed Quebec since the 1897 election. This 1936 election had been called less than one year after the 1935 election after Liberal premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau resigned because of a scandal. He was replaced by Godbout as Liberal leader and premier. This was Duplessis's first term in office. After losing the subsequent 1939 election, he later won four more general elections in a row, and became the dominant politician of his time. It was also the ''Union Nationales first election, having been formed from a merger between the ''Action libérale nationale'' and the Quebec Conservative Party. Campaign Result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Nationale (Quebec)
The Union nationale () was a conservatism, conservative and Nationalism, nationalist provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with Autonomism in Quebec, Québécois autonomism. It was created during the Great Depression and held power in Quebec from 1936 to 1939, from 1944 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1970. The party was founded by Maurice Duplessis, who led it until his death in 1959. The party was often referred to in English as the National Union, especially when it was still an electoral force, by both the media and, at times, the party. History Origin The party started when the Action libérale nationale, a group of dissidents from the Quebec Liberal Party, formed a loose coalition with the Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Conservative Party of Quebec. In the 1935 Quebec general election, 1935 Quebec election, the two parties agreed to run only one candidate of either party in each riding. The Action libérale nationale (ALN) elected 26 out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |