The 29th National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in

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that was elected in the

1970 Quebec general election The 1970 Quebec general election was held on April 29, 1970, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968, with its members now known in English as Members o ...

. It sat for four sessions, from 9 June 1970 to 19 December 1970; from 23 February 1971 to 24 December 1971; from 7 March 1972 to 14 March 1973; and from 15 March 1973 to 25 September 1973. The governing

Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; , PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuance ...

was led by

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Robert Bourassa Robert Bourassa (; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just ...

; the official opposition Union Nationale was led by

Jean-Jacques Bertrand Jean-Jacques Bertrand (; June 20, 1916 – February 22, 1973) was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the 21st premier of Quebec, from October 2, 1968, to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale (Quebec), Union Nationale party. Me ...

and later by Gabriel Loubier. The events of the

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took place during this mandate.

Seats per political party

* After the 1970 elections

Member list

This was the list of members of the

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that were elected in the 1970 election:

Other elected MNAs

Other MNAs were elected during this mandate in by-elections * Jean Cournoyer,

, Chambly, February 8, 1971 * Donald Gallienne, Quebec Liberal Party, Duplessis, October 11, 1972 * Michel Gratton, Quebec Liberal Party, Gatineau, November 15, 1972

Cabinet Ministers

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Robert Bourassa * Deputy Premier: Gérard D. Levesque * Agriculture and Colonization: Normand Toupin * Labour and Workforce: Pierre Laporte (1970), Jean Cournoyer (1970–1973) * Public Works: Maurice Tessier (1970, 1973), Bernard Pinard (1970–1973) ** Public Works and Provisioning: Maurice Tessier (1973) * Public Office: Raymond Garneau (1970), Jean-Paul L'Allier (1970–1972), Jean Cournoyer (1972–1973), Oswald Parent (1973) * Cultural Affairs: François Cloutier (1970–1972), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1972–1973) * Immigration: Pierre Laporte (1970), François Cloutier (1970–1972), Jean Bienvenue (1972–1973) * Health, Family and Social Welfare: Claude Castonguay (1970) ** Social Affairs: Claude Castonguay (1970–1973) * Education: Guy Saint-Pierre (1970–1972), François Cloutier (1972–1973) * Lands and Forests: Thomas Kevin Drummond * Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Marie-Claire Kirkland (1970–1972), Guy Saint-Pierre (1972), Claude Simard (1972–1973) * Natural Resources: Jean-Gilles Massé * Roads: Bernard Pinard (1970–1973) * Transportation: Georges-Emery Tremblay (1970–1971), Bernard Pinard (1971–1973) * Communications: Jean-Paul L'Allier * Municipal Affairs: Maurice Tessier (1970–1973), Victor Goldbloom (1973) * Intergovernmental Affairs: Gérard D. Levesque (1970–1971, 1972–1973), Robert Bourassa (1971–1972) * Industry and Commerce:Gérard D. Levesque (1970–1972), Guy Saint-Pierre (1972–1973) * Financial Institutions, Companies and Cooperatives: Jérôme Choquette (1970), William Tetley (1970–1973) * Justice: Jérôme Choquette * Solicitor General: Roy Fournier (1971–1972) * Finances: Robert Bourassa (1970), Raymond Garneau (1970–1973) * President of the Treasury Board: Raymond Garneau (1971–1973) * Revenu: William Tetley (1970), Gérald Harvey (1970–1973) * State Ministers: Oswald Parent (1970–1973), Raymond Mailloux (1972–1973), Georges-Emery Tremblay (1971–1973), Claude Simard (1970–1972), Victor Goldbloom (1970–1973), Gérald Harvey (1970), Paul Phaneuf (1973), Robert Quenneville, Roy Fournier (1970–1971), Jean Bienvenue (1971–1972)

New electoral districts

A major electoral reform took place in 1972 in which several ridings were merged or split. The changes were effective for the

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* Dorchester was renamed

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was renamed

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* Brome and

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were merged to form Brome-Missisquoi. * Charlesbourg was created from parts of

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. * Ahuntsic was renamed Crémazie. * The old Frontenac riding was split. A new, unrelated Frontenac was created from the renaming and partial merger of Mégantic. * Gaspé, which had been previously split into Gaspé-Nord and Gaspé-Sud, returned as a reunited single riding. * Bagot was renamed

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and Montcalm merged to form Joliette-Montcalm *

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was created from parts of Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic. * Kamouraska and Témiscouata were merged to form

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. * Montmagny and L'Islet were merged to form Montmagny-L'Islet. * Parts of Mégantic and all of Compton were merged to form Mégantic-Compton. * Napierville-Laprairie was renamed La Prairie. * Mille-Iles was created from parts of

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. * Mont-Royal was created from parts of

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. * Nicolet and Yamaska were merged to form Nicolet-Yamaska. *

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was formed from parts of Jacques-Cartier and

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. * Prévost was created from parts of Terrebonne. *

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was created from parts of

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. * Sauvé was created from parts of Bourassa. * Taschereau was created from parts of Jean-Talon. *

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was renamed Laurentides-Labelle. * Laporte was formed from parts of

Taillon Taillon () is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil of the city of Longueuil. It was created ...

Notes

References

External links

1970 election results

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