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20th Quebec Legislature
The 20th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from August 17, 1936, to October 25, 1939. The Union Nationale led by Maurice Duplessis was the governing party for the first time ever. Seats per political party * After the 1936 elections Member list This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1936 election: Other elected MLAs Other MLAs were elected during the term in by-elections * Joseph-Emile Perron, Union Nationale, Beauce, March 17, 1937 * Philippe Adam, Union Nationale, Bagot, February 16, 1938 * Antonio Talbot, Union Nationale, Chicoutimi, May 25, 1938 * Louis Fitch, Union Nationale, Montréal-Saint-Louis, November 2, 1938 * Henri Gérin, Union Nationale, Stanstead, November 2, 1938 Cabinet Ministers * Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis * Agriculture: Bona Dussault * Mines, Hunting and Fishing: Onésime Gagnon (1936) ** Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauce (provincial Electoral District)
Beauce () was a former provincial electoral district in the Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie regions 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 electoral districts of that name existed even earlier: see Beauce (Province of Canada electoral district) and Beauce (Lower Canada). Its final election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral districts were Beauce-Nord and Beauce-Sud. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Christian Henry Pozer, Liberal (1867–1874) * François-Xavier Dulac, Conservative Party (1874–1878) * Joseph Poirier, Liberal (1878–1881) * Jean Blanchet, Conservative Party (1881–1892) * Joseph Poirier, Conservative Party (1892–1897) * Henri Sévérin Béland, Liberal (1897–1902) * Arthur Godbout, Liberal (1902–1921) * Joseph-Hughes Fortier, Liberal (1921–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambly (provincial Electoral District)
Chambly () is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Chambly and other smaller municipalities. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. The lower house consisted of e ...). In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville to the newly created Montarville electoral district. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ. , Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hortensius Béïque
Hortensius Béïque (September 29, 1889 – August 15, 1951) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. Background He was born on September 29, 1889, in Marieville and was a stock broker. Federal Politics Béïque unsuccessfully ran as a Conservative candidate for the district Chambly—Verchères in 1926. Mayor He served as Mayor of Chambly-Bassin, Quebec, from 1930 to 1945. Member of the legislature Béïque ran as a Conservative candidate in 1931 for the district of Vaudreuil and won. He was defeated against Liberal candidate Alexandre Thurber in 1935. He made a political comeback and was elected as a Union Nationale candidate in 1936, but lost re-election again in 1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger .... He is particularly remembered for a comment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brome (provincial Electoral District)
Brome was a provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada). Its last election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 and its successor electoral district was Brome-Missisquoi. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Christopher Dunkin, Conservative Party (1867–1871) * William Warren Lynch, Conservative Party (1871–1889) * Rufus Nelson England, Conservative Party (1889–1897) * Henry Thomas Duffy, Liberal (1897–1903) * John Charles James Sarsfield McCorkill John Charles James Sarsfield McCorkill (31 August 1854 – 10 March 1920) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in Farnham, Quebec, the son of Robert McCorkill and Margaret Meighen, McCorkill was educated in Farnham and Saint-J ..., Liberal (1903–1906) * William Frederick Vilas, Liberal (1906–1917) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Robinson (Canadian Politician)
Jonathan Robinson (November 18, 1894 – October 11, 1948) was a Canadian lawyer and provincial politician. He was born in Waterloo, Quebec and was the grandson of Asa Belknap Foster. In 1928, he married Florence Walker McMaster, daughter of Andrew Ross McMaster. He studied law at McGill University and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1938. He served as secretary of the Bar of Montreal in 1932 and 1933. Robinson was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the Union Nationale for Brome from 1936 until he died in 1948. He was Minister of Mines from 1944 until his death and was the representative of English-speaking Quebecer English-speaking Quebecers, also known as Anglo-Quebecers, English Quebecers, or Anglophone Quebecers (all alternately spelt Quebeckers; in French ''Anglo-Québécois'', ''Québécois Anglophone'') or simply Anglos in a Quebec context, are a ...s in the provincial cabinet. References 1894 births 1948 deaths Politicians f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaventure (provincial Electoral District)
Bonaventure () is a provincial electoral district in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located on the southern shore of the Gaspé Peninsula and encompasses several towns along the Baie des Chaleurs and the New Brunswick border. It notably includes the municipalities of Chandler, Carleton-sur-Mer, New Richmond, Paspébiac, Maria and Bonaventure. It was originally created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Chandler from Gaspé electoral district. Linguistic demographics *Francophone: 84.4% *Anglophone: 13.8% *Allophone In phonology, an allophone (; from the Greek , , 'other' and , , 'voice, sound') is one of multiple possible spoken soundsor '' phones''used to pronounce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Jolicoeur
Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include: People French nobles * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway (1648–1720), French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Almansa * François-Henri de Montm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berthier (provincial Electoral District)
Berthier () is a provincial electoral district in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Lavaltrie, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Lanoraie, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Berthierville, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Saint-Gabriel and Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Sainte-Mélanie to the Joliette Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of G ... electoral district but gained Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare from that same electoral district. Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cléophas Bastien
Cléophas Bastien (September 1, 1892 – February 10, 1943) was a Canadian provincial politician. Born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec, Bastien was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the authority, legal authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with th ... for Berthier from 1927 until his death in 1943. References 1892 births 1943 deaths Politicians from Lanaudière Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellechasse (provincial Electoral District)
Bellechasse is a provincial electoral riding in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes a section of the city of Lévis as well as Saint-Henri, Saint-Anselme, Lac-Etchemin, Sainte-Claire, Beaumont, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Gervais. It was created for the 1867 election, and electoral districts of that name existed even earlier: see Bellechasse (Province of Canada) and Bellechasse (Lower Canada). In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained part of the Desjardins borough of the city of Lévis, namely the portion south of Quebec Autoroute 20 Autoroute 20 is a Quebec Autoroutes of Quebec, Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely populated parts of Canada, with its central section forming the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway from the Quebec .... Members of the Legislative Assembly / Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
