The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the

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provincial legislature that existed from August 8, 1944, to July 28, 1948. The Union Nationale led by

Maurice Duplessis Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis (; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, anti-Communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, he and hi ...

returned to power after defeating the

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led by

Adélard Godbout Joseph-Adélard Godbout (September 24, 1892 – September 18, 1956) was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served as the 15th premier of Quebec briefly in 1936, and again from 1939 to 1944. He served as leader of the Parti Libéral du Qu� ...

who defeated the Union Nationale in the

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. It was the first of four consecutive terms by the UN until 1960.

Seats per political party

* After the 1944 elections

Member list

This was the list of members of the

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that were elected in the 1944 election:

Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this term *

Georges-Octave Poulin Georges-Octave Poulin (August 20, 1894 – March 15, 1963) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Union Nationale member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législativ ...

, Union Nationale, Beauce, November 21, 194

* Charles Daniel French, Union Nationale, Compton, July 3, 194

* Daniel Johnson, Sr., Daniel Johnson, Union Nationale, Bagot, December 18, 194

*

John Gillies Rennie John Gillies Rennie (November 14, 1904 – February 13, 1952) was a Quebec politician and educator and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1947 until his death in office. He was born in Brooklet, near Hinchinbrooke, Quebec, ...

, Union Nationale, Huntingdon, July 23, 194

Cabinet Ministers

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis * Agriculture: Laurent Barrée * Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin * Labour: Antonio Barrette * Public Works: Roméo Lorrain * Health and Social Welfare: Albiny Paquette (1944-1946) ** Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé (1946-1948) ** Health: Albiny Paquette (1947-1948) * Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque * Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot * Mines: Jonathan Robinson * Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque (1945-1948) * Roads: Antonio Talbot * Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault * Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu * Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis * Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté * Treasurer: Onésime Gagnon * Members without portfolios: Thomas Chapais, Antonio Élie, Tancrède Labbé, Marc Trudel, Patrice Tardif, Joseph-Hormisdas Delisle, Joseph-Théophile Larochelle

New electoral districts

The electoral map was slightly modified in 1945 as the Charlevoix et Saguenay riding was split into two new ridings: Charlevoix (provincial electoral district), Charlevoix and Saguenay. The change was effective in the

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

elections

References

1944 election results

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