The 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the

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provincial legislature that existed from July 16, 1952, to June 20, 1956. This assembly marked the third consecutive term of the Union Nationale as the governing party and the fourth under the leadership of

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Seats per political party

* After the 1952 elections

Member list

This was the list of members of the

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that were elected in the 1952 election:

Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected during by-elections in this mandate * Clovis Gagnon, Union Nationale, Matapédia, July 9, 195

*

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, Montréal-Outremont, July 9, 195

* Rosaire Chalifour, Union Nationale, Portneuf, July 9, 195

* John William French, Union Nationale, Compton, September 15, 195

* Arsène Gagné, Union Nationale, Montréal-Laurier, July 6, 195

* Pierre-Jacques-François Bousquet, Union Nationale, Saint-Hyacinthe, July 6, 195

* John Richard Hyde, Quebec Liberal Party, Westmount-Saint-Georges, July 6, 195

Cabinet Ministers

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis * Agriculture: Laurent Barrée * Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin * Labour: Antonio Barrette * Public Works: Roméo Lorrain * Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé * Health: Albiny Paquette * Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque * Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot * Mines: Charles Daniel French (1952-1954), William McOuat Cottingham (1954-1956) * Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque * Roads: Antonio Talbot * Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard (1954-1956) * Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault (1952-1953), Yves Prevost (1953-1956) * Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu * Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis * Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté (1952-1956), Romeo Lorrain (1956) * Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard * Finances: Onésime Gagnon * State Ministers: Arthur Leclerc, Jacques Miquelon, Wilfrid Labbé

New electoral ridings

The electoral map was slightly modified in 1954 with the creation of Jonquière (provincial electoral district), Jonquière-Kenogami from parts of

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. The change was effective in the

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References

External links

1952 election results

{{National Assembly of Quebec Terms of the Quebec Legislature, 24