The 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the
Quebec
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,
Canada
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, provincial political legislature that existed from June 20, 1956, and June 22, 1960. The
Union Nationale was the governing party for the fourth consecutive mandate. It was also
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 ...
last term as
Premier of Quebec
The premier of Quebec (French: ''premier ministre du Québec'' (masculine) or ''première ministre du Québec'' (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current premier of Quebec is François Legault of the ...
. He died in office in 1959 and was succeeded in less than a year by
Paul Sauvé
Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé (March 24, 1907 – January 2, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960.
Life
Paul Sauvé was born in Saint-Benoit, Quebec, Canada to journ ...
and former cabinet
Minister Antonio Barrette
Antonio J. Barrette (May 26, 1899 – December 15, 1968) was a Quebec politician born in Joliette, Quebec, Canada.
Member of the legislature
Barrette ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Joliette in the 1935 electi ...
after Sauvé died less than four months after being sworn as Premier.
Seats per political party
* After the
1956 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1956.
Africa
* 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
* 1956 Italian Somaliland parliamentary election
* 1956–1957 Kenyan legislative election
* 1956 Nyasaland general election
Asia
* 1956 Burmese gene ...
Member list
This was the list of members of the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, ...
that were elected in the
1956 election:
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate
*
Joseph-Maurice Laberge,
Union Nationale, Chateauguay, September 18, 195
*
Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Union Nationale, Compton, September 18, 195
*
Joseph-Émile Fortin, Union Nationale, Mégantic, September 18, 195
*
Loyola Schmidt, Union Nationale, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, September 18, 195
*
Benoît Gaboury, Union Nationale, Matane, July 2, 195
*
Pierre Bohémier, Union Nationale, Labelle, October 15, 195
*
Jean-Joseph Turcotte, Union Nationale, Roberval, October 15, 195
*
Fernand Lafontaine
Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine (November 14, 1922 – June 21, 2010) was a Canadian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became an engineer.
Lafontaine ran as a Union Nationale candi ...
, Union Nationale, Labelle, September 16, 195
*
Jean-Paul Levasseur Jean Paul or ''variation'' may refer to:
Places
* Rue ''Jean-Paul-II'', several streets, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II
* Place ''Jean Paul II'', several squares, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II
People Given nam ...
, Union Nationale, Lac-Saint-Jean, September 16, 195
Cabinet Ministers
Duplessis Cabinet (1956-1959)
* 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 (1956–1958), Arthur Leclerc (1958–1959)
* Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque (1956–1958), Jean-Jacques Bertrand (1958–1959)
* Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot (1956–1958)
** Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugene Pouliot (1958–1959)
* Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
* Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque (1956–1958), Daniel Johnson Sr. (1958–1959)
* Roads: Antonio Talbot
* Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
* Municipal Affairs: Yves Prevost (1956), Paul Dozois (1956–1959)
* Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
* Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
* Provincial Secretary: Romeo Lorrain (1956), Yves Prevost (1956–1959)
* Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard
* Finances: Onésime Gagnon (1956), John Samuel Bourque (1958–1959)
* State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault (1958–1959)
Sauve Cabinet (1959-1960)
* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Paul Sauve
* Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
* Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
* Labour: Antonio Barrette
* Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
* Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
* Health: Arthur Leclerc
* Lands and Forests: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
* Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
* Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
* Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.
* Roads: Antonio Talbot
* Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
* Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois
* Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
* Attorney General: Antoine Rivard
* Provincial Secretary: Yves Prevost
* Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon (1959–1960)
* Finances: John Samuel Bourque
* State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Elie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Jacques Miquelon (1959)
Barrette Cabinet (1960)
* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Antonio Barrette
* Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
* Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
* Labour: Antonio Barrette
* Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
* Social Welfare and Youth: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
* Health: Arthur Leclerc
* Lands and Forests: Jacques Miquelon
* Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
* Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
* Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.
* Roads: Antonio Talbot
* Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
* Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois
* Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
* Attorney General: Antoine Rivard
* Provincial Secretary: Yves Prévost
* Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon
* Finances: John Samuel Bourque
* State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Élie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Maurice-Tréfflé Custeau, Armand Maltais
New electoral districts
The electoral map was slightly modified in 1960 with the creation of the
Duplessis (electoral district), Duplessis riding from parts of
Saguenay just before the
elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
later that year. In addition,
Bourget was created from parts of
Laval
References
1956 election results
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