The 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the

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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) byname "Le Chef" (, "The Boss"), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A Conservatism in Canada, conservative, Quebec nationalism, ...

last term as

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. 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 j ...

and former cabinet Minister Antonio Barrette after Sauvé died less than four months after being sworn as Premier.

Seats per political party

* After the

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Member list

This was the list of members of the

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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, Union Nationale, Labelle, September 16, 195

* Jean-Paul Levasseur, 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

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later that year. In addition, Bourget was created from parts of Laval

References

External links

1956 election results

{{National Assembly of Quebec Terms of the Quebec Legislature, 25