The 27th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the

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provincial legislature that was elected in the

1962 Quebec general election The 1962 Quebec general election was held on November 14, 1962, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage, was re-elected, defeating the '' Union Natio ...

. It sat for six sessions, from 15 January 1963 to 11 July 1963; from 21 August 1963 to 23 August 1963; from 14 January 1964 to 31 July 1964; from 21 January 1965 to 6 August 1965; from 22 October 1965 to 23 October 1965; and from 25 January 1966 to 18 April 1966. The Liberal government led by

Jean Lesage Jean Lesage (; June 10, 1912 – December 12, 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is often v ...

continued the

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reforms begun during its first mandate. The official opposition Union Nationale was led by Daniel Johnson, Sr.

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 1962 election:

Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate * Eric William Kierans,

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, Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, September 25, 1963 *

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, Quebec Liberal Party, Dorchester, October 5, 1964 * Jacques Bernier, Quebec Liberal Party, Matane, October 5, 1964 * Pierre-Willie Maltais, Quebec Liberal Party, Saguenay, October 5, 1964 * Claude Wagner, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Verdun, October 5, 1964 *

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, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Maurice, January 18, 1965 * Denis Hardy, Quebec Liberal Party, Terrebonne, January 18, 1965

Cabinet Ministers

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Lesage * Vice-President of the Executive Council: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1964), Paul Gerin-Lajoie (1964–1966) * Agriculture and Colonization: Alcide Courcy * Labour: René Hamel (1962–1963), Carrier Fortin (1963–1966) * Public Works: René Saint-Pierre * Cultural Affairs: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1964), Pierre Laporte (1964–1966) * Family and Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1962–1965), René Lévesque (1965–1966) * Youth: Paul Gérin-Lajoie (1962–1964) ** Education: Paul Gérin-Lajoie (1964–1966) * Health: Alphonse Couturier (1962–1965), Eric William Kierans (1965–1966) * Lands and Forests: Bona Arsenault (1962), Lucien Cliche (1962–1966) * Fisheries and Hunting: Gérard D. Levesque (1962–1963) ** Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lionel Bertrand (1963–1964), Gérard Cournoyer (1964–1965), Alphonse Couturier (1965–1966) * Natural Resources: René Lévesque (1962–1966), Gaston Binette (1966) * Roads: Bernard Pinard * Transportation and Communications: Gérard Cournoyer (1962–1964), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1964–1966) * Municipal Affairs: Lucien Cliche (1962), Pierre Laporte (1962–1966) * Federal-provincial Affairs: Jean Lesagex * Industry and Commerce: André Rousseau (1962), Gérard D. Levesque (1962–1966) * Attorney General: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1963), René Hamel (1963–1964), Claude Wagner (1964–1965) ** Justice: Claude Wagner (1965–1966) * Solicitor General: Claude Wagner (1964–1966) * Provincial Secretary: Lionel Bertrand (1962–1963), Bona Arsenault (1963–1966) * Finances: Jean Lesage * Revenu: Paul Earl (1962–1963), Jean Lesage (1963), Eric William Kierans (1963–1966) * State Ministers: Carrier Fortin (1962–1963), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1962–1964), Gaston Binette (1965–1966), Albert Morissette (1965–1966), Gerard Cournoyer (1965–1966), Émilien Lafrance (1965–1966)

New electoral districts

A major electoral map reform took place in 1965. The changes were effective starting in the 1966 election. Several ridings were also renamed. * Parts of Laval were split into new ridings including

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and

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* Parts of Bourget were split to form Bourassa, Olier and

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* Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was renamed

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and parts of it were split to form

D'Arcy-McGee D'Arcy-McGee is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the cities of Côte-Saint-Luc and Hampstead and part of the Côt ...

. * Montréal-Jeanne-Mance was renamed

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and parts of it were split to form Dorion and Gouin. * Dubuc was formed from parts of

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and ...

. * Parts of

Jacques-Cartier Jacques-Cartier () is an electoral district in the West Island of Montreal, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is the only provincial electoral district in Quebec with an Anglophone majority. It notably includes ...

were split to form

Marguerite-Bourgeoys Marguerite-Bourgeoys () is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises the LaSalle borough of the city of Montreal. It was created for the 1966 el ...

, Saint-Laurent and

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. * Montréal-Sainte-Anne was renamed Sainte-Anne. * Montréal-Saint-Henri was renamed Sainte-Henri. * Montréal-Saint-Jacques was renamed Sainte-Jacques. * Montréal-Sainte-Marie was renamed Sainte-Marie. * Westmount-Saint-Georges was renamed

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. * Montréal-Saint-Louis was renamed Saint-Louis. * Montréal-Verdun was renamed

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. * Montréal-Laurier was renamed Laurier. * Montréal-Outremont was renamed

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. *

Taillon Taillon () is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil of the city of Longueuil. It was created ...

was formed from parts of Chambly. * Québec-Ouest was renamed

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. * Québec-Est was renamed Limoilou. * Québec County was renamed

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. * Québec-Centre was renamed

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. * Jonquiere-Kenogami was renamed

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References

External links

1962 election results

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