The 6th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in

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that existed from October 14, 1886, to June 17, 1890. During most of the term, the

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, also known as the

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as that period, was the governing party. However, the Quebec Conservative Party despite losing the election tried to form a

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with

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and Louis-Olivier Taillon as Premiers but only managed to last a few months before the Liberals led by

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, the founder of the Parti National, formed a narrow

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with 33 of the 65 seats of the

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Seats per political party

* After the 1886 elections

Member list

This was the list of members of the

that were elected in the 1886 election:

Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected during by-elections or in another district between the two general elections * Georges Duhamel,

, Iberville, December 11, 188

* Louis-Olivier Taillon, Quebec Conservative Party, Montcalm, December 11, 188

* Odilon Goyette, Parti national, St. Hyacinthe, July 30, 1887

* Alfred Rochon,

, Ottawa (Outaouais), September 14, 188

* Louis-Phillippe Pelletier, Nationalist Conservative, Dorchester, December 20, 188

* Charles Champagne (MLA for Hochelaga), Charles Champagne, Quebec Liberal Party, Hochelaga, April 28, 188

* Joseph-Hormidas Legris, Parti national, Maskinongé, April 28, 188

* Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois, Quebec Liberal Party, Shefford, May 18, 188

* Séverin Dumais, Parti national, Chicoutimi et Saguenay, June 18, 188

* Honoré Brunelle Tourigny, Quebec Conservative Party, Nicolet, July 17, 188

* William Rhodes (Canadian politician), William Rhodes, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic, December 27, 188

*

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, Quebec Conservative Party, Brome, November 28, 188

*

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, Quebec Liberal Party, Rimouski, December 4, 1889

* Omer Dostaler, Quebec Liberal Party, Berthier, Janvier 15, 189

New provincial ridings

The electoral map was reformed in 1890 just a few months prior to the 1890 Quebec general election, elections later that year

* Drummond-Arthabaska, Drummond et Arthabaska was split into two ridings: Drummond and Arthabaska * Lac-Saint-Jean was created from parts of Chicoutimi et Saguenay. *

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was created from parts of

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. *

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was split into three districts called Montréal division no. 1, Montréal division no. 2 and Montréal division no. 3 * Montréal-Ouest was split into two districts called Montréal division no. 4 and Montréal division no. 5. * Montréal-Centre was renamed Montréal division no. 6. * Richmond et Wolfe was split into two new riding:

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and Wolfe * Saint-Sauveur was created from parts of Québec-Est.

Cabinet Ministers

Ross Cabinet (1886-1887)

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: John Jones Ross * Agriculture and public works: John Jones Ross * Crown Lands: William Warren Lynch * Attorney General: Louis-Olivier Taillon * Secretary and Registry: Jean Blanchet * Treasurer: Joseph Gibb Robertson * Solicitor General: Edmund James Flynn

Taillon Cabinet (1887)

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Louis-Olivier Taillon * Agriculture and public works: Henry Starnes * Crown Lands: William Warren Lynch * Attorney General: Louis-Olivier Taillon * Secretary and Registry: Jean Blanchet * Treasurer: Joseph Gibb Robertson * Solicitor General: Edmund James Flynn

Mercier Cabinet (1887-1890)

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Honoré Mercier * Agriculture and public works: James McShane (1887-1888) ** Agriculture and Colonization: Honoré Mercier (1888), William Rhodes (1888-1890) ** Public Works: Pierre Garneau (1888-1890) * Crown Lands: Pierre Garneau (1887-1888), Georges Duhamel (1888-1890) * Attorney General: Honoré Mercier (1887-1888), Arthur Turcotte (1888-1890) * Secretary and Registry: Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon (1887-1890), Joseph-Émery Robidoux (1890) * Treasurer: Joseph Shehyn * Solicitor General: Georges Duhamel (1887-1888) * Members without portfolios: David Alexander Ross, Arthur Turcotte (1887-1888), Arthur Boyer (1890)

Notes

References

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