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29th Quebec Legislature

Provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada, from 1970 to 1973


Provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada, from 1970 to 1973

The 29th National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1970 Quebec general election. It sat for four sessions, from 9 June 1970 to 19 December 1970; from 23 February 1971 to 24 December 1971; from 7 March 1972 to 14 March 1973; and from 15 March 1973 to 25 September 1973. The governing Quebec Liberal Party was led by Premier Robert Bourassa; the official opposition Union Nationale was led by Jean-Jacques Bertrand and later by Gabriel Loubier. The events of the October Crisis took place during this mandate.

Seats per political party

AffiliationMembers
Parti libéral du Québec72
Union Nationale17
Ralliement créditiste du Québec12
Parti Québécois7
**Total**
**108**
**Government Majority**
**55**

Member list

This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1970 election:

NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously elected
Ronald TétreaultRalliement créditisteAbitibi-Est1970
Aurèle AudetRalliement créditisteAbitibi-Ouest1970
Independent
Ralliement créditiste
François CloutierLibéralAhuntsic1970
Zoel SaindonLibéralArgenteuil1966
Gilles MasséLibéralArthabaska1970
Jean-Guy CardinalUnion NationaleBagot1968
Fabien RoyRalliement créditisteBeauce1970
Gérard CadieuxLibéralBeauharnois1962
Gabriel LoubierUnion NationaleBellechasse1962
Guy GauthierUnion NationaleBerthier1966
Gérard D. LevesqueLibéralBonaventure1956
Georges-Émery TremblayLibéralBourassa1966
Camille LaurinParti QuébécoisBourget1970
Glendon BrownLibéralBrome1956
Pierre LaporteLibéralChambly1961
Jean Cournoyer (1971)Libéral1969, 1971
Normand ToupinLibéralChamplain1970
Raymond MaillouxLibéralCharlevoix1962
George KennedyLibéralChâteauguay1962
André HarveyLibéralChauveau1970
Jean-Noël TremblayUnion NationaleChicoutimi1966
Omer DionneLibéralCompton1970
Victor GoldbloomLibéralD'Arcy-McGee1966
Jean-Paul L'AllierLibéralDeux-Montagnes1970
Florian GuayRalliement créditisteDorchester1970
Alfred BosséLibéralDorion1970
Bernard PinardLibéralDrummond1952, 1960
Roch BoivinUnion NationaleDubuc1966
Henri-Laurier CoiteuxLibéralDuplessis1960
Donald Gallienne (1972)Libéral1972
Gilles HoudeLibéralFabre1966
Paul-André LatulippeRalliement créditisteFrontenac1970
François GagnonUnion NationaleGaspé-Nord1962
Guy FortierLibéralGaspé-Sud1962
Roy FournierLibéralGatineau1962
Michel Gratton (1972)Libéral1972
Guy JoronParti QuébécoisGouin1970
Oswald ParentLibéralHull1956
Kenneth FraserLibéralHuntingdon1966
Alfred CroisetièreUnion NationaleIberville1966
Louis-Philippe LacroixLibéralÎles-de-la-Madeleine1962
Noël Saint-GermainLibéralJacques-Cartier1966
Aimé BrissonLibéralJeanne-Mance1962
Raymond GarneauLibéralJean-Talon1970
Robert QuennevilleLibéralJoliette1970
Gérald HarveyLibéralJonquière1960
Jean-Marie PelletierLibéralKamouraska1970
Fernand LafontaineUnion NationaleLabelle1959
Roger PiloteLibéralLac-Saint-Jean1970
Marcel LégerParti QuébécoisLaFontaine1970
Jean PerreaultLibéralL'Assomption1970
André MarchandLibéralLaurier1970
Jean-Noël LavoieLibéralLaval1960
Prudent CarpentierLibéralLaviolette1970
Joseph-Aurélien RoyRalliement créditisteLévis1970
Fernand HoudeLibéralLimoilou1970
Julien GiassonLibéralL'Islet1970
Jean-Louis BélandRalliement créditisteLotbinière1970
Claude CastonguayLibéralLouis-Hébert1970
Robert BurnsParti QuébécoisMaisonneuve1970
Marie-Claire KirklandLibéralMarguerite-Bourgeoys1961
Rémi PaulUnion NationaleMaskinongé1966
Jean BienvenueLibéralMatane1966
Bona ArsenaultLibéralMatapédia1960
Bernard DumontRalliement créditisteMégantic1970
Independent
Ralliement créditiste
Robert BourassaLibéralMercier1966
Jean-Jacques BertrandUnion NationaleMissisquoi1948
Marcel MasseUnion NationaleMontcalm1966
Independent
Jean-Paul CloutierUnion NationaleMontmagny1962
Louis VézinaLibéralMontmorency1970
Paul BerthiaumeLibéralNapierville-Laprairie1970
Clément VincentUnion NationaleNicolet1966
William TetleyLibéralNotre-Dame-de-Grâce1968
Fernand PicardLibéralOlier1966
Jérôme ChoquetteLibéralOutremont1966
Mark AssadLibéralPapineau1970
Jean-Guy LarivièreLibéralPontiac1970
Antoine DroletRalliement créditistePortneuf1970
Claude SimardLibéralRichelieu1970
Yvon BrochuRalliement créditisteRichmond1970
Maurice TessierLibéralRimouski1966
Paul LafranceLibéralRivière-du-Loup1970
Arthur-Ewen SéguinLibéralRobert-Baldwin1966
Robert LamontagneLibéralRoberval1970
Marcel OstiguyLibéralRouville1970
Camil SamsonRalliement créditisteRouyn-Noranda1970
Independent
Ralliement créditiste
Lucien LessardParti QuébécoisSaguenay1970
Georges SpringateLibéralSaint-Anne1970
Charles-Henri TremblayParti QuébécoisSainte-Marie1970
Gérard ShanksLibéralSaint-Henri1970
Fernand CornellierLibéralSaint-Hyacinthe1970
Claude CharronParti QuébécoisSaint-Jacques1970
Jacques VeilleuxLibéralSaint-Jean1970
Léo PearsonLibéralSaint-Laurent1960
Harry BlankLibéralSaint-Louis1960
Philippe DemersUnion NationaleSaint-Maurice1966
Armand BoisRalliement créditisteSaint-Sauveur1970
Independent
Ralliement créditiste
Armand RussellUnion NationaleShefford1956
Jean-Paul PépinLibéralSherbrooke1970
Georges VaillancourtLibéralStanstead1960
Guy LeducLibéralTaillon1966
Gilbert-Roland ThébergeLibéralTémiscamingue1962
Montcalm SimardUnion NationaleTémiscouata1966
Denis HardyLibéralTerrebonne1965, 1970
Guy BaconLibéralTrois-Rivières1970
Paul PhaneufLibéralVaudreuil-Soulanges1970
Guy Saint-PierreLibéralVerchères1970
Lucien CaronLibéralVerdun1970
Thomas Kevin DrummondLibéralWestmount1970
René LavoieUnion NationaleWolfe1962
Benjamin FaucherLibéralYamaska1970

Other elected MNAs

Other MNAs were elected during this mandate in by-elections

  • Jean Cournoyer, Quebec Liberal Party, Chambly, February 8, 1971
  • Donald Gallienne, Quebec Liberal Party, Duplessis, October 11, 1972
  • Michel Gratton, Quebec Liberal Party, Gatineau, November 15, 1972

Cabinet Ministers

  • Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Robert Bourassa
  • Deputy Premier: Gérard D. Levesque
  • Agriculture and Colonization: Normand Toupin
  • Labour and Workforce: Pierre Laporte (1970), Jean Cournoyer (1970–1973)
  • Public Works: Maurice Tessier (1970, 1973), Bernard Pinard (1970–1973)
    • Public Works and Provisioning: Maurice Tessier (1973)
  • Public Office: Raymond Garneau (1970), Jean-Paul L'Allier (1970–1972), Jean Cournoyer (1972–1973), Oswald Parent (1973)
  • Cultural Affairs: François Cloutier (1970–1972), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1972–1973)
  • Immigration: Pierre Laporte (1970), François Cloutier (1970–1972), Jean Bienvenue (1972–1973)
  • Health, Family and Social Welfare: Claude Castonguay (1970)
    • Social Affairs: Claude Castonguay (1970–1973)
  • Education: Guy Saint-Pierre (1970–1972), François Cloutier (1972–1973)
  • Lands and Forests: Thomas Kevin Drummond
  • Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Marie-Claire Kirkland (1970–1972), Guy Saint-Pierre (1972), Claude Simard (1972–1973)
  • Natural Resources: Jean-Gilles Massé
  • Roads: Bernard Pinard (1970–1973)
  • Transportation: Georges-Emery Tremblay (1970–1971), Bernard Pinard (1971–1973)
  • Communications: Jean-Paul L'Allier
  • Municipal Affairs: Maurice Tessier (1970–1973), Victor Goldbloom (1973)
  • Intergovernmental Affairs: Gérard D. Levesque (1970–1971, 1972–1973), Robert Bourassa (1971–1972)
  • Industry and Commerce:Gérard D. Levesque (1970–1972), Guy Saint-Pierre (1972–1973)
  • Financial Institutions, Companies and Cooperatives: Jérôme Choquette (1970), William Tetley (1970–1973)
  • Justice: Jérôme Choquette
  • Solicitor General: Roy Fournier (1971–1972)
  • Finances: Robert Bourassa (1970), Raymond Garneau (1970–1973)
  • President of the Treasury Board: Raymond Garneau (1971–1973)
  • Revenu: William Tetley (1970), Gérald Harvey (1970–1973)
  • State Ministers: Oswald Parent (1970–1973), Raymond Mailloux (1972–1973), Georges-Emery Tremblay (1971–1973), Claude Simard (1970–1972), Victor Goldbloom (1970–1973), Gérald Harvey (1970), Paul Phaneuf (1973), Robert Quenneville, Roy Fournier (1970–1971), Jean Bienvenue (1971–1972)

New electoral districts

A major electoral reform took place in 1972 in which several ridings were merged or split. The changes were effective for the 1973 elections.

  • Anjou was created from parts of LaFontaine
  • Dorchester was renamed Beauce-Nord
  • Beauce was renamed Beauce-Sud
  • Brome and Missiquoi were merged to form Brome-Missisquoi.
  • Charlesbourg was created from parts of Chauveau.
  • Ahuntsic was renamed Crémazie.
  • The old Frontenac riding was split. A new, unrelated Frontenac was created from the renaming and partial merger of Mégantic.
  • Gaspé, which had been previously split into Gaspé-Nord and Gaspé-Sud, returned as a reunited single riding.
  • Bagot was renamed Johnson
  • Joliette and Montcalm merged to form Joliette-Montcalm
  • L'Acadie was created from parts of Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic.
  • Kamouraska and Témiscouata were merged to form Kamouraska-Témiscouata.
  • Montmagny and L'Islet were merged to form Montmagny-L'Islet.
  • Parts of Mégantic and all of Compton were merged to form Mégantic-Compton.
  • Napierville-Laprairie was renamed La Prairie.
  • Mille-Iles was created from parts of Fabre.
  • Mont-Royal was created from parts of Outremont.
  • Nicolet and Yamaska were merged to form Nicolet-Yamaska.
  • Pointe-Claire was formed from parts of Jacques-Cartier and Robert-Baldwin.
  • Prévost was created from parts of Terrebonne.
  • Rosemont was created from parts of Jeanne-Mance.
  • Sauvé was created from parts of Bourassa.
  • Taschereau was created from parts of Jean-Talon.
  • Labelle was renamed Laurentides-Labelle.
  • Laporte was formed from parts of Taillon

Notes

References

References

  1. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Chambly".
  2. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Duplessis".
  3. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Gatineau".
  4. "QuébecPolitique.com | Carte électorale 1972".
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