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31st Quebec Legislature


The 31st National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1976 Quebec general election. It sat for six sessions from 14 December 1976 to 23 December 1976; from 8 March 1977 to 22 December 1977; from 21 February 1978 to 20 February 1979; from 6 March 1979 to 18 June 1980; on 24 October 1980 (one day); and from 5 November 1980 to 12 March 1981. The Parti Québécois led by René Lévesque came to power for the first time, and organized the 1980 Quebec sovereignty referendum, which resulted in a win for the "no" side. The Quebec Liberal Party opposition was led by interim leader Gérard D. Levesque and later by Claude Ryan.

Seats per political party

AffiliationMembers
Parti Québécois71
Parti libéral du Québec26
Union Nationale11
Ralliement créditiste du Québec1
Parti national populaire1
**Total**
**110**
**Government Majority**
**45**

Member list

This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1976 election:

NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously elected
Jean-Paul BordeleauParti QuébécoisAbitibi-Est1976
François GendronParti QuébécoisAbitibi-Ouest1976
Pierre-Marc JohnsonParti QuébécoisAnjou1976
Zoel SaindonLibéralArgenteuil1966
Claude Ryan (1979)Libéral1979
Jacques BarilParti QuébécoisArthabaska1976
Adrien OuelletteParti QuébécoisBeauce-Nord1976
Fabien RoyParti national populaireBeauce-Sud1970
Hermann Mathieu (1979)Libéral1979
Laurent LavigneParti QuébécoisBeauharnois1976
Bertrand GouletUnion NationaleBellechasse1976
Jean-Guy MercierParti QuébécoisBerthier1976
Gérard D. LevesqueLibéralBonaventure1956
Patrice LaplanteParti QuébécoisBourassa1976
Camille LaurinParti QuébécoisBourget1970, 1976
Armand RussellUnion NationaleBrome-Missisquoi1956, 1976
Pierre Paradis (1980)Libéral1980
Denis LazureParti QuébécoisChambly1976
Marcel GagnonParti QuébécoisChamplain1976
Denis de BellevalParti QuébécoisCharlesbourg1976
Raymond MaillouxLibéralCharlevoix1962
Roland DussaultParti QuébécoisChâteauguay1976
Louis O'NeillParti QuébécoisChauveau1976
Marc-André BédardParti QuébécoisChicoutimi1973
Guy TardifParti QuébécoisCrémazie1976
Victor GoldbloomLibéralD'Arcy-McGee1966
Herbert Marx (1979)Libéral1979
Pierre de BellefeuilleParti QuébécoisDeux-Montagnes1976
Lise PayetteParti QuébécoisDorion1976
Michel ClairParti QuébécoisDrummond1976
Hubert DesbiensParti QuébécoisDubuc1976
Denis PerronParti QuébécoisDuplessis1976
Bernard LandryParti QuébécoisFabre1976
Gilles GrégoireParti QuébécoisFrontenac1976
Michel Le MoignanUnion NationaleGaspé1976
Michel GrattonLibéralGatineau1972
Rodrigue TremblayParti QuébécoisGouin1976
Independent
Jocelyne OuelletteParti QuébécoisHull1976
Claude DuboisUnion NationaleHuntingdon1976
Libéral
Jacques BeauséjourParti QuébécoisIberville1976
Denise LeblancParti QuébécoisÎles-de-la-Madeleine1976
Noël Saint-GermainLibéralJacques-Cartier1966
Henri E. LabergeParti QuébécoisJeanne-Mance1976
Raymond GarneauLibéralJean-Talon1970
Jean-Claude Rivest (1979)Libéral1979
Maurice BellemareUnion NationaleJohnson1944, 1974
Camille Picard (1980)Libéral1980
Guy ChevretteParti QuébécoisJoliette-Montcalm1976
Claude VaillancourtParti QuébécoisJonquière1976
Léonard LévesqueParti QuébécoisKamouraska-Témiscouata1976
Thérèse Lavoie-RouxLibéralL'Acadie1976
Jacques BrassardParti QuébécoisLac-Saint-Jean1976
Marcel LégerParti QuébécoisLaFontaine1970
Pierre MaroisParti QuébécoisLaporte1976
Gilles MichaudParti QuébécoisLa Prairie1976
Jacques ParizeauParti QuébécoisL'Assomption1976
Jacques LéonardParti QuébécoisLaurentides-Labelle1976
André MarchandLibéralLaurier1970
Jean-Noël LavoieLibéralLaval1960
Jean-Pierre JolivetParti QuébécoisLaviolette1976
Jean GaronParti QuébécoisLévis1976
Raymond GravelParti QuébécoisLimoilou1976
Rodrigue BironUnion NationaleLotbinière1976
Independent
Parti Québécois
Claude MorinParti QuébécoisLouis-Hébert1976
Robert BurnsParti QuébécoisMaisonneuve1970
Georges Lalande (1979)Libéral1979
Fernand LalondeLibéralMarguerite-Bourgeoys1973
Yvon PicotteLibéralMaskinongé1973
Yves BérubéParti QuébécoisMatane1976
Léopold MarquisParti QuébécoisMatapédia1976
Fernand GrenierUnion NationaleMégantic-Compton1966, 1976
Fabien Bélanger (1980)Libéral1980
Gérald GodinParti QuébécoisMercier1976
Guy JoronParti QuébécoisMille-Îles1970, 1976
Julien GiassonLibéralMontmagny-L'Islet1970
Clément RichardParti QuébécoisMontmorency1976
John CiacciaLibéralMont-Royal1973
Serge FontaineUnion NationaleNicolet-Yamaska1976
Bryce MackaseyLibéralNotre-Dame-de-Grâce1976
Reed Scowen (1978)Libéral1978
Georges VaillancourtLibéralOrford1960
André RaynauldLibéralOutremont1976
Pierre Fortier (1980)Libéral1980
Jean AlfredParti QuébécoisPapineau1976
Independent
Parti Québécois
William ShawUnion NationalePointe-Claire1976
Independent
Jean-Guy LarivièreLibéralPontiac-Témiscamingue1970
Michel PagéLibéralPortneuf1973
Jean-Guy CardinalParti QuébécoisPrévost1968, 1976
Solange Chaput-Rolland (1979)Libéral1979
Maurice MartelParti QuébécoisRichelieu1966, 1976
Yvon BrochuUnion NationaleRichmond1970, 1976
Alain MarcouxParti QuébécoisRimouski1976
Jules BoucherParti QuébécoisRivière-du-Loup1976
John O'GallagherLibéralRobert-Baldwin1976
Robert LamontagneLibéralRoberval1970
Gilbert PaquetteParti QuébécoisRosemont1976
Camil SamsonRalliement créditisteRouyn-Noranda1970
Les Démocrates
Libéral
Lucien LessardParti QuébécoisSaguenay1970
Jean-Marc LacosteParti QuébécoisSaint-Anne1976
Guy BisaillonParti QuébécoisSainte-Marie1976
Réal RancourtParti QuébécoisSaint-François1976
Jacques CoutureParti QuébécoisSaint-Henri1976
Fabien CordeauUnion NationaleSaint-Hyacinthe1976
Claude CharronParti QuébécoisSaint-Jacques1970
Jérôme ProulxParti QuébécoisSaint-Jean1966, 1976
Claude ForgetLibéralSaint-Laurent1973
Harry BlankLibéralSaint-Louis1960
Yves DuhaimeParti QuébécoisSaint-Maurice1976
Jacques-Yvan MorinParti QuébécoisSauvé1973
Richard VerreaultLibéralShefford1973
Gérard GosselinParti QuébécoisSherbrooke1976
René LévesqueParti QuébécoisTaillon1960, 1976
Richard GuayParti QuébécoisTaschereau1976
Élie FalluParti QuébécoisTerrebonne1976
Denis VaugeoisParti QuébécoisTrois-Rivières1976
Jean-François BertrandParti QuébécoisVanier1976
Louise Sauvé-CuerrierParti QuébécoisVaudreuil-Soulanges1976
Jean-Pierre CharbonneauParti QuébécoisVerchères1976
Lucien CaronLibéralVerdun1970
Charles A. LefebvreParti QuébécoisViau1976
George SpringateLibéralWestmount1970

Other elected MNAs

Other MNAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate

  • Reed Scowen, Quebec Liberal Party, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, July 5, 1978
  • Claude Ryan, Quebec Liberal Party, Argenteuil, April 30, 1979
  • Jean-Claude Rivest, Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-Talon, April 30, 1979
  • Hermann Mathieu, Quebec Liberal Party, Beauce-Sud, November 14, 1979
  • Georges Lalande, Quebec Liberal Party, Maisonneuve, November 14, 1979
  • Solange Chaput-Rolland, Quebec Liberal Party, Prévost, November 14, 1979
  • Herbert Marx, Quebec Liberal Party, D'Arcy-McGee, November 26, 1979
  • Pierre Paradis, Quebec Liberal Party, Brome-Missisquoi, November 17, 1980
  • Camille Picard, Quebec Liberal Party, Johnson, November 17, 1980
  • Fabien Bélanger, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic-Compton, Megantic-Compton, November 17, 1980
  • Pierre Fortier, Quebec Liberal Party, Outremont, November 17, 1980

Cabinet Ministers

  • Prime Minister and Executive Council President: René Lévesque
  • Deputy Premier: Jacques-Yvan Morin
  • Agriculture: Jean Garon (1976–1979)
    • Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Jean Garon (1979–1981)
  • Labour and Workforce: Jacques Couture (1976–1977), Pierre-Marc Johnson (1977-1980), Pierre Marois (1980–1981)
    • Public Works and Provisioning: Lucien Lessard (1976–1977), Jocelyne Ouellette (1977–1981)
  • Public Office: Denis De Belleval (1976–1979), François Gendron (1979–1981)
  • Cultural Affairs: Louis O'Neill (1976–1978), Denis Vaugeois (1978–1981)
  • Cultural Development: Camille Laurin (1977–1980)
    • Cultural and Science Development: Camille Laurin (1980–1981)
  • Immigration: Jacques Couture (1976–1980), Gérald Godin (1980–1981)
  • Social Affairs: Denis Lazure
  • Social Development: Pierre Marois (1977–1980), Lise Payette (1980–1981)
  • Status of Women : Lise Payette (1976–1981)
  • Education: Jacques-Yvan Morin (1976–1980), Camille Laurin (1980–1981)
  • Youth, Recreation and Sports: Claude Charron (1977–1979)
  • Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979)
    • Recreation, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1979–1981)
  • Transportation: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979), Denis De Belleval (1979–1981)
  • Communications: Louis O'Neill (1976–1979), Denis Vaugeois (1979–1980), Clément Richard (1980–1981)
  • Municipal Affairs: Guy Tardif (1976–1980), Jacques Léonard (1980–1981)
  • Environment: Marcel Léger (1977–1981)
  • Energy: Guy Joron (1977–1979)
  • Lands, Forests and Natural Resources: Yves Bérubé (1976–1979)
    • Energy and Resources: Yves Bérubé (1979–1981)
  • Intergovernmental Affairs: Claude Morin
  • Parliamentary and electoral reform: Robert Burns (1977–1979)
    • Electoral reform: Marc-André Bedard (1979–1981)
    • Parliamentary Affairs: Claude Charron (1979–1981)
  • Industry and Commerce: Rodrigue Tremblay (1976–1979)
    • Industry, Commerce and Tourism: Yves Duhaime (1979–1981)
  • Planning: Jacques Leonard (1977–1980), Guy Tardif (1980–1981)
  • Consumers, Cooperatives and Financial: Lise Payette (1976–1979), Guy Joron (1979–1980), Pierre Marc Johnson (1980)
    • Housing: Guy Tardif (1980–1981)
  • Justice: Marc-André Bedard
  • Finances and President of the Treasury Board: Jacques Parizeau
  • Revenu: Jacques Parizeau (1976–1979), Michel Clair (1979–1981)
  • Economic Development: Bernard Landry (1977–1981)

New electoral districts

A significant electoral map reform took place in 1980 and was effective for the 1981 general elections. The number of seats went from 110 to 122.

Main article: Quebec electoral map, 1980

The following electoral districts were created:

  • Bertrand (in Montérégie; not the modern Bertrand, which is in Laurentides)
  • Chapleau
  • Chomedey
  • Groulx
  • Joliette
  • La Peltrie
  • Laval-des-Rapides
  • Marie-Victorin
  • Marquette
  • Nelligan
  • Nicolet
  • Pontiac
  • Rousseau
  • Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
  • Ungava
  • Vachon
  • Viger
  • Vimont

The following electoral districts disappeared:

  • Joliette-Montcalm
  • Laurentides-Labelle
  • Laval
  • Pointe-Claire
  • Pontiac-Témiscamingue
  • Rouyn-Noranda

Notes

References

References

  1. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Notre-Dame-de-Grâce".
  2. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Argenteuil".
  3. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Jean-Talon".
  4. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Beauce-Sud".
  5. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Hochelaga-Maisonneuve".
  6. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Prévost".
  7. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans d'Arcy-McGee".
  8. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Brome-Missisquoi".
  9. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Johnson".
  10. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Mégantic-Compton".
  11. "QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Outremont".
  12. "QuébecPolitique.com | Carte électorale 1980".
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