24th_Quebec_Legislature

24th Quebec Legislature

24th Quebec Legislature

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The 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that existed from July 16, 1952, to June 20, 1956. It was the Union Nationale's third consecutive term as the governing party and the fourth under the leadership of Maurice Duplessis.

Seats per political party

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Member list

This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1952 election:

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Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected during by-elections in this mandate

Cabinet Ministers

  • 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
  • Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque
  • Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
  • Mines: Charles Daniel French (1952-1954), William McOuat Cottingham (1954-1956)
  • Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque
  • Roads: Antonio Talbot
  • Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard (1954-1956)
  • Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault (1952-1953), Yves Prevost (1953-1956)
  • Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
  • Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
  • Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté (1952-1956), Romeo Lorrain (1956)
  • Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard
  • Finances: Onésime Gagnon
  • State Ministers: Arthur Leclerc, Jacques Miquelon, Wilfrid Labbé

New electoral ridings

The electoral map was slightly modified in 1954 with the creation of Jonquière-Kenogami from parts of Chicoutimi. The change was effective in the 1956 elections.

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