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 After the 1976 elections

Affiliation Members Parti Québécois 71 Parti libéral du Québec 26 Union Nationale 11 Ralliement créditiste du Québec 1 Parti national populaire 1  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 electedNo. of termsJean-Paul BordeleauParti QuébécoisAbitibi-Est 19761st termFrançois GendronParti QuébécoisAbitibi-Ouest 19761st termPierre-Marc JohnsonParti QuébécoisAnjou19761st termZoel SaindonLibéralArgenteuil19664th termClaude Ryan (1979)Libéral19791st termJacques BarilParti QuébécoisArthabaska1976 1st termAdrien OuelletteParti QuébécoisBeauce-Nord 19761st termFabien RoyParti national populaire Beauce-Sud19703rd termHermann Mathieu (1979)Libéral19791st termLaurent LavigneParti QuébécoisBeauharnois19761st termBertrand GouletUnion NationaleBellechasse19761st termJean-Guy MercierParti QuébécoisBerthier 19761st termGérard D. LevesqueLibéralBonaventure19567th termPatrice LaplanteParti QuébécoisBourassa19761st termCamille LaurinParti QuébécoisBourget1970, 1976 2nd term*Armand RussellUnion NationaleBrome-Missisquoi1956, 19766th term*Pierre Paradis (1980)Libéral19801st termDenis LazureParti QuébécoisChambly 19761st termMarcel GagnonParti QuébécoisChamplain 19761st termDenis de BellevalParti QuébécoisCharlesbourg19761st termRaymond MaillouxLibéralCharlevoix1962 5th termRoland DussaultParti QuébécoisChâteauguay 19761st termLouis O'NeillParti QuébécoisChauveau19761st termMarc-André BédardParti QuébécoisChicoutimi 19732nd term Guy TardifParti QuébécoisCrémazie 19761st termVictor GoldbloomLibéralD'Arcy-McGee19664th termHerbert Marx (1979)Libéral1979 1st termPierre de BellefeuilleParti QuébécoisDeux-Montagnes19761st termLise PayetteParti QuébécoisDorion19761st termMichel ClairParti QuébécoisDrummond 19761st termHubert DesbiensParti QuébécoisDubuc 19761st termDenis PerronParti QuébécoisDuplessis 19761st termBernard LandryParti QuébécoisFabre1976 1st termGilles GrégoireParti QuébécoisFrontenac 19761st termMichel Le MoignanUnion NationaleGaspé1976 1st termMichel GrattonLibéralGatineau 19723rd termRodrigue TremblayParti QuébécoisGouin 19761st termIndependentJocelyne OuelletteParti QuébécoisHull1976 1st termClaude DuboisUnion NationaleHuntingdon19761st termLibéralJacques BeauséjourParti QuébécoisIberville19761st termDenise LeblancParti QuébécoisÎles-de-la-Madeleine 19761st termNoël Saint-GermainLibéralJacques-Cartier 19664th termHenri E. LabergeParti QuébécoisJeanne-Mance 19761st termRaymond GarneauLibéralJean-Talon 19703rd termJean-Claude Rivest (1979)Libéral1979 1st term Maurice BellemareUnion NationaleJohnson 1944, 19749th term*Camille Picard (1980)Libéral1980 1st termGuy ChevretteParti QuébécoisJoliette-Montcalm 19761st termClaude VaillancourtParti QuébécoisJonquière1976 1st termLéonard LévesqueParti QuébécoisKamouraska-Témiscouata 19761st termThérèse Lavoie-RouxLibéralL'Acadie 19761st termJacques BrassardParti QuébécoisLac-Saint-Jean 19761st termMarcel LégerParti QuébécoisLaFontaine19703rd termPierre MaroisParti QuébécoisLaporte 19761st termGilles MichaudParti QuébécoisLa Prairie 19761st termJacques ParizeauParti QuébécoisL'Assomption 19761st termJacques LéonardParti QuébécoisLaurentides-Labelle1976 1st termAndré MarchandLibéralLaurier 1970 3rd termJean-Noël LavoieLibéralLaval19606th termJean-Pierre JolivetParti QuébécoisLaviolette 1976 1st termJean GaronParti QuébécoisLévis1976 1st termRaymond GravelParti QuébécoisLimoilou1976 1st termRodrigue BironUnion NationaleLotbinière 19761st termIndependentParti Québécois Claude MorinParti QuébécoisLouis-Hébert 1976 1st termRobert BurnsParti QuébécoisMaisonneuve 19703rd termGeorges Lalande (1979)Libéral1979 1st term Fernand LalondeLibéralMarguerite-Bourgeoys 19732nd termYvon PicotteLibéralMaskinongé 19732nd termYves BérubéParti QuébécoisMatane 19761st termLéopold MarquisParti QuébécoisMatapédia1976 1st termFernand GrenierUnion NationaleMégantic-Compton 1966, 19762nd term*Fabien Bélanger (1980)Libéral1980 1st term Gérald GodinParti QuébécoisMercier 19761st termGuy JoronParti QuébécoisMille-Îles 1970, 1976 2nd term*Julien GiassonLibéralMontmagny-L'Islet19703rd termClément RichardParti QuébécoisMontmorency 19761st termJohn CiacciaLibéralMont-Royal 19732nd termSerge FontaineUnion NationaleNicolet-Yamaska 19761st termBryce MackaseyLibéralNotre-Dame-de-Grâce 19761st termReed Scowen (1978)Libéral19781st termGeorges VaillancourtLibéralOrford19606th termAndré RaynauldLibéralOutremont 19761st termPierre Fortier (1980)Libéral1980 1st term Jean AlfredParti QuébécoisPapineau 19761st termIndependentParti Québécois William ShawUnion NationalePointe-Claire19761st termIndependentJean-Guy LarivièreLibéralPontiac-Témiscamingue1970 3rd termMichel PagéLibéralPortneuf19732nd termJean-Guy CardinalParti QuébécoisPrévost 1968, 19763rd term*Solange Chaput-Rolland (1979)Libéral1979 1st termMaurice MartelParti QuébécoisRichelieu1966, 1976 2nd term*Yvon BrochuUnion NationaleRichmond1970, 1976 2nd term*Alain MarcouxParti QuébécoisRimouski 19761st termJules BoucherParti QuébécoisRivière-du-Loup 19761st termJohn O'GallagherLibéralRobert-Baldwin 19761st termRobert LamontagneLibéralRoberval1970 3rd termGilbert PaquetteParti QuébécoisRosemont 19761st termCamil SamsonRalliement créditisteRouyn-Noranda 19703rd termLes DémocratesLibéralLucien LessardParti QuébécoisSaguenay 19703rd termJean-Marc LacosteParti QuébécoisSaint-Anne1976 1st termGuy BisaillonParti QuébécoisSainte-Marie 19761st termRéal RancourtParti QuébécoisSaint-François 19761st termJacques CoutureParti QuébécoisSaint-Henri1976 1st termFabien CordeauUnion NationaleSaint-Hyacinthe1976 1st termClaude CharronParti QuébécoisSaint-Jacques 19703rd termJérôme ProulxParti QuébécoisSaint-Jean1966, 19762nd term*Claude ForgetLibéralSaint-Laurent 19732nd termHarry BlankLibéralSaint-Louis 19606th termYves DuhaimeParti QuébécoisSaint-Maurice 19761st term Jacques-Yvan MorinParti QuébécoisSauvé19732nd termRichard VerreaultLibéralShefford 1973 2nd termGérard GosselinParti QuébécoisSherbrooke1976 1st termRené LévesqueParti QuébécoisTaillon1960, 19764th term* Richard GuayParti QuébécoisTaschereau 19761st termÉlie FalluParti QuébécoisTerrebonne 19761st termDenis VaugeoisParti QuébécoisTrois-Rivières 19761st termJean-François BertrandParti QuébécoisVanier 19761st termLouise Sauvé-CuerrierParti QuébécoisVaudreuil-Soulanges 19761st termJean-Pierre CharbonneauParti QuébécoisVerchères 19761st termLucien CaronLibéralVerdun1970 3rd termCharles A. LefebvreParti QuébécoisViau19761st termGeorge SpringateLibéralWestmount 19703rd term

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.

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

External links 1976 election results List of Historical Cabinet Ministers