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
After the 1970 elections
Affiliation Members Parti libéral du Québec 72 Union Nationale 17 Ralliement créditiste du Québec 12 Parti Québécois 7 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 electedNo. of termsRonald TétreaultRalliement créditisteAbitibi-Est 19701st termAurèle AudetRalliement créditisteAbitibi-Ouest 19701st termIndependentRalliement créditisteFrançois CloutierLibéralAhuntsic19701st termZoel SaindonLibéralArgenteuil19662nd termGilles MasséLibéralArthabaska 19701st termJean-Guy CardinalUnion NationaleBagot 19682nd termFabien RoyRalliement créditisteBeauce 19701st termGérard CadieuxLibéralBeauharnois19623rd termGabriel LoubierUnion NationaleBellechasse19623rd termGuy GauthierUnion NationaleBerthier 19662nd termGérard D. LevesqueLibéralBonaventure19565th termGeorges-Émery TremblayLibéralBourassa19662nd termCamille LaurinParti QuébécoisBourget 19701st termGlendon BrownLibéralBrome19565th termPierre LaporteLibéralChambly 19614th termJean Cournoyer (1971)Libéral1969, 19712nd term*Normand ToupinLibéralChamplain1970 1st termRaymond MaillouxLibéralCharlevoix 19623rd termGeorge KennedyLibéralChâteauguay 19623rd termAndré HarveyLibéralChauveau1970 1st termJean-Noël TremblayUnion NationaleChicoutimi 19662nd termOmer DionneLibéralCompton 19701st termVictor GoldbloomLibéralD'Arcy-McGee 19662nd termJean-Paul L'AllierLibéralDeux-Montagnes19701st termFlorian GuayRalliement créditisteDorchester19701st termAlfred BosséLibéralDorion19701st termBernard PinardLibéralDrummond 1952, 19605th term* Roch BoivinUnion NationaleDubuc 19662nd termHenri-Laurier CoiteuxLibéralDuplessis 19604th termDonald Gallienne (1972)Libéral19721st termGilles HoudeLibéralFabre 1966 2nd termPaul-André LatulippeRalliement créditisteFrontenac19701st termFrançois GagnonUnion NationaleGaspé-Nord 19623rd termGuy FortierLibéralGaspé-Sud 19623rd termRoy FournierLibéralGatineau19623rd termMichel Gratton (1972)Libéral1972 1st term Guy JoronParti QuébécoisGouin 19701st termOswald ParentLibéralHull 1956 5th termKenneth FraserLibéralHuntingdon1966 2nd termAlfred CroisetièreUnion NationaleIberville1966 2nd termLouis-Philippe LacroixLibéralÎles-de-la-Madeleine 19623rd termNoël Saint-GermainLibéralJacques-Cartier 19662nd termAimé BrissonLibéralJeanne-Mance 19623rd termRaymond GarneauLibéralJean-Talon 19701st termRobert QuennevilleLibéralJoliette19701st term Gérald HarveyLibéralJonquière 19604th termJean-Marie PelletierLibéralKamouraska 1970 1st termFernand LafontaineUnion NationaleLabelle 19595th termRoger PiloteLibéralLac-Saint-Jean 19701st termMarcel LégerParti QuébécoisLaFontaine19701st termJean PerreaultLibéralL'Assomption 19701st termAndré MarchandLibéralLaurier1970 1st termJean-Noël LavoieLibéralLaval19604th termPrudent CarpentierLibéralLaviolette1970 1st termJoseph-Aurélien RoyRalliement créditisteLévis19701st termFernand HoudeLibéralLimoilou19701st termJulien GiassonLibéralL'Islet19701st termJean-Louis BélandRalliement créditisteLotbinière 19701st termClaude CastonguayLibéralLouis-Hébert 19701st termRobert BurnsParti QuébécoisMaisonneuve 19701st termMarie-Claire KirklandLibéralMarguerite-Bourgeoys 1961 4th termRémi PaulUnion NationaleMaskinongé 19662nd term Jean BienvenueLibéralMatane 19662nd term Bona ArsenaultLibéralMatapédia 1960 4th termBernard DumontRalliement créditisteMégantic 19701st termIndependentRalliement créditisteRobert BourassaLibéralMercier 19662nd termJean-Jacques BertrandUnion NationaleMissisquoi19487th termMarcel MasseUnion NationaleMontcalm19662nd termIndependentJean-Paul CloutierUnion NationaleMontmagny19623rd termLouis VézinaLibéralMontmorency 19701st termPaul BerthiaumeLibéralNapierville-Laprairie19701st termClément VincentUnion NationaleNicolet1966 2nd termWilliam TetleyLibéralNotre-Dame-de-Grâce 19682nd termFernand PicardLibéralOlier19662nd termJérôme ChoquetteLibéralOutremont 19662nd termMark AssadLibéralPapineau 19701st termJean-Guy LarivièreLibéralPontiac 19701st termAntoine DroletRalliement créditistePortneuf19701st termClaude SimardLibéralRichelieu1970 1st termYvon BrochuRalliement créditisteRichmond19701st termMaurice TessierLibéralRimouski 1966 2nd termPaul LafranceLibéralRivière-du-Loup 19701st termArthur-Ewen SéguinLibéralRobert-Baldwin 1966 2nd termRobert LamontagneLibéralRoberval 19701st termMarcel OstiguyLibéralRouville 19701st termCamil SamsonRalliement créditisteRouyn-Noranda 19701st termIndependentRalliement créditisteLucien LessardParti QuébécoisSaguenay1970 1st termGeorges SpringateLibéralSaint-Anne 19701st termCharles-Henri TremblayParti QuébécoisSainte-Marie1970 1st termGérard ShanksLibéralSaint-Henri 19701st termFernand CornellierLibéralSaint-Hyacinthe 19701st termClaude CharronParti QuébécoisSaint-Jacques1970 1st termJacques VeilleuxLibéralSaint-Jean19701st termLéo PearsonLibéralSaint-Laurent 19662nd termHarry BlankLibéralSaint-Louis1960 4th termPhilippe DemersUnion NationaleSaint-Maurice 19662nd termArmand BoisRalliement créditisteSaint-Sauveur 19701st termIndependentRalliement créditisteArmand RussellUnion NationaleShefford 19565th termJean-Paul PépinLibéralSherbrooke 19701st termGeorges VaillancourtLibéralStanstead 19604th termGuy LeducLibéralTaillon 19662nd termGilbert-Roland ThébergeLibéralTémiscamingue 19623rd termMontcalm SimardUnion NationaleTémiscouata19662nd termDenis HardyLibéralTerrebonne 1965, 19702nd term*Guy BaconLibéralTrois-Rivières1970 1st termPaul PhaneufLibéralVaudreuil-Soulanges 19701st termGuy Saint-PierreLibéralVerchères19701st term Lucien CaronLibéralVerdun 19701st termThomas Kevin DrummondLibéralWestmount 19701st termRené LavoieUnion NationaleWolfe 19623rd termBenjamin FaucherLibéralYamaska 19701st term
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
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References
External links 1970 election results List of Historical Cabinet Ministers