The 27th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that was elected in the 1962 Quebec general election. It sat for six sessions, from 15 January 1963 to 11 July 1963; from 21 August 1963 to 23 August 1963; from 14 January 1964 to 31 July 1964; from 21 January 1965 to 6 August 1965; from 22 October 1965 to 23 October 1965; and from 25 January 1966 to 18 April 1966. The Liberal government led by Jean Lesage continued the Quiet Revolution reforms begun during its first mandate. The official opposition Union Nationale was led by Daniel Johnson, Sr.
Seats per political party After the 1962 elections Affiliation Members 63 31 1 Total 95 Government Majority 32
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1962 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsLucien ClicheLibéralAbitibi-Est1960 2nd termAlcide CourcyLibéralAbitibi-Ouest 19563rd termWilliam McOuat CottinghamUnion NationaleArgenteuil19485th termAlbert MorissetteLibéralArthabaska 19602nd termDaniel JohnsonUnion NationaleBagot 19466th termPaul-Émile AllardUnion NationaleBeauce 19621st termGérard CadieuxLibéralBeauharnois19621st termGabriel LoubierUnion NationaleBellechasse19621st termLucien McGuireLibéralBerthier 19621st termGérard D. LevesqueLibéralBonaventure19563rd termJean MeunierLibéralBourget 19602nd termGlendon BrownLibéralBrome19563rd termPierre LaporteLibéralChambly 19612nd termMaurice BellemareUnion NationaleChamplain 19446th termRaymond MaillouxLibéralCharlevoix 19621st termGeorge KennedyLibéralChâteauguay 19621st termAntonio TalbotUnion NationaleChicoutimi 19388th termClaude-Gilles GosselinUnion NationaleCompton1957 3rd termGaston BinetteLibéralDeux-Montagnes19602nd termJoseph-Armand NadeauUnion NationaleDorchester19621st termFrancis O'Farrell (1964)Libéral19641st termBernard PinardLibéralDrummond 1952, 19603rd term*Henri-Laurier CoiteuxLibéralDuplessis 1960 2nd termÉloi GuillemetteUnion NationaleFrontenac1956 3rd termFrançois GagnonUnion NationaleGaspé-Nord 19621st termGuy FortierLibéralGaspé-Sud 19621st termRoy FournierLibéralGatineau 19621st termOswald ParentLibéralHull 1956 3rd termHenry SomervilleUnion NationaleHuntingdon19524th termLaurent HamelLibéralIberville19602nd termLouis-Philippe LacroixLibéralÎles-de-la-Madeleine 19621st termMarie-Claire KirklandLibéralJacques-Cartier 19612nd termMaurice MajeauUnion NationaleJoliette1962 1st termGérald HarveyLibéralJonquière-Kénogami 19602nd termGérard DallaireLibéralKamouraska 1962 1st termFernand LafontaineUnion NationaleLabelle 19593rd termLucien CollardLibéralLac-Saint-Jean1960 2nd termFrédéric CoiteuxLibéralL'Assomption 1961 2nd termJean-Noël LavoieLibéralLaval19602nd termCharles Romulus DucharmeUnion NationaleLaviolette 1935, 19448th term*Roger RoyLibéralLévis19602nd termFernand LizotteUnion NationaleL'Islet1948, 1962 4th term*René BernatchezUnion NationaleLotbinière 19485th termMarcel DupréLibéralMaisonneuve 1962 1st termGermain CaronUnion NationaleMaskinongé 1944 6th termPhilippe CastonguayLibéralMatane 19602nd termJacques Bernier (1964)Libéral19641st termBona ArsenaultLibéralMatapédia 19602nd termPierre J. MaheuxLibéralMégantic 19602nd termJean-Jacques BertrandUnion NationaleMissisquoi19485th termGérard MartinLibéralMontcalm19621st termJean-Paul CloutierUnion NationaleMontmagny19621st termAlbert GervaisUnion NationaleMontmorency 19621st termAimé BrissonLibéralMontréal–Jeanne-Mance1962 1st termRené LévesqueLibéralMontréal-Laurier 19602nd termJean-Baptiste CrépeauLibéralMontréal-Mercier1962 1st term Paul EarlLibéralMontréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 19485th termEric Kierans (1963)Libéral19631st termGeorges-Émile LapalmeLibéralMontréal-Outremont 1953 4th termFrancis HanleyIndependentMontréal–Sainte-Anne 19485th termEdgar CharbonneauUnion NationaleMontréal–Sainte-Marie 19563rd termPhilippe LalondeLibéralMontréal–Saint-Henri 19524th termPaul DozoisUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Jacques 19563rd termHarry BlankLibéralMontréal–Saint-Louis 19602nd termGeorge O'ReillyLibéralMontréal-Verdun19602nd termClaude Wagner (1964)Libéral19641st term Laurier BaillargeonLibéralNapierville-Laprairie1962 1st termGermain HébertLibéralNicolet 19621st term Roméo LorrainUnion NationalePapineau 19359th termRaymond Thomas JohnstonUnion NationalePontiac1948 5th termMarcellin LarocheLibéralPortneuf19602nd termHenri BeaupréLibéralQuébec-Centre 1962 1st termJean-Jacques BédardLibéralQuébec-Comté 1952, 19603rd term*Ernest GodboutLibéralQuébec-Est 1962 1st termJean LesageLibéralQuébec-Ouest 1960 2nd termGérard CournoyerLibéralRichelieu 1952, 19603rd term*Émilien LafranceLibéralRichmond19524th termAlbert DionneLibéralRimouski 1956 3rd termAlphonse CouturierLibéralRivière-du-Loup 19563rd termJoseph-Georges GauthierUnion NationaleRoberval1962 1st termFrançois BoulaisLibéralRouville 19602nd termEdgar TurpinLibéralRouyn-Noranda 1956 3rd termRodrigue ThibaultLibéralSaguenay 19621st termPierre-Willie Maltais (1964)Libéral1964 1st termRené Saint-PierreLibéralSaint-Hyacinthe 1956 3rd termPhilodor OuimetLibéralSaint-Jean1960 2nd termRené HamelLibéralSaint-Maurice 19524th termJean-Guy Trépanier (1965)Libéral19651st termFrancis BoudreauUnion NationaleSaint-Sauveur 19485th termArmand RussellUnion NationaleShefford 19563rd termCarrier FortinLibéralSherbrooke 19621st termGeorges VaillancourtLibéralStanstead 1960 2nd termGilbert-Roland ThébergeLibéralTémiscamingue 19621st termAntoine RaymondUnion NationaleTémiscouata19524th termLionel BertrandLibéralTerrebonne19602nd termDenis Hardy (1965)Libéral1965 1st termYves GabiasUnion NationaleTrois-Rivières 1960 2nd termPaul Gérin-LajoieLibéralVaudreuil-Soulanges 1960 2nd termGuy LechasseurLibéralVerchères 1960 2nd termJohn Richard HydeLibéralWestmount–Saint-Georges 19554th termRené LavoieUnion NationaleWolfe 19621st termAntonio ÉlieUnion NationaleYamaska 193110th term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate
Eric William Kierans, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, September 25, 1963 Francis O'Farrell, Quebec Liberal Party, Dorchester, October 5, 1964 Jacques Bernier, Quebec Liberal Party, Matane, October 5, 1964 Pierre-Willie Maltais, Quebec Liberal Party, Saguenay, October 5, 1964 Claude Wagner, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Verdun, October 5, 1964 Jean-Guy Trépanier, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Maurice, January 18, 1965 Denis Hardy, Quebec Liberal Party, Terrebonne, January 18, 1965
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Lesage Vice-President of the Executive Council: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1964), Paul Gerin-Lajoie (1964–1966) Agriculture and Colonization: Alcide Courcy Labour: René Hamel (1962–1963), Carrier Fortin (1963–1966) Public Works: René Saint-Pierre Cultural Affairs: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1964), Pierre Laporte (1964–1966) Family and Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1962–1965), René Lévesque (1965–1966) Youth: Paul Gérin-Lajoie (1962–1964) Education: Paul Gérin-Lajoie (1964–1966) Health: Alphonse Couturier (1962–1965), Eric William Kierans (1965–1966) Lands and Forests: Bona Arsenault (1962), Lucien Cliche (1962–1966) Fisheries and Hunting: Gérard D. Levesque (1962–1963) Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lionel Bertrand (1963–1964), Gérard Cournoyer (1964–1965), Alphonse Couturier (1965–1966) Natural Resources: René Lévesque (1962–1966), Gaston Binette (1966) Roads: Bernard Pinard Transportation and Communications: Gérard Cournoyer (1962–1964), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1964–1966) Municipal Affairs: Lucien Cliche (1962), Pierre Laporte (1962–1966) Federal-provincial Affairs: Jean Lesagex Industry and Commerce: André Rousseau (1962), Gérard D. Levesque (1962–1966) Attorney General: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1963), René Hamel (1963–1964), Claude Wagner (1964–1965) Justice: Claude Wagner (1965–1966) Solicitor General: Claude Wagner (1964–1966) Provincial Secretary: Lionel Bertrand (1962–1963), Bona Arsenault (1963–1966) Finances: Jean Lesage Revenu: Paul Earl (1962–1963), Jean Lesage (1963), Eric William Kierans (1963–1966) State Ministers: Carrier Fortin (1962–1963), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1962–1964), Gaston Binette (1965–1966), Albert Morissette (1965–1966), Gerard Cournoyer (1965–1966), Émilien Lafrance (1965–1966)
New electoral districts
A major electoral map reform took place in 1965. The changes were effective starting in the 1966 election. Several ridings were also renamed.
Parts of Laval were split into new ridings including Ahuntsic and Fabre Parts of Bourget were split to form Bourassa, Olier and LaFontaine Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was renamed Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and parts of it were split to form D'Arcy-McGee. Montréal-Jeanne-Mance was renamed Jeanne-Mance and parts of it were split to form Dorion and Gouin. Dubuc was formed from parts of Chicoutimi. Parts of Jacques-Cartier were split to form Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Saint-Laurent and Robert-Baldwin. Montréal-Sainte-Anne was renamed Sainte-Anne. Montréal-Saint-Henri was renamed Sainte-Henri. Montréal-Saint-Jacques was renamed Sainte-Jacques. Montréal-Sainte-Marie was renamed Sainte-Marie. Westmount-Saint-Georges was renamed Westmount. Montréal-Saint-Louis was renamed Saint-Louis. Montréal-Verdun was renamed Verdun. Montréal-Laurier was renamed Laurier. Montréal-Outremont was renamed Outremont. Taillon was formed from parts of Chambly. Québec-Ouest was renamed Louis-Hébert. Québec-Est was renamed Limoilou. Québec County was renamed Chauveau. Québec-Centre was renamed Jean-Talon. Jonquiere-Kenogami was renamed Jonquière
References
External links 1962 election results List of Historical Cabinet Ministers