The 26th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the political provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1960 Quebec general election. It sat from 20 September 1960 to 22 September 1960, from 10 November 1960 to 10 June 1961, and from 9 January 1962 to 19 September 1962. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Lesage began the Quiet Revolution reforms. The Union Nationale, which had previously governed for more than 15 years, formed the official opposition under successive interim leaders Yves Prévost and Antonio Talbot, and then under Daniel Johnson, Sr. The Legislature lasted only two years as Lesage called the 1962 election as a referendum for the nationalization of hydroelectricity under Hydro-Québec.
Seats per political party
After the 1960 elections
Affiliation Members 51 43 1 Total 95 Government Majority 8
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1960 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsLucien ClicheLibéralAbitibi-Est1960 1st termAlcide CourcyLibéralAbitibi-Ouest 19562nd termWilliam McOuat CottinghamUnion NationaleArgenteuil19484th termAlbert MorissetteLibéralArthabaska1960 1st termDaniel JohnsonUnion NationaleBagot 19465th termFabien PoulinLibéralBeauce 19601st termEdgar HébertUnion NationaleBeauharnois19484th termGustave PlanteLibéralBellechasse19601st termAzellus LavalléeUnion NationaleBerthier 19484th termGérard D. LevesqueLibéralBonaventure19562nd termJean MeunierLibéralBourget 19601st termGlendon BrownLibéralBrome19562nd termRobert ThébergeLibéralChambly 19562nd termPierre Laporte (1961)Libéral19611st termMaurice BellemareUnion NationaleChamplain 19445th termArthur LeclercUnion NationaleCharlevoix 1936, 19446th term*Joseph-Maurice LabergeUnion NationaleChâteauguay 19572nd termAntonio TalbotUnion NationaleChicoutimi 19387th termClaude-Gilles GosselinUnion NationaleCompton 19572nd termGaston BinetteLibéralDeux-Montagnes19601st termJoseph-Damase BéginUnion NationaleDorchester19358th termBernard PinardLibéralDrummond 1952, 19602nd term*Henri-Laurier CoiteuxLibéralDuplessis1960 1st termÉloi GuillemetteUnion NationaleFrontenac1956 2nd termClaude JourdainLibéralGaspé-Nord 1960 1st termCamille-Eugène PouliotUnion NationaleGaspé-Sud 19367th termGérard DesjardinsUnion NationaleGatineau1948 4th termOswald ParentLibéralHull1956 2nd termHenry SomervilleUnion NationaleHuntingdon19523rd termLaurent HamelLibéralIberville19601st termHormisdas LanglaisUnion NationaleÎles-de-la-Madeleine 1936 7th termCharles-Aimé KirklandLibéralJacques-Cartier 19396th termMarie-Claire Kirkland (1961)Libéral19611st termAntonio BarretteUnion NationaleJoliette1936 7th termGaston Lambert (1960)Libéral19601st term Gérald HarveyLibéralJonquière-Kénogami 19601st termAlfred PlourdeUnion NationaleKamouraska 1948 4th termFernand LafontaineUnion NationaleLabelle1959 2nd term Lucien CollardLibéralLac-Saint-Jean 19601st termVictor-Stanislas ChartrandUnion NationaleL'Assomption 19445th termFrédéric Coiteux (1961)Libéral1961 1st termJean-Noël LavoieLibéralLaval19601st termCharles Romulus DucharmeUnion NationaleLaviolette 1935, 19447th term*Roger RoyLibéralLévis19601st termAndré RousseauLibéralL'Islet19601st termRené BernatchezUnion NationaleLotbinière 19484th termLucien TremblayUnion NationaleMaisonneuve 19562nd termGermain CaronUnion NationaleMaskinongé 1944 5th termPhilippe CastonguayLibéralMatane 19601st termBona ArsenaultLibéralMatapédia 19601st termPierre J. MaheuxLibéralMégantic 19601st termJean-Jacques BertrandUnion NationaleMissisquoi19484th termMaurice TellierUnion NationaleMontcalm1936, 1944 6th term*Laurent LizotteLibéralMontmagny19601st termYves PrévostUnion NationaleMontmorency 19484th termMaurice-Tréflé CusteauUnion NationaleMontréal–Jeanne-Mance 19562nd termRené LévesqueLibéralMontréal-Laurier 19601st termGérard ThibeaultUnion NationaleMontréal-Mercier 1936, 19485th term*Paul EarlLibéralMontréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 19484th termGeorges-Émile LapalmeLibéralMontréal-Outremont1953 3rd termFrancis HanleyIndependentMontréal–Sainte-Anne 19484th termEdgar CharbonneauUnion NationaleMontréal–Sainte-Marie 19562nd termPhilippe LalondeLibéralMontréal–Saint-Henri 19523rd termPaul DozoisUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Jacques 19562nd termHarry BlankLibéralMontréal–Saint-Louis 19601st termGeorge O'ReillyLibéralMontréal-Verdun1960 1st termHercule RiendeauUnion NationaleNapierville-Laprairie19445th termCamille RoyUnion NationaleNicolet 19523rd termRoméo LorrainUnion NationalePapineau 1935 8th termRaymond Thomas JohnstonUnion NationalePontiac 19484th termMarcellin LarocheLibéralPortneuf1960 1st termMaurice CloutierUnion NationaleQuébec-Centre 19523rd termJean-Jacques BédardLibéralQuébec-Comté 1952, 19602nd term*Armand MaltaisUnion NationaleQuébec-Est 19562nd termJean LesageLibéralQuébec-Ouest 19601st term Gérard CournoyerLibéralRichelieu 1952, 19602nd term*Émilien LafranceLibéralRichmond19523rd termAlbert DionneLibéralRimouski 1956 2nd termAlphonse CouturierLibéralRivière-du-Loup 19562nd termJean-Claude PlourdeLibéralRoberval 1960 1st termLaurent BarréUnion NationaleRouville 1931, 19448th term*François Boulais (1960)Libéral1960 1st termEdgar TurpinLibéralRouyn-Noranda 1956 2nd termLucien BélangerLibéralSaguenay 1960 1st termRené Saint-PierreLibéralSaint-Hyacinthe 1956 2nd termPhilodor OuimetLibéralSaint-Jean1960 1st termRené HamelLibéralSaint-Maurice 19523rd termFrancis BoudreauUnion NationaleSaint-Sauveur 19484th termArmand RussellUnion NationaleShefford 1956 2nd term Louis-Philippe BrousseauLibéralSherbrooke 1960 1st termGeorges VaillancourtLibéralStanstead 1960 1st termJoseph-André LaroucheUnion NationaleTémiscamingue 19562nd termAntoine RaymondUnion NationaleTémiscouata19523rd termLionel BertrandLibéralTerrebonne1960 1st termYves GabiasUnion NationaleTrois-Rivières 1960 1st termPaul Gérin-LajoieLibéralVaudreuil-Soulanges 19601st term Guy LechasseurLibéralVerchères 1960 1st termJohn Richard HydeLibéralWestmount–Saint-Georges 19553rd termGérard LemieuxLibéralWolfe 1952, 19602nd term*Antonio ÉlieUnion NationaleYamaska 19319th term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected during this mandate in by-elections
Gaston Lambert, Quebec Liberal Party, Joliette, November 23, 1960 François Boulais, Quebec Liberal Party, Rouville, November 23, 1960 Pierre Laporte, Quebec Liberal Party, Chambly, December 14, 1961 Marie-Claire Kirkland, Quebec Liberal Party, Jacques-Cartier, December 14, 1961
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Lesage Vice-President of the Executive Council: Georges-Émile Lapalme Agriculture: Alcide Courcy (1960–1962) Colonization: Alcide Courcy (1960–1962) Agriculture and Colonization: Alcide Courcy (1962) Labour: René Hamel Public Works: René Lévesque (1960–1961), René Saint-Pierre (1961–1962) Cultural Affairs: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1961–1962) Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1960–1961) Family and Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1961–1962) Youth: Paul Gérin-Lajoie Health: Alphonse Couturier Lands and Forests: Bona Arsenault Fisheries and Hunting: Gérard D. Levesque Mines: Paul Earl (1960–1961) Hydraulic resources: René Lévesque (1960–1961) Natural Ressources: René Lévesque (1961–1962) Roads: Bernard Pinard Transportation and Communications: Gérard Cournoyer Municipal Affairs: René Hamel (1960–1961), Lucien Cliche (1961–1962) Federal-provincial Affairs: Jean Lesage (1961–1962) Industry and Commerce: André Rousseau Attorney General: Georges-Émile Lapalme Provincial Secretary: Lionel Bertrand Finances: Jean Lesage Revenu: Paul Earl (1961–1962) State Ministers: George Carlyle Marler, Charles-Aimé Kirkland
References
External links 1960 election results List of historical Cabinet Ministers