The 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that existed from July 16, 1952, to June 20, 1956. This assembly marked the third consecutive term of the Union Nationale as the governing party and the fourth under the leadership of Maurice Duplessis.
Seats per political party
After the 1952 elections
Affiliation Members 68 23 1 Total 92 Government Majority 45
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1952 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsJacques MiquelonUnion NationaleAbitibi-Est 19482nd termÉmile LesageUnion NationaleAbitibi-Ouest 1936, 19444th term*William McOuat CottinghamUnion NationaleArgenteuil19482nd termWilfrid LabbéUnion NationaleArthabaska 19482nd termDaniel JohnsonUnion NationaleBagot1946 3rd termGeorges-Octave PoulinUnion NationaleBeauce 19453rd termEdgar HébertUnion NationaleBeauharnois19482nd termAlphée PoirierUnion NationaleBellechasse19521st termAzellus LavalléeUnion NationaleBerthier 19482nd termHenri JolicoeurUnion NationaleBonaventure1936, 19444th term*Charles James Warwick FoxUnion NationaleBrome19482nd termJohn Redmond RocheUnion NationaleChambly 19482nd termMaurice BellemareUnion NationaleChamplain 19443rd termArthur LeclercUnion NationaleCharlevoix 1936, 19444th term*Arthur LabergeUnion NationaleChâteauguay 19482nd termAntonio TalbotUnion NationaleChicoutimi 1938 5th termCharles Daniel FrenchUnion NationaleCompton 19463rd termJohn William French (1954)Union Nationale19541st termPaul SauvéUnion NationaleDeux-Montagnes1930, 19367th term*Joseph-Damase BéginUnion NationaleDorchester19356th termBernard PinardLibéralDrummond 19521st termGérard NoelLibéralFrontenac19521st termAlphonse CouturierUnion NationaleGaspé-Nord 19521st termCamille-Eugène PouliotUnion NationaleGaspé-Sud 19365th termGérard DesjardinsUnion NationaleGatineau 19482nd termAlexandre TachéUnion NationaleHull 1936, 1944 4th term*Henry SomervilleUnion NationaleHuntingdon19521st termYvon ThuotUnion NationaleIberville19443rd termHormisdas LanglaisUnion NationaleÎles-de-la-Madeleine1936 5th termCharles-Aimé KirklandLibéralJacques-Cartier 19394th termAntonio BarretteUnion NationaleJoliette 1936 5th termAlfred PlourdeUnion NationaleKamouraska1948 2nd termAlbiny PaquetteUnion NationaleLabelle 19356th termAntonio AugerUnion NationaleLac-Saint-Jean 19482nd termVictor-Stanislas ChartrandUnion NationaleL'Assomption 19443rd termOmer BarrièreUnion NationaleLaval19482nd termCharles Romulus DucharmeUnion NationaleLaviolette 1935, 19445th term*Raynold BélangerLibéralLévis19521st termFernand LizotteUnion NationaleL'Islet19482nd termRené BernatchezUnion NationaleLotbinière 19482nd termAlcide MontpetitLibéralMaisonneuve1952 1st termGermain CaronUnion NationaleMaskinongé 1944 3rd termOnésime GagnonUnion NationaleMatane 1936 5th termPhilippe CossetteUnion NationaleMatapédia 19443rd term Clovis Gagnon (1953)Union Nationale19531st termTancrède LabbéUnion NationaleMégantic1935, 1940 6th term*Jean-Jacques BertrandUnion NationaleMissisquoi19482nd termMaurice TellierUnion NationaleMontcalm1936, 1944 4th term*Antoine RivardUnion NationaleMontmagny19482nd termYves PrévostUnion NationaleMontmorency 19482nd termJean-Paul NoëlLibéralMontréal–Jeanne-Mance 1952 1st termPaul ProvençalUnion NationaleMontréal-Laurier 19482nd termArsène Gagné (1955)Union Nationale19551st termGérard ThibeaultUnion NationaleMontréal-Mercier 1936, 19483rd term*Paul EarlLibéralMontréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 19482nd termHenri GroulxLibéralMontréal-Outremont 1939 4th termGeorges-Émile Lapalme (1953)Libéral19531st termFrancis HanleyIndependentMontréal–Sainte-Anne 19482nd termYvon DupuisLibéralMontréal–Sainte-Marie 19521st termPhilippe LalondeLibéralMontréal–Saint-Henri 19521st termOmer CôtéUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Jacques 19443rd termDave RochonLibéralMontréal–Saint-Louis 19482nd termLionel-Alfred RossLibéralMontréal-Verdun 19443rd termHercule RiendeauUnion NationaleNapierville-Laprairie19443rd termCamille RoyUnion NationaleNicolet 19521st termRoméo LorrainUnion NationalePapineau1935 6th termRaymond Thomas JohnstonUnion NationalePontiac 1948 2nd termBona DussaultUnion NationalePortneuf1935, 19445th term*Rosaire Chalifour (1953)Union Nationale19531st termMaurice CloutierUnion NationaleQuébec-Centre19521st termJean-Jacques BédardLibéralQuébec-Comté19521st termJoseph-Antonin MarquisLibéralQuébec-Est19521st termJules SavardLibéralQuébec-Ouest19521st termGérard CournoyerLibéralRichelieu1952 1st termÉmilien LafranceLibéralRichmond19521st termAlfred DubéUnion NationaleRimouski1936, 1944 4th term*Roméo GagnéUnion NationaleRivière-du-Loup 19482nd termAntoine MarcotteUnion NationaleRoberval1944 3rd termLaurent BarréUnion NationaleRouville 1931, 19446th term*Guy DallaireUnion NationaleRouyn-Noranda 19482nd termPierre OuelletUnion NationaleSaguenay1948 2nd termErnest-Joseph ChartierUnion NationaleSaint-Hyacinthe 19443rd termPierre-Jacques-François Bousquet (1955)Union Nationale19551st termJean-Paul BeaulieuUnion NationaleSaint-Jean19414th termRené HamelLibéralSaint-Maurice 19521st termFrancis BoudreauUnion NationaleSaint-Sauveur1948 2nd termGaston LedouxLibéralShefford 19521st termJohn Samuel BourqueUnion NationaleSherbrooke 19356th termLéon-Denis GérinUnion NationaleStanstead 19482nd termPaul-Oliva GouletLibéralTémiscamingue1939, 1952 2nd term*Antoine RaymondUnion NationaleTémiscouata19521st termJoseph-Léonard BlanchardUnion NationaleTerrebonne 1944 3rd termMaurice DuplessisUnion NationaleTrois-Rivières 19278th termJoseph-Édouard JeannotteUnion NationaleVaudreuil-Soulanges 19482nd termArthur DupréLibéralVerchères 19443rd termGeorge Carlyle MarlerLibéralWestmount–Saint-Georges1942 4th termJohn Richard Hyde (1955)Libéral19551st termGérard LemieuxLibéralWolfe 19521st termAntonio ÉlieUnion NationaleYamaska 19317th term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected during by-elections in this mandate
Clovis Gagnon, Union Nationale, Matapédia, July 9, 1953 Georges-Émile Lapalme, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Outremont, July 9, 1953 Rosaire Chalifour, Union Nationale, Portneuf, July 9, 1953 John William French, Union Nationale, Compton, September 15, 1954 Arsène Gagné, Union Nationale, Montréal-Laurier, July 6, 1955 Pierre-Jacques-François Bousquet, Union Nationale, Saint-Hyacinthe, July 6, 1955 John Richard Hyde, Quebec Liberal Party, Westmount-Saint-Georges, July 6, 1955
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.
References
External links 1952 election results List of historical Cabinet Ministers