The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature of Quebec, Canada that existed from July 28, 1948, to July 16, 1952. The governing party was the Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis which held power for a second consecutive mandate since 1944.
Seats per political party
After the 1948 elections
Affiliation Members 82 8 2 Total 92 Government Majority 74
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1948 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsJacques MiquelonUnion NationaleAbitibi-Est 19481st termÉmile LesageUnion NationaleAbitibi-Ouest 1936, 19443rd term*William McOuat CottinghamUnion NationaleArgenteuil19481st termWilfrid LabbéUnion NationaleArthabaska 19481st termDaniel JohnsonUnion NationaleBagot1946 2nd termGeorges-Octave PoulinUnion NationaleBeauce 19452nd termEdgar HébertUnion NationaleBeauharnois19481st termPaul-Eugène BélangerUnion NationaleBellechasse19481st termAzellus LavalléeUnion NationaleBerthier 19481st termHenri JolicoeurUnion NationaleBonaventure1936, 19443rd term*Jonathan RobinsonUnion NationaleBrome19364th termCharles James Warwick Fox (1948)Union Nationale19481st termJohn Redmond RocheUnion NationaleChambly 19481st termMaurice BellemareUnion NationaleChamplain 19442nd termArthur LeclercUnion NationaleCharlevoix 1936, 19443rd term*Arthur LabergeUnion NationaleChâteauguay 19481st termAntonio TalbotUnion NationaleChicoutimi1938 4th termCharles Daniel FrenchUnion NationaleCompton 19462nd termPaul SauvéUnion NationaleDeux-Montagnes1930, 19366th term*Joseph-Damase BéginUnion NationaleDorchester19355th termRobert BernardUnion NationaleDrummond 19442nd termPatrice TardifUnion NationaleFrontenac1935, 19444th term*Robert LévesqueLibéralGaspé-Nord 19481st termCamille-Eugène PouliotUnion NationaleGaspé-Sud 19364th termGérard DesjardinsUnion NationaleGatineau 19481st termAlexandre TachéUnion NationaleHull 1936, 1944 3rd term*John Gillies RennieUnion NationaleHuntingdon19472nd termYvon ThuotUnion NationaleIberville19442nd termHormisdas LanglaisUnion NationaleÎles-de-la-Madeleine 19364th termCharles-Aimé KirklandLibéralJacques-Cartier 19393rd termAntonio BarretteUnion NationaleJoliette 1936 4th termAlfred PlourdeUnion NationaleKamouraska 19481st termAlbiny PaquetteUnion NationaleLabelle 19355th termAntonio AugerUnion NationaleLac-Saint-Jean 19481st termVictor-Stanislas ChartrandUnion NationaleL'Assomption 19442nd termOmer BarrièreUnion NationaleLaval19481st termCharles Romulus DucharmeUnion NationaleLaviolette 1935, 19444th term*Joseph-Théophile LarochelleUnion NationaleLévis1935, 19444th term*Joseph-Albert Samson (1949)Union Nationale19491st termFernand LizotteUnion NationaleL'Islet19481st termRené BernatchezUnion NationaleLotbinière 19481st termAlbert GatienUnion NationaleMaisonneuve 19442nd termGermain CaronUnion NationaleMaskinongé1944 2nd termOnésime GagnonUnion NationaleMatane 1936 4th termPhilippe CossetteUnion NationaleMatapédia 1944 2nd termTancrède LabbéUnion NationaleMégantic1935, 1940 5th term*Jean-Jacques BertrandUnion NationaleMissisquoi19481st termMaurice TellierUnion NationaleMontcalm1936, 1944 3rd term*Antoine RivardUnion NationaleMontmagny19481st termYves PrévostUnion NationaleMontmorency 19481st termGeorges GuévremontUnion NationaleMontréal–Jeanne-Mance 19481st termPaul ProvençalUnion NationaleMontréal-Laurier 19481st termGérard ThibeaultUnion NationaleMontréal-Mercier 1936, 19482nd term*Paul EarlLibéralMontréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 19481st termHenri GroulxLibéralMontréal-Outremont1939 3rd termFrancis HanleyIndependentMontréal–Sainte-Anne 19481st termAimé GendronUnion NationaleMontréal–Sainte-Marie 19481st termJoseph-Hormisdas DelisleUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Henri 19442nd termOmer CôtéUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Jacques 19442nd termDave RochonLibéralMontréal–Saint-Louis1948 1st termLionel-Alfred RossLibéralMontréal-Verdun 1944 2nd termHercule RiendeauUnion NationaleNapierville-Laprairie1944 2nd termÉmery FleuryUnion NationaleNicolet 1936, 19443rd term* Roméo LorrainUnion NationalePapineau 19355th termRaymond Thomas JohnstonUnion NationalePontiac 1948 1st termBona DussaultUnion NationalePortneuf1935, 19444th term*Gérard GuayUnion NationaleQuébec-Centre 1948 1st termRené ChaloultIndependentQuébec-Comté 19364th termJoseph-Onésime MatteUnion NationaleQuébec-Est 1948 1st termJean-Alphonse SaucierUnion NationaleQuébec-Ouest 1948 1st termBernard GagnéUnion NationaleRichelieu 1948 1st termAlbert GoudreauUnion NationaleRichmond1935, 19444th term*Alfred DubéUnion NationaleRimouski 1936, 1944 3rd term*Roméo GagnéUnion NationaleRivière-du-Loup 19481st termAntoine MarcotteUnion NationaleRoberval 1944 2nd term Laurent BarréUnion NationaleRouville 1931, 19445th term*Guy DallaireUnion NationaleRouyn-Noranda 19481st termPierre OuelletUnion NationaleSaguenay 19481st termErnest-Joseph ChartierUnion NationaleSaint-Hyacinthe 19442nd termJean-Paul BeaulieuUnion NationaleSaint-Jean19413rd termMarc TrudelUnion NationaleSaint-Maurice 1935, 19444th term*Francis BoudreauUnion NationaleSaint-Sauveur 19481st termHector ChoquetteUnion NationaleShefford 1935, 19444th term*John Samuel BourqueUnion NationaleSherbrooke 19355th termLéon-Denis GérinUnion NationaleStanstead 19481st termNil-Élie LarivièreUnion NationaleTémiscamingue1935, 1944 4th term* André PelletierUnion NationaleTémiscouata19442nd termJoseph-Léonard BlanchardUnion NationaleTerrebonne1944 2nd termMaurice DuplessisUnion NationaleTrois-Rivières1927 7th termJoseph-Édouard JeannotteUnion NationaleVaudreuil-Soulanges 19481st termArthur DupréLibéralVerchères 1944 2nd termGeorge Carlyle MarlerLibéralWestmount–Saint-Georges 1942 3rd termHenri VachonUnion NationaleWolfe 1936, 1944 3rd term*Antonio ÉlieUnion NationaleYamaska1931 6th term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during the term
Charles James Warwick Fox, Union Nationale, Brome, December 7, 1948 Albert Samson, Union Nationale, Lévis, February 16, 1949
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: Jonathan Robinson (1948), Charles Daniel French (1948–1952) Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque Roads: Antonio Talbot Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard (1950–1952) Treasurer: Onésime Gagnon (1948–1951) Finances: Onesime Gagnon (1951–1952) State Ministers: Antoine Rivard (1948–1950)
Notes
References
External links 1948 election results List of Historical Cabinet Ministers