The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that existed from August 8, 1944, to July 28, 1948. The Union Nationale led by Maurice Duplessis returned to power after defeating the Quebec Liberal Party led by Adélard Godbout who defeated the Union Nationale in the 1939 elections. It was the first of four consecutive terms by the UN until 1960.
Seats per political party
After the 1944 elections
Affiliation Members 48 37 4 1 Nationaliste 1 Total 91 Government Majority 11
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1944 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsHenri DrouinLibéralAbitibi-Est 19441st termÉmile LesageUnion NationaleAbitibi-Ouest1936, 1944 2nd term* Georges-Étienne DansereauLibéralArgenteuil19354th termPierre-Horace PlourdeLibéralArthabaska1944 1st termCyrille DumaineLibéralBagot 1935, 19393rd term* Daniel Johnson (1946)Union Nationale19461st termÉdouard LacroixBloc populaire canadienBeauce 19441st termGeorges-Octave Poulin (1945)Union Nationale19451st termAlbert LemieuxBloc populaire canadienBeauharnois19441st termValmore BienvenueLibéralBellechasse1939 2nd termArmand SylvestreLibéralBerthier 19441st termHenri JolicoeurUnion NationaleBonaventure1936, 19442nd term*Jonathan RobinsonUnion NationaleBrome19363rd termDowina-Évariste JoyalLibéralChambly 1939 2nd termMaurice BellemareUnion NationaleChamplain 19441st termArthur LeclercUnion NationaleCharlevoix-Saguenay 1936, 19442nd term*Honoré Mercier IIILibéralChâteauguay 19441st termAntonio TalbotUnion NationaleChicoutimi1938 3rd termWilliam James DuffyLibéralCompton 1931, 19393rd term*Charles Daniel French (1946)Union Nationale19461st termPaul SauvéUnion NationaleDeux-Montagnes1930, 19365th term*Joseph-Damase BéginUnion NationaleDorchester19354th termRobert BernardUnion NationaleDrummond 19441st termPatrice TardifUnion NationaleFrontenac1935, 19443rd term*Joseph-Alphonse PelletierUnion NationaleGaspé-Nord1936, 1944 2nd term*Camille-Eugène PouliotUnion NationaleGaspé-Sud 19363rd termJoseph-Célestin NadonLibéralGatineau 19392nd termAlexandre TachéUnion NationaleHull 1936, 1944 2nd term*Dennis James O'ConnorLibéralHuntingdon19412nd termJohn Gillies Rennie (1947)Union Nationale19471st termYvon ThuotUnion NationaleIberville19441st termHormisdas LanglaisUnion NationaleÎles-de-la-Madeleine 19363rd termCharles-Aimé KirklandLibéralJacques-Cartier 19392nd termAntonio BarretteUnion NationaleJoliette1936 3rd termLouis Philippe LizotteLibéralKamouraska1944 1st termAlbiny PaquetteUnion NationaleLabelle 19354th termJoseph-Ludger FillionLibéralLac-Saint-Jean 1931, 19393rd term*Victor-Stanislas ChartrandUnion NationaleL'Assomption 19441st termFrançois LeducLibéralLaval19354th termCharles Romulus DucharmeUnion NationaleLaviolette 1935, 19443rd term*Joseph-Théophile LarochelleUnion NationaleLévis1935, 19443rd term*Adélard GodboutLibéralL'Islet1929, 19395th term*Guy RobergeLibéralLotbinière 19441st termAlbert GatienUnion NationaleMaisonneuve 19441st termGermain CaronUnion NationaleMaskinongé 19441st termOnésime GagnonUnion NationaleMatane1936 3rd termPhilippe CossetteUnion NationaleMatapédia1944 1st termTancrède LabbéUnion NationaleMégantic 1935, 19404th term*Henri A. GosselinLibéralMissisquoi19392nd termMaurice TellierUnion NationaleMontcalm1936, 1944 2nd term*Fernand ChoquetteLibéralMontmagny19392nd termJacques DumoulinLibéralMontmorency 19392nd termJoseph-Émile DubreuilLibéralMontréal–Jeanne-Mance1939 2nd termAndré LaurendeauBloc populaire canadienMontréal-Laurier 19441st termIndependentJoseph-Achille FrancoeurLibéralMontréal-Mercier 1931, 19393rd term*James Arthur MathewsonLibéralMontréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 19392nd termHenri GroulxLibéralMontréal-Outremont 19392nd termThomas GuerinLibéralMontréal–Sainte-Anne 19422nd termCamille CôtéUnion NationaleMontréal–Sainte-Marie 19441st termJoseph-Hormisdas DelisleUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Henri 19441st termOmer CôtéUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Jacques1944 1st termMaurice HarttLibéralMontréal–Saint-Louis 1939 2nd termLionel-Alfred RossLibéralMontréal-Verdun 1944 1st termHercule RiendeauUnion NationaleNapierville-Laprairie1944 1st termÉmery FleuryUnion NationaleNicolet 1936, 19442nd term* Roméo LorrainUnion NationalePapineau1935 4th termEdward Charles LawnLibéralPontiac 19354th termBona DussaultUnion NationalePortneuf1935, 19443rd term*Joseph-William MorinLibéralQuébec-Centre 1939 2nd termRené ChaloultNationalisteQuébec-Comté 19363rd termHenri-Paul DrouinLibéralQuébec-Est 1944 1st termWilfrid SamsonLibéralQuébec-Ouest1944 1st termJoseph-Willie RobidouxLibéralRichelieu1942 2nd termAlbert GoudreauUnion NationaleRichmond1935, 19443rd term*Alfred DubéUnion NationaleRimouski 1936, 1944 2nd term*Léon CasgrainLibéralRivière-du-Loup 19276th termAntoine MarcotteUnion NationaleRoberval1944 1st termLaurent BarréUnion NationaleRouville 1931, 19444th term*David CôtéCo-operative Commonwealth FederationRouyn-Noranda 19441st termIndependentErnest-Joseph ChartierUnion NationaleSaint-Hyacinthe 19441st termJean-Paul BeaulieuUnion NationaleSaint-Jean19412nd termMarc TrudelUnion NationaleSaint-Maurice 1935, 19443rd term*Wilfrid HamelLibéralSaint-Sauveur 19392nd termHector ChoquetteUnion NationaleShefford 1935, 19443rd term*John Samuel BourqueUnion NationaleSherbrooke 19354th termOvila BergeronBloc populaire canadienStanstead1944 1st termNil-Élie LarivièreUnion NationaleTémiscamingue1935, 1944 3rd term*André PelletierUnion NationaleTémiscouata19441st termJoseph-Léonard BlanchardUnion NationaleTerrebonne1944 1st termMaurice DuplessisUnion NationaleTrois-Rivières 19276th termAlphide SabourinLibéralVaudreuil-Soulanges 1939 2nd termArthur DupréLibéralVerchères 1944 1st termGeorge Carlyle MarlerLibéralWestmount–Saint-Georges 1942 2nd termHenri VachonUnion NationaleWolfe1936, 1944 2nd term*Antonio ÉlieUnion NationaleYamaska 19315th term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this term
Georges-Octave Poulin, Union Nationale, Beauce, November 21, 1945 Charles Daniel French, Union Nationale, Compton, July 3, 1946 Daniel Johnson, Union Nationale, Bagot, December 18, 1946 John Gillies Rennie, Union Nationale, Huntingdon, July 23, 1947
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis Agriculture: Laurent Barrée Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin Labour: Antonio Barrette Public Works: Roméo Lorrain Health and Social Welfare: Albiny Paquette (1944-1946) Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé (1946-1948) Health: Albiny Paquette (1947-1948) Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot Mines: Jonathan Robinson Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque (1945-1948) Roads: Antonio Talbot Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté Treasurer: Onésime Gagnon Members without portfolios: Thomas Chapais, Antonio Élie, Tancrède Labbé, Marc Trudel, Patrice Tardif, Joseph-Hormisdas Delisle, Joseph-Théophile Larochelle
New electoral districts
The electoral map was slightly modified in 1945 as the Charlevoix et Saguenay riding was split into two new ridings: Charlevoix and Saguenay. The change was effective in the 1948 elections.
Notes
References
External links 1944 election results List of historical Cabinet Ministers