The 20th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from August 17, 1936, to October 25, 1939. The Union Nationale led by Maurice Duplessis was the governing party for the first time ever.
Seats per political party
After the 1936 elections
Affiliation Members Union Nationale 76 Parti libéral du Québec 14 Total 90 Government Majority 62
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1936 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsÉmile LesageUnion NationaleAbitibi 19361st termGeorges-Étienne DansereauLibéralArgenteuil19352nd termJoseph-David GagnéUnion NationaleArthabaska 19361st termCyrille DumaineLibéralBagot 19352nd termPhilippe Adam (1938)Union Nationale19381st termRaoul PoulinUnion NationaleBeauce1936 1st termJoseph-Emile Perron (1937)Union Nationale19371st termDelpha SauvéUnion NationaleBeauharnois19352nd termÉmile BoiteauUnion NationaleBellechasse1936 1st termCléophas BastienLibéralBerthier 19274th termHenri JolicoeurUnion NationaleBonaventure19361st termJonathan RobinsonUnion NationaleBrome19361st termHortensius BéïqueUnion NationaleChambly 1931, 19362nd term*Ulphée-Wilbrod RousseauUnion NationaleChamplain1935 2nd termArthur LeclercUnion NationaleCharlevoix—Saguenay19361st term Auguste BoyerUnion NationaleChâteauguay 19361st termArthur LaroucheUnion NationaleChicoutimi 19352nd termAntonio Talbot (1938)Union Nationale19381st termPayson ShermanUnion NationaleCompton 1935 2nd termPaul SauvéUnion NationaleDeux-Montagnes1930, 19363rd term*Joseph-Damase BéginUnion NationaleDorchester19352nd termJoseph MarierUnion NationaleDrummond 19361st termPatrice TardifUnion NationaleFrontenac19352nd termJoseph-Alphonse PelletierUnion NationaleGaspé-Nord 19361st termCamille-Eugène PouliotUnion NationaleGaspé-Sud 19361st termGeorges-Adélard AugerUnion NationaleGatineau 19361st termAlexandre TachéUnion NationaleHull1936 1st termMartin FisherUnion NationaleHuntingdon19304th termLucien LamoureuxLibéralIberville19235th termHormisdas LanglaisUnion NationaleÎles-de-la-Madeleine1936 1st termAnatole CarignanUnion NationaleJacques-Cartier 19361st termAntonio BarretteUnion NationaleJoliette 19361st termRené ChaloultUnion NationaleKamouraska 19361st termParti NationalAlbiny PaquetteUnion NationaleLabelle 19352nd termJoseph-Léonard DuguayUnion NationaleLac-Saint-Jean1935 2nd termAdhémar RaynaultUnion NationaleL'Assomption1936 1st termFrançois LeducUnion NationaleLaval19352nd termLibéralCharles Romulus DucharmeUnion NationaleLaviolette 19352nd termJoseph-Théophile LarochelleUnion NationaleLévis19352nd termJoseph BilodeauUnion NationaleL'Islet19361st termMaurice PelletierUnion NationaleLotbinière 19361st termWilliam TremblayUnion NationaleMaisonneuve 1927, 19353rd term*Joseph-Napoléon CaronUnion NationaleMaskinongé 19361st termOnésime GagnonUnion NationaleMatane1936 1st termFerdinand ParadisUnion NationaleMatapédia 19361st termTancrède LabbéUnion NationaleMégantic 19352nd termFrançois A. PouliotUnion NationaleMissisquoi19352nd termMaurice TellierUnion NationaleMontcalm19361st termJoseph-Ernest GrégoireUnion NationaleMontmagny19352nd term Parti National Joseph-Félix RoyUnion NationaleMontmorency 19361st termGrégoire BélangerUnion NationaleMontréal-Dorion19352nd termAction libérale nationaleCharles-Auguste BertrandLibéralMontréal-Laurier 19361st termGérard ThibeaultUnion NationaleMontréal-Mercier1936 1st termFrancis Lawrence ConnorsLibéralMontréal–Sainte-Anne 19352nd termCandide RochefortUnion NationaleMontréal–Sainte-Marie 19352nd termGilbert LaytonUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Georges19361st term IndependentRené LabelleUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Henri 1936 1st termHenry Lemaître AugerUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Jacques 19352nd termThomas Joseph CoonanUnion NationaleMontréal–Saint-Laurent19361st termPeter BercovitchLibéralMontréal–Saint-Louis 19167th termLouis Fitch (1938)Union Nationale19381st termPierre-Auguste LafleurUnion NationaleMontréal-Verdun 19235th termPhilippe MonetteUnion NationaleNapierville-Laprairie19361st termÉmery FleuryUnion NationaleNicolet 19361st termRoméo LorrainUnion NationalePapineau 19352nd termEdward Charles LawnLibéralPontiac 19352nd termBona DussaultUnion NationalePortneuf19352nd termAdolphe MarcouxUnion NationaleQuébec-Comté 19361st term Parti National Philippe HamelUnion NationaleQuébec-Centre1935 2nd termParti National Oscar DrouinUnion NationaleQuébec-Est 19284th termParti National Charles DelagraveLibéralQuébec-Ouest 19352nd termAvila TurcotteLibéralRichelieu 19294th termAlbert GoudreauUnion NationaleRichmond19352nd termAlfred DubéUnion NationaleRimouski 19361st termLéon CasgrainLibéralRivière-du-Loup19274th termAntoine CastonguayUnion NationaleRoberval 19352nd termLaurent BarréUnion NationaleRouville 19313rd termTélesphore-Damien BouchardLibéralSaint-Hyacinthe 1912, 19237th term*Alexis BouthillierLibéralSaint-Jean19196th termMarc TrudelUnion NationaleSaint-Maurice 19352nd termPierre BertrandUnion NationaleSaint-Sauveur 1923, 19314th term*Hector ChoquetteUnion NationaleShefford1935 2nd termJohn Samuel BourqueUnion NationaleSherbrooke 19352nd termÉdouard LeducUnion NationaleSoulanges19361st termRouville BeaudryUnion NationaleStanstead 19352nd termHenri Gérin (1938)Union Nationale19381st termNil-Élie LarivièreUnion NationaleTémiscamingue 19352nd termLouis-Felix DubéUnion NationaleTémiscouata19361st termHermann BarretteUnion NationaleTerrebonne 19361st termMaurice DuplessisUnion NationaleTrois-Rivières 19274th termDionel BellemareUnion NationaleVaudreuil 19361st termFélix MessierLibéralVerchères19274th termWilliam Ross BullochUnion NationaleWestmount 19361st termHenri VachonUnion NationaleWolfe 19361st termAntonio ÉlieUnion NationaleYamaska 19313rd term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected during the term in by-elections
Joseph-Emile Perron, Union Nationale, Beauce, March 17, 1937 Philippe Adam, Union Nationale, Bagot, February 16, 1938 Antonio Talbot, Union Nationale, Chicoutimi, May 25, 1938 Louis Fitch, Union Nationale, Montréal-Saint-Louis, November 2, 1938 Henri Gérin, Union Nationale, Stanstead, November 2, 1938
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis Agriculture: Bona Dussault Mines, Hunting and Fishing: Onésime Gagnon (1936) Mines and Fishing: Onésime Gagnon (1936–1939) Colonization: Henri Lemaître Auger Labour: William Tremblay Public Works: John Samuel Bourque Lands and Forests: Oscar Drouin (1936–1937), Maurice Duplessis (1937–1938), John Samuel Bourque (1938–1939) Health: Albiny Paquette (1936–1939) Roads: François-Joseph Leduc (1936–1938), Maurice Duplessis (1938), Anatole Carignan (1938–1939) Municipal Affairs, Industry and Commerce: Joseph Bilodeau Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis Provincial Secretary: Albiny Paquette Treasurer: Martin Beattie Fisher Members without portfolios: Antonio Élie, Thomas Chapais (1936–1939), Gilbert Layton, Thomas Joseph Coonan
New electoral districts
The electoral map was reformed in 1939 just prior to the elections later that year.
Châteauguay and Laprairie were merged to form Châteauguay-Laprairie while Napierville which was merged with Laprairie was merged with Saint-Jean to form Saint-Jean-Napierville. Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup were merged to form Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup Westmount was split into two new ridings: Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Montréal-Outremont. Montréal-Jeanne-Mance was formed from parts of Maisonneuve, Montréal-Mercier and Montréal-Dorion. Montréal-Saint-Georges was renamed Westmount-Saint-Georges. Richelieu and Verchères was merged to form Richelieu-Vercheres Vaudreuil and Soulanges were merged to form Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
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References
External links 1936 election results List of Historical Cabinet Ministers