The 17th Quebec Legislature was the provincial legislature that existed in Quebec, Canada from May 16, 1927, to July 30, 1931. The Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau as Premier of Quebec had a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and was the governing party.
Seats per political party
After the 1927 elections
Affiliation Members 75 9 Labour 1 Total 85 Government Majority 66
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1927 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsHector AuthierLiberalAbitibi 19232nd termGeorges-Étienne DansereauLiberalArgenteuil19271st termJoseph-Édouard PerraultLiberalArthabaska 19252nd termJoseph-Émery PhaneufLiberalBagot1916 4th termJoseph-Hugues FortierLiberalBeauce 19213rd termJoseph-Édouard Fortin (1929)Liberal19291st termLouis-Joseph PapineauLiberalBeauharnois19271st termAntonin GalipeaultLiberalBellechasse19096th termRobert Taschereau (1930)Liberal19301st termCléophas BastienLiberalBerthier 19271st termPierre-Émile CôtéLiberalBonaventure19242nd termCarlton James OliverLiberalBrome19232nd termAlexandre ThurberLiberalChambly 19232nd termWilliam-Pierre GrantLiberalChamplain 19252nd termEdgar RochetteLiberalCharlevoix et Saguenay1927 1st termHonoré Mercier Jr.LiberalChâteauguay 1907, 19087th term*Gustave DelisleLiberalChicoutimi1923 2nd termJacob NicolLiberalCompton 1921 3rd termAndrew Ross McMaster (1929)Liberal1929 1st termArthur SauvéConservativeDeux-Montagnes19086th termPaul Sauvé (1930)Conservative19301st termErnest OuelletLiberalDorchester19174th termHector LafertéLiberalDrummond 19164th termCyrille BaillargeonLiberalFrontenac19232nd termGustave LemieuxLiberalGaspé1912 5th termAimé GuertinConservativeHull 19271st termAndrew PhilpsLiberalHuntingdon19135th termMartin Bettie Fisher (1930)Conservative1930 1st termLucien LamoureuxLiberalIberville19232nd termJoseph-Édouard CaronLiberalÎles-de-la-Madeleine 19028th termAmédée Caron (1928)Liberal19281st termVictor MarchandLiberalJacques-Cartier 19252nd termLucien DugasLiberalJoliette 19271st termNérée MorinLiberalKamouraska 19203rd termPierre Gagnon (1927)Liberal19271st termPierre LortieLiberalLabelle 19232nd termÉmile MoreauLiberalLac-Saint-Jean1919 3rd termWalter ReedLiberalL'Assomption 19086th termJoseph-Olier Renaud Sr.ConservativeLaval19193rd termAlfred-Valère RoyLiberalLévis19164th termÉlisée ThériaultLiberalL'Islet19164th termAdélard Godbout (1929)Liberal1929 1st termJoseph-Napoléon FrancoeurLiberalLotbinière 19086th termWilliam TremblayLabourMaisonneuve 19271st termJoseph-William GagnonLiberalMaskinongé 19271st termLouis-Joseph Thisdel (1930)Liberal1930 1st termJoseph-Arthur BergeronLiberalMatane1923 2nd termJoseph DufourLiberalMatapédia 19193rd termLauréat LapierreLiberalMégantic 19164th termAlexandre SauretteLiberalMissisquoi19193rd termJoseph-Ferdinand DanielLiberalMontcalm19174th termJoseph-Léonide Perron (1929)Liberal1910, 1912, 1929 3rd term*Charles-Abraham PaquetLiberalMontmagny19193rd termLouis-Alexandre TaschereauLiberalMontmorency 19008th termAldéric BlainConservativeMontréal-Dorion19271st termErnest PoulinLiberalMontréal-Laurier 1919, 19272nd term*Anatole PlanteLiberalMontréal-Mercier 19271st termJoseph Henry DillonLiberalMontréal–Sainte-Anne 19242nd termJoseph GauthierLiberalMontréal–Sainte-Marie 1921, 19272nd term*Camillien Houde (1928)Conservative1923, 19282nd term*Charles Ernest GaultConservativeMontréal–Saint-Georges19077th termAlfred LeducLiberalMontréal–Saint-Henri1927 1st termIrénée VautrinLiberalMontréal–Saint-Jacques 1919, 19272nd term*Joseph CohenLiberalMontréal–Saint-Laurent1927 1st termPeter BercovitchLiberalMontréal–Saint-Louis 19164th termPierre-Auguste LafleurConservativeMontréal-Verdun 19232nd termJoseph-Euclide CharbonneauLiberalNapierville-Laprairie19232nd termJoseph-Alcide SavoieLiberalNicolet 19232nd termDésiré LahaieLiberalPapineau1922 3rd termWallace McDonaldLiberalPontiac 19193rd termÉdouard HamelLiberalPortneuf19203rd termPierre Gauthier (1927)Liberal19271st termJoseph-Ephraim BédardLiberalQuébec-Comté 19271st termJoseph SamsonLiberalQuébec-Centre 19271st termLouis-Alfred LétourneauLiberalQuébec-Est 19086th termOscar Drouin (1928)Liberal19281st termJoseph Ignatius PowerLiberalQuébec-Ouest 19271st termJean-Baptiste LafrenièreLiberalRichelieu 19232nd termAvila Turcotte (1929)Liberal1929 1st termStanislas-Edmond DesmaraisLiberalRichmond19232nd termLouis-Joseph MoreaultLiberalRimouski 19232nd termCyril-Améric BernardLiberalRouville 19232nd termTélesphore-Damien BouchardLiberalSaint-Hyacinthe 1912, 19234th term*Alexis BouthillierLiberalSaint-Jean19193rd termJoseph-Auguste FrigonLiberalElected as Independent LiberalSaint-Maurice 19271st termCharles-Édouard CantinLiberalSaint-Sauveur1927 1st termWilliam Stephen BullockLiberalShefford 19125th termArmand-Charles CrépeauConservativeSherbrooke 19242nd termAvila FerlandLiberalSoulanges1916, 19273rd term*Alfred-Joseph BissonnetLiberalStanstead 19135th termJoseph-Édouard PichéLiberalTémiscamingue 19271st termLéon CasgrainLiberalTémiscouata19271st termAthanase DavidLiberalTerrebonne 1916 4th termMaurice DuplessisConservativeTrois-Rivières 19271st termHormisdas PilonLiberalVaudreuil 19018th termFélix MessierLiberalVerchères19271st termCharles Allan SmartConservativeWestmount 19125th termCyrénus LemieuxLiberalWolfe 1921 3rd termDavid LapperrièreLiberalYamaska1923 2nd term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected during by-elections in this term
Pierre Gagnon, Liberal Party, Kamouraska, October 31, 1927 Pierre Gauthier, Liberal Party, Portneuf, October 31, 1927 Amédée Caron, Liberal Party, Iles-de-la-Madeleine, July 14, 1928 Oscar Drouin, Liberal Party, Québec-Est, October 24, 1928 Camillien Houde, Conservative Party, Montréal-Sainte-Marie, October 24, 1928 Adélard Godbout, Liberal Party, L'Islet, May 13, 1929 Andrew Ross McMaster, Liberal Party, Compton, September 30, 1929 Avila Turcotte, Liberal Party, Richelieu, October 28, 1929 Joseph-Léonide Perron, Liberal Party, Montcalm, November 16, 1929 Joseph-Édouard Fortin, Liberal Party, Beauce, December 9, 1929 Robert Taschereau, Liberal Party, Bellechasse, October 20, 1930 Paul Sauvé, Conservative Party, Deux-Montagnes, November 4, 1930 Martin Beattie Fisher, Conservative Party, Huntingdon, November 4, 1930 Louis-Joseph Thisdel, Liberal Party, Maskinongé, November 4, 1930
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Agriculture: Joseph-Édouard Caron (1927–1929), Joseph-Léonide Perron (1929–1930), Adélard Godbout (1930–1931) Colonization, Mines and Fishing: Joseph-Édouard Perrault (1927–1929), Hector Laferté (1929–1930) Colonization, Hunting and Fishing: Hector Laferté (1929–1930) Mines: Joseph-Édouard Perrault (1930–1931) Public Works and Labour: Antonin Galipeault (1927–1930), Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur (1930–1931) Lands and Forests: Honoré Mercier Jr Roads: Joseph-Léonide Perron (1927–1929), Joseph-Édouard Perrault (1929–1931) Municipal Affairs: Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Attorney General: Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Provincial secretary: Athanase David Treasurer: Jacob Nicol (1927–1929), Andrew Ross McMaster (1929–1930), Gordon Wallace Scott (1930), Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1930–1931) Members without portfolios: Joseph-Charles-Ernest Ouellet (1929–1931), Narcisse Pérodeau (1929–1931), Gordon Wallace Scott (1930–1931)
New electoral districts
The electoral map was reformed in 1930 and the new map was first used in the general election of August 24, 1931.
Gaspé was split into two ridings: Gaspé-Nord and Gaspé-Sud. Gatineau was created from parts of Hull. Laviolette was created from parts of Champlain. Roberval was created from parts of Lac-Saint-Jean Rivière-du-Loup was created from parts of Témiscouata.
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References
External links 1927 election results List of historical Cabinet Ministers