The 9th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from May 11, 1897, to December 7, 1900. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Félix-Gabriel Marchand was the governing party. The Liberals would hold on to power until 1936.
Seats per political party
After the 1897 elections
Affiliation Members 51 23 Total 74 Government Majority 28
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1897 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsWilliam Alexander WeirLiberalArgenteuil18971st termJoseph-Éna GirouardLiberalArthabaska 18864th termMilton McDonaldConservativeBagot 18903rd termHenri-Séverin BélandLiberalBeauce18971st termÉlie-Hercule BissonLiberalBeauharnois1873, 1886, 18926th term*Arthur Plante (1898)Conservative18981st termAdélard TurgeonLiberalBellechasse18903rd termCuthbert-Alphonse ChênevertLiberalBerthier 1890, 18972nd term*François-Xavier LemieuxLiberalBonaventure1878, 1883, 18945th term*William Henry Clapperton (1897)Liberal18971st termHenry Thomas DuffyLiberalBrome18971st termAntoine RocheleauLiberalChambly 1886, 18973rd term*Pierre GrenierConservativeChamplain 18903rd termPierre D'AuteuilConservativeCharlevoix 18971st termJoseph-Émery RobidouxLiberalChâteauguay 1884, 18974th term*Honoré PetitConservativeChicoutimi et Saguenay1892 2nd termJames HuntLiberalCompton1897 1st termHector ChampagneLiberalDeux-Montagnes18971st termLouis-Philippe PelletierConservativeDorchester18884th termWilliam John WattsLiberalDrummond 1874, 1890, 18976th term*Edmund James FlynnConservativeGaspé 1875, 18925th term*Daniel-Jérémie DécarieLiberalHochelaga18971st termGeorge Washington Stephens Sr.LiberalHuntingdon1881, 18923rd term*François GosselinLiberalIberville18903rd termPatrick Peter DelaneyLiberalÎles-de-la-Madeleine 18971st termJoseph-Adolphe ChauretLiberalJacques Cartier 18971st termJoseph-Mathias TellierConservativeJoliette 18922nd termLouis-Rodolphe RoyLiberalKamouraska 18971st termJoseph GirardConservativeLac St-Jean1892 2nd termCôme-Séraphin CherrierLiberalLaprairie18971st termJoseph MarionConservativeL'Assomption1880, 1890 5th term*Pierre-Évariste LeblancConservativeLaval1882, 18846th term*François-Xavier LemieuxLiberalLévis1878, 1883, 18945th term*Nazaire-Nicolas Olivier (1897)Liberal18971st termCharles Langelier (1898)Liberal18981st termFrançois-Gilbert Miville DechêneLiberalL'Islet18864th termÉdouard-Hippolyte LalibertéLiberalLotbinière 18864th termHector CaronLiberalMaskinongé 18922nd termLouis-Félix PinaultLiberalMatane 1890, 18923rd term*Donat Caron (1899)Liberal18991st termGeorge Robert SmithLiberalMégantic 18971st termJames Sarsfield McCorkillLiberalMissisquoi18971st termCedric Lemoine Cotton (1898)Liberal18981st termPierre-Julien-Léonidas BissonnetteLiberalMontcalm18971st termJoseph-Couillard LisloisLiberalMontmagny18971st termÉdouard BouffardConservativeMontmorency1896 2nd termGeorges-Albini LacombeLiberalMontréal division no. 1 18971st termLomer GouinLiberalMontréal division no. 2 18971st termHenri-Benjamin RanvilleLiberalMontréal division no. 31890, 1897 2nd term*Albert William AtwaterConservativeMontréal division no. 418962nd termRobert BickerdikeLiberalMontréal division no. 518971st termJames John Edmond GuérinLiberalMontréal division no. 6 18952nd termDominique MonetLiberalNapierville18971st termGeorges BallConservativeNicolet1897 1st termCharles Beautron MajorLiberalOttawa18971st termDavid GilliesLiberalPontiac 18922nd termJules TessierLiberalPortneuf18864th termNémèse GarneauLiberalQuébec-Comté 18971st termAmédée RobitailleLiberalQuébec-Centre 18971st termJoseph ShehynLiberalQuébec-Est 18757th term*Félix CarbrayConservativeQuébec-Ouest 1881, 18923rd term*Louis-Pierre-Paul CardinLiberalRichelieu 1886, 18973rd term*Joseph BédardConservativeRichmond18903rd termAuguste TessierLiberalRimouski 18894th termAlexandre-Napoléon DufresneConservativeRouville 18971st termGeorges-Casimir DessaullesLiberalSt. Hyacinthe 18971st termFélix-Gabriel MarchandLiberalSt. Jean18679th termNérée DuplessisConservativeSt. Maurice 18864th termSimon-Napoléon ParentLiberalSt. Sauveur 18903rd termTancrède Boucher de GrandboisLiberalShefford 1888, 18973rd term*Louis-Edmond PannetonConservativeSherbrooke 18922nd termAvila-Gonzague BourbonnaisLiberalSoulanges18864th termMichael Felix HackettConservativeStanstead1892 2nd termFélix-Alonzo TalbotLiberalTémiscouata18971st termGuillaume-Alphonse NantelConservativeTerrebonne 18825th termTélesphore-Eusèbe NormandConservativeTrois-Rivières 18903rd termÉmery Lalonde, Jr.LiberalVaudreuil 1890, 18972nd term*Étienne BlanchardLiberalVerchères18971st termJérôme-Adolphe ChicoyneConservativeWolfe 18922nd termAlbéric-Archie MondouConservativeYamaska 18971st termVictor Gladu (1897)Liberal18971st termJules Allard (1897)Liberal18971st term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected during this term in by-elections.
Victor Gladu, Quebec Liberal Party, Yamaska, November 16, 1897 William Henry Clapperton, Quebec Liberal Party, Bonaventure, December 22, 1897 Nazaire-Nicolas Olivier, Quebec Liberal Party, Lévis, December 22, 1897 Cedric Lemoine Cotton, Quebec Liberal Party, Missisquoi, December 19, 1898 Donat Caron, Quebec Liberal Party, Matane, January 11, 1899
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Félix-Gabriel Marchand Agriculture: François-Gilbert Miville Dechêne Colonization and Mines: Adélard Turgeon Public Works: Henri Thomas Duffy Crown Lands: Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (1896-1897) Lands, Forests and Fishing: Simon-Napoléon Parent Attorney General:Horace Archambault Provincial secretary: Felix-Gabriel Marchand (1897), Joseph-Émery Robidoux (1897-1900) Treasurer: Félix-Gabriel Marchand Members without portfolios, George Washington Stephens, Joseph Shehyn, James John Guerin
External links 1897 election results List of historical Cabinet ministers
Notes