The Parliament of QuebecAn Act respecting the National Assembly, CQLR, c. A-23.1, section 2 (, ) is the legislature of the province of Quebec, Canada. The legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor of Quebec, representing the King of Canada, and the unicameral assembly called the National Assembly of Quebec. The legislature has existed since Canadian Confederation in 1867 when Quebec, previously part of the Province of Canada, became one of the founding provinces. From 1867 to 1968 the legislature was bicameral, containing a lower chamber called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and an upper chamber called the Legislative Council of Quebec. In 1968, the legislature was renamed the Parliament of Quebec, the legislative assembly was renamed the National Assembly, and the legislative council was abolished.
Like the Canadian federal government, Quebec uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are elected to the National Assembly after general elections and from there the party with the most seats chooses a premier of Quebec and Executive Council of Quebec. The premier is Quebec's head of government, while the King is its head of state. When the party with the most seats has fewer than half of the total number of seats, it forms a minority government, which can be voted out of power by the other parties.
Members meet in the Quebec Parliament Building in the provincial capital city of Quebec City.
List of legislatures Following is a list of the times the legislature has been convened since 1867. 1st Quebec Legislature: 1867–1871 2nd Quebec Legislature: 1871–1875 3rd Quebec Legislature: 1875–1878 4th Quebec Legislature: 1878–1881 5th Quebec Legislature: 1881–1886 6th Quebec Legislature: 1886–1890 7th Quebec Legislature: 1890–1892 8th Quebec Legislature: 1892–1897 9th Quebec Legislature: 1897–1900 10th Quebec Legislature: 1900–1904 11th Quebec Legislature: 1904–1908 12th Quebec Legislature: 1908–1912 13th Quebec Legislature: 1912–1916 14th Quebec Legislature: 1916–1919 15th Quebec Legislature: 1919–1923 16th Quebec Legislature: 1923–1927 17th Quebec Legislature: 1927–1931 18th Quebec Legislature: 1931–1935 19th Quebec Legislature: 1935–1936 20th Quebec Legislature: 1936–1939 21st Quebec Legislature: 1939–1944 22nd Quebec Legislature: 1944–1948 23rd Quebec Legislature: 1948–1952 24th Quebec Legislature: 1952–1956 25th Quebec Legislature: 1956–1960 26th Quebec Legislature: 1960–1962 27th Quebec Legislature: 1962–1966 28th Quebec Legislature: 1966–1970 29th Quebec Legislature: 1970–1973 30th Quebec Legislature: 1973–1976 31st Quebec Legislature: 1976–1981 32nd Quebec Legislature: 1981–1985 33rd Quebec Legislature: 1985–1989 34th Quebec Legislature: 1989–1994 35th Quebec Legislature: 1994–1998 36th Quebec Legislature: 1998–2003 37th Quebec Legislature: 2003–2007 38th Quebec Legislature: 2007–2008 39th Quebec Legislature: 2008–2012 40th Quebec Legislature: 2012–2014 41st Quebec Legislature: 2014–2018 42nd Quebec Legislature: 2018–2022 43rd Quebec Legislature: 2022–present
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