31st Quebec Legislature

The 31st National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1976 Quebec general election. It sat for six sessions from 14 December 1976 to 23 December 1976; from 8 March 1977 to 22 December 1977; from 21 February 1978 to 20 February 1979; from 6 March 1979 to 18 June 1980; on 24 October 1980 (one day); and from 5 November 1980 to 12 March 1981. The Parti Québécois led by René Lévesque came to power for the first time, and organized the 1980 Quebec sovereignty referendum, which resulted in a win for the "no" side. The Quebec Liberal Party opposition was led by interim leader Gérard D. Levesque and later by Claude Ryan.

Seats per political party

After the 1976 elections

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Affiliation		Members
	Parti Québécois	71
	Parti libéral du Québec	26
Union Nationale	11
Ralliement créditiste du Québec	1
	Parti national populaire	1
Total		110
Government Majority		45

Member list

This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1976 election:

	Name	Party	Riding
	Jean-Paul Bordeleau	Parti Québécois	Abitibi-Est
	François Gendron	Parti Québécois	Abitibi-Ouest
	Pierre-Marc Johnson	Parti Québécois	Anjou
Zoel Saindon	Libéral	Argenteuil
	Jacques Baril	Parti Québécois	Arthabaska
	Adrien Ouellette	Parti Québécois	Beauce-Nord
	Fabien Roy	Parti national populaire	Beauce-Sud
	Laurent Lavigne	Parti Québécois	Beauharnois
Bertrand Goulet	Union Nationale	Bellechasse
	Jean-Guy Mercier	Parti Québécois	Berthier
Gérard D. Levesque	Libéral	Bonaventure
	Patrice Laplante	Parti Québécois	Bourassa
	Camille Laurin	Parti Québécois	Bourget
Armand Russell	Union Nationale	Brome-Missisquoi
	Denis Lazure	Parti Québécois	Chambly
	Marcel Gagnon	Parti Québécois	Champlain
	Denis de Belleval	Parti Québécois	Charlesbourg
Raymond Mailloux	Libéral	Charlevoix
	Roland Dussault	Parti Québécois	Châteauguay
	Louis O'Neill	Parti Québécois	Chauveau
	Marc-André Bédard	Parti Québécois	Chicoutimi
	Guy Tardif	Parti Québécois	Crémazie
Victor Goldbloom	Libéral	D'Arcy-McGee
	Pierre de Bellefeuille	Parti Québécois	Deux-Montagnes
	Lise Payette	Parti Québécois	Dorion
	Michel Clair	Parti Québécois	Drummond
	Hubert Desbiens	Parti Québécois	Dubuc
	Denis Perron	Parti Québécois	Duplessis
	Bernard Landry	Parti Québécois	Fabre
	Gilles Grégoire	Parti Québécois	Frontenac
Michel Le Moignan	Union Nationale	Gaspé
Michel Gratton	Libéral	Gatineau
	Rodrigue Tremblay	Parti Québécois	Gouin
	Jocelyne Ouellette	Parti Québécois	Hull
Claude Dubois	Union Nationale	Huntingdon
	Jacques Beauséjour	Parti Québécois	Iberville
	Denise Leblanc	Parti Québécois	Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Noël Saint-Germain	Libéral	Jacques-Cartier
	Henri E. Laberge	Parti Québécois	Jeanne-Mance
Raymond Garneau	Libéral	Jean-Talon
Maurice Bellemare	Union Nationale	Johnson
	Guy Chevrette	Parti Québécois	Joliette-Montcalm
	Claude Vaillancourt	Parti Québécois	Jonquière
	Léonard Lévesque	Parti Québécois	Kamouraska-Témiscouata
Thérèse Lavoie-Roux	Libéral	L'Acadie
	Jacques Brassard	Parti Québécois	Lac-Saint-Jean
	Marcel Léger	Parti Québécois	LaFontaine
	Pierre Marois	Parti Québécois	Laporte
	Gilles Michaud	Parti Québécois	La Prairie
	Jacques Parizeau	Parti Québécois	L'Assomption
	Jacques Léonard	Parti Québécois	Laurentides-Labelle
André Marchand	Libéral	Laurier
Jean-Noël Lavoie	Libéral	Laval
	Jean-Pierre Jolivet	Parti Québécois	Laviolette
	Jean Garon	Parti Québécois	Lévis
	Raymond Gravel	Parti Québécois	Limoilou
Rodrigue Biron	Union Nationale	Lotbinière
	Claude Morin	Parti Québécois	Louis-Hébert
	Robert Burns	Parti Québécois	Maisonneuve
Fernand Lalonde	Libéral	Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Yvon Picotte	Libéral	Maskinongé
	Yves Bérubé	Parti Québécois	Matane
	Léopold Marquis	Parti Québécois	Matapédia
Fernand Grenier	Union Nationale	Mégantic-Compton
	Gérald Godin	Parti Québécois	Mercier
	Guy Joron	Parti Québécois	Mille-Îles
Julien Giasson	Libéral	Montmagny-L'Islet
	Clément Richard	Parti Québécois	Montmorency
John Ciaccia	Libéral	Mont-Royal
Serge Fontaine	Union Nationale	Nicolet-Yamaska
Bryce Mackasey	Libéral	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Georges Vaillancourt	Libéral	Orford
André Raynauld	Libéral	Outremont
	Jean Alfred	Parti Québécois	Papineau
William Shaw	Union Nationale	Pointe-Claire
Jean-Guy Larivière	Libéral	Pontiac-Témiscamingue
Michel Pagé	Libéral	Portneuf
	Jean-Guy Cardinal	Parti Québécois	Prévost
	Maurice Martel	Parti Québécois	Richelieu
Yvon Brochu	Union Nationale	Richmond
	Alain Marcoux	Parti Québécois	Rimouski
	Jules Boucher	Parti Québécois	Rivière-du-Loup
John O'Gallagher	Libéral	Robert-Baldwin
Robert Lamontagne	Libéral	Roberval
	Gilbert Paquette	Parti Québécois	Rosemont
Camil Samson	Ralliement créditiste	Rouyn-Noranda
	Lucien Lessard	Parti Québécois	Saguenay
	Jean-Marc Lacoste	Parti Québécois	Saint-Anne
	Guy Bisaillon	Parti Québécois	Sainte-Marie
	Réal Rancourt	Parti Québécois	Saint-François
	Jacques Couture	Parti Québécois	Saint-Henri
Fabien Cordeau	Union Nationale	Saint-Hyacinthe
	Claude Charron	Parti Québécois	Saint-Jacques
	Jérôme Proulx	Parti Québécois	Saint-Jean
Claude Forget	Libéral	Saint-Laurent
Harry Blank	Libéral	Saint-Louis
	Yves Duhaime	Parti Québécois	Saint-Maurice
	Jacques-Yvan Morin	Parti Québécois	Sauvé
Richard Verreault	Libéral	Shefford
	Gérard Gosselin	Parti Québécois	Sherbrooke
	René Lévesque	Parti Québécois	Taillon
	Richard Guay	Parti Québécois	Taschereau
	Élie Fallu	Parti Québécois	Terrebonne
	Denis Vaugeois	Parti Québécois	Trois-Rivières
	Jean-François Bertrand	Parti Québécois	Vanier
	Louise Sauvé-Cuerrier	Parti Québécois	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
	Jean-Pierre Charbonneau	Parti Québécois	Verchères
Lucien Caron	Libéral	Verdun
	Charles A. Lefebvre	Parti Québécois	Viau
George Springate	Libéral	Westmount

Other elected MNAs

Other MNAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate

Reed Scowen, Quebec Liberal Party, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, July 5, 1978 ^[1]
Claude Ryan, Quebec Liberal Party, Argenteuil, April 30, 1979 ^[2]
Jean-Claude Rivest, Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-Talon, April 30, 1979 ^[3]
Hermann Mathieu, Quebec Liberal Party, Beauce-Sud, November 14, 1979 ^[4]
Georges Lalande, Quebec Liberal Party, Maisonneuve, November 14, 1979 ^[5]
Solange Chaput-Rolland, Quebec Liberal Party, Prévost, November 14, 1979 ^[6]
Herbert Marx, Quebec Liberal Party, D'Arcy-McGee, November 26, 1979 ^[7]
Pierre Paradis, Quebec Liberal Party, Brome-Missisquoi, November 17, 1980 ^[8]
Camille Picard, Quebec Liberal Party, Johnson, November 17, 1980 ^[9]
Fabien Bélanger, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic-Compton, Megantic-Compton, November 17, 1980 ^[10]
Pierre Fortier, Quebec Liberal Party, Outremont, November 17, 1980 ^[11]

Cabinet Ministers

Prime Minister and Executive Council President: René Lévesque
Deputy Premier: Jacques-Yvan Morin
Agriculture: Jean Garon (1976–1979)
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Jean Garon (1979–1981)
Labour and Workforce: Jacques Couture (1976–1977), Pierre-Marc Johnson (1977-1980), Pierre Marois (1980–1981)
- Public Works and Provisioning: Lucien Lessard (1976–1977), Jocelyne Ouellette (1977–1981)
Public Office: Denis De Belleval (1976–1979), François Gendron (1979–1981)
Cultural Affairs: Louis O'Neill (1976–1978), Denis Vaugeois (1978–1981)
Cultural Development: Camille Laurin (1977–1980)
- Cultural and Science Development: Camille Laurin (1980–1981)
Immigration: Jacques Couture (1976–1980), Gérald Godin (1980–1981)
Social Affairs: Denis Lazure
Social Development: Pierre Marois (1977–1980), Lise Payette (1980–1981)
Status of Women : Lise Payette (1976–1981)
Education: Jacques-Yvan Morin (1976–1980), Camille Laurin (1980–1981)
Youth, Recreation and Sports: Claude Charron (1977–1979)
Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979)
- Recreation, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1979–1981)
Transportation: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979), Denis De Belleval (1979–1981)
Communications: Louis O'Neill (1976–1979), Denis Vaugeois (1979–1980), Clément Richard (1980–1981)
Municipal Affairs: Guy Tardif (1976–1980), Jacques Léonard (1980–1981)
Environment: Marcel Léger (1977–1981)
Energy: Guy Joron (1977–1979)
Lands, Forests and Natural Resources: Yves Bérubé (1976–1979)
- Energy and Resources: Yves Bérubé (1979–1981)
Intergovernmental Affairs: Claude Morin
Parliamentary and electoral reform: Robert Burns (1977–1979)
- Electoral reform: Marc-André Bedard (1979–1981)
- Parliamentary Affairs: Claude Charron (1979–1981)
Industry and Commerce: Rodrigue Tremblay (1976–1979)
- Industry, Commerce and Tourism: Yves Duhaime (1979–1981)
Planning: Jacques Leonard (1977–1980), Guy Tardif (1980–1981)
Consumers, Cooperatives and Financial: Lise Payette (1976–1979), Guy Joron (1979–1980), Pierre Marc Johnson (1980)
- Housing: Guy Tardif (1980–1981)
Justice: Marc-André Bedard
Finances and President of the Treasury Board: Jacques Parizeau
Revenu: Jacques Parizeau (1976–1979), Michel Clair (1979–1981)
Economic Development: Bernard Landry (1977–1981)

New electoral districts

A significant electoral map reform took place in 1980 and was effective for the 1981 general elections.^[12] The number of seats went from 110 to 122.

The following electoral districts were created:

Bertrand (in Montérégie; not the modern Bertrand, which is in Laurentides)
Chapleau
Chomedey
Groulx
Joliette
La Peltrie
Laval-des-Rapides
Marie-Victorin
Marquette
Nelligan
Nicolet
Pontiac
Rousseau
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Ungava
Vachon
Viger
Vimont

The following electoral districts disappeared:

References

Notes

[1] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-notre-dame-de-grace.html#1978p

[2] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-argenteuil.html#1979p

[3] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-jean-talon.html#1979p

[4] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-beauce-sud.html#1979p

[5] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-hochelaga-maisonneuve.html#1979p

[6] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-prevost.html#1979p

[7] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-darcy-mcgee.html#1979p

[8] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-brome-missisquoi.html#1980p

[9] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-johnson.html#1980p

[10] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-megantic-compton.html#1980p

[11] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-outremont.html#1980p

[12] ttp://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/electcomte-1980.html

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