27th Quebec Legislature

The 27th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that was elected in the 1962 Quebec general election. It sat for six sessions, from 15 January 1963 to 11 July 1963; from 21 August 1963 to 23 August 1963; from 14 January 1964 to 31 July 1964; from 21 January 1965 to 6 August 1965; from 22 October 1965 to 23 October 1965; and from 25 January 1966 to 18 April 1966. The Liberal government led by Jean Lesage continued the Quiet Revolution reforms begun during its first mandate. The official opposition Union Nationale was led by Daniel Johnson, Sr.

Seats per political party

After the 1962 elections

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Affiliation		Members
	Parti libéral du Québec	63
Union Nationale	31
	Independent	1
Total		95
Government Majority		32

Member list

This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1962 election:

	Name	Party
Lucien Cliche	Libéral	Abitibi-Est
Alcide Courcy	Libéral	Abitibi-Ouest
William McOuat Cottingham	Union Nationale	Argenteuil
Albert Morissette	Libéral	Arthabaska
Daniel Johnson	Union Nationale	Bagot
Paul-Émile Allard	Union Nationale	Beauce
Gérard Cadieux	Libéral	Beauharnois
Gabriel Loubier	Union Nationale	Bellechasse
Lucien McGuire	Libéral	Berthier
Gérard D. Levesque	Libéral	Bonaventure
Jean Meunier	Libéral	Bourget
Glendon Brown	Libéral	Brome
Pierre Laporte	Libéral	Chambly
Maurice Bellemare	Union Nationale	Champlain
Raymond Mailloux	Libéral	Charlevoix
George Kennedy	Libéral	Châteauguay
Antonio Talbot	Union Nationale	Chicoutimi
Claude-Gilles Gosselin	Union Nationale	Compton
Gaston Binette	Libéral	Deux-Montagnes
Joseph-Armand Nadeau	Union Nationale	Dorchester
Bernard Pinard	Libéral	Drummond
Henri-Laurier Coiteux	Libéral	Duplessis
Éloi Guillemette	Union Nationale	Frontenac
François Gagnon	Union Nationale	Gaspé-Nord
Guy Fortier	Libéral	Gaspé-Sud
Roy Fournier	Libéral	Gatineau
Oswald Parent	Libéral	Hull
Henry Somerville	Union Nationale	Huntingdon
Laurent Hamel	Libéral	Iberville
Louis-Philippe Lacroix	Libéral	Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Marie-Claire Kirkland	Libéral	Jacques-Cartier
Maurice Majeau	Union Nationale	Joliette
Gérald Harvey	Libéral	Jonquière-Kénogami
Gérard Dallaire	Libéral	Kamouraska
Fernand Lafontaine	Union Nationale	Labelle
Lucien Collard	Libéral	Lac-Saint-Jean
Frédéric Coiteux	Libéral	L'Assomption
Jean-Noël Lavoie	Libéral	Laval
Charles Romulus Ducharme	Union Nationale	Laviolette
Roger Roy	Libéral	Lévis
Fernand Lizotte	Union Nationale	L'Islet
René Bernatchez	Union Nationale	Lotbinière
Marcel Dupré	Libéral	Maisonneuve
Germain Caron	Union Nationale	Maskinongé
Philippe Castonguay	Libéral	Matane
Bona Arsenault	Libéral	Matapédia
Pierre J. Maheux	Libéral	Mégantic
Jean-Jacques Bertrand	Union Nationale	Missisquoi
Gérard Martin	Libéral	Montcalm
Jean-Paul Cloutier	Union Nationale	Montmagny
Albert Gervais	Union Nationale	Montmorency
Aimé Brisson	Libéral	Montréal–Jeanne-Mance
René Lévesque	Libéral	Montréal-Laurier
Jean-Baptiste Crépeau	Libéral	Montréal-Mercier
Paul Earl	Libéral	Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Georges-Émile Lapalme	Libéral	Montréal-Outremont
Francis Hanley	Independent	Montréal–Sainte-Anne
Edgar Charbonneau	Union Nationale	Montréal–Sainte-Marie
Philippe Lalonde	Libéral	Montréal–Saint-Henri
Paul Dozois	Union Nationale	Montréal–Saint-Jacques
Harry Blank	Libéral	Montréal–Saint-Louis
George O'Reilly	Libéral	Montréal-Verdun
Laurier Baillargeon	Libéral	Napierville-Laprairie
Germain Hébert	Libéral	Nicolet
Roméo Lorrain	Union Nationale	Papineau
Raymond Thomas Johnston	Union Nationale	Pontiac
Marcellin Laroche	Libéral	Portneuf
Henri Beaupré	Libéral	Québec-Centre
Jean-Jacques Bédard	Libéral	Québec-Comté
Ernest Godbout	Libéral	Québec-Est
Jean Lesage	Libéral	Québec-Ouest
Gérard Cournoyer	Libéral	Richelieu
Émilien Lafrance	Liberal	Richmond
Albert Dionne	Libéral	Rimouski
Alphonse Couturier	Libéral	Rivière-du-Loup
Joseph-Georges Gauthier	Union Nationale	Roberval
François Boulais	Libéral	Rouville
Edgar Turpin	Libéral	Rouyn-Noranda
Rodrigue Thibault	Libéral	Saguenay
René Saint-Pierre	Libéral	Saint-Hyacinthe
Philodor Ouimet	Libéral	Saint-Jean
René Hamel	Libéral	Saint-Maurice
Francis Boudreau	Union Nationale	Saint-Sauveur
Armand Russell	Union Nationale	Shefford
Carrier Fortin	Libéral	Sherbrooke
Georges Vaillancourt	Libéral	Stanstead
Gilbert-Roland Théberge	Libéral	Témiscamingue
Antoine Raymond	Union Nationale	Témiscouata
Lionel Bertrand	Libéral	Terrebonne
Yves Gabias	Union Nationale	Trois-Rivières
Paul Gérin-Lajoie	Libéral	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Guy Lechasseur	Libéral	Verchères
John Richard Hyde	Libéral	Westmount–Saint-Georges
René Lavoie	Union Nationale	Wolfe
Antonio Élie	Union Nationale	Yamaska

Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate

Eric William Kierans, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, September 25, 1963 ^[1]
Francis O'Farrell, Quebec Liberal Party, Dorchester, October 5, 1964 ^[2]
Jacques Bernier, Quebec Liberal Party, Matane, October 5, 1964 ^[3]
Pierre-Willie Maltais, Quebec Liberal Party, Saguenay, October 5, 1964 ^[4]
Claude Wagner, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Verdun, October 5, 1964 ^[5]
Jean-Guy Trépanier, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Maurice, January 18, 1965 ^[6]
Denis Hardy, Quebec Liberal Party, Terrebonne, January 18, 1965 ^[7]

Cabinet Ministers

Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Lesage
Vice-President of the Executive Council: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1964), Paul Gerin-Lajoie (1964–1966)
Agriculture and Colonization: Alcide Courcy
Labour: René Hamel (1962–1963), Carrier Fortin (1963–1966)
Public Works: René Saint-Pierre
Cultural Affairs: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1964), Pierre Laporte (1964–1966)
Family and Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1962–1965), René Lévesque (1965–1966)
Youth: Paul Gérin-Lajoie (1962–1964)
- Education: Paul Gérin-Lajoie (1964–1966)
Health: Alphonse Couturier (1962–1965), Eric William Kierans (1965–1966)
Lands and Forests: Bona Arsenault (1962), Lucien Cliche (1962–1966)
Fisheries and Hunting: Gérard D. Levesque (1962–1963)
- Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lionel Bertrand (1963–1964), Gérard Cournoyer (1964–1965), Alphonse Couturier (1965–1966)
Natural Resources: René Lévesque (1962–1966), Gaston Binette (1966)
Roads: Bernard Pinard
Transportation and Communications: Gérard Cournoyer (1962–1964), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1964–1966)
Municipal Affairs: Lucien Cliche (1962), Pierre Laporte (1962–1966)
Federal-provincial Affairs: Jean Lesagex
Industry and Commerce: André Rousseau (1962), Gérard D. Levesque (1962–1966)
Attorney General: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1962–1963), René Hamel (1963–1964), Claude Wagner (1964–1965)
- Justice: Claude Wagner (1965–1966)
Solicitor General: Claude Wagner (1964–1966)
Provincial Secretary: Lionel Bertrand (1962–1963), Bona Arsenault (1963–1966)
Finances: Jean Lesage
Revenu: Paul Earl (1962–1963), Jean Lesage (1963), Eric William Kierans (1963–1966)
State Ministers: Carrier Fortin (1962–1963), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1962–1964), Gaston Binette (1965–1966), Albert Morissette (1965–1966), Gerard Cournoyer (1965–1966), Émilien Lafrance (1965–1966)

New electoral districts

A major electoral map reform took place in 1965. The changes were effective starting in the 1966 election. Several ridings were also renamed.^[8]

Parts of Laval were split into new ridings including Ahuntsic and Fabre
Parts of Bourget were split to form Bourassa, Olier and LaFontaine
Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was renamed Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and parts of it were split to form D'Arcy-McGee.
Montréal-Jeanne-Mance was renamed Jeanne-Mance and parts of it were split to form Dorion and Gouin.
Dubuc was formed from parts of Chicoutimi.
Parts of Jacques-Cartier were split to form Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Saint-Laurent and Robert-Baldwin.
Montréal-Sainte-Anne was renamed Sainte-Anne.
Montréal-Saint-Henri was renamed Sainte-Henri.
Montréal-Saint-Jacques was renamed Sainte-Jacques.
Montréal-Sainte-Marie was renamed Sainte-Marie.
Westmount-Saint-Georges was renamed Westmount.
Montréal-Saint-Louis was renamed Saint-Louis.
Montréal-Verdun was renamed Verdun.
Montréal-Laurier was renamed Laurier.
Montréal-Outremont was renamed Outremont.
Taillon was formed from parts of Chambly.
Québec-Ouest was renamed Louis-Hébert.
Québec-Est was renamed Limoilou.
Québec County was renamed Chauveau.
Québec-Centre was renamed Jean-Talon.
Jonquiere-Kenogami was renamed Jonquière

References

^ "Élections dans Notre-Dame-de-Grâce « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "Élections dans Beauce-Nord « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "Élections dans Matane « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "Élections dans René-Lévesque « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "Élections dans Verdun « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "Élections dans Saint-Maurice « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "Élections dans Terrebonne « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "Élections par circonscription « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

External links

[1] "Élections dans Notre-Dame-de-Grâce « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[2] "Élections dans Beauce-Nord « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[3] "Élections dans Matane « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[4] "Élections dans René-Lévesque « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[5] "Élections dans Verdun « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[6] "Élections dans Saint-Maurice « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[7] "Élections dans Terrebonne « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[8] "Élections par circonscription « QuébecPolitique.com". Quebecpolitique.com. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

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