National Assembly of Québec

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Assemblée nationale du Québec
coat of arms Hôtel du Parlement du Quebec
logo Hôtel du Parlement du Quebec
Basic data
Seat: Hôtel du Parlement in Quebec
Legislative period : 4 years
MPs: 125
Current legislative period
Last choice: 2018
Distribution of seats:
  • Parti libéral du Québec 32
  • Parti Québécois 9
  • Coalition Avenir Québec 74
  • Québec solidaire 10
    		•
    Website
    www.assnat.qc.ca

    The National Assembly of Québec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec ) is the legislature of the Canadian province of Québec . It meets in the Parliament building ( Hôtel du Parlement ) in the city of Québec .

    The National Assembly has 125 members who are elected by majority voting in as many constituencies . The leader of the majority party or the strongest party is also the prime minister ( premier ministre ) and heads the government known as the executive council (conseil exécutif) .

    The three main tasks of the National Assembly are enacting new laws, approving the state budget and overseeing the government.

    history

    The Québec National Assembly is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Constitutional Law of 1791 created the Lower Canada Legislative Assembly , which began its work in 1792. It was dissolved in 1841 when the Act of Union 1840 came into force , which united Lower and Upper Canada into a single colony called the Province of Canada . The British North America Act divided the province of Canada into the provinces of Québec and Ontario .

    The original Lower Canada Legislative Assembly was reinstated as the Parliament of Québec. This originally consisted of two chambers, the Legislative Council (Conseil législatif du Québec) as the upper house with appointed members and the Legislative Assembly (Assemblée législative du Québec) as the lower house with elected members. The government of Prime Minister Jean-Jacques Bertrand passed Law 90 in 1968, which dissolved the Legislative Council and renamed the Legislative Assembly the National Assembly.

    Current composition

    Last election: October 1st, 2018

    Political party Seats
      Parti libéral du Québec 32
      Parti Québécois 9
      Coalition Avenir Quebec 74
      Québec solidaire 10
      Independent 0
      Vacant 0

    Number of seats in previous elections

    The ruling party is marked in bold.

    date Seats liberal Parti Québécois CAQ / ADQ Union national conservative Québec solidaire Others
    October 01, 2018 125 32 9 74 10
    04/07/2014 125 70 30th 22nd 3
    04.09.2012 125 50 54 19th 2
    December 8, 2008 125 66 51 7th 1
    03/26/2007 125 48 36 41
    04/14/2003 125 76 45 4th
    11/30/1998 125 48 76 1
    09/12/1994 125 47 77 1
    09/25/1989 125 92 29 4th
    December 2nd, 1985 122 99 23
    04/13/1981 122 42 80
    11/15/1976 110 26th 71 11 2
    October 29, 1973 110 102 6th 2
    04/29/1970 108 72 7th 17th 12
    06/05/1966 108 50 56 2
    11/14/1962 95 63 31 1
    06/22/1960 95 51 43 1
    06/20/1956 93 20th 72 1
    07/16/1952 92 23 68 1
    07/28/1948 92 8th 82 2
    08/08/1944 91 37 48 6th
    10/25/1939 86 70 15th 1
    08/17/1936 90 14th 76
    11/25/1935 89 47 17th 25th
    08/24/1931 90 79 11
    May 16, 1927 85 74 9 2
    02/05/1923 85 64 20th 1
    06/23/1919 82 75 5 2
    05/22/1916 81 75 6th
    05/15/1912 81 64 16 1
    06/08/1908 74 57 14th 3
    11/25/1904 74 67 7th
    December 07, 1900 74 67 7th
    05/11/1897 74 51 23
    03/08/1892 73 21st 52
    06/17/1890 73 43 24 6th
    10/14/1886 65 33 29 3
    12/02/1881 65 15th 50
    05/01/1878 65 31 34
    07/07/1875 65 19th 46
    06/07 1871 65 19th 46
    08/09 1867 65 13 52
    date Seats liberal Parti Québécois CAQ / ADQ Union national conservative Québec solidaire Others

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ 1 seat for Québec solidaire
    2. ↑ 4 seats for Equality Party
    3. ↑ 1 seat for Parti national populaire, 1 seat for Ralliement créditiste du Québec
    4. ↑ 2 seats for Ralliement créditiste du Québec
    5. ↑ 12 seats for Ralliement créditiste du Québec
    6. ↑ a b c 2 seats for independents
    7. ↑ a b c d e f 1 seat for independents
    8. ↑ 4 seats for Bloc populaire canadien, 1 seat for Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , 1 seat for independents
    9. ↑ 25 seats for Action libérale nationale
    10. ↑ 2 seats for parti ouvrier
    11. ↑ 1 seat for Ligue nationaliste canadienne
    12. ↑ 3 seats for Ligue nationaliste canadienne
    13. ↑ 5 seats for Parti national, 1 seat for Parti ouvrier
    14. ↑ 3 seats for Parti national
    15. ↑ The balance of power changed several times after the 1878 elections. For most of this legislature, the Liberals formed a minority government with the support of a few Conservative MPs.