The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that existed from August 8, 1944 to July 28, 1948. The Union Nationale led by Maurice Duplessis returned to power after defeating the Quebec Liberal Party led by Adélard Godbout who defeated the Union Nationale in the 1939 elections. It was the first of four consecutive terms by the UN until 1960.
After the 1944 elections
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1944 election:
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this term
Georges-Octave Poulin, Union Nationale, Beauce, November 21, 1945 [1]
Charles Daniel French, Union Nationale, Compton, July 3, 1946 [2]
Daniel Johnson, Union Nationale, Bagot, December 18, 1946 [3]
John Gillies Rennie, Union Nationale, Huntingdon, July 23, 1947 [4]
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Health and Social Welfare: Albiny Paquette (1944-1946)
Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé (1946-1948)
Health: Albiny Paquette (1947-1948)
Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque
Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
Mines: Jonathan Robinson
Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque (1945-1948)
Roads: Antonio Talbot
Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault
Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté
Treasurer: Onésime Gagnon
Members without portfolios: Thomas Chapais, Antonio Élie, Tancrède Labbé, Marc Trudel, Patrice Tardif, Joseph-Hormisdas Delisle, Joseph-Théophile Larochelle
The electoral map was slightly modified in 1945 as the Charlevoix et Saguenay riding was split into two new ridings: Charlevoix and Saguenay. The change was effective in the 1948 elections. [5]
