The 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that existed from July 16, 1952 to June 20, 1956. It was the Union Nationale's third consecutive term as the governing party and the fourth under the leadership of Maurice Duplessis.
After the 1952 elections
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1952 election:
Other MLAs were elected during by-elections in this mandate
Clovis Gagnon, Union Nationale, Matapédia, July 9, 1953 [1]
Georges-Émile Lapalme, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Outremont, July 9, 1953 [2]
Rosaire Chalifour, Union Nationale, Portneuf, July 9, 1953 [3]
John William French, Union Nationale, Compton, September 15, 1954 [4]
Arsène Gagné, Union Nationale, Montréal-Laurier, July 6, 1955 [5]
Pierre-Jacques-François Bousquet, Union Nationale, Saint-Hyacinthe, July 6, 1955 [6]
John Richard Hyde, Quebec Liberal Party, Westmount-Saint-Georges, July 6, 1955 [7]
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
Health: Albiny Paquette
Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque
Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
Mines: Charles Daniel French (1952-1954), William McOvatt Cottingham (1954-1956)
Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque
Roads: Antonio Talbot
Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard (1954-1956)
Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault (1952-1953), Yves Prevost (1953-1956)
Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté (1952-1956), Romeo Lorrain (1956)
Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard
Finances: Onésime Gagnon
State Ministers: Arthur Leclerc, Jacques Miquelon, Wilfrid Labbé
The electoral map was slightly modified in 1954 with the creation of Jonquière-Kenogami from parts of Chicoutimi. The change was effective in the 1956 elections. [8]
