The 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial political legislature that existed from June 20, 1956 and June 22, 1960. The Union Nationale was the governing party for the fourth consecutive mandate. It was also Maurice Duplessis last term as Premier of Quebec. He died in office in 1959 and was succeeded in less than a year by Paul Sauvé and former cabinet Minister Antonio Barrette after Sauvé died less than 4 months after being sworn as Premier.
After the 1956 electionsThis was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1956 election:
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate
Joseph-Maurice Laberge, Union Nationale, Chateauguay, September 18, 1957 [1]Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Union Nationale, Compton, September 18, 1957 [2]Joseph-Émile Fortin, Union Nationale, Mégantic, September 18, 1957 [3]Loyola Schmidt, Union Nationale, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, September 18, 1957 [4]Benoît Gaboury, Union Nationale, Matane, July 2, 1958 [5]Pierre Bohémier, Union Nationale, Labelle, October 15, 1958 [6]Jean-Joseph Turcotte, Union Nationale, Roberval, October 15, 1958 [7]Fernand Lafontaine, Union Nationale, Labelle, September 16, 1959 [8]Jean-Paul Levasseur, Union Nationale, Lac-Saint-Jean, September 16, 1959 [9]Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice DuplessisAgriculture: Laurent BarréeColonization: Joseph-Damase BeginLabour: Antonio BarrettePublic Works: Roméo LorrainSocial Welfare and Youth: Paul SauvéHealth: Albiny Paquette (1956–1958), Arthur Leclerc (1958–1959)Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque (1956–1958), Jean-Jacques Bertrand (1958–1959)Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot (1956–1958)Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugene Pouliot (1958–1959)Mines: William McOvatt CottinghamHydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque (1956–1958), Daniel Johnson Sr. (1958–1959)Roads: Antonio TalbotTransportation and Communications: Antoine RivardMunicipal Affairs: Yves Prevost (1956), Paul Dozois (1956–1959)Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul BeaulieuAttorney General: Maurice DuplessisProvincial Secretary: Romeo Lorrain (1956), Yves Prevost (1956–1959)Solicitor General: Antoine RivardFinances: Onésime Gagnon (1956), John Samuel Bourque (1958–1959)State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault (1958–1959)Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Paul SauveAgriculture: Laurent BarréeColonization: Joseph-Damase BeginLabour: Antonio BarrettePublic Works: Roméo LorrainSocial Welfare and Youth: Paul SauvéHealth: Arthur LeclercLands and Forests: Jean-Jacques BertrandFisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène PouliotMines: William McOvatt CottinghamHydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.Roads: Antonio TalbotTransportation and Communications: Antoine RivardMunicipal Affairs: Paul DozoisIndustry and Commerce: Jean-Paul BeaulieuAttorney General: Antoine RivardProvincial Secretary: Yves PrevostSolicitor General: Jacques Miquelon (1959–1960)Finances: John Samuel BourqueState Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Elie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Jacques Miquelon (1959)Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Antonio BarretteAgriculture: Laurent BarréeColonization: Joseph-Damase BeginLabour: Antonio BarrettePublic Works: Roméo LorrainSocial Welfare and Youth: Jean-Jacques BertrandHealth: Arthur LeclercLands and Forests: Jacques MiquelonFisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène PouliotMines: William McOvatt CottinghamHydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.Roads: Antonio TalbotTransportation and Communications: Antoine RivardMunicipal Affairs: Paul DozoisIndustry and Commerce: Jean-Paul BeaulieuAttorney General: Antoine RivardProvincial Secretary: Yves PrévostSolicitor General: Jacques MiquelonFinances: John Samuel BourqueState Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Élie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Maurice-Tréfflé Custeau, Armand MaltaisThe electoral map was slightly modified in 1960 with the creation of the Duplessis riding from parts of Saguenay just before the elections later that year. In addition, Bourget was created from parts of Laval. [10]
