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 elections
This 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 Duplessis
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
Health: 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 Cottingham
Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque (1956–1958), Daniel Johnson Sr. (1958–1959)
Roads: Antonio Talbot
Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
Municipal Affairs: Yves Prevost (1956), Paul Dozois (1956–1959)
Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
Provincial Secretary: Romeo Lorrain (1956), Yves Prevost (1956–1959)
Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard
Finances: Onésime Gagnon (1956), John Samuel Bourque (1958–1959)
State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault (1958–1959)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Paul Sauve
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
Health: Arthur Leclerc
Lands and Forests: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
Mines: William McOvatt Cottingham
Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.
Roads: Antonio Talbot
Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois
Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
Attorney General: Antoine Rivard
Provincial Secretary: Yves Prevost
Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon (1959–1960)
Finances: John Samuel Bourque
State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Elie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Jacques Miquelon (1959)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Antonio Barrette
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Social Welfare and Youth: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Health: Arthur Leclerc
Lands and Forests: Jacques Miquelon
Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
Mines: William McOvatt Cottingham
Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.
Roads: Antonio Talbot
Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois
Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
Attorney General: Antoine Rivard
Provincial Secretary: Yves Prévost
Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon
Finances: John Samuel Bourque
State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Élie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Maurice-Tréfflé Custeau, Armand Maltais
The 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]
