21st Quebec Legislature explained
The 21st Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from October 25, 1939, to August 8, 1944. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Adélard Godbout was the governing party. It was the last term for the Liberals in power until 1960. The Union Nationale were in power for the following four terms.
Seats per political party
| Affiliation | Members |
|---|
| 70 |
| 15 |
| Independent | 1 |
Total
| 86 |
Government Majority
| 55 | |
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1939 election:
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this term
- Joseph-Tancrède Labbé, Union Nationale, Mégantic, November 19, 1940 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-megantic.html#1940p
- Damase Perrier, Quebec Liberal Party, Terrebonne, November 19, 1940 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-terrebonne.html#1940p
- Dennis James O'Connor, Quebec Liberal Party, Huntingdon, October 6, 1941 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-huntingdon.html#1941p
- Jean-Paul Beaulieu, Union Nationale, Saint-Jean-Napierville, October 6, 1941 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-saint-jean-napierville.html#1941p
- Thomas Guérin, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Sainte-Anne, March 23, 1942 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-sainte-anne.html#1942p
- Claude Jodoin, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Saint-Jacques, March 23, 1942 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-saint-jacques.html#1942p
- Joseph-Willie Robidoux, Quebec Liberal Party, Richelieu-Verchères, March 23, 1942 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-richelieu-vercheres.html#1942p
- George Carlyle Marler, Quebec Liberal Party, Westmount-Saint-Georges, March 23, 1942 http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-westmount.html#1942p
Cabinet Ministers
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Adélard Godbout
- Agriculture: Adélard Godbout
- Colonization: Adélard Godbout (1939-1942), Cléophas Bastien (1942-1944)
- Labour: Edgar Rochette
- Public Works: Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1939-1942), Georges-Étienne Dansereau (1942-1944)
- Health: Henri Groulx (1939-1941)
- Social Welfare: Henri Groulx (1940-1941)
- Health and Social Welfare:Henri Groulx (1941-1944)
- Lands, Forests, Hunting and Fishing: Pierre-Émile Côté (1939-1941)
- Lands and Forests: Pierre-Émile Côté (1941-1942), Wilfrid Hamel (1942-1944)
- Hunting and Fishing: Pierre-Émile Côté (1941-1942), Valmore Bienvenue (1942-1944)
- Mines and Fisheries: Edgar Rochette (1939-1941)
- Mines and coastal fisheries: Edgar Rochette (1941-1942)
- Mines: Edgar Rochette (1942-1944)
- Roads: Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1939-1944), Georges-Étienne Dansereau (1944)
- Municipal Affairs, Industry and Commerce: Oscar Drouin (1939-1944), Henri-René Renault (1944)
- Attorney General: Wilfrid Girouard (1939-1942), Léon Casgrain (1942-1944)
- Provincial Secretary: Henri Groulx (1939-1940), Hector Perrier (1940-1944)
- Treasurer: James Arthur Matthewson
- Members without portfolios: Frank Lawrence Connors, Georges-Étienne Dansereau (1939-1942), Léon Casgrain (1939-1942), Louis-Joseph Thisdel, Cléophas Bastien (1939-1942), Wilfrid Hamel (1939-1942), Francois-Philippe Brais (1940-1944), Perrault Casgrain (1942-1944), Henri-René Renault (1942-1944), Joseph-Achille Francoeur (1944), Maurice Gingues (1944)
New electoral districts
The electoral map was reformed in 1944 which was used in the upcoming election later that year. Some of the changes included de-mergers of ridings that were created in the previous reform in 1939. http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/electcomte-1944.html
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