32nd Quebec Legislature explained

The 32nd National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1981 Quebec general election. It sat for a total of five sessions from May 19, 1981, to June 18, 1981; from September 30, 1981, to October 2, 1981; from November 9, 1981, to March 10, 1983; from March 23, 1983, to June 20, 1984; and from October 16, 1984, to October 10, 1985. The Parti Québécois government was led by Premier René Lévesque for most of the mandate, and by Pierre-Marc Johnson for a few months prior to the 1985 election. The Liberal opposition was led by Claude Ryan, by interim Liberal leader Gérard D. Levesque, and then by Robert Bourassa.

Seats per political party

After the 1981 elections

Affiliation		Members
Parti Québécois	80
Parti libéral du Québec	42
Total		122
Government Majority		38

Member list

This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1981 election:

	Name	Party
Jean-Paul Bordeleau	Parti Québécois
François Gendron	Parti Québécois
Pierre-Marc Johnson	Parti Québécois	Anjou
Claude Ryan	Libéral	Argenteuil
Jacques Baril	Parti Québécois
Adrien Ouellette	Parti Québécois
Hermann Mathieu	Libéral
Laurent Lavigne	Parti Québécois	Beauharnois
Claude Lachance	Parti Québécois	Bellechasse
Albert Houde	Libéral
Denis Lazure	Parti Québécois
Gérard D. Levesque	Libéral	Bonaventure
Patrice Laplante	Parti Québécois	Bourassa
Camille Laurin	Parti Québécois
Pierre Paradis	Libéral	Brome-Missisquoi
Luc Tremblay	Parti Québécois
Marcel Gagnon	Parti Québécois
John J. Kehoe	Libéral	Chapleau
Denis de Belleval	Parti Québécois	Charlesbourg
Raymond Mailloux	Libéral
Roland Dussault	Parti Québécois
Raymond Brouillet	Parti Québécois	Chauveau
Marc-André Bédard	Parti Québécois
Lise Bacon	Libéral	Chomedey
Guy Tardif	Parti Québécois
Herbert Marx	Libéral
Pierre de Bellefeuille	Parti Québécois	Deux-Montagnes
Huguette Lachapelle	Parti Québécois	Dorion
Michel Clair	Parti Québécois
Hubert Desbiens	Parti Québécois
Denis Perron	Parti Québécois
Michel Leduc	Parti Québécois
Gilles Grégoire	Parti Québécois
Henri Le May	Parti Québécois
Michel Gratton	Libéral
Jacques Rochefort	Parti Québécois
Elie Fallu	Parti Québécois
Gilles Rocheleau	Libéral
Claude Dubois	Libéral	Huntingdon
Jacques Beauséjour	Parti Québécois	Iberville
Denise Leblanc	Parti Québécois
Joan Dougherty	Libéral
Michel Bissonnet	Libéral
Jean-Claude Rivest	Libéral
Carmen Juneau	Parti Québécois
Guy Chevrette	Parti Québécois
Claude Vaillancourt	Parti Québécois
Léonard Lévesque	Parti Québécois
Jacques Léonard	Parti Québécois
Thérèse Lavoie-Roux	Libéral
Jacques Brassard	Parti Québécois
Marcel Léger	Parti Québécois	LaFontaine
Pauline Marois	Parti Québécois
André Bourbeau	Libéral
Jean-Pierre Saintonge	Libéral
Jacques Parizeau	Parti Québécois
Christos Sirros	Libéral
Bernard Landry	Parti Québécois	Laval-des-Rapides
Jean-Pierre Jolivet	Parti Québécois
Jean Garon	Parti Québécois	Lévis
Raymond Gravel	Parti Québécois	Limoilou
Rodrigue Biron	Parti Québécois
Claude Morin	Parti Québécois
Louise Harel	Parti Québécois
Fernand Lalonde	Libéral
Pierre Marois	Parti Québécois
Claude Dauphin	Libéral	Marquette
Yvon Picotte	Libéral
Yves Bérubé	Parti Québécois
Léopold Marquis	Parti Québécois
Fabien Bélanger	Libéral
Gérald Godin	Parti Québécois
Jean-Paul Champagne	Parti Québécois
Jacques LeBlanc	Parti Québécois	Montmagny-L'Islet
Clément Richard	Parti Québécois
John Ciaccia	Libéral
Clifford Lincoln	Libéral
Yves Beaumier	Parti Québécois
Reed Scowen	Libéral
Georges Vaillancourt	Libéral	Orford
Pierre Fortier	Libéral
Mark Assad	Libéral
Robert Middlemiss	Libéral
Michel Pagé	Libéral	Portneuf
Robert Dean	Parti Québécois
Maurice Martel	Parti Québécois
Yvon Vallières	Libéral	Richmond
Alain Marcoux	Parti Québécois
Jules Boucher	Parti Québécois
John O'Gallagher	Libéral
Michel Gauthier	Parti Québécois
Gilbert Paquette	Parti Québécois
René Blouin	Parti Québécois
Gilles Baril	Parti Québécois
Lucien Lessard	Parti Québécois
Maximilien Polak	Libéral
Guy Bisaillon	Parti Québécois
Réal Rancourt	Parti Québécois
Roma Hains	Libéral
Maurice Dupré	Parti Québécois
Claude Charron	Parti Québécois
Jérôme Proulx	Parti Québécois	Saint-Jean
Claude Forget	Libéral
Harry Blank	Libéral
Yves Duhaime	Parti Québécois
Jacques-Yvan Morin	Parti Québécois	Sauvé
Roger Paré	Parti Québécois
Raynald Fréchette	Parti Québécois
René Lévesque	Parti Québécois
Richard Guay	Parti Québécois
Yves Blais	Parti Québécois
Denis Vaugeois	Parti Québécois
Marcel Lafrenière	Parti Québécois
David Payne	Parti Québécois
Jean-François Bertrand	Parti Québécois
Daniel Johnson Jr.	Libéral
Jean-Pierre Charbonneau	Parti Québécois
Lucien Caron	Libéral
William Cusano	Libéral
Cosmo Maciocia	Libéral
Jean-Guy Rodrigue	Parti Québécois
Richard French	Libéral

Other elected MNAs

Other MNAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate

Réjean Doyon, Quebec Liberal Party, Louis-Hébert, April 5, 1982 ^[1]
Germain Leduc, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Laurent, April 5, 1982 ^[2]
Marc-Yvan Côté, Quebec Liberal Party, Charlesbourg, June 20, 1983 ^[3]
Ghislain Maltais, Quebec Liberal Party, Saguenay, June 20, 1983 ^[4]
Serge Champagne, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Jacques, June 20, 1983 ^[5]
Aline Saint-Amand, Quebec Liberal Party, Jonquière, December 5, 1983 ^[6]
Madeleine Bélanger, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic-Compton, December 5, 1983 ^[7]
Gilles Fortin, Quebec Liberal Party, Marguerite-Bourgeoys, June 18, 1984 ^[8]
Marcel Parent, Quebec Liberal Party, Sauvé, June 18, 1984 ^[9]
Jean-François Viau, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Jacques, November 26, 1984 ^[10]
Robert Bourassa, Quebec Liberal Party, Bertrand (Montérégie), June 3, 1985 ^[11]
Claude Trudel, Quebec Liberal Party, Bourget, June 3, 1985 ^[12]
Jean-Guy Gervais, Quebec Liberal Party, L'Assomption, June 3, 1985 ^[13]
Paul Philibert, Quebec Liberal Party, Trois-Rivières, June 3, 1985 ^[14]

Cabinet Ministers

Levesque Cabinet (1981-1985)

Prime Minister and Executive Council President: René Lévesque
Deputy Premier: Jacques-Yvan Morin (1981–1984), Camille Laurin (1984), Marc-André Bédard (1984–1985)
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Jean Garon
Labor, Workforce and Revenue Security: Raynald Fréchette (1981–1982)
- Labor: Raynald Fréchette (1982–1985)
- Workforce and Revenue Security: Pierre Marois (1982–1983), Pauline Marois (1983–1985)
Employment: Robert Dean (1984–1985)
- Public Works and Provisioning: Alain Marcoux (1981–1984)
Administration: Yves Bérubé (1981–1982), Michel Clair (1984–1985)
- Administration Reform: Yves Bérubé (1982–1984)
Public Office: Denise Leblanc (1981–1984)
Cultural Affairs: Clément Richard
Cultural and Science Development: Jacques-Yvan Morin (1981–1982), Gerald Godin (1982)
Cultural Communities and Immigration: Gérald Godin (1981–1984, 1984–1985), Louise Harel (1984), Pierre-Marc Johnson (1984)
Social Affairs: Pierre-Marc Johnson (1981–1984), Camille Laurin (1984), Michel Clair (1984), Guy Chevrette (1984–1985)
- Health and Social Services: Guy Chevrette (1985)
Social Development: Denis Lazure (1981–1982)
Family Policies: Yves Beaumier (1985)
Status of Women : Pauline Marois (1981–1983, 1985), Denise Leblanc (1983–1984), René Lévesque (1984–1985), Francine Lalonde (1985)
Language Affairs: Gérald Godin (1984)
Education: Camille Laurin (1981–1984), Yves Bérubé (1984), François Gendron (1984)
Science and Technology:Gilbert Paquette (1982–1984), Yves Bérubé (1984)
- Superior Education in Science and Technology: Yves Bérubé (1984–1985)
Recreation, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1981–1982), Guy Chevrette (1982–1984), Jacques Brassard (1984–1985)
Transportation: Michel Clair (1981–1984), Jacques Léonard (1984), Guy Tardif (1984–1985)
Communications: Jean-François Bertrand
Relations with Citizens: Denis Lazure (1982–1984), Élie Fallu (1984–1985)
Municipal Affairs:Jacques Léonard (1981–1984), Alain Marcoux (1984–1985)
Environment: Marcel Léger (1981–1982), Adrien Ouellette (1982–1985)
Energy and Resources: Yves Duhaime (1981–1984), Jean-Guy Rodrigue (1984)
- Forests: Jean-Pierre Jolivet (1984–1985)
Intergovernmental Affairs: Claude Morin (1981–1982), Jacques-Yvan Morin (1982–1984)
- Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs: Pierre-Marc Johnson (1984–1985)
- International Relations: Bernard Landry (1984–1985)
Electoral reform: Marc-André Bedard
Parliamentary Affairs: Claude Charron
Industry, Commerce and Tourism: Rodrigue Biron (1981–1984)
- Industry and Commerce: Rodrigue Biron (1984–1985)
- Tourism: Marcel Léger (1984–1985)
Planning: François Gendron (1981–1982)
- Planning and Regional Development: François Gendron (1982–1984)
- Development and Regional Roads: Henri Lemay (1984–1985)
Housing and Consumer's Protection: Guy Tardif (1981–1984), Jacques Rochefort (1984–1985)
Justice: Marc-André Bédard (1981–1984), Pierre-Marc Johnson (1984–1985)
Finances: Jacques Parizeau (1981–1984), Yves Duhaime (1984–1985)
President of the Treasury Board: Yves Bérubé (1981–1984), Michel Clair (1984–1985)
Revenue: Raynald Fréchette (1981–1982), Alain Marcoux (1982–1984), Robert Dean (1984), Maurice Martel (1984–1985)
Financial Institutions and Cooperatives: Jacques Parizeau (1981–1982)
Economic Development: Bernard Landry (1981–1982)
Foreign Trade:Bernard Landry (1982–1985)

Johnson Cabinet (1985)

Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Pierre-Marc Johnson
Deputy Premier: Marc-Andre Bédard
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Jean Garon
Labor: Raynald Fréchette
Workforce and Revenue Security: Pauline Marois
Employment: Robert Dean
Administration: Michel Clair
Cultural Affairs: Clement Richard (1985), Gerald Godin (1985)
Cultural Communities and Immigration: Gérald Godin (1985), Élie Fallu (1985)
Health and Social Services:Guy Chevrette
Family Policies: Yves Beaumier
Status of Women : Pauline Marois (1985), Lise Denis (1985)
Education: Francois Gendron
Superior Education in Science and Technology: Yves Bérubé (1985), Jean-Guy Rodrigue (1985)
Recreation, Hunting and Fishing: Jacques Brassard
Transportation: Guy Tardif (1985)
Communications: Jean-François Bertrand
Relations with Citizens: Elie Fallu (1985), Rollande Cloutier (1985)
Municipal Affairs:Alain Marcoux
Environment: Adrien Ouellette
Energy and Resources: Jean-Guy Rodrigue (1985), Michel Clair (1985)
Forests: Jean-Pierre Jolivet
Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs: Pierre-Marc Johnson
International Relations: Bernard Landry (1985), Louise Beaudoin (1985)
Electoral reform: Marc-André Bédard
Industry and Commerce: Rodrigue Biron
Tourism: Marcel Leger
Planning: Alain Marcoux
Development and Regional Roads: Henri Lemay
Housing and Consumer's Protection: Jacques Rochefort (1985)
Justice: Raynald Fréchette
Solicitor General: Marc-André Bédard
Finances: Yves Duhaime (1985), Bernard Landry (1985)
President of the Treasury Board: Michel Clair
Revenue: Maurice Martel
Foreign Trade: Bernard Landry (1985), Jean-Guy Parent (1985)

New electoral districts

A electoral map reform was made in 1985 and implemented in the elections later that year.^[15]

Maisonneuve was renamed Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
Nicolet was renamed Nicolet-Yamaska.

References

Notes

Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Louis-Hébert . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070209183754/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-louis-hebert.html . 2007-02-09.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Saint-Laurent . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070209002347/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-saint-laurent.html . 2007-02-09.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Charlesbourg . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071010050408/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-charlesbourg.html . 2007-10-10.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans René-Lévesque . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070210112123/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-rene-levesque.html . 2007-02-10.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Saint-Jacques . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070208174307/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-saint-jacques.html . 2007-02-08.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Jonquière . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070208174120/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-jonquiere.html . 2007-02-08.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Mégantic-Compton . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070210012111/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-megantic-compton.html . 2007-02-10.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Marguerite-Bourgeoys . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070919051718/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-marguerite-bourgeoys.html . 2007-09-19.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Sauvé . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071010051945/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-sauve.html . 2007-10-10.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Saint-Jacques . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070208174307/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-saint-jacques.html . 2007-02-08.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Marguerite-D'Youville . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052228/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-marguerite-dyouville.html . 2007-10-10.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Bourget . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070919051938/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-bourget.html . 2007-09-19.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans l'Assomption . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070208174233/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-lassomption.html . 2007-02-08.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Élections dans Trois-Rivières . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070208123922/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-trois-rivieres.html . 2007-02-08.
Web site: QuébecPolitique.com | Carte électorale 1985 . www.quebecpolitique.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060509070242/http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/electcomte-1985.html . 2006-05-09.