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1923 Quebec General Election
The 1923 Quebec general election was held on February 5, 1923, to elect members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé. It was the first of four election victories in a row for Taschereau. However, he had held office since 1920, following the resignation of the previous premier, Lomer Gouin. Redistribution of ridings An Act passed prior to the election increased the number of MLAs from 81 to 85 through the following changes: Results This was the last Quebec election in which a candidate won in multiple ridings. Joseph-Édouard Perrault took both Abitibi (provincial electoral district), Abitibi and Arthabaska (electoral district), Arthabaska, and he would later resign from Abitibi to allow Hector Authier to be elected in a byelection later that year. , - ! colspan=2 rowspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Legislative Assembly Of Quebec
The 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from February 5, 1923, to May 16, 1927. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was the governing party. Seats per political party * After the 1923 Quebec general election, 1923 elections Member list This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1923 Quebec general election, 1923 election: Other elected MLAs Other MLAs were elected during the term in by-elections * Hector Authier, Quebec Liberal Party, Abitibi, October 22, 192* Carlton James Oliver, Quebec Liberal Party, Brome, October 22, 192* Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais, Quebec Liberal Party, Richmond, October 22, 192* David Laperrière, Quebec Liberal Party, Yamaska, October 22, 192* Pierre-Émile Côté, Quebec Liberal Party, Bonaventure, November 5, 192* Ludger Bastien, Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Quebec Conservative Party, Québec, November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matane (provincial Electoral District)
Matane is a former provincial electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine regions of Quebec, Canada, that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1890 Quebec general election, 1890 election from parts of Rimouski (provincial electoral district), Rimouski. Its final election was in 2008 Quebec general election, 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 Quebec general election, 2012 election and its successor electoral districts were Matane-Matapédia and Gaspé (provincial electoral district), Gaspé. Geography It is located at the western end of the Gaspé Peninsula, along the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. It consists of the municipalities of: *Baie-des-Sables, Quebec, Baie-des-Sables *Cap-Chat, Quebec, Cap-Chat *Grosses-Roches, Quebec, Grosses-Roches *La Martre, Quebec, La Martre *Les Méchins, Quebec, Les Méchins *Marsoui, Quebec, Marsoui *Matane *Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Mont-Saint-Pierre *Rivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Authier
Hector Authier (November 4, 1881 – April 14, 1971) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer. Background He was born on November 4, 1881 in Ange-Gardien, Quebec. Mayor He served as the first Mayor of Amos, Quebec in 1914, for a one-year term. Member of the legislature Authier won a by-election in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of Abitibi. He was re-elected in the 1927, 1931 and 1935 elections. He served as Deputy Speaker of the House from 1935 to 1936 and was a Member of the Cabinet as the Minister of Colonization by 1936. He did not run for re-election in the 1936 election. Federal politics He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Chapleau. Death He died on April 14, 1971 in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthabaska (electoral District)
Arthabaska is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes municipalities of Victoriaville, Plessisville, Princeville and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska. It was created for the 1890 election from a part of Drummond-Arthabaska electoral district. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, Arthabaska lost Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester and Chesterville to the newly created Drummond–Bois-Francs Drummond–Bois-Francs is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes parts of the city of Drummondville as well as Saint-Cyrille-d ... electoral district, but gained nine municipalities from Lotbinière, which ceased to exist. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph-Édouard Perrault
Joseph-Édouard Perrault, (July 30, 1874 – June 13, 1948) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Arthabaska from 1916 to 1936 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal member. He was born in La Malbaie, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Stanislas Perrault and Louisa Brault. Perrault was educated at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval. He articled in law with Charles Fitzpatrick, Nazaire-Nicolas Olivier and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was called to the Quebec bar in 1898 and set up practice in Arthabaska. He later practised in partnership with his brother Gustave and Wilfrid Girouard. From 1906 to 1916, he was crown prosecutor for Arthabaska district. In 1908, Perrault was named King's Counsel. He was bâtonnier for Arthabaska district from 1909 to 1911 and from 1921 to 1922; he was also bâtonnier for the Quebec bar in 1921 and 1922. Perrault served on the boards of directors for several companies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal–Saint-Henri
Montréal–Saint-Henri was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1923 election from most of the Montréal-Hochelaga electoral district, and parts of Jacques-Cartier and Westmount. Its final election was in 1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors .... It disappeared in the 1966 Quebec general election, 1966 election and its successor electoral district was Saint-Henri (provincial electoral district), Saint-Henri. Part of the riding was redistributed into Sainte-Anne (provincial electoral district), Sainte-Anne. Members of the Legislative Assembly References Election results(National Assembly) Election results (QuebecPoliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |