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The 24th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the
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provincial legislature that existed from July 16, 1952, to June 20, 1956. It was the Union Nationale's third consecutive term as the governing party and the fourth under the leadership of
Maurice Duplessis Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis (; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, anti-Communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, he and his ...
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Seats per political party

* After the 1952 elections


Member list

This was the list of members of the
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that were elected in the 1952 election:


Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected during by-elections in this mandate * Clovis Gagnon, Union Nationale, Matapédia, July 9, 195

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Georges-Émile Lapalme Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 – February 5, 1985) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Background He was born in Montreal. He studied law at ...
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, Montréal-Outremont, July 9, 195

* Rosaire Chalifour, Union Nationale, Portneuf, July 9, 195

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John William French John William French (October 22, 1888 – November 8, 1970) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born in Scotstown, Eastern Townships on October 22, 1888 and married Dorothy Isabell ...
, Union Nationale, Compton, September 15, 195

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Arsène Gagné Arsène is a masculine French given name. It is derived from the Latin name ''Arsenius'', the Latinisation of names, Latinized form of the Greek language, Greek name Ἀρσἐνιος (''Arsenios''), which means "male, virile". It has also been u ...
, Union Nationale, Montréal-Laurier, July 6, 195

* Pierre-Jacques-François Bousquet, Union Nationale, Saint-Hyacinthe, July 6, 195

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John Richard Hyde John Richard Hyde (15 November 1912 – 15 July 2003) was a Canadian soldier, provincial politician and judge. Education Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of George Gordon Hyde, a Quebec MNA and member of the Legislative Council of Quebec ...
, Quebec Liberal Party, Westmount-Saint-Georges, July 6, 195


Cabinet Ministers

* 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 * Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque * Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot * Mines: Charles Daniel French (1952-1954), William McOuat Cottingham (1954-1956) * Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque * Roads: Antonio Talbot * Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard (1954-1956) * Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault (1952-1953), Yves Prevost (1953-1956) * Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu * Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis * Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté (1952-1956), Romeo Lorrain (1956) * Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard * Finances: Onésime Gagnon * State Ministers: Arthur Leclerc, Jacques Miquelon, Wilfrid Labbé


New electoral ridings

The electoral map was slightly modified in 1954 with the creation of Jonquière (provincial electoral district), Jonquière-Kenogami from parts of
Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ...
. The change was effective in the 1956 elections


References


1952 election results


{{National Assembly of Quebec Terms of the Quebec Legislature, 24