The 31st National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in

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that was elected in the

1976 Quebec general election Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Ph ...

. It sat for six sessions from 14 December 1976 to 23 December 1976; from 8 March 1977 to 22 December 1977; from 21 February 1978 to 20 February 1979; from 6 March 1979 to 18 June 1980; on 24 October 1980 (one day); and from 5 November 1980 to 12 March 1981. The

Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishin ...

led by

René Lévesque René Lévesque (; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a Québécois politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt ...

came to power for the first time, and organized the 1980 Quebec sovereignty referendum, which resulted in a win for the "no" side. The Quebec Liberal Party opposition was led by interim leader

Gérard D. Levesque Gérard D. Levesque (May 2, 1926 – November 17, 1993) was a longtime Quebec politician and Cabinet minister, who twice served as interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Levesque was first elected to what is now called the Quebec Na ...

and later by

Claude Ryan Claude Ryan, (January 26, 1925 – February 9, 2004) was a Canadian journalist and politician. He was the director of the newspaper ''Le Devoir'' from 1964 to 1978, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1978 to 1982, National Assembly of Q ...

Seats per political party

* After the 1976 elections

Member list

This was the list of members of the

National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, déput ...

that were elected in the 1976 election:

Other elected MNAs

Other MNAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate * Reed Scowen, Quebec Liberal Party, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, July 5, 1978 *

, Quebec Liberal Party, Argenteuil, April 30, 1979 *

Jean-Claude Rivest Jean-Claude Rivest (born January 27, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer, former politician and Senator. Born in L'Assomption, Quebec, the son of Victor Rivest and Yvette Lafortune, he studied law at the Université de Montréal. He was called to the Q ...

, Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-Talon, April 30, 1979 *

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, Quebec Liberal Party, Beauce-Sud, November 14, 1979 * Georges Lalande, Quebec Liberal Party, Maisonneuve, November 14, 1979 *

Solange Chaput-Rolland Solange Chaput-Rolland, (May 14, 1919 – November 1, 2001) was a Canadian journalist, author, lecturer, politician, and Senator. Born in Montreal, the daughter of Émile Chaput and Rosalie Loranger, she received her education from the Co ...

, Quebec Liberal Party, Prévost, November 14, 1979 * Herbert Marx, Quebec Liberal Party, D'Arcy-McGee, November 26, 1979 *

Pierre Paradis Pierre Paradis (born 16 July 1950) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He represented Brome-Missisquoi in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1980 to 2018. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as a cabinet minister in the ...

, Quebec Liberal Party, Brome-Missisquoi, November 17, 1980 * Camille Picard, Quebec Liberal Party, Johnson, November 17, 1980 * Fabien Bélanger, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic-Compton, Megantic-Compton, November 17, 1980 * Pierre Fortier, Quebec Liberal Party, Outremont, November 17, 1980

Cabinet Ministers

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: René Lévesque * Deputy Premier: Jacques-Yvan Morin * Agriculture: Jean Garon (1976–1979) ** Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Jean Garon (1979–1981) * Labour and Workforce: Jacques Couture (1976–1977), Pierre-Marc Johnson (1977-1980), Pierre Marois (1980–1981) ** Public Works and Provisioning: Lucien Lessard (1976–1977), Jocelyne Ouellette (1977–1981) * Public Office: Denis De Belleval (1976–1979), François Gendron (1979–1981) * Cultural Affairs: Louis O'Neill (1976–1978), Denis Vaugeois (1978–1981) * Cultural Development: Camille Laurin (1977–1980) ** Cultural and Science Development: Camille Laurin (1980–1981) * Immigration: Jacques Couture (1976–1980), Gérald Godin (1980–1981) * Social Affairs: Denis Lazure * Social Development: Pierre Marois (1977–1980), Lise Payette (1980–1981) * Status of Women : Lise Payette (1976–1981) * Education: Jacques-Yvan Morin (1976–1980), Camille Laurin (1980–1981) * Youth, Recreation and Sports: Claude Charron (1977–1979) * Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979) ** Recreation, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1979–1981) * Transportation: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979), Denis De Belleval (1979–1981) * Communications: Louis O'Neill (1976–1979), Denis Vaugeois (1979–1980), Clément Richard (1980–1981) * Municipal Affairs: Guy Tardif (1976–1980), Jacques Léonard (1980–1981) * Environment: Marcel Léger (1977–1981) * Energy: Guy Joron (1977–1979) * Lands, Forests and Natural Resources: Yves Bérubé (1976–1979) ** Energy and Resources: Yves Bérubé (1979–1981) * Intergovernmental Affairs: Claude Morin * Parliamentary and electoral reform: Robert Burns (1977–1979) ** Electoral reform: Marc-André Bedard (1979–1981) ** Parliamentary Affairs: Claude Charron (1979–1981) * Industry and Commerce: Rodrigue Tremblay (1976–1979) ** Industry, Commerce and Tourism: Yves Duhaime (1979–1981) * Planning: Jacques Leonard (1977–1980), Guy Tardif (1980–1981) * Consumers, Cooperatives and Financial: Lise Payette (1976–1979), Guy Joron (1979–1980), Pierre Marc Johnson (1980) ** Housing: Guy Tardif (1980–1981) * Justice: Marc-André Bedard * Finances and President of the Treasury Board: Jacques Parizeau * Revenu: Jacques Parizeau (1976–1979), Michel Clair (1979–1981) * Economic Development: Bernard Landry (1977–1981)

New electoral districts

A significant electoral map reform took place in 1980 and was effective for the

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general elections. The number of seats went from 110 to 122. The following electoral districts were created: *

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(in

Montérégie Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion. ...

; not the modern

, which is in

Laurentides The Laurentides () is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 Cens ...

) * Chapleau * Chomedey *

Groulx Groulx is a provincial electoral district in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the city of Boisbriand as well as a few other small cities. It was created for the ...

* Joliette * La Peltrie *

Laval-des-Rapides Laval-des-Rapides is a district in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Geography The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by Chomedey, on the east and north-eas ...

Marie-Victorin Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. He is known as the father of the Botanical Garden of Montreal. Biograph ...

* Marquette * Nelligan * Nicolet *

Pontiac Pontiac may refer to: *Pontiac (automobile), a car brand *Pontiac (Ottawa leader) ( – 1769), a Native American war chief Places and jurisdictions Canada *Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality ** Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, now the Roman Catholic D ...

Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolu ...

Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue is a provincial electoral district in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes large portions of the city of Rouyn-Noranda as w ...

* Ungava * Vachon *

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* Vimont The following electoral districts disappeared: * Joliette-Montcalm * Laurentides-Labelle * Laval *

Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 ce ...

* Pontiac-Témiscamingue * Rouyn-Noranda

References

1976 election results

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