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, also known as the Parti national as that period, was the governing party. However, the Quebec Conservative Party despite losing the election tried to form a

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with

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and Louis-Olivier Taillon as Premiers but only managed to last a few months before the Liberals led by Honoré Mercier, the founder of the Parti National, formed a narrow

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with 33 of the 65 seats of the

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Seats per political party

* After the 1886 elections

Member list

This was the list of members of the

that were elected in the 1886 election:

Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected during by-elections or in another district between the two general elections * Georges Duhamel, Parti national, Iberville, December 11, 188

* Louis-Olivier Taillon, Quebec Conservative Party, Montcalm, December 11, 188

*

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, Parti national, St. Hyacinthe, July 30, 1887

*

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, Ottawa (Outaouais), September 14, 188

* Louis-Phillippe Pelletier, Nationalist Conservative, Dorchester, December 20, 188

* Charles Champagne (MLA for Hochelaga), Charles Champagne, Quebec Liberal Party, Hochelaga, April 28, 188

* Joseph-Hormidas Legris, Parti national, Maskinongé, April 28, 188

*

Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois (November 6, 1846 – September 30, 1926) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Shefford in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1903 as a Liberal. He w ...

, Quebec Liberal Party, Shefford, May 18, 188

*

Séverin Dumais Séverin Dumais (February 10, 1840 – April 28, 1907) was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Parti National member. He was born in Saint-G ...

, Parti national, Chicoutimi et Saguenay, June 18, 188

*

Honoré Brunelle Tourigny Honoré Brunelle Tourigny (September 23, 1857 – September 25, 1918) was a surveyor, engineer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Conservative. He was born in ...

, Quebec Conservative Party, Nicolet, July 17, 188

* William Rhodes (Canadian politician), William Rhodes, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic, December 27, 188

*

Rufus Nelson England Rufus Nelson England (May 4, 1851 – November 28, 1911) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Brome in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1889 to 1897 as a Conservative. He was born in Knowlton, Canada East, t ...

, Quebec Conservative Party, Brome, November 28, 188

* Auguste Tessier, Quebec Liberal Party, Rimouski, December 4, 1889

* Omer Dostaler, Quebec Liberal Party, Berthier, Janvier 15, 189

New provincial ridings

The electoral map was reformed in 1890 just a few months prior to the 1890 Quebec general election, elections later that year

* Drummond-Arthabaska, Drummond et Arthabaska was split into two ridings: Drummond and Arthabaska *

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was created from parts of Chicoutimi et Saguenay. * Matane was created from parts of Rimouski. * Montréal-Est was split into three districts called Montréal division no. 1, Montréal division no. 2 and Montréal division no. 3 * Montréal-Ouest was split into two districts called Montréal division no. 4 and

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. * Montréal-Centre was renamed

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. * Richmond et Wolfe was split into two new riding:

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and Wolfe *

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was created from parts of Québec-Est.

Cabinet Ministers

Ross Cabinet (1886-1887)

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: John Jones Ross * Agriculture and public works: John Jones Ross * Crown Lands: William Warren Lynch * Attorney General: Louis-Olivier Taillon * Secretary and Registry: Jean Blanchet * Treasurer: Joseph Gibb Robertson * Solicitor General: Edmund James Flynn

Taillon Cabinet (1887)

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Louis-Olivier Taillon * Agriculture and public works: Henry Starnes * Crown Lands: William Warren Lynch * Attorney General: Louis-Olivier Taillon * Secretary and Registry: Jean Blanchet * Treasurer: Joseph Gibb Robertson * Solicitor General: Edmund James Flynn

Mercier Cabinet (1887-1890)

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Honoré Mercier * Agriculture and public works: James McShane (1887-1888) ** Agriculture and Colonization: Honoré Mercier (1888), William Rhodes (1888-1890) ** Public Works: Pierre Garneau (1888-1890) * Crown Lands: Pierre Garneau (1887-1888), Georges Duhamel (1888-1890) * Attorney General: Honoré Mercier (1887-1888), Arthur Turcotte (1888-1890) * Secretary and Registry: Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon (1887-1890), Joseph-Émery Robidoux (1890) * Treasurer: Joseph Shehyn * Solicitor General: Georges Duhamel (1887-1888) * Members without portfolios: David Alexander Ross, Arthur Turcotte (1887-1888), Arthur Boyer (1890)

References

1886 election results

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