The 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from 1858 to June 1861. Elections for the Legislative Assembly were held in the

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in December 1857. Sessions were held in

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in 1858 and then in

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from 1859. In 1857,

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had chosen

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as the permanent seat for the Canadian government. The

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of this parliament was Sir Henry Smith.

Canada East

Canada West

References

*''Upper Canadian politics in the 1850s'', Underhill (and others), University of Toronto Press (1967) *

External links

Ontario's parliament buildings ; or, A century of legislation, 1792-1892 : a historical sketch

Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
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