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The 7th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature that existed in
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from June 17, 1890, to March 8, 1892. The
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led by
Honoré Mercier Honoré Mercier (October 15, 1840 – October 30, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician in Quebec. He was the ninth premier of Quebec from January 27, 1887, to December 21, 1891, as leader of the Parti National or Quebec Libera ...
was the governing party for most of the mandate. The party was also known as the Parti national which composed previously of Conservative dissents that formed a new party, the
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. However, Mercier was dismissed by the
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due to a scandal and the final months of the Assembly was led by
Charles Boucher de Boucherville Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville (May 4, 1822 – September 10, 1915) was a Canadian politician and doctor. He twice served as the premier of Quebec. Personal life Boucher was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Descended ...
of the Quebec Conservative Party. Due to the
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status of the government in the final months, an
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was immediately called.


Seats per political party

* After the 1890 elections


Member list

This was the list of members of the
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that were elected in the 1890 election:


Other elected MLAs

No MLAs were elected during by-elections in this mandate


Cabinet Ministers


Mercier Cabinet (1890-1891)

* Prime Minister: Honoré Mercier * Executive Council President: Charles Langelier (1890), David Alexander Ross (1890–1891) * Agriculture and Colonization: Honoré Mercier *
Public Works Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community. They include public buildings ( municipal buildings, sc ...
: Pierre Garneau *
Crown Lands Crown land (sometimes spelled crownland), also known as royal domain, is a territorial area belonging to the monarch, who personifies the Crown. It is the equivalent of an entailed estate and passes with the monarchy, being inseparable from it. ...
: Georges Duhamel *
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: Arthur Turcotte (1890), Joseph-Emery Robidoux (1890–1891) * Secretary and Registry: Joseph-Émery Robidoux (1890), Charles Langelier (1890–1891) *
Treasurer A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance. Government The treasury o ...
: Joseph Shehyn * Members without portfolios: Arthur Boyer


De Boucherville Cabinet (1891-1892)

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville * Agriculture and Colonization: Louis Beaubien * Public Works: Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel * Crown Lands: Edmund James Flynn * Attorney General: Thomas Chase Casgrain * Provincial secretary: Louis-Philippe Pelletier * Treasurer: John Smythe Hall * Members without portfolios: Louis-Olivier Taillon, John McIntosh


References


1890 election results


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