The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of

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from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the

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. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished. Both were initially created by the Constitution Act, 1867. It was the Union Nationale government of Premier

Jean-Jacques Bertrand Jean-Jacques Bertrand (; June 20, 1916 – February 22, 1973) was the 21st premier of Quebec, from October 2, 1968, to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party. Member of the legislature Bertrand served as Member of the Legislative Assem ...

that passed the "Bill 90" legislation to abolish the upper house, but earlier attempts had been made by earlier governments. The presiding officer of the Assembly was known in French as ''orateur'', a literal translation of the English term, ''

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''. When the Assembly was renamed so too was the title of its presiding officer, becoming known as the

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. Today, Quebec has a

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legislature, whose single house is the

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. The large chamber that housed the assembly is also known as ''le salon bleu'' (the blue hall) because of the predominance of the colour on the walls. It used to be known as ''le salon vert'' (the green hall) until 1978, when the colour was changed to suit the televising of parliamentary debates.

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Political history of Quebec fr:Assemblée Législative du Québec 1867 establishments in Quebec 1968 disestablishments in Quebec