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Montréal Division No. 1
Montréal division no. 1 (or Montréal no. 1) was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1890 election from part of Montréal-Est electoral district. Its final general election was in 1908 (and there was a by-election later that year). It disappeared in the 1912 election and its successor electoral district was Montréal–Sainte-Marie. Members of the Legislative Assembly * Joseph Béland, Ouvrier (1890–1892) * François Martineau, Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ... (1892–1897) * Georges-Albini Lacombe, Liberal (1897–1908) * Napoléon Séguin, Liberal (1908–1912) References Election results(National Assembly) Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal (region)
The urban agglomeration of Montreal (, ) is an urban agglomeration in Quebec, Canada. Coextensive with the administrative region of Montreal, it is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and a census division (CD), for both of which its geographical code is 66. Prior to the merger of the municipalities in ''Region 06'' in 2002, the administrative region was co-extensive with the Montreal Urban Community. Located in the southern part of the province, the territory includes several of the islands of the Hochelaga Archipelago in the Saint Lawrence River, including the Island of Montreal, Nuns' Island (Île des Sœurs), Île Bizard, Saint Helen's Island (Île Sainte-Hélène), Île Notre-Dame, Dorval Island (Île Dorval), and several others. Only the first three of these islands are inhabited. The region is the second-smallest in area () and most populous (2,004,265 as of the 2021 Canadian Census) of Quebec's seventeen administrative regions. Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Quebec
A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the authority, legal authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, judicial powers of government. Legislatures can exist at different levels of government–national, state/provincial/regional, local, even supranational (such as the European Parliament). Countries differ as to what extent they grant deliberative assemblies at the subnational law-making power, as opposed to purely administrative responsibilities. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as Primary and secondary legislation, primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly Election, elected, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Quebec General Election
The 1890 Quebec general election was held on June 17, 1890, to elect members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party Parti national coalition led by Honoré Mercier, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Louis-Olivier Taillon. A scandal and charges of corruption cut short Mercier's term of office. He was later cleared of all charges, but his political career was ended. Redistribution of ridings Through the passage of two Acts passed prior to the election, the Assembly was increased from 65 to 73 members through the following changes: Results See also * List of Quebec premiers * Politics of Quebec * Timeline of Quebec history * List of Quebec political parties * 7th Legislative Assembly of Quebec References Quebec general election Elections in Quebec General election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal-Est (provincial Electoral District)
Montréal-Est () was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1867 election. Its final election was in 1886. It disappeared in the 1890 election and its successor electoral districts were Montréal division no. 1, Montréal division no. 2 and Montréal division no. 3. Members of the Legislative Assembly * George-Étienne Cartier, Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ... (1867–1871) * Ferdinand-Conon David, Conservative (1871–1875) * Louis-Olivier Taillon, Conservative (1875–1886) * Laurent-Olivier David, Liberal (1886–1890) References Election results(National Assembly) Election results(QuebecPolitique.com) Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Quebec General Election
The 1908 Quebec general election was held on June 8, 1908, to elect members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Pierre-Évariste Leblanc. Results See also * List of Quebec premiers * Politics of Quebec * Timeline of Quebec history * List of Quebec political parties * 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Notes References Further reading * Quebec general election Elections in Quebec General election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from By-election, by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. Gener ... Quebec general election {{Quebec-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Quebec General Election
The 1912 Quebec general election was held on May 15, 1912, to elect members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, 13th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Quebec Conservative Party, led by Joseph-Mathias Tellier. Redistribution of ridings An Act passed prior to the election increased the number of MLAs from 74 to 81 through the following changes: Results See also * List of Quebec premiers * Politics of Quebec * Timeline of Quebec history * List of political parties in Canada#Quebec, List of Quebec political parties * 13th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Further reading * References 1912 elections in Canada, Quebec general election Elections in Quebec 1912 in Quebec, General election May 1912 in Canada, Quebec general election {{Quebec-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal–Sainte-Marie
Montréal–Sainte-Marie () was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1912 election from part of Montréal division no. 1 electoral district. Its final election was in 1962. It disappeared in the 1966 election and its successor electoral district was Sainte-Marie. Members of the Legislative Assembly * Napoleon Séguin, Liberal (1912–1921) * Joseph Gauthier, Parti Ouvrier (1921–1923) * Camillien Houde, Conservative Party (1923–1927) * Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1927) * Camillien Houde, Conservative Party (1928–1931) * Gaspard Fauteux, Liberal (1931–1935) * Candide Rochefort, Action liberale nationale – Union Nationale (1935–1939) * Camillien Houde, Independent (1939–1944) * Camille Côté, Union Nationale (1944–1948) * Aime Gendron, Union Nationale (1948–1952) * Yvon Dupuis Yvon Dupuis, (October 11, 1926 – January 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Béland
Joseph Béland (November 24, 1843 – February 14, 1929) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Early life He was born on November 24, 1843, in Montreal. He became a mason and a union activist. Political career Béland ran as a Labour candidate in the provincial district of Montréal no. 1 in the 1890 election and won. He was defeated by Conservative candidate François Martineau in the 1892 election. Death He died in Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ... on February 14, 1929, and is buried at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery. References 1843 births 1929 deaths Labour Party (Quebec) MNAs Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Martineau
François Martineau (27 August 1844 – 22 May 1911) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Jérôme, Canada East, the son of Joseph Martineau, a farmer, and Marie Anne David, he moved with his family to Montreal in 1852. He received his education at the Christian Brothers' School. In 1856, he was apprenticed to the trade of house painting, which he followed, together with that of contractor, until 1872. In 1870, he opened a retail hardware store. In 1886, he was elected alderman to the Montreal City Council for St. Mary's Ward, and was re-elected by acclamation in 1889. He was acting mayor, and member of the Finance, Water and City Hall committees. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1892 election for the riding of Montréal division no. 1. A Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party Of Quebec (historical)
The Conservative Party of Quebec () was a political party in Quebec, Canada, from 1867 until 1936, when it merged with members of the Action libérale nationale to form the . Origins The party originated as the which was formed around 1850. The ''parti bleu'' opposed the anti-clericalism of its rival, the ''parti rouge''. The ''parti bleu'' supported the role of the clergy in Quebec society. Members of the ''parti bleu'', led by George-Étienne Cartier from Canada East, joined with the followers of Sir John A. Macdonald in Canada West to form a coalition government with Cartier as co-premier from 1857 to 1862. It was out of this coalition that the Conservative Party was formed (then known as the ''Liberal-Conservative Party''), laying the basis for Confederation in 1867. Post-Confederation With Confederation and Quebec's entry as a province, what had been the ''parti bleu'' became the Quebec wing of Macdonald's Conservative Party. It formed the government in the province, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
