22nd Quebec Legislature
The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that existed from August 8, 1944, to July 28, 1948. The Union Nationale led by Maurice Duplessis returned to power after defeating the Quebec Liberal Party led by Adélard Godbout who defeated the Union Nationale in the 1939 [Quebec general election|1939 elections]. It was the first of four consecutive terms by the UN until 1960.
Seats per political party
- '''After the 1944 elections'''
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1944 election:Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this term- Georges-Octave Poulin, Union Nationale, Beauce, November 21, 1945
- Charles Daniel French, Union Nationale, Compton, July 3, 1946
- Daniel Johnson, Union Nationale, Bagot, December 18, 1946
- John Gillies Rennie, Union Nationale, Huntingdon, July 23, 1947
Cabinet Ministers
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis
- Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
- Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
- Labour: Antonio Barrette
- Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
- Health and Social Welfare: Albiny Paquette
- * Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
- * Health: Albiny Paquette
- Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque
- Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
- Mines: Jonathan Robinson
- Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque
- Roads: Antonio Talbot
- Municipal Affairs: Bona Dussault
- Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
- Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
- Provincial Secretary: Omer Côté
- Treasurer: Onésime Gagnon
- Members without portfolios: Thomas Chapais, Antonio Élie, Tancrède Labbé, Marc Trudel, Patrice Tardif, Joseph-Hormisdas Delisle, Joseph-Théophile Larochelle