27th Quebec Legislature
The 27th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that was elected in the 1962 [Quebec general election]. It sat for six sessions, from 15 January 1963 to 11 July 1963; from 21 August 1963 to 23 August 1963; from 14 January 1964 to 31 July 1964; from 21 January 1965 to 6 August 1965; from 22 October 1965 to 23 October 1965; and from 25 January 1966 to 18 April 1966. The Liberal Party|Liberal] government led by Jean Lesage continued the Quiet Revolution reforms begun during its first mandate. The official opposition Union Nationale was led by Daniel Johnson, Sr.
Seats per political party
- '''After the 1962 elections'''
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1962 election:Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate- Eric William Kierans, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, September 25, 1963
- Francis O'Farrell, Quebec Liberal Party, Dorchester, October 5, 1964
- Jacques Bernier, Quebec Liberal Party, Matane, October 5, 1964
- Pierre-Willie Maltais, Quebec Liberal Party, Saguenay, October 5, 1964
- Claude Wagner, Quebec Liberal Party, Montréal-Verdun, October 5, 1964
- Jean-Guy Trépanier, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Maurice, January 18, 1965
- Denis Hardy, Quebec Liberal Party, Terrebonne, January 18, 1965
Cabinet Ministers
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Lesage
- Vice-President of the Executive Council: Georges-Émile Lapalme, Paul Gerin-Lajoie
- Agriculture and Colonization: Alcide Courcy
- Labour: René Hamel, Carrier Fortin
- Public Works: René Saint-Pierre
- Cultural Affairs: Georges-Émile Lapalme, Pierre Laporte
- Family and Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance, René Lévesque
- Youth: Paul Gérin-Lajoie
- * Education: Paul Gérin-Lajoie
- Health: Alphonse Couturier, Eric William Kierans
- Lands and Forests: Bona Arsenault, Lucien Cliche
- Fisheries and Hunting: Gérard D. Levesque
- * Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lionel Bertrand, Gérard Cournoyer, Alphonse Couturier
- Natural Resources: René Lévesque, Gaston Binette
- Roads: Bernard Pinard
- Transportation and Communications: Gérard Cournoyer, Marie-Claire Kirkland
- Municipal Affairs: Lucien Cliche, Pierre Laporte
- Federal-provincial Affairs: Jean Lesagex
- Industry and Commerce: André Rousseau, Gérard D. Levesque
- Attorney General: Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Hamel, Claude Wagner
- * Justice: Claude Wagner
- Solicitor General: Claude Wagner
- Provincial Secretary: Lionel Bertrand, Bona Arsenault
- Finances: Jean Lesage
- Revenu: Paul Earl, Jean Lesage, Eric William Kierans
- State Ministers: Carrier Fortin, Marie-Claire Kirkland, Gaston Binette, Albert Morissette, Gerard Cournoyer, Émilien Lafrance
New electoral districts
A major electoral map reform took place in 1965. The changes were effective starting in the 1966 election. Several ridings were also renamed.- Parts of Laval were split into new ridings including Ahuntsic and Fabre
- Parts of Bourget were split to form Bourassa, Olier and LaFontaine
- Montréal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was renamed Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and parts of it were split to form D'Arcy-McGee.
- Montréal-Jeanne-Mance was renamed Jeanne-Mance and parts of it were split to form Dorion and Gouin.
- Dubuc was formed from parts of Chicoutimi.
- Parts of Jacques-Cartier were split to form Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Saint-Laurent and Robert-Baldwin.
- Montréal-Sainte-Anne was renamed Sainte-Anne.
- Montréal-Saint-Henri was renamed Sainte-Henri.
- Montréal-Saint-Jacques was renamed Sainte-Jacques.
- Montréal-Sainte-Marie was renamed Sainte-Marie.
- Westmount-Saint-Georges was renamed Westmount.
- Montréal-Saint-Louis was renamed Saint-Louis.
- Montréal-Verdun was renamed Verdun.
- Montréal-Laurier was renamed Laurier.
- Montréal-Outremont was renamed Outremont.
- Taillon was formed from parts of Chambly.
- Québec-Ouest was renamed Louis-Hébert.
- Québec-Est was renamed Limoilou.
- Québec County was renamed Chauveau.
- Québec-Centre was renamed Jean-Talon.
- Jonquiere-Kenogami was renamed Jonquière