8th Quebec Legislature


The 8th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from March 8, 1892, to March 6, 1897. The Conservative Party of [Quebec (historical)|Quebec Conservative Party] was the governing party for the last time in Quebec. Charles Boucher de Boucherville was the Premier for much of 1892; Louis-Olivier Taillon ran the province for most of the mandate until he was replaced by Edmund James Flynn during the final year. The Conservatives would remain the opposition party until 1935, when they merged with the Union Nationale which won the elections held the following year.

Seats per political party

Member list

This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1892 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously elected--
William John SimpsonConservativeArgenteuil1892---
Joseph-Éna GirouardLiberal Party|Liberal]Arthabaska1886---
Milton McDonaldConservativeBagot1890---
Joseph PoirierConservativeBeauce1878, 1892---
Moïse PlanteConservativeBeauharnois1892
Élie-Hercule Bisson Liberal1873, 1886, 1892
Adélard TurgeonLiberalBeauharnoisBellechasse1890--
Victor AllardConservativeBerthier1892---
Honoré MercierLiberalBonaventure1879---
François-Xavier Lemieux LiberalBonaventure1878, 1883, 1894---
Rufus Nelson EnglandConservativeBrome1889---
Louis-Olivier TaillonConservativeChambly1875, 1886, 1892---
Pierre GrenierConservativeChamplain1890---
Joseph MorinLiberalCharlevoix1886---
William GreigConservativeChâteauguay1892---
Honoré PetitConservativeChicoutimi et Saguenay1892---
John McIntoshConservativeCompton1886
Charles McClary Conservative1894
Benjamin BeauchampConservative IndependentComptonDeux-Montagnes1882--
Louis-Philippe PelletierConservativeDorchester1888---
Joseph Peter CookeConservativeDrummond1892---
Edmund James FlynnConservativeGaspé1875, 1892---
Joseph-Octave VilleneuveConservativeHochelaga1886, 1890---
George Washington Stephens Sr.LiberalHuntingdon1881, 1892---
François GosselinLiberalIberville1890---
François-Gilbert Miville DechêneLiberalIslet1886---
Joseph-Adélard DescarriesConservativeJacques Cartier1892---
Joseph-Mathias TellierConservativeJoliette1892---
Charles-Alfred DesjardinsConservativeKamouraska1890---
Joseph GirardConservativeLac St-Jean1892---
Cyrille DoyonConservativeLaprairie1892---
Joseph MarionConservativeL'Assomption1880, 1890---
Pierre-Évariste LeblancConservativeLaval1882---
Angus BakerConservativeLévis1892---
Édouard-Hippolyte LalibertéLiberalLotbinière1886---
Hector CaronLiberalMaskinongé1892---
Edmund James FlynnConservativeMatane1875, 1892
Louis-Félix Pinault Liberal1890, 1892
James KingConservativeMataneMégantic1892--
Elijah Edmund SpencerConservativeMissisquoi1881---
Octave MagnanConservativeMontcalm1878, 1892---
Nazaire BernatchezLiberalMontmagny1883---
Thomas Chase CasgrainConservativeMontmorency1886, 1892
Édouard Bouffard Conservative1896
François MartineauConservativeMontmorencyMontréal division no. 11892--
Olivier-Maurice AugéConservativeMontréal division no. 21892---
Damase ParizeauConservativeMontréal division no. 31892---
Alexander Webb MorrisConservativeMontréal division no. 41892
Albert William Atwater Conservative1896
John Smythe HallConservativeMontréal division no. 4Montréal division no. 51886--
Patrick KennedyConservativeMontréal division no. 61892
James John Edmund Guerin Liberal1895
Louis Sainte-MarieConservativeMontréal division no. 6Napierville1890--
Louis BeaubienConservativeNicolet1867, 1892---
Nérée TétreauConservativeOttawa1892---
David GilliesLiberalPontiac1892---
Jules TessierLiberalPortneuf1886---
Charles FitzpatrickLiberalQuébec-Comté1890---
Victor ChâteauvertConservativeQuébec-Centre1892---
Joseph ShehynLiberalQuébec-Est1875---
Félix CarbrayConservativeQuébec-Ouest1881, 1892---
Louis LacoutureConservativeRichelieu1892---
Joseph BédardConservativeRichmond1890---
Auguste TessierLiberalRimouski1889---
Alfred GirardLiberalRouville1890---
Antoine-Paul CartierConservativeSt. Hyacinthe1892---
Félix-Gabriel MarchandLiberalSt. Jean1867---
Nérée DuplessisConservativeSt. Maurice1886---
Simon-Napoléon ParentLiberalSt. Sauveur1890---
Adolphe-François SavariaConservativeShefford1892---
Louis-Edmond PannetonConservativeSherbrooke1892---
Avila-Gonzague BourbonnaisLiberalSoulanges1886---
Michael Felix HackettConservativeStanstead1892---
Napoléon RiouxConservativeTémiscouata1892---
Guillaume-Alphonse NantelConservativeTerrebonne1882---
Télesphore-Eusèbe NormandConservativeTrois-Rivières1890---
Hilaire CholetteConservativeVaudreuil1892---
Albert-Alexandre LussierLiberalVerchères1886---
Jérôme-Adolphe ChicoyneConservativeWolfe1892---
Victor GladuLiberalYamaska1886---

Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected in this mandate during by-elections

Cabinet Ministers

De Boucherville Cabinet (1892)

Taillon Cabinet (1892-1896)

  • Prime Minister: Louis-Olivier Taillon
  • Executive Council President: Louis-Olivier Taillon, Michael Felix Hackett
  • Agriculture and Colonization: Louis Beaubien
  • Public Works: Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel
  • Crown Lands: Edmund James Flynn
  • Attorney General:Edmund Jamess Flynn, Thomas Chase Casgrain
  • Provincial secretary: Louis-Philippe Pelletier
  • Treasurer: Louis-Olivier Taillon, John Smythe Hall
  • Members without portfolios: Thomas Chapais, John McIntosh, Alexander Webb Morris

Flynn Cabinet (1896-1897)

  • Prime Minister: Edmund James Flynn
  • Executive Council President: Thomas Chapais
  • Agriculture and Colonization: Louis Beaubien
  • * Agriculture: Louis Beaubien
  • * Colonization and Mines: Thomas Chapais
  • Public Works: Edmund James Flynn
  • Crown Lands: Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel
  • * Lands, Forests and Fishing: Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel
  • Attorney General:Louis-Philippe Pelletier
  • Provincial secretary: Michael Felix Hackett
  • Treasurer: Albert William Atwater

New electoral districts

The electoral map was slightly modified in 1895 with the creation of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine district, which was formed from parts of Gaspé and includes the Magdalen Islands.