title: 29th Quebec Legislature
text: # 29th Quebec Legislature
  
  The 29th National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1970 Quebec general election. It sat for four sessions, from 9 June 1970 to 19 December 1970; from 23 February 1971 to 24 December 1971; from 7 March 1972 to 14 March 1973; and from 15 March 1973 to 25 September 1973. The governing Quebec Liberal Party was led by Premier Robert Bourassa; the official opposition Union Nationale was led by Jean-Jacques Bertrand and later by Gabriel Loubier. The events of the October Crisis took place during this mandate.
  
  ## Seats per political party
  
  * After the 1970 elections
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Parti libéral du Québec | 72 |
  | | Union Nationale | 17 |
  | | Ralliement créditiste du Québec | 12 |
  | | Parti Québécois | 7 |
  | Total | Total | 108 |
  | Government Majority | Government Majority | 55 |
  
  ## Member list
  
  This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1970 election:
  
  | Name | Party | Riding |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ronald Tétreault | Ralliement créditiste | Abitibi-Est |
  | Aurèle Audet | Ralliement créditiste | Abitibi-Ouest |
  | François Cloutier | Libéral | Ahuntsic |
  | Zoel Saindon | Libéral | Argenteuil |
  | Gilles Massé | Libéral | Arthabaska |
  | Jean-Guy Cardinal | Union Nationale | Bagot |
  | Fabien Roy | Ralliement créditiste | Beauce |
  | Gérard Cadieux | Libéral | Beauharnois |
  | Gabriel Loubier | Union Nationale | Bellechasse |
  | Guy Gauthier | Union Nationale | Berthier |
  | Gérard D. Levesque | Libéral | Bonaventure |
  | Georges-Émery Tremblay | Libéral | Bourassa |
  | Camille Laurin | Parti Québécois | Bourget |
  | Glendon Brown | Libéral | Brome |
  | Pierre Laporte | Libéral | Chambly |
  | Normand Toupin | Libéral | Champlain |
  | Raymond Mailloux | Libéral | Charlevoix |
  | George Kennedy | Libéral | Châteauguay |
  | André Harvey | Libéral | Chauveau |
  | Jean-Noël Tremblay | Union Nationale | Chicoutimi |
  | Omer Dionne | Libéral | Compton |
  | Victor Goldbloom | Libéral | D'Arcy-McGee |
  | Jean-Paul L'Allier | Libéral | Deux-Montagnes |
  | Florian Guay | Ralliement créditiste | Dorchester |
  | Alfred Bossé | Libéral | Dorion |
  | Bernard Pinard | Libéral | Drummond |
  | Roch Boivin | Union Nationale | Dubuc |
  | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | Libéral | Duplessis |
  | Gilles Houde | Libéral | Fabre |
  | Paul-André Latulippe | Ralliement créditiste | Frontenac |
  | François Gagnon | Union Nationale | Gaspé-Nord |
  | Guy Fortier | Libéral | Gaspé-Sud |
  | Roy Fournier | Libéral | Gatineau |
  | Guy Joron | Parti Québécois | Gouin |
  | Oswald Parent | Libéral | Hull |
  | Kenneth Fraser | Libéral | Huntingdon |
  | Alfred Croisetière | Union Nationale | Iberville |
  | Louis-Philippe Lacroix | Libéral | Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
  | Noël Saint-Germain | Libéral | Jacques-Cartier |
  | Aimé Brisson | Libéral | Jeanne-Mance |
  | Raymond Garneau | Libéral | Jean-Talon |
  | Robert Quenneville | Libéral | Joliette |
  | Gérald Harvey | Libéral | Jonquière |
  | Jean-Marie Pelletier | Libéral | Kamouraska |
  | Fernand Lafontaine | Union Nationale | Labelle |
  | Roger Pilote | Libéral | Lac-Saint-Jean |
  | Marcel Léger | Parti Québécois | LaFontaine |
  | Jean Perreault | Libéral | L'Assomption |
  | André Marchand | Libéral | Laurier |
  | Jean-Noël Lavoie | Libéral | Laval |
  | Prudent Carpentier | Libéral | Laviolette |
  | Joseph-Aurélien Roy | Ralliement créditiste | Lévis |
  | Fernand Houde | Libéral | Limoilou |
  | Julien Giasson | Libéral | L'Islet |
  | Jean-Louis Béland | Ralliement créditiste | Lotbinière |
  | Claude Castonguay | Libéral | Louis-Hébert |
  | Robert Burns | Parti Québécois | Maisonneuve |
  | Marie-Claire Kirkland | Libéral | Marguerite-Bourgeoys |
  | Rémi Paul | Union Nationale | Maskinongé |
  | Jean Bienvenue | Libéral | Matane |
  | Bona Arsenault | Libéral | Matapédia |
  | Bernard Dumont | Ralliement créditiste | Mégantic |
  | Robert Bourassa | Libéral | Mercier |
  | Jean-Jacques Bertrand | Union Nationale | Missisquoi |
  | Marcel Masse | Union Nationale | Montcalm |
  | Jean-Paul Cloutier | Union Nationale | Montmagny |
  | Marcel Bédard | Libéral | Montmorency |
  | Paul Berthiaume | Libéral | Napierville-Laprairie |
  | Clément Vincent | Union Nationale | Nicolet |
  | William Tetley | Libéral | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
  | Fernand Picard | Libéral | Olier |
  | Jérôme Choquette | Libéral | Outremont |
  | Mark Assad | Libéral | Papineau |
  | Jean-Guy Larivière | Libéral | Pontiac |
  | Antoine Drolet | Ralliement créditiste | Portneuf |
  | Claude Simard | Libéral | Richelieu |
  | Yvon Brochu | Ralliement créditiste | Richmond |
  | Maurice Tessier | Libéral | Rimouski |
  | Paul Lafrance | Libéral | Rivière-du-Loup |
  | Arthur-Ewen Séguin | Libéral | Robert-Baldwin |
  | Robert Lamontagne | Libéral | Roberval |
  | Marcel Ostiguy | Libéral | Rouville |
  | Camil Samson | Ralliement créditiste | Rouyn-Noranda |
  | Lucien Lessard | Parti Québécois | Saguenay |
  | Georges Springate | Libéral | Saint-Anne |
  | Charles-Henri Tremblay | Parti Québécois | Sainte-Marie |
  | Gérard Shanks | Libéral | Saint-Henri |
  | Fernand Cornellier | Libéral | Saint-Hyacinthe |
  | Claude Charron | Parti Québécois | Saint-Jacques |
  | Jacques Veilleux | Libéral | Saint-Jean |
  | Léo Pearson | Libéral | Saint-Laurent |
  | Harry Blank | Libéral | Saint-Louis |
  | Philippe Demers | Union Nationale | Saint-Maurice |
  | Armand Bois | Ralliement créditiste | Saint-Sauveur |
  | Armand Russell | Union Nationale | Shefford |
  | Jean-Paul Pépin | Libéral | Sherbrooke |
  | Georges Vaillancourt | Libéral | Stanstead |
  | Guy Leduc | Libéral | Taillon |
  | Gilbert-Roland Théberge | Libéral | Témiscamingue |
  | Montcalm Simard | Union Nationale | Témiscouata |
  | Denis Hardy | Libéral | Terrebonne |
  | Guy Bacon | Libéral | Trois-Rivières |
  | Paul Phaneuf | Libéral | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
  | Guy Saint-Pierre | Libéral | Verchères |
  | Lucien Caron | Libéral | Verdun |
  | Thomas Kevin Drummond | Libéral | Westmount |
  | René Lavoie | Union Nationale | Wolfe |
  | Benjamin Faucher | Libéral | Yamaska |
  
  ## Other elected MNAs
  
  Other MNAs were elected during this mandate in by-elections
  
  * Jean Cournoyer, Quebec Liberal Party, Chambly, February 8, 1971
  * Donald Gallienne, Quebec Liberal Party, Duplessis, October 11, 1972
  * Michel Gratton, Quebec Liberal Party, Gatineau, November 15, 1972
  
  ## Cabinet Ministers
  
  * Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Robert Bourassa
  * Deputy Premier: Gérard D. Levesque
  * Agriculture and Colonization: Normand Toupin
  * Labour and Workforce: Pierre Laporte (1970), Jean Cournoyer (1970–1973)
  * Public Works: Maurice Tessier (1970, 1973), Bernard Pinard (1970–1973)
     * Public Works and Provisioning: Maurice Tessier (1973)
  * Public Office: Raymond Garneau (1970), Jean-Paul L'Allier (1970–1972), Jean Cournoyer (1972–1973), Oswald Parent (1973)
  * Cultural Affairs: François Cloutier (1970–1972), Marie-Claire Kirkland (1972–1973)
  * Immigration: Pierre Laporte (1970), François Cloutier (1970–1972), Jean Bienvenue (1972–1973)
  * Health, Family and Social Welfare: Claude Castonguay (1970)
     * Social Affairs: Claude Castonguay (1970–1973)
  * Education: Guy Saint-Pierre (1970–1972), François Cloutier (1972–1973)
  * Lands and Forests: Thomas Kevin Drummond
  * Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Marie-Claire Kirkland (1970–1972), Guy Saint-Pierre (1972), Claude Simard (1972–1973)
  * Natural Resources: Jean-Gilles Massé
  * Roads: Bernard Pinard (1970–1973)
  * Transportation: Georges-Emery Tremblay (1970–1971), Bernard Pinard (1971–1973)
  * Communications: Jean-Paul L'Allier
  * Municipal Affairs: Maurice Tessier (1970–1973), Victor Goldbloom (1973)
  * Intergovernmental Affairs: Gérard D. Levesque (1970–1971, 1972–1973), Robert Bourassa (1971–1972)
  * Industry and Commerce:Gérard D. Levesque (1970–1972), Guy Saint-Pierre (1972–1973)
  * Financial Institutions, Companies and Cooperatives: Jérôme Choquette (1970), William Tetley (1970–1973)
  * Justice: Jérôme Choquette
  * Solicitor General: Roy Fournier (1971–1972)
  * Finances: Robert Bourassa (1970), Raymond Garneau (1970–1973)
  * President of the Treasury Board: Raymond Garneau (1971–1973)
  * Revenu: William Tetley (1970), Gérald Harvey (1970–1973)
  * State Ministers: Oswald Parent (1970–1973), Raymond Mailloux (1972–1973), Georges-Emery Tremblay (1971–1973), Claude Simard (1970–1972), Victor Goldbloom (1970–1973), Gérald Harvey (1970), Paul Phaneuf (1973), Robert Quenneville, Roy Fournier (1970–1971), Jean Bienvenue (1971–1972)
  
  ## New electoral districts
  
  A major electoral reform took place in 1972 in which several ridings were merged or split. The changes were effective for the 1973 elections.
  
  * Anjou was created from parts of LaFontaine
  * Dorchester was renamed Beauce-Nord
  * Beauce was renamed Beauce-Sud
  * Brome and Missiquoi were merged to form Brome-Missisquoi.
  * Charlesbourg was created from parts of Chauveau.
  * Ahuntsic was renamed Crémazie.
  * The old Frontenac riding was split. A new, unrelated Frontenac was created from the renaming and partial merger of Mégantic.
  * Gaspé, which had been previously split into Gaspé-Nord and Gaspé-Sud, returned as a reunited single riding.
  * Bagot was renamed Johnson
  * Joliette and Montcalm merged to form Joliette-Montcalm
  * L'Acadie was created from parts of Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic.
  * Kamouraska and Témiscouata were merged to form Kamouraska-Témiscouata.
  * Montmagny and L'Islet were merged to form Montmagny-L'Islet.
  * Parts of Mégantic and all of Compton were merged to form Mégantic-Compton.
  * Napierville-Laprairie was renamed La Prairie.
  * Mille-Iles was created from parts of Fabre.
  * Mont-Royal was created from parts of Outremont.
  * Nicolet and Yamaska were merged to form Nicolet-Yamaska.
  * Pointe-Claire was formed from parts of Jacques-Cartier and Robert-Baldwin.
  * Prévost was created from parts of Terrebonne.
  * Rosemont was created from parts of Jeanne-Mance.
  * Sauvé was created from parts of Bourassa.
  * Taschereau was created from parts of Jean-Talon.
  * Labelle was renamed Laurentides-Labelle.
  * Laporte was formed from parts of Taillon
  