4th Quebec Legislature
The 4th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from May 1, 1878 to December 2, 1881. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière formed the minority government in the first year of the term but lost a confidence vote in 1879. The Quebec Conservative Party led by Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau then formed a minority government for the remainder of the mandate with the support of two Conservative Independent MLA's.
Seats per political party
- After the 1878 elections
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Conservative Party | 32 | |
| Liberal Party | 31 | |
| Conservative Independent | 2 | |
| Total |
65 | |
| Government Majority |
1 | |
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1878 election:
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during the term
- Honoré Mercier, Quebec Liberal Party, St. Hyacinthe, June 3, 1879
- Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier, Quebec Liberal Party, Rouville, June 18, 1879
- Raymond Préfontaine, Quebec Liberal Party, Chambly, June 26, 1879
- Achille Larose, Quebec Liberal Party, Verchères, July 17, 1879
- Joseph Parent, Quebec Liberal Party, Rimouski, March 3, 1880
- Joseph-Élisée Beaudet, Quebec Conservative Party, Chicoutimi et Saguenay, March 27, 1880
- Joseph Marion, Quebec Conservative Party, L'Assomption, June 4, 1880
Cabinet Ministers
Joly de Lotbinière Cabinet (1878-1879)
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
- Agriculture and public works: Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
- Crown Lands: François Langelier (1878-1879), Félix-Gabriel Marchand (1879)
- Attorney General: David Alexander Ross
- Secretary and Registry: Félix-Gabriel Marchand (1878-1879), Alexandre Chauveau (1879)
- Treasurer: Pierre Bachand (1878-1879), François Langelier (1879)
- Solicitor General: Alexandre Chauveau (1878-1879), Honoré Mercier (1879)
- Legislative Council President: Henry Starnes
Chauveau Cabinet (1879-1881)
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- Agriculture and public works: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (1879-1881), John Jones Ross (1881)
- Crown Lands: Edmund James Flynn
- Railroad: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (1871), John Jones Ross (1871)
- Attorney General: Louis-Onesime Loranger
- Secretary and Registry: Etienne-Théodore Pâquet
- Treasurer: Joseph Gibb Robertson
- Solicitor General: William Warren Lynch
- Legislative Council President: John Jones Ross
References
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