The 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada, provincial political legislature that existed from June 20, 1956, and June 22, 1960. The Union Nationale was the governing party for the fourth consecutive mandate. It was also Maurice Duplessis last term as Premier of Quebec. He died in office in 1959 and was succeeded in less than a year by Paul Sauvé and former cabinet Minister Antonio Barrette after Sauvé died less than four months after being sworn as Premier.
Seats per political party
After the 1956 elections
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1956 election:
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate
Joseph-Maurice Laberge, Union Nationale, Chateauguay, September 18, 1957
Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Union Nationale, Compton, September 18, 1957
Joseph-Émile Fortin, Union Nationale, Mégantic, September 18, 1957
Loyola Schmidt, Union Nationale, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, September 18, 1957
Benoît Gaboury, Union Nationale, Matane, July 2, 1958
Pierre Bohémier, Union Nationale, Labelle, October 15, 1958
Jean-Joseph Turcotte, Union Nationale, Roberval, October 15, 1958
Fernand Lafontaine, Union Nationale, Labelle, September 16, 1959
Jean-Paul Levasseur, Union Nationale, Lac-Saint-Jean, September 16, 1959
Cabinet Ministers
Duplessis Cabinet (1956-1959)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
Health: Albiny Paquette (1956–1958), Arthur Leclerc (1958–1959) Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque (1956–1958), Jean-Jacques Bertrand (1958–1959) Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot (1956–1958) Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugene Pouliot (1958–1959) Mines: William McOuat Cottingham Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque (1956–1958), Daniel Johnson Sr. (1958–1959) Roads: Antonio Talbot Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard Municipal Affairs: Yves Prevost (1956), Paul Dozois (1956–1959) Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis Provincial Secretary: Romeo Lorrain (1956), Yves Prevost (1956–1959) Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard Finances: Onésime Gagnon (1956), John Samuel Bourque (1958–1959) State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault (1958–1959)
Sauve Cabinet (1959-1960)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Paul Sauve
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
Health: Arthur Leclerc
Lands and Forests: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr. Roads: Antonio Talbot Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu Attorney General: Antoine Rivard Provincial Secretary: Yves Prevost Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon (1959–1960) Finances: John Samuel Bourque State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Elie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Jacques Miquelon (1959)
Barrette Cabinet (1960)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Antonio Barrette
Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
Labour: Antonio Barrette
Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
Social Welfare and Youth: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Health: Arthur Leclerc
Lands and Forests: Jacques Miquelon
Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr. Roads: Antonio Talbot Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu Attorney General: Antoine Rivard Provincial Secretary: Yves Prévost Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon Finances: John Samuel Bourque State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Élie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Maurice-Tréfflé Custeau, Armand Maltais
New electoral districts
The electoral map was slightly modified in 1960 with the creation of the Duplessis riding from parts of Saguenay just before the elections later that year. In addition, Bourget was created from parts of Laval.