# 26th Quebec Legislature

The 26th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the political provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1960 Quebec general election. It sat from 20 September 1960 to 22 September 1960, from 10 November 1960 to 10 June 1961, and from 9 January 1962 to 19 September 1962. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Lesage began the Quiet Revolution reforms. The Union Nationale, which had previously governed for more than 15 years, formed the official opposition under successive interim leaders Yves Prévost and Antonio Talbot, and then under Daniel Johnson, Sr. The Legislature lasted only two years as Lesage called the 1962 election as a referendum for the nationalization of hydroelectricity under Hydro-Québec.

## Seats per political party

* After the 1960 elections
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Liberal | 51 |
| | Union Nationale | 43 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| Total | Total | 95 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 8 |

## Member list

This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1960 election:
| Name | Party | Riding | First elected / previously elected |
| Lucien Cliche | Libéral | Abitibi-Est | 1960 |
| Alcide Courcy | Libéral | Abitibi-Ouest | 1956 |
| William McOuat Cottingham | Union Nationale | Argenteuil | 1948 |
| Albert Morissette | Libéral | Arthabaska | 1960 |
| Daniel Johnson | Union Nationale | Bagot | 1946 |
| Fabien Poulin | Libéral | Beauce | 1960 |
| Edgar Hébert | Union Nationale | Beauharnois | 1948 |
| Gustave Plante | Libéral | Bellechasse | 1960 |
| Azellus Lavallée | Union Nationale | Berthier | 1948 |
| Gérard D. Levesque | Libéral | Bonaventure | 1956 |
| Jean Meunier | Libéral | Bourget | 1960 |
| Glendon Brown | Libéral | Brome | 1956 |
| Robert Théberge | Libéral | Chambly | 1956 |
| Pierre Laporte (1961) | Libéral | Chambly | 1961 |
| Maurice Bellemare | Union Nationale | Champlain | 1944 |
| Arthur Leclerc | Union Nationale | Charlevoix | 1936, 1944 |
| Joseph-Maurice Laberge | Union Nationale | Châteauguay | 1957 |
| Antonio Talbot | Union Nationale | Chicoutimi | 1938 |
| Claude-Gilles Gosselin | Union Nationale | Compton | 1957 |
| Gaston Binette | Libéral | Deux-Montagnes | 1960 |
| Joseph-Damase Bégin | Union Nationale | Dorchester | 1935 |
| Bernard Pinard | Libéral | Drummond | 1952, 1960 |
| Henri-Laurier Coiteux | Libéral | Duplessis | 1960 |
| Éloi Guillemette | Union Nationale | Frontenac | 1956 |
| Claude Jourdain | Libéral | Gaspé-Nord | 1960 |
| Camille-Eugène Pouliot | Union Nationale | Gaspé-Sud | 1936 |
| Gérard Desjardins | Union Nationale | Gatineau | 1948 |
| Oswald Parent | Libéral | Hull | 1956 |
| Henry Somerville | Union Nationale | Huntingdon | 1952 |
| Laurent Hamel | Libéral | Iberville | 1960 |
| Hormisdas Langlais | Union Nationale | Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1936 |
| Charles-Aimé Kirkland | Libéral | Jacques-Cartier | 1939 |
| Marie-Claire Kirkland (1961) | Libéral | Jacques-Cartier | 1961 |
| Antonio Barrette | Union Nationale | Joliette | 1936 |
| Gaston Lambert (1960) | Libéral | Joliette | 1960 |
| Gérald Harvey | Libéral | Jonquière-Kénogami | 1960 |
| Alfred Plourde | Union Nationale | Kamouraska | 1948 |
| Fernand Lafontaine | Union Nationale | Labelle | 1959 |
| Lucien Collard | Libéral | Lac-Saint-Jean | 1960 |
| Victor-Stanislas Chartrand | Union Nationale | L'Assomption | 1944 |
| Frédéric Coiteux (1961) | Libéral | L'Assomption | 1961 |
| Jean-Noël Lavoie | Libéral | Laval | 1960 |
| Charles Romulus Ducharme | Union Nationale | Laviolette | 1935, 1944 |
| Roger Roy | Libéral | Lévis | 1960 |
| André Rousseau | Libéral | L'Islet | 1960 |
| René Bernatchez | Union Nationale | Lotbinière | 1948 |
| Lucien Tremblay | Union Nationale | Maisonneuve | 1956 |
| Germain Caron | Union Nationale | Maskinongé | 1944 |
| Philippe Castonguay | Libéral | Matane | 1960 |
| Bona Arsenault | Libéral | Matapédia | 1960 |
| Pierre J. Maheux | Libéral | Mégantic | 1960 |
| Jean-Jacques Bertrand | Union Nationale | Missisquoi | 1948 |
| Maurice Tellier | Union Nationale | Montcalm | 1936, 1944 |
| Laurent Lizotte | Libéral | Montmagny | 1960 |
| Yves Prévost | Union Nationale | Montmorency | 1948 |
| Maurice-Tréflé Custeau | Union Nationale | Montréal–Jeanne-Mance | 1956 |
| René Lévesque | Libéral | Montréal-Laurier | 1960 |
| Gérard Thibeault | Union Nationale | Montréal-Mercier | 1936, 1948 |
| Paul Earl | Libéral | Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 1948 |
| Georges-Émile Lapalme | Libéral | Montréal-Outremont | 1953 |
| Francis Hanley | Independent | Montréal–Sainte-Anne | 1948 |
| Edgar Charbonneau | Union Nationale | Montréal–Sainte-Marie | 1956 |
| Philippe Lalonde | Libéral | Montréal–Saint-Henri | 1952 |
| Paul Dozois | Union Nationale | Montréal–Saint-Jacques | 1956 |
| Harry Blank | Libéral | Montréal–Saint-Louis | 1960 |
| George O'Reilly | Libéral | Montréal-Verdun | 1960 |
| Hercule Riendeau | Union Nationale | Napierville-Laprairie | 1944 |
| Camille Roy | Union Nationale | Nicolet | 1952 |
| Roméo Lorrain | Union Nationale | Papineau | 1935 |
| Raymond Thomas Johnston | Union Nationale | Pontiac | 1948 |
| Marcellin Laroche | Libéral | Portneuf | 1960 |
| Maurice Cloutier | Union Nationale | Québec-Centre | 1952 |
| Jean-Jacques Bédard | Libéral | Québec-Comté | 1952, 1960 |
| Armand Maltais | Union Nationale | Québec-Est | 1956 |
| Jean Lesage | Libéral | Québec-Ouest | 1960 |
| Gérard Cournoyer | Libéral | Richelieu | 1952, 1960 |
| Émilien Lafrance | Liberal | Richmond | 1952 |
| Albert Dionne | Libéral | Rimouski | 1956 |
| Alphonse Couturier | Libéral | Rivière-du-Loup | 1956 |
| Jean-Claude Plourde | Libéral | Roberval | 1960 |
| Laurent Barré | Union Nationale | Rouville | 1931, 1944 |
| François Boulais (1960) | Libéral | Rouville | 1960 |
| Edgar Turpin | Libéral | Rouyn-Noranda | 1956 |
| Lucien Bélanger | Libéral | Saguenay | 1960 |
| René Saint-Pierre | Libéral | Saint-Hyacinthe | 1956 |
| Philodor Ouimet | Libéral | Saint-Jean | 1960 |
| René Hamel | Libéral | Saint-Maurice | 1952 |
| Francis Boudreau | Union Nationale | Saint-Sauveur | 1948 |
| Armand Russell | Union Nationale | Shefford | 1956 |
| Louis-Philippe Brousseau | Libéral | Sherbrooke | 1960 |
| Georges Vaillancourt | Libéral | Stanstead | 1960 |
| Joseph-André Larouche | Union Nationale | Témiscamingue | 1956 |
| Antoine Raymond | Union Nationale | Témiscouata | 1952 |
| Lionel Bertrand | Libéral | Terrebonne | 1960 |
| Yves Gabias | Union Nationale | Trois-Rivières | 1960 |
| Paul Gérin-Lajoie | Libéral | Vaudreuil-Soulanges | 1960 |
| Guy Lechasseur | Libéral | Verchères | 1960 |
| John Richard Hyde | Libéral | Westmount–Saint-Georges | 1955 |
| Gérard Lemieux | Libéral | Wolfe | 1952, 1960 |
| Antonio Élie | Union Nationale | Yamaska | 1931 |

## Other elected MLAs

Other MLAs were elected during this mandate in by-elections
* Gaston Lambert, Quebec Liberal Party, Joliette, November 23, 1960
* François Boulais, Quebec Liberal Party, Rouville, November 23, 1960
* Pierre Laporte, Quebec Liberal Party, Chambly, December 14, 1961
* Marie-Claire Kirkland, Quebec Liberal Party, Jacques-Cartier, December 14, 1961

## Cabinet Ministers

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Lesage
* Vice-President of the Executive Council: Georges-Émile Lapalme
* Agriculture: Alcide Courcy (1960–1962)
* Colonization: Alcide Courcy (1960–1962)
** Agriculture and Colonization: Alcide Courcy (1962)
* Labour: René Hamel
* Public Works: René Lévesque (1960–1961), René Saint-Pierre (1961–1962)
* Cultural Affairs: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1961–1962)
* Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1960–1961)
** Family and Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1961–1962)
* Youth: Paul Gérin-Lajoie
* Health: Alphonse Couturier
* Lands and Forests: Bona Arsenault
* Fisheries and Hunting: Gérard D. Levesque
* Mines: Paul Earl (1960–1961)
* Hydraulic resources: René Lévesque (1960–1961)
** Natural Ressources: René Lévesque (1961–1962)
* Roads: Bernard Pinard
* Transportation and Communications: Gérard Cournoyer
* Municipal Affairs: René Hamel (1960–1961), Lucien Cliche (1961–1962)
* Federal-provincial Affairs: Jean Lesage (1961–1962)
* Industry and Commerce: André Rousseau
* Attorney General: Georges-Émile Lapalme
* Provincial Secretary: Lionel Bertrand
* Finances: Jean Lesage
* Revenu: Paul Earl (1961–1962)
* State Ministers: George Carlyle Marler, Charles-Aimé Kirkland