# 31st Quebec Legislature

The 31st National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1976 Quebec general election. It sat for six sessions from 14 December 1976 to 23 December 1976; from 8 March 1977 to 22 December 1977; from 21 February 1978 to 20 February 1979; from 6 March 1979 to 18 June 1980; on 24 October 1980 (one day); and from 5 November 1980 to 12 March 1981. The Parti Québécois led by René Lévesque came to power for the first time, and organized the 1980 Quebec sovereignty referendum, which resulted in a win for the "no" side. The Quebec Liberal Party opposition was led by interim leader Gérard D. Levesque and later by Claude Ryan.

## Seats per political party

* After the 1976 elections
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Parti Québécois | 71 |
| | Parti libéral du Québec | 26 |
| | Union Nationale | 11 |
| | Ralliement créditiste du Québec | 1 |
| | Parti national populaire | 1 |
| Total | Total | 110 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 45 |

## Member list

This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1976 election:
| Name | Party | Riding | First elected / previously elected |
| Jean-Paul Bordeleau | Parti Québécois | Abitibi-Est | 1976 |
| François Gendron | Parti Québécois | Abitibi-Ouest | 1976 |
| Pierre-Marc Johnson | Parti Québécois | Anjou | 1976 |
| Zoel Saindon | Libéral | Argenteuil | 1966 |
| Claude Ryan (1979) | Libéral | Argenteuil | 1979 |
| Jacques Baril | Parti Québécois | Arthabaska | 1976 |
| Adrien Ouellette | Parti Québécois | Beauce-Nord | 1976 |
| Fabien Roy | Parti national populaire | Beauce-Sud | 1970 |
| Hermann Mathieu (1979) | Libéral | Beauce-Sud | 1979 |
| Laurent Lavigne | Parti Québécois | Beauharnois | 1976 |
| Bertrand Goulet | Union Nationale | Bellechasse | 1976 |
| Jean-Guy Mercier | Parti Québécois | Berthier | 1976 |
| Gérard D. Levesque | Libéral | Bonaventure | 1956 |
| Patrice Laplante | Parti Québécois | Bourassa | 1976 |
| Camille Laurin | Parti Québécois | Bourget | 1970, 1976 |
| Armand Russell | Union Nationale | Brome-Missisquoi | 1956, 1976 |
| Pierre Paradis (1980) | Libéral | Brome-Missisquoi | 1980 |
| Denis Lazure | Parti Québécois | Chambly | 1976 |
| Marcel Gagnon | Parti Québécois | Champlain | 1976 |
| Denis de Belleval | Parti Québécois | Charlesbourg | 1976 |
| Raymond Mailloux | Libéral | Charlevoix | 1962 |
| Roland Dussault | Parti Québécois | Châteauguay | 1976 |
| Louis O'Neill | Parti Québécois | Chauveau | 1976 |
| Marc-André Bédard | Parti Québécois | Chicoutimi | 1973 |
| Guy Tardif | Parti Québécois | Crémazie | 1976 |
| Victor Goldbloom | Libéral | D'Arcy-McGee | 1966 |
| Herbert Marx (1979) | Libéral | D'Arcy-McGee | 1979 |
| Pierre de Bellefeuille | Parti Québécois | Deux-Montagnes | 1976 |
| Lise Payette | Parti Québécois | Dorion | 1976 |
| Michel Clair | Parti Québécois | Drummond | 1976 |
| Hubert Desbiens | Parti Québécois | Dubuc | 1976 |
| Denis Perron | Parti Québécois | Duplessis | 1976 |
| Bernard Landry | Parti Québécois | Fabre | 1976 |
| Gilles Grégoire | Parti Québécois | Frontenac | 1976 |
| Michel Le Moignan | Union Nationale | Gaspé | 1976 |
| Michel Gratton | Libéral | Gatineau | 1972 |
| Rodrigue Tremblay | Parti Québécois | Gouin | 1976 |
| Jocelyne Ouellette | Parti Québécois | Hull | 1976 |
| Claude Dubois | Union Nationale | Huntingdon | 1976 |
| Claude Dubois | Libéral | Huntingdon | 1976 |
| Jacques Beauséjour | Parti Québécois | Iberville | 1976 |
| Denise Leblanc | Parti Québécois | Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1976 |
| Noël Saint-Germain | Libéral | Jacques-Cartier | 1966 |
| Henri E. Laberge | Parti Québécois | Jeanne-Mance | 1976 |
| Raymond Garneau | Libéral | Jean-Talon | 1970 |
| Jean-Claude Rivest (1979) | Libéral | Jean-Talon | 1979 |
| Maurice Bellemare | Union Nationale | Johnson | 1944, 1974 |
| Camille Picard (1980) | Libéral | Johnson | 1980 |
| Guy Chevrette | Parti Québécois | Joliette-Montcalm | 1976 |
| Claude Vaillancourt | Parti Québécois | Jonquière | 1976 |
| Léonard Lévesque | Parti Québécois | Kamouraska-Témiscouata | 1976 |
| Thérèse Lavoie-Roux | Libéral | L'Acadie | 1976 |
| Jacques Brassard | Parti Québécois | Lac-Saint-Jean | 1976 |
| Marcel Léger | Parti Québécois | LaFontaine | 1970 |
| Pierre Marois | Parti Québécois | Laporte | 1976 |
| Gilles Michaud | Parti Québécois | La Prairie | 1976 |
| Jacques Parizeau | Parti Québécois | L'Assomption | 1976 |
| Jacques Léonard | Parti Québécois | Laurentides-Labelle | 1976 |
| André Marchand | Libéral | Laurier | 1970 |
| Jean-Noël Lavoie | Libéral | Laval | 1960, 1970 |
| Jean-Pierre Jolivet | Parti Québécois | Laviolette | 1976 |
| Jean Garon | Parti Québécois | Lévis | 1976 |
| Raymond Gravel | Parti Québécois | Limoilou | 1976 |
| Rodrigue Biron | Union Nationale | Lotbinière | 1976 |
| Rodrigue Biron | Independent | Lotbinière | 1976 |
| Rodrigue Biron | Parti Québécois | Lotbinière | 1976 |
| Claude Morin | Parti Québécois | Louis-Hébert | 1976 |
| Robert Burns | Parti Québécois | Maisonneuve | 1970 |
| Georges Lalande (1979) | Libéral | Maisonneuve | 1979 |
| Fernand Lalonde | Libéral | Marguerite-Bourgeoys | 1973 |
| Yvon Picotte | Libéral | Maskinongé | 1973 |
| Yves Bérubé | Parti Québécois | Matane | 1976 |
| Léopold Marquis | Parti Québécois | Matapédia | 1976 |
| Fernand Grenier | Union Nationale | Mégantic-Compton | 1966, 1976 |
| Fabien Bélanger (1980) | Libéral | Mégantic-Compton | 1980 |
| Gérald Godin | Parti Québécois | Mercier | 1976 |
| Guy Joron | Parti Québécois | Mille-Îles | 1970, 1976 |
| Julien Giasson | Libéral | Montmagny-L'Islet | 1970 |
| Clément Richard | Parti Québécois | Montmorency | 1976 |
| John Ciaccia | Libéral | Mont-Royal | 1973 |
| Serge Fontaine | Union Nationale | Nicolet-Yamaska | 1976 |
| Bryce Mackasey | Libéral | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 1976 |
| Reed Scowen (1978) | Libéral | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 1978 |
| Georges Vaillancourt | Libéral | Orford | 1960 |
| André Raynauld | Libéral | Outremont | 1976 |
| Pierre Fortier (1980) | Libéral | Outremont | 1980 |
| Jean Alfred | Parti Québécois | Papineau | 1976 |
| Jean Alfred | Independent | Papineau | 1976 |
| Jean Alfred | Parti Québécois | Papineau | 1976 |
| William Shaw | Union Nationale | Pointe-Claire | 1976 |
| William Shaw | Independent | Pointe-Claire | 1976 |
| Jean-Guy Larivière | Libéral | Pontiac-Témiscamingue | 1970 |
| Michel Pagé | Libéral | Portneuf | 1973 |
| Jean-Guy Cardinal | Parti Québécois | Prévost | 1968, 1976 |
| Solange Chaput-Rolland (1979) | Libéral | Prévost | 1979 |
| Maurice Martel | Parti Québécois | Richelieu | 1966, 1976 |
| Yvon Brochu | Union Nationale | Richmond | 1970, 1976 |
| Alain Marcoux | Parti Québécois | Rimouski | 1976 |
| Jules Boucher | Parti Québécois | Rivière-du-Loup | 1976 |
| John O'Gallagher | Libéral | Robert-Baldwin | 1976 |
| Robert Lamontagne | Libéral | Roberval | 1970 |
| Gilbert Paquette | Parti Québécois | Rosemont | 1976 |
| Camil Samson | Ralliement créditiste | Rouyn-Noranda | 1970 |
| Camil Samson | Libéral | Rouyn-Noranda | 1970 |
| Lucien Lessard | Parti Québécois | Saguenay | 1970 |
| Jean-Marc Lacoste | Parti Québécois | Saint-Anne | 1976 |
| Guy Bisaillon | Parti Québécois | Sainte-Marie | 1976 |
| Réal Rancourt | Parti Québécois | Saint-François | 1976 |
| Jacques Couture | Parti Québécois | Saint-Henri | 1976 |
| Fabien Cordeau | Union Nationale | Saint-Hyacinthe | 1976 |
| Claude Charron | Parti Québécois | Saint-Jacques | 1970 |
| Jérôme Proulx | Parti Québécois | Saint-Jean | 1966, 1976 |
| Claude Forget | Libéral | Saint-Laurent | 1973 |
| Harry Blank | Libéral | Saint-Louis | 1960 |
| Yves Duhaime | Parti Québécois | Saint-Maurice | 1976 |
| Jacques-Yvan Morin | Parti Québécois | Sauvé | 1976 |
| Richard Verreault | Libéral | Shefford | 1976 |
| Gérard Gosselin | Parti Québécois | Sherbrooke | 1976 |
| René Lévesque | Parti Québécois | Taillon | 1960, 1976 |
| Richard Guay | Parti Québécois | Taschereau | 1976 |
| Élie Fallu | Parti Québécois | Terrebonne | 1976 |
| Denis Vaugeois | Parti Québécois | Trois-Rivières | 1976 |
| Jean-François Bertrand | Parti Québécois | Vanier | 1976 |
| Louise Sauvé-Cuerrier | Parti Québécois | Vaudreuil-Soulanges | 1976 |
| Jean-Pierre Charbonneau | Parti Québécois | Verchères | 1976 |
| Lucien Caron | Libéral | Verdun | 1970 |
| Charles A. Lefebvre | Parti Québécois | Viau | 1976 |
| George Springate | Libéral | Westmount | 1970 |

## Other elected MNAs

Other MNAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate
* Reed Scowen, Quebec Liberal Party, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, July 5, 1978
* Claude Ryan, Quebec Liberal Party, Argenteuil, April 30, 1979
* Jean-Claude Rivest, Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-Talon, April 30, 1979
* Hermann Mathieu, Quebec Liberal Party, Beauce-Sud, November 14, 1979
* Georges Lalande, Quebec Liberal Party, Maisonneuve, November 14, 1979
* Solange Chaput-Rolland, Quebec Liberal Party, Prévost, November 14, 1979
* Herbert Marx, Quebec Liberal Party, D'Arcy-McGee, November 26, 1979
* Pierre Paradis, Quebec Liberal Party, Brome-Missisquoi, November 17, 1980
* Camille Picard, Quebec Liberal Party, Johnson, November 17, 1980
* Fabien Bélanger, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic-Compton, Megantic-Compton, November 17, 1980
* Pierre Fortier, Quebec Liberal Party, Outremont, November 17, 1980

## Cabinet Ministers

* Prime Minister and Executive Council President: René Lévesque
* Deputy Premier: Jacques-Yvan Morin
* Agriculture: Jean Garon (1976–1979)
** Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Jean Garon (1979–1981)
* Labour and Workforce: Jacques Couture (1976–1977), Pierre-Marc Johnson (1977-1980), Pierre Marois (1980–1981)
** Public Works and Provisioning: Lucien Lessard (1976–1977), Jocelyne Ouellette (1977–1981)
* Public Office: Denis De Belleval (1976–1979), François Gendron (1979–1981)
* Cultural Affairs: Louis O'Neill (1976–1978), Denis Vaugeois (1978–1981)
* Cultural Development: Camille Laurin (1977–1980)
** Cultural and Science Development: Camille Laurin (1980–1981)
* Immigration: Jacques Couture (1976–1980), Gérald Godin (1980–1981)
* Social Affairs: Denis Lazure
* Social Development: Pierre Marois (1977–1980), Lise Payette (1980–1981)
* Status of Women : Lise Payette (1976–1981)
* Education: Jacques-Yvan Morin (1976–1980), Camille Laurin (1980–1981)
* Youth, Recreation and Sports: Claude Charron (1977–1979)
* Tourism, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979)
** Recreation, Hunting and Fishing: Lucien Lessard (1979–1981)
* Transportation: Lucien Lessard (1976–1979), Denis De Belleval (1979–1981)
* Communications: Louis O'Neill (1976–1979), Denis Vaugeois (1979–1980), Clément Richard (1980–1981)
* Municipal Affairs: Guy Tardif (1976–1980), Jacques Léonard (1980–1981)
* Environment: Marcel Léger (1977–1981)
* Energy: Guy Joron (1977–1979)
* Lands, Forests and Natural Resources: Yves Bérubé (1976–1979)
** Energy and Resources: Yves Bérubé (1979–1981)
* Intergovernmental Affairs: Claude Morin
* Parliamentary and electoral reform: Robert Burns (1977–1979)
** Electoral reform: Marc-André Bedard (1979–1981)
** Parliamentary Affairs: Claude Charron (1979–1981)
* Industry and Commerce: Rodrigue Tremblay (1976–1979)
** Industry, Commerce and Tourism: Yves Duhaime (1979–1981)
* Planning: Jacques Leonard (1977–1980), Guy Tardif (1980–1981)
* Consumers, Cooperatives and Financial: Lise Payette (1976–1979), Guy Joron (1979–1980), Pierre Marc Johnson (1980)
** Housing: Guy Tardif (1980–1981)
* Justice: Marc-André Bedard
* Finances and President of the Treasury Board: Jacques Parizeau
* Revenu: Jacques Parizeau (1976–1979), Michel Clair (1979–1981)
* Economic Development: Bernard Landry (1977–1981)

## New electoral districts

A significant electoral map reform took place in 1980 and was effective for the 1981 general elections. The number of seats went from 110 to 122.
The following electoral districts were created:
* Bertrand (in Montérégie; not the modern Bertrand, which is in Laurentides)
* Chapleau
* Chomedey
* Groulx
* Joliette
* La Peltrie
* Laval-des-Rapides
* Marie-Victorin
* Marquette
* Nelligan
* Nicolet
* Pontiac
* Rousseau
* Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
* Ungava
* Vachon
* Viger
* Vimont
The following electoral districts disappeared:
* Joliette-Montcalm
* Laurentides-Labelle
* Laval
* Pointe-Claire
* Pontiac-Témiscamingue
* Rouyn-Noranda