2nd Quebec Legislature
The Second Legislature of Quebec was the provincial legislature of Quebec, Canada from 1871 to 1875, following the general election of 1871.
Legislature of Quebec Législature du Québec | |
|---|---|
| Second Legislature, 1871 - 1875 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Legislative Council Legislative Assembly |
Term limits | Four years, subject to earlier dissolution. |
| History | |
| Founded | July 1, 1867 |
| Preceded by | First Legislature of Quebec, 1867-1871 |
| Succeeded by | Third Legislature of Quebec, 1875-1878 |
| Leadership | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Lieutenant Governor | Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau (1867-1873) René-Édouard Caron (1873-1876) |
Premier | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (1871-1873) Gédéon Ouimet (1873-1874) Charles Boucher de Boucherville (1874-1878), Conservative |
Speaker of the Legislative Council | Charles Boucher de Boucherville (1867-1873) John Jones Ross (1873-1874) Félix-Hyacinthe Lemaire (1874-1876), Conservative |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | Joseph-Goderic Blanchet, Conservative |
Leader of the Opposition | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, Liberal |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Legislative Council: 24 Legislative Assembly: 65 |
Legislative Council political groups | Conservatives 21 Liberals 3 |
Legislative Assembly political groups | Conservatives 46 Liberals 19 |
| Elections | |
Legislative Council voting system | Life appointments |
Legislative Assembly voting system | Single member constituencies First-past-the-post voting Open ballot system Adult male franchise with property qualification |
| Constitution | |
| British North America Act, 1867 | |
The Conservative Party of Quebec held office throughout the term of the Legislature, but went through a succession of three leaders. Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau was Premier of Quebec from 1871 to 1873. Gédéon Ouimet was premier from 1873 to 1874, and Charles Boucher de Boucherville was premier from 1874 to 1875.
The Liberal Party of Quebec formed the Official Opposition, under the leadership of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.
The Legislature held four annual sessions, with the first session called on November 7, 1871. The Legislature was dissolved on June 7, 1875, leading to the 1875 general election on July 7, 1875.