The 5th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that existed from December 2, 1881, to October 14, 1886. The Quebec Conservative Party led Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Joseph-Alfred Mousseau and John Jones Ross was the governing party. Chapleau was succeeded by Mousseau in 1882 while Ross succeeded Mousseau in 1884. It was the Conservatives last majority government.
The sixty-five members were each elected in a single-member district through First past the post.
Seats per political party
After the 1881 elections
Affiliation Members 50 Liberal/Parti national 14Conservative Independent 1 Total 65 Government Majority 36
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1881 election:
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsWilliam OwensConservativeArgenteuil18811st termAntoine CasavantConservativeBagot 18811st termJean BlanchetConservativeBeauce 18811st termCélestin BergevinConservativeBeauharnois1867, 18783rd term*Édouard Faucher de Saint-MauriceConservativeBellechasse18811st termJoseph RobillardConservativeBerthier 18782nd termLouis-Joseph RiopelConservativeBonaventure18811st termHenri-Josué Martin (1882)Conservative18821st termWilliam Warren LynchConservativeBrome18714th termMichel-Dosithée-Stanislas MartelConservativeChambly 1878, 18812nd term*Robert TrudelConservativeChamplain1881 1st termOnésime GauthierConservativeCharlevoix 1875 3rd termÉdouard LabergeLiberalChâteauguay1867 5th termJoseph-Émery Robidoux (1884)Liberal1884 1st termÉlie Saint-HilaireConservative IndependentChicoutimi et Saguenay 18811st termWilliam SawyerConservativeCompton1871 4th termCharles ChampagneConservativeDeux-Montagnes18763rd termBenjamin Beauchamp (1882)Conservative18821st termNicodème AudetConservativeDorchester18782nd termWilliam John WattsLiberalDrummond et Arthabaska18744th termJoseph-Éna Girouard (1886)Liberal1886 1st termEdmund James FlynnConservativeGaspé 18782nd termLouis BeaubienConservativeHochelaga18675th termAlexander CameronLiberalHuntingdon18744th termAlexis-Louis DemersLiberalIberville18811st termCharles MarcotteConservativeIslet18811st termNarcisse LecavalierConservativeJacques Cartier 18675th termJoseph-Alfred Mousseau (1882)Conservative18821st termArthur Boyer (1884)Liberal18841st termVincent-Paul LavalléeConservativeJoliette 18675th termAlfred McConville (1885)Conservative18851st termCharles-Antoine-Ernest GagnonLiberalKamouraska 18782nd termLéon-Benoît-Alfred CharleboisConservativeLaprairie18753rd termJoseph MarionConservativeL'Assomption 18802nd termLouis-Onésime LorangerConservativeLaval18753rd termPierre-Évariste Leblanc (1882)Conservative18821st termAmédée Gaboury (1883)Liberal18831st termPierre-Évariste Leblanc (1884)Conservative1882, 18842nd term*Étienne-Théodore PâquetConservativeLévis18753rd termFrançois-Xavier Lemieux (1883)Liberal18831st termHenri-Gustave Joly de LotbinièreLiberalLotbinière 18675th termÉdouard-Hippolyte Laliberté (1886)Liberal18861st termÉdouard CaronConservativeMaskinongé 18782nd termGeorge IrvineLiberalMégantic 1867, 1878 5th term*John Whyte (1884)Liberal18841st termElijah Edmund SpencerConservativeMissisquoi18811st termJean-Baptiste-Trefflé RichardConservativeMontcalm18811st termLouis-Napoléon FortinLiberalMontmagny18763rd termNazaire Bernatchez (1883)Independent Liberal18831st termLouis-Georges DesjardinsConservativeMontmorency 18811st termGeorge Washington Stephens Sr.LiberalMontréal Centre 18811st termLouis-Olivier TaillonConservativeMontréal Est 18753rd termJames McShaneLiberalMontreal Ouest18782nd termFrançois-Xavier ParadisConservativeNapierville18811st termCharles-Édouard HoudeConservativeNicolet 1876 3rd termLouis-Trefflé Dorais (1883)Independent Conservative18831st termLouis DuhamelConservativeOttawa (Outaouais)18753rd termThomas BrysonConservativePontiac 18811st termWilliam Joseph Poupore (1882)Conservative18821st termJean-Docile BrousseauConservativePortneuf18811st termPierre GarneauConservativeQuébec-Comté 1873, 18813rd term*Rémi-Ferdinand Rinfret dit MalouinLiberalQuébec-Centre 18744th termJoseph ShehynLiberalQuébec-Est 1875 3rd termFélix CarbrayConservativeQuébec-Ouest 18811st termLéon LeducConservativeRichelieu 18811st termJacques PicardConservativeRichmond et Wolfe18675th termLouis-Napoléon AsselinConservativeRimouski 18811st termÉtienne PoulinConservativeRouville 18811st termHonoré MercierLiberalSt. Hyacinthe 18792nd termFélix-Gabriel MarchandLiberalSt. Jean18675th termFrançois-Sévère DesaulniersConservativeSt. Maurice 18782nd termIsidore FrégeauConservativeShefford 18811st termJoseph Gibb RobertsonConservativeSherbrooke 1867 5th termWilliam DuckettConservativeSoulanges18782nd termJohn ThorntonConservativeStanstead 1875, 18812nd term*Georges-Honoré DeschênesConservativeTémiscouata18753rd termJoseph-Adolphe ChapleauConservativeTerrebonne 1867 5th termGuillaume-Alphonse Nantel (1882)Conservative18821st termSévère DumoulinConservativeTrois-Rivières 1868, 18812nd term*Henri-René-Arthur Turcotte (1886)Independent Conservative1876, 18863rd term*Émery Lalonde, Sr.ConservativeVaudreuil 18714th termFrançois-Xavier Archambault (1882)Conservative18821st termAlfred Lapointe (1884)Conservative18841st termAbraham BernardLiberalVerchères18811st termJonathan Saxton Campbell WürteleConservativeYamaska 18753rd term
Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during the term
William Joseph Poupore, Quebec Conservative Party, Pontiac, March 6, 1882 Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel, Quebec Conservative Party, Terrebonne, August 19, 1882 Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Quebec Conservative Party, Jacques Cartier, August 26, 1882 Benjamin Beauchamp, Quebec Conservative Party, Deux-Montagnes, October 21, 1882 Pierre-Évariste Leblanc, Quebec Conservative Party, Laval, October 30, 1882 & July 14, 1884 François-Xavier Archambault, Quebec Conservative Party, Vaudreuil, October 30, 1882 Henri-Josué Martin, Quebec Conservative Party, Bonaventure, October 31, 1882 Louis-Trefflé Dorais, Conservative Independent, Nicolet, February 5, 1883 Amédée Gaboury, Quebec Liberal Party, Laval, June 13, 1883 François-Xavier Lemieux, Quebec Liberal Party, Lévis, November 16, 1883 Joseph-Émery Robidoux, Quebec Liberal Party, Châteauguay, March 26, 1884 Arthur Boyer, Quebec Liberal Party, Jacques Cartier, March 26, 1884 Henri-René-Arthur Turcotte, Conservative Independent, Trois-Rivières, March 26, 1884 Alfred Lapointe, Quebec Conservative Party, Vaudreuil, June 19, 1884 John Whyte, Quebec Liberal Party, Mégantic, October 29, 1884 Alfred McConville, Quebec Conservative Party, Joliette, September 25, 1885 Édouard-Hippolyte Laliberté, Quebec Liberal Party, Lotbinière, January 30, 1886 Joseph-Éna Girouard, Quebec Liberal Party, Drummond et Arthabaska, March 24, 1886
Cabinet Ministers
Chapleau Cabinet (1881–1882)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Agriculture and public works: John Jones Ross (1881–1882), Elisée Dionne (1882) Crown Lands: Edmund James Flynn Railroad: John Jones Ross (1881–1882), William Warren Lych (1882) Attorney General: Louis-Onésime Loranger Secretary and Registry: Etienne-Théodore Pâquet Treasurer: Joseph Gibb Robertson (1881–1882), Jonathan Saxton Campbell Wurtele (1882) Solicitor General: William Warren Lynch Legislative Council President: John Jones Ross
Mousseau Cabinet (1882–1884)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Agriculture and public works: Elisée Dionne Crown Lands: William Warren Lynch Railroad: Henry Starnes Attorney General: Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Secretary and Registry: Jean Blanchet Treasurer: Jonathan Saxton Campbell Wurtele
Ross Cabinet (1884–1886)
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: John Jones Ross Agriculture and public works: John Jones Ross Crown Lands: William Warren Lynch Railroad: Edmund James Flynn Attorney General: Louis-Olivier Taillon Secretary and Registry: Jean Blanchet Treasurer: Joseph Gibb Robertson Solicitor General: Edmund James Flynn (1885–1886)
Notes
References
Online resources 1881 election results List of historical Cabinet Ministers