Legislative Assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories
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This is a list of the Legislative Assemblies
of Canada
's provinces and territories
.
*Governing parties are shown by shading.
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's provinces and territories
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
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*Governing parties are shown by shading.
| Provincial or Territorial Legislative Assembly | Liberal | Progressive Conservative | New Democrat | Prov. parties1 | ADQ (QC) | Wildrose (AB) | Independent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament .... |
493 | - | 35 | - | - | - | 1 | 85 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton... |
8 | 67 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 83 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:... |
- | - | 20 | 38 | - | - | - | 58 |
| Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post... |
1 | 19 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 57 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada... |
53 | 37 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 107 |
| National Assembly of Quebec National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the... |
663 | - | - | 51 | 7 | - | 1 | 125 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house... |
13 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | 55 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada... |
11 | 10 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 52 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown.... |
22 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St... |
6 | 37 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| Yukon Legislative Assembly Yukon Legislative Assembly -History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon... |
2 | - | 6 | 11 | - | - | - | 19 |
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Legislative Assembly of Nunavut The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada... 2 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 |
- 1 "Provincial parties" are parties that use the province's name followed by "Party" or something similar. These include the Saskatchewan PartySaskatchewan PartyThe Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...
in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, the Parti QuébécoisParti QuébécoisThe Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and the Yukon PartyYukon PartyThe Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
in the YukonYukonYukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
as well as minor parties in some other provinces. - 2 NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
and the Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
do not have formal political parties. - 3 Not aligned with the federal party.
Defunct legislative houses
- Legislative Council of the Province of CanadaLegislative Council of the Province of CanadaThe Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...
(1841–1867) - Legislative Council of QuebecLegislative Council of QuebecFrom 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
(1867–1968) - Legislative Council of Nova ScotiaLegislative Council of Nova ScotiaThe Legislative Council of Nova Scotia was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It existed from 1838 to May 31, 1928...
(1838–1928) - Legislative Council of New BrunswickLegislative Council of New BrunswickThe Legislative Council of New Brunswick was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, between 1785 and 1891. Members were appointed by the New Brunswick lieutenant governor.-External links:*...
(–1892) - Legislative Council of ManitobaLegislative Council of ManitobaThe Legislative Council of Manitoba was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of Manitoba, between 1870 and 1876. Members were appointed by the Manitoba lieutenant governor.-External links:...
(1870–1876) - Legislative Council of Prince Edward IslandLegislative Council of Prince Edward IslandThe Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It existed from 1773 to 1893. Members were appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island on the advice of the Premier until 1862 when it became an...
(1773–1893) - Legislative Council of NewfoundlandLegislative Council of NewfoundlandThe Legislative Council of Newfoundland was established in 1854 when the British Government granted a new constitution to Newfoundland establishing an Executive Council of not more than seven members of the majority party and a Legislative Council of not more than 15 members upon nomination of the...
(1854–1934) - Council of KeewatinCouncil of KeewatinThe Council of Keewatin was an unelected legislative body and territorial government for the now-defunct District of Keewatin in Canada. The District of Keewatin was created by the passage of the Keewatin Act on April 12, 1876 from a portion of Canada's North West Territories...
, appointed legislative council for the District of KeewatinDistrict of KeewatinThe District of Keewatin was a territory of Canada and later an administrative district of the Northwest Territories.The name "Keewatin" comes from Algonquian roots—either kīwēhtin in Cree or giiwedin in Ojibwe—both of which mean north wind in their respective languages...
1876–1905