Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
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The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada
until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791
. The lower house consisted of elected legislative councillors who created bills to be passed up to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
, whose members were appointed by the governor general.
The lower house was dissolved on March 27, 1838 following the Lower Canada Rebellion
and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council. With the Act of Union
in 1840, a new lower chamber, the Legislative Assembly of Canada, was created for both Upper
and Lower Canada which existed until 1867, when the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
was created.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791
Constitutional Act of 1791
The Constitutional Act of 1791, formally The Clergy Endowments Act, 1791 , is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain...
. The lower house consisted of elected legislative councillors who created bills to be passed up to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
Legislative Council of Lower Canada
The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was...
, whose members were appointed by the governor general.
The lower house was dissolved on March 27, 1838 following the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council. With the Act of Union
Act of Union 1840
The Act of Union, formally the The British North America Act, 1840 , was enacted in July 1840 and proclaimed 10 February 1841. It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them...
in 1840, a new lower chamber, the Legislative Assembly of Canada, was created for both Upper
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
and Lower Canada which existed until 1867, when the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
was created.
List of Parliaments
- 1st Parliament of Lower Canada1st Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792 to May 31, 1796. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :***...
1791-1796 - 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada2nd Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 24, 1797 to June 4, 1800. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in June 1796. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1796-1800 - 3rd Parliament of Lower Canada3rd Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 3rd Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 8, 1801 to June 13, 1804. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in June 1800. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1800-1804 - 4th Parliament of Lower Canada4th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 4th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 9, 1805 to April 27, 1808. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in July 1804. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1804-1808 - 5th Parliament of Lower Canada5th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 5th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from April 10, 1809 to May 18, 1809. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in May 1808. Lieutenant-governor James Henry Craig prorogued the house following the expulsion of Ezekiel Hart by the assembly and the introduction of a bill barring judges...
1808-1809 - 6th Parliament of Lower Canada6th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 6th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 29, 1810 to March 1, 1810. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in October 1809. Lieutenant-governor James Henry Craig dissolved parliament after the assembly declared the seat of judge Pierre-Amable de Bonne vacant...
1809-1810 - 7th Parliament of Lower Canada7th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 7th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 12, 1810 to March 22, 1814. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in March 1810. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1810-1814 - 8th Parliament of Lower Canada8th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 8th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 21, 1815 to February 29, 1816. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in March 1814. Colonial administrator Gordon Drummond dissolved the assembly in 1816 after it attempted to reintroduce charges against judges Jonathan Sewell and...
1814-1816 - 9th Parliament of Lower Canada9th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 9th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 15, 1817 to February 9, 1820. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in March 1816. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1816-1820 - 10th Parliament of Lower Canada10th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 10th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from April 11, 1820 to April 24, 1820. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in March 1820. The legislature was dissolved due to the death of King George III. All sessions were held at Quebec City.Notes:...
April 1820 - 11th Parliament of Lower Canada11th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 11th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 14, 1820 to July 6, 1824. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in July 1820. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1820-1824 - 12th Parliament of Lower Canada12th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 12th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 8, 1825 to July 5, 1827. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in July 1824. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1824-1827 - 13th Parliament of Lower Canada13th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 13th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from November 20, 1827 to September 2, 1830. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in July 1827. The legislature was dissolved in 1830 due to the death of King George IV. All sessions were held at Quebec City....
1827-1830 - 14th Parliament of Lower Canada14th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 14th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 21, 1831 to October 9, 1834. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in October 1830. The Ninety-Two Resolutions were submitted to the legislative assembly in 1834. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
1830-1834 - 15th Parliament of Lower Canada15th Parliament of Lower CanadaThe 15th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from March 21, 1835 to March 27, 1838. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in October 1834. The lower house was dissolved following the Lower Canada Rebellion and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council until the Act of...
1834-1838
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada
- Jean-Antoine PanetJean-Antoine PanetJean-Antoine Panet was a notary, lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec in 1751, the son of Jean-Claude Panet. He served in the militia defending the town of Quebec during the American Revolution and he later attained the rank of ieutenant-colonel in the...
1792-1794 - Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de LotbinièreMichel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de LotbinièreColonel The Hon. Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière , de jure 2nd Marquis de Lotbinière...
1794-1814 - Louis-Joseph PapineauLouis-Joseph PapineauLouis-Joseph Papineau , born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec...
1815-1822 - Joseph-Remi Vallieres de Saint-RealJoseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-RéalJoseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Joseph-Rémi Vallières in Carleton in 1787, the son of a blacksmith, and moved to Windham Township in Upper Canada with his family in 1799...
1823-1825 - Louis-Joseph PapineauLouis-Joseph PapineauLouis-Joseph Papineau , born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec...
1825-1841