The 29th National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1970 Quebec general election. It sat for four sessions, from 9 June 1970 to 19 December 1970; from 23 February 1971 to 24 December 1971; from 7 March 1972 to 14 March 1973; and from 15 March 1973 to 25 September 1973. The governing Quebec Liberal Party was led by Premier Robert Bourassa; the official opposition Union Nationale was led by Jean-Jacques Bertrand and later by Gabriel Loubier. The events of the October Crisis took place during this mandate.
Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Parti libéral du Québec | 72 | |
Union Nationale | 17 | |
Ralliement créditiste du Québec | 12 | |
Parti Québécois | 7 | |
Total |
108 | |
Government Majority |
55 |
This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1970 election:
Other MNAs were elected during this mandate in by-elections
A major electoral reform took place in 1972 in which several ridings were merged or split. The changes were effective for the 1973 elections.[4]