Division of Shawinigan (Legislative Council)

Division of Shawinigan (Legislative Council)

The Division of Shawinigan roughly covered the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, and was represented by one Legislative Councillor in the Parliament of Quebec. Three legislative councillors represented the division from 1867 until the Legislative Council of Quebec (upper house) was abolished in 1968.

Legislative Councillors for Shawinigan (from 1867 to 1968)

  Name [1] Party Appointment Retirement Premier [2]
     John Jones Ross [3] Conservative 1867 1901 Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
     Némèse Garneau Liberal 1901 1937 Simon-Napoléon Parent
     Jean-Louis Baribeau [4] Union Nationale 1938 1968 Maurice Duplessis

Footnotes

  1. ^ Les membres du Conseil législatif (par divisions), Assemblée nationale du Québec
  2. ^ Legislative Councillors are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor on the advice of the Premier of Quebec.
  3. ^ Ross served as Speaker of the Legislative Council from 1873 to 1874, from 1876 to 1878 and from 1879 to 1882, as well as Premier of Quebec from 1884 to 1887.
  4. ^ Baribeau served as Speaker of the Legislative Council from 1966 to 1968.

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