1st Parliament of the Province of Canada

1st Parliament of the Province of Canada

The 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from June 15 1841 to 1843. Elections were held in the Province of Canada in April 1841. All sessions were held at Kingston, Canada West.

In 1841, the District Councils Act was passed which established a system of local government in Canada West based on district councils. Prior to 1841, local affairs were dealt with by the District Court of Quarter Sessions.

Canada East

John William Dunscomb resigned in October 1842; Edward Gibbon Wakefield was elected in a by-election in November 1842. Augustin-Guillaume Ruel resigned in January 1842 to accept an appointment; Abraham Turgeon was elected to the seat in a by-election in June 1842. John Yule resigned in 1843 and Louis Lacoste was elected in a by-election. Charles Dewey Day accepted an appointment to the Court of Queen's Bench; Denis-Benjamin Papineau was elected to the seat in a by-election. Henri Desrivières resigned in November 1841 and James Leslie won the seat in a by-election in December. Charles John Forbes was elected in a by-election in April 1842 after the death of Colin Robertson. Jean-Moïse Raymond resigned to accept an appointment; Jacob De Witt won the seat in a by-election in August 1842. Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry accepted an appointment in 1842; William Walker was elected in a by-election held in July 1842. Michel Borne resigned his seat in December 1842 to allow Robert Baldwin, who had been defeated in a by-election, to run for his seat in 1843. Augustin-Norbert Morin resigned in January 1842 to accept a post as judge; after resigning, he was elected in a by-election in November 1842 when Étienne Parent resigned his seat for an appointment. Louis-Michel Viger was elected in a by-election in February 1842. George Moffatt resigned in October 1843; Pierre Beaubien was elected to the seat in November 1843. Alexandre-Maurice Delisle resigned his seat to accept an appointment; André Jobin was elected in a by-election in October 1843. René-Joseph Kimber resigned his seat to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council; Henry Judah was elected in a by-election in September 1843. David Burnet resigned in August 1843 after declaring bankruptcy; Jean Chabot was elected in a by-election in September 1843. William Walker resigned in August 1843 due to illness; Timothée Franchère was elected in a by-election in September 1843.

Canada West

The election of James McGill Strachan was protested by William Dunlop, who was awarded the seat. Robert Baldwin was elected in both Hastings and 4th York; Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine was elected in a by-election in 4th York. Anthony Manahan resigned his seat in 1841 to allow Samuel Bealey Harrison to sit in the assembly. Isaac Buchanan resigned in 1843 and was replaced by Henry Sherwood in a by-election held in March 1843. William Stewart was elected in a by-election held in 1843 after William Henry Draper's appointment to the Legislative Council. Robert Baldwin lost his seat in a by-election required due to his appointment to cabinet. Hamilton Hartley Killaly resigned his seat in 1843 and Lawrence Lawrason was elected in a January 1844 by-election.

References

*"Upper Canadian politics in the 1850's", Underhill (and others), University of Toronto Press (1967)

External links

* [http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.asp?id=3098 Ontario's parliament buildings ; or, A century of legislation, 1792-1892 : a historical sketch]
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/patrimoine/ Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)]


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