Quebec Parliament
| Assemblée nationale du Québec National Assembly of Quebec (English) |
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| 41st Quebec Legislature | |
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| History | |
| Founded | December 31, 1968 |
| Preceded by | Legislative Assembly of Quebec |
| Leadership | |
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J. Michel Doyon
Since 24 September 2015 |
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Opposition House Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 125 members of Assembly |
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Political groups
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Governing Party
Opposition Parties
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
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Last election
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April 7, 2014 |
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Next election
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October 1, 2018 or earlier |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament Building, Quebec City, Quebec | |
| Website | |
| www.assnat.qc.ca | |
Governing Party
Opposition Parties
The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; French: députés). The Queen in Right of Quebec, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and the National Assembly compose the Legislature of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other Westminster-style parliamentary systems.
The National Assembly was formerly the lower house of Quebec's legislature and was then called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. In 1968, the upper house, the Legislative Council, was abolished and the remaining house was renamed.
The current President of the National Assembly (equivalent to speaker in other legislatures) is Liberal MNA Jacques Chagnon.
The Legislative Assembly was created in Lower Canada by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was abolished from 1841 to 1867 under the 1840 Act of Union which merged Upper Canada and Lower Canada into a single colony named the Province of Canada.
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