17th Quebec Legislature

The 17th Quebec Legislature was the provincial legislature that existed in Quebec, Canada from May 16, 1927, to July 30, 1931. The Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau as Premier of Quebec had a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and was the governing party.

Seats per political party

 * After the 1927 elections

Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1927 election:

Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected during by-elections in this term


 * Pierre Gagnon, Liberal Party, Kamouraska, October 31, 1927
 * Pierre Gauthier, Liberal Party, Portneuf, October 31, 1927
 * Amédée Caron, Liberal Party, Iles-de-la-Madeleine, July 14, 1928
 * Oscar Drouin, Liberal Party, Québec-Est, October 24, 1928
 * Camillien Houde, Conservative Party, Montréal-Sainte-Marie, October 24, 1928
 * Adélard Godbout, Liberal Party, L'Islet, May 13, 1929
 * Andrew Ross McMaster, Liberal Party, Compton, September 30, 1929
 * Avila Turcotte, Liberal Party, Richelieu, October 28, 1929
 * Joseph-Léonide Perron, Liberal Party, Montcalm, November 16, 1929
 * Joseph-Édouard Fortin, Liberal Party, Beauce, December 9, 1929
 * Robert Taschereau, Liberal Party, Bellechasse, October 20, 1930
 * Paul Sauvé, Conservative Party, Deux-Montagnes, November 4, 1930
 * Martin Beattie Fisher, Conservative Party, Huntingdon, November 4, 1930
 * Louis-Joseph Thisdel, Liberal Party, Maskinongé, November 4, 1930

Cabinet Ministers

 * Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
 * Agriculture: Joseph-Édouard Caron (1927-1929), Joseph-Léonide Perron (1929-1930), Adélard Godbout (1930-1931)
 * Colonization, Mines and Fishing: Joseph-Édouard Perrault (1927-1929), Hector Laferté (1929-1930)
 * Colonization, Hunting and Fishing: Hector Laferté (1929-1930)
 * Mines: Joseph-Édouard Perrault (1930-1931)
 * Public Works and Labour: Antonin Galipeault (1927-1930), Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur (1930-1931)
 * Lands and Forests: Honoré Mercier Jr
 * Roads: Joseph-Léonide Perron (1927-1929), Joseph-Édouard Perrault (1929-1931)
 * Municipal Affairs: Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
 * Attorney General: Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
 * Provincial secretary: Athanase David
 * Treasurer: Jacob Nicol (1927-1929), Andrew Ross McMaster (1929-1930), Gordon Wallace Scott (1930), Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1930-1931)
 * Members without portfolios: Joseph-Charles-Ernest Ouellet (1929-1931), Narcisse Pérodeau (1929-1931), Gordon Wallace Scott (1930-1931)

New electoral districts
The electoral map was reformed in 1930 and the new map was first used in the general election of August 24, 1931.


 * Gaspé was split into two ridings: Gaspé-Nord and Gaspé-Sud.
 * Gatineau was created from parts of Hull.
 * Laviolette was created from parts of Champlain.
 * Roberval was created from parts of Lac-Saint-Jean
 * Rivière-du-Loup was created from parts of Témiscouata.