26th Quebec Legislature

The 26th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the political provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1960 Quebec general election. It sat from 20 September 1960 to 22 September 1960, from 10 November 1960 to 10 June 1961, and from 9 January 1962 to 19 September 1962. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Lesage began the Quiet Revolution reforms. The Union Nationale, which had previously governed for more than 15 years, formed the official opposition under successive interim leaders Yves Prévost and Antonio Talbot, and then under Daniel Johnson, Sr. The Legislature lasted only two years as Lesage called the 1962 election as a referendum for the nationalization of hydroelectricity under Hydro-Québec.

Seats per political party

 * After the 1960 elections

Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1960 election:

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


 * Gaston Lambert, Quebec Liberal Party, Joliette, November 23, 1960
 * François Boulais, Quebec Liberal Party, Rouville, November 23, 1960
 * Pierre Laporte, Quebec Liberal Party, Chambly, December 14, 1961
 * Marie-Claire Kirkland, Quebec Liberal Party, Jacques-Cartier, December 14, 1961

Cabinet Ministers

 * Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Lesage
 * Vice-President of the Executive Council: Georges-Émile Lapalme
 * Agriculture: Alcide Courcy (1960–1962)
 * Colonization: Alcide Courcy (1960–1962)
 * Agriculture and Colonization: Alcide Courcy (1962)
 * Labour: René Hamel
 * Public Works: René Lévesque (1960–1961), René Saint-Pierre (1961–1962)
 * Cultural Affairs: Georges-Émile Lapalme (1961–1962)
 * Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1960–1961)
 * Family and Social Welfare: Émilien Lafrance (1961–1962)
 * Youth: Paul Gérin-Lajoie
 * Health: Alphonse Couturier
 * Lands and Forests: Bona Arsenault
 * Fisheries and Hunting: Gérard D. Levesque
 * Mines: Paul Earl (1960–1961)
 * Hydraulic resources: René Lévesque (1960–1961)
 * Natural Ressources: René Lévesque (1961–1962)
 * Roads: Bernard Pinard
 * Transportation and Communications: Gérard Cournoyer
 * Municipal Affairs: René Hamel (1960–1961), Lucien Cliche (1961–1962)
 * Federal-provincial Affairs: Jean Lesage (1961–1962)
 * Industry and Commerce: André Rousseau
 * Attorney General: Georges-Émile Lapalme
 * Provincial Secretary: Lionel Bertrand
 * Finances: Jean Lesage
 * Revenu: Paul Earl (1961–1962)
 * State Ministers: George Carlyle Marler, Charles-Aimé Kirkland