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History of the Quebec Legislature
The history of Quebec's legislature can be traced back to the Canadian House of Commons established under the Constitutional Act in 1791. However, with the merger of Lower Canada and Upper Canada into Canadian Province in 1841, the Lower Canadian Legislative Council was abolished.

In the year 1841, the Union Act ceased to exist as a political entity in Upper Canada. According to the Act issued by the British Parliament, Upper Canada and Lower Canada merged to form the Canadian Province. This law is mainly in response to the rebellions that broke out in the year of 1837 and 1837-1838 in Upper Canada and Lower Canada respectively.

In the year of 1867, the Canadian Confederation divided the Canadian province into Ontario area and Quebec area according to its previous borders. At the same time, Quebec organized its bicameral legislature. The House of Commons was called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: Conseil législatif du Québec), and the House of Lords was called the Legislative Council of Quebec (French: Assemblée législative du Québec). The former was elected by the public, while the latter one was nominated and appointed by the governor.

Since the year of December 31, 1968, Quebec's original Legislative Council system was abolished, and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec was renamed to the National Assembly. The original Legislative Council of Quebec and Legislative Assembly of Quebec, as well as the House of Lords and the House of Commons, were abolished simultaneously. Therefore, The Province of Quebec has a single legislature today, namely the National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemble Nationale du Québec).

History of the Legislative Council of Quebec
The Legislative Council of Quebec (French: Conseil législatif du Québec) was the Upper house of the two-chamber Legislative Council of Quebec, Canada, from the year of 1867 to 1968.

The history of the Legislative Council of Quebec can be traced back into the Constitutional Act in 1791. In the year of 1867, the British North America Act gave the province of Quebec its legislature. The Legislative Council of Quebec, which is the unelected upper house of the two-chamber legislature of Quebec from 1867 to 1968. It has 24 members appointed by the Vice Governor for life. Initially, the members of the Legislative Council of Quebec followed a lifetime appointment system, but it was changed in the year of 1963. The new Act set the rule of the 24 members who had to retire compulsorily at the age of 75. In the Legislative Council, 24 members represent all regions of Quebec, and each member is required to designate one region of Province of Quebec and participate in district management. Like the Senate in other parts of the country at that time, the Legislative Council of Quebec has the legislative power and the right to propose bills. At the same time, the constitution has the power to decide, amend bills and veto bills proposed by the Legislative Council.

Members of Speaker
Members of Speaker List

History of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée législative du Québec) was called the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature, as well as the House of Commons of Quebec legislature system. Like other country's lower houses system, the Province of Quebec's lower house was elected by the public. The Legislative Assembly of Quebec can be traced back to the Constitution Acts during the year of 1867 to 1982. According to the Constitution Arts, the Legislative Council consists of 65 representatives from all constituencies in Quebec. The Legislative Assembly is generally considered more partisan than the Senate (the Legislative Council of Quebec).

The Legislative Assembly of Quebec also has its unique powers: the power to advocate revenue bills and impeach province officials. For example, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec passes Bills 90 on November 29, 1968. However, all these powers can be counter checked by the Legislative Council of Quebec. For example, The Legislative Council of Quebec had tried many times to deny the request of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec to "dissolve" themselves. The Senate is generally more prestigious than the House of Representatives. The Legislative Council of Quebec members serve longer terms, have fewer voters and (in most cases) represent more voters than the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Member list
Please see the main article: Legislative_Assembly_of_Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée Nationale du Québec) is the legislature of Quebec, Canada. The deputy governor of Quebec and representatives of the National Assembly constitute the legislature of Quebec, which operates in a way similar to other Westminster parliamentary systems.

The National Assembly of Quebec can be traced back to the Constitutional Act in the year of 1791 and Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the year of 1867. On November 29, 1968, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (the lower house) passed Act No. 90 (Bills 90), abolishing the Legislative Council (the upper house) and renaming the Legislative Council of Quebec as the National Assembly of Quebec. The bill came into force on December 31 of the same year, and Quebec has since adopted a unicameral system. The National Assembly of Quebec is composed of 125 members, elected by universal suffrage, each representing a constituency and calling for general elections at least every five years. Also, the National Assembly of Quebec has 75 seats in the Canadian Federal House of Commons (Total: 308 seats) and 24 seats in the Canadian Federal House of Lords (Total: 105 seats).

To manage the Congress more effectively, the National Assembly of Quebec has set up an office of the National Assembly. The President of the General Assembly is the President of the Office, equivalent to the spokesperson for other legislative bodies. Initially, the office was composed of 9 other members, but during the 42nd Legislative Assembly, its membership was changed to 11 members.

To this day, the National Assembly of Quebec has only one chamber. Therefore, unlike Canada's bicameral parliament system, its lower house or senate, the National Assembly of Quebec is a unicameral parliament legislation system. The province of Quebec is the last province to break away from the traditional bicameral parliament system.

Election of the National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec's election system can be traced to the year 1867. At that time, In the voting elections of Quebec, rules demanded that the voters must be male, up than 21 years old and born or naturalized as the British. At the same time, there were no minimum property requirements and Ontario's “racial restrictions” phenomenon in Quebec. Also, the rules of Election Law of Quebec stipulated that the following two types of citizens cannot participate in elections, including 1) any person remunerated by the government as an employee, like post office (cities and towns), customs and crown land office and 2) holder of one of the following positions in judge of the superior court, such as the court of Queen's bench, vice-admiralty court, sessions court and court district magistrate etc.

Since the year of 1968, the General elections in the National Assembly of Quebec has been detruded. The General elections are held every five years or less. The new rule of the voter is that a Canadian citizen who has reached the age of 18, has lived in Quebec for six months, and not governed and does not deprive him of the right to vote. Anyone who follows these regulations is eligible to participate in the election. The party leader with the largest number of candidates was appointed the premier by the Lieutenant-Governor (Vice-Governor) of Quebec.

Current Member list
Please see the main article: 42nd Quebec Legislature

Parliament Building
The history of the Parliament Building of Quebec can be traced back to the construction of Chapel of Bishop's Palace ordered by Bishop St. Valier from 1693 to 1695. From the year of 1791 to 1838, it was the seat of the Canadian Legislative Council of Lower Canada and House of Assembly.

However, the Parliament Building of Quebec was destroyed by the fire, so today's Parliament Building of Quebec was built later than the year 1838. As for today's Parliament Building, it was built in year 1877 and completed in 1886. Parliament Building designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché. This building belongs to the style of the Second Empire. The architecture of the Second Empire style originated from the style of Paris during the reign of Napoleon III. Later, it was introduced into the United States through Britain by cultural exchange activities. Representational buildings such as the Parliament Building of Quebec, Old Boston City Hall, and the Paris Garnier Opera House, etc. Meanwhile, the Parliament Building of Quebec's architectural language draws inspiration from the Louvre in Paris, and it has contemporary architectural aesthetics.

Today, Parliament Building of Quebec has become an important work and meeting place for members of the National Assembly of Quebec, and it is located on Place de l'Assemblée Nationale, atop Parliament Hill in the district of Vieux Québec Cap Blanc Colline Parlementaire.