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August 1812: By-elections in Dorchester and Warwick; Jean-Thomas Taschereau (CAN) and Ross Cuthbert (BUR) are elected.
August 1, 1998: Liza Frulla (LIB), MNA for Marguerite-Bourgeoys, resigns as Member of the National Assembly.
August 1, 1832: By-election in Assomption [L'Assomption]; Édouard-Étienne Rodier (PAT) is elected.
August 1, 1831: The Government of Lower Canada acquires the Palais Épiscopal, building in which were held the meetings of the House of Assembly and of the Legislative Council since 1792.
August 2, 1972: Roy Fournier (LIB), MNA for Gatineau and Sollicitor General, resigns as Member of the National Assembly and Minister following his appointment as judge.
August 2, 1941: Joseph-Roméo Toupin (LIB), MLA for Montréal–Saint-Jacques, dies in office.
August 2, 1938: Rouville Beaudry (UN), MLA for Stanstead, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly.
August 2, 1858: Formation of the Brown-Dorion Cabinet in the Province of Canada, led by George Brown (CG), MLA for Kent and Attorney General of Upper Canada, and Antoine-Aimé Dorion (ROU), MLA for the City of Montréal and Commissioner of the Crown Lands. This gouvernement will be defeated in the House the same day. Brown will resign two days later.
August 3, 1829: Jean-Baptiste Lefebvre (PAT), MHA for York, dies in office.
August 4, 1976: Rodrigue Biron (UN), Leader of the Union nationale, and Jérôme Choquette (PNP), Leader of the Parti national populaire, reveal a protocol of agreement foreseeing the alliance of both parties until their merger and for a Leadership Convention at the beginning of 1977. The project of merger will be abandoned in September, 1976.
August 4, 1924: William James Hushion (LIB), MLA for Montréal–Sainte-Anne, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly following his decision to quit for federal politics.
August 4, 1891: Beginning of the «Scandale de la baie des Chaleurs» (Chaleurs Bay Scandal), in which the Prime Minister of Quebec, Honoré Mercier (père) (LIB), and Ernest Pacaud (LIB) were accused of financing the Liberal Party with governmental funds. This scandal shall cause the resignation of Mercier as Prime Minister in December, 1891.
August 4, 1874: (August 4-5) By-election in Bonaventure; Pierre-C. Bourbeau dit Beauchesne (CON) is elected.
August 5, 2005: André Boisclair (PQ), former MNA for Gouin and former Minister, becomes officially candidate as Leader of the Parti québécois (more...).
August 5, 1940: Camilien Houde (ind.), MLA for Montréal–Sainte-Marie and Mayor of Montreal, is arrested for his opposition to the mandatory registration. He shall be emprisonned until the end of World War II.
August 5, 1882: Louis-Onésime Loranger (CON), MLA for Laval, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly following his appointment as judge.
August 5, 1874: John Jones Ross (CON), Legislative Councillor for Shawinigan and Speaker of the Legislative Council, resigns as Speaker (and thus as Minister) following the «scandale des Tanneries» (Tanneries Scandal).
August 5, 1864: Charles-François-Xavier Baby (CON), Legislative Councillor for Stadacona, dies in office.
August 6, 1965: The assent is given to the «Loi modifiant la Loi de la division territoriale» (An Act to amend the Territorial Division Act) (S.Q., 1965 (13-14 Eliz. II), c.10), which provides for the first major revision of ridings since 1853. Their number rises from 95 to 108.
August 6, 1965: Antonio Talbot (UN), MLA for Chicoutimi, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly.
August 6, 1858: Formation of the Macdonald-Cartier Cabinet in the Province of Canada, led by John Alexander Macdonald (L-CON), MLA for Kingston and General Postmaster, and George-Étienne Cartier (BLE), MLA for Verchères and Inspector General.
August 6, 1804: Return of the Writs of the 4^th General Election to the House of Assembly of Lower Canada. 50 MHAs are elected, among which 33 Francophones and 17 Anglophones.
August 7, 1911: Pantaléon Pelletier (LIB), MLA for Sherbrooke and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly following his appointment as agent general of Quebec in London.
August 7, 1865: Formation of the Belleau-Macdonald Cabinet in the Province of Canada, led by Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau (BLE), Legislative Councillor and Reciever General, and John Alexander Macdonald (L-CON), MLA for Kingston and Minister of Militia.
August 7, 1855: By-election in Québec; François Évanturel (BLE) is elected.
August 7, 1812: By-election in Québec; James McCallum (BUR) is elected.
August 8, 1979: Robert Burns (PQ), MNA for Maisonneuve and Minister of State for Electoral and Parliamentary Reform, resigns as Member of the National Assembly and Minister.
August 8, 1944: 22^th General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec:
- Union nationale (Maurice L. Duplessis): 48 seats;
- Parti libéral (Joseph-Adélard Godbout): 37 seats;
- Bloc populaire canadien (André Laurendeau): 4 seats;
- Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif (CCF): 1 seat;
- Independents: 1 seat.
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August 8, 1867: Issuing of the Writs of the 1^st General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. After the vote was completed by the end of September, the results were as follows:
- Parti conservateur (Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau): 51 seats;
- Parti libéral (Antoine-Aimé Dorion): 12 seats.
- Independents: 1 seat.
- 1 seat remained vacant.
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August 8, 1842: By-election in Leinster; Jacob De Witt (PAT) is elected.
August 8, 1832: By-election in Richelieu; Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury (PAT) is elected.
August 9, 1989: Émission des brefs pour la 34^e élection générale à l'Assemblée nationale du Québec, laquelle aura lieu le 25 septembre 1989.
August 9, 1961: Charles-Aimé Kirkland (LIB), MLA for Jacques-Cartier and Minister of State, dies in office.
August 9, 1935: Joseph-Édouard Piché (LIB), MLA for Témiscamingue, resigns as Member of the Legislative assembly. Joseph-Émery Phaneuf (LIB), MLA for Bagot, dies in office the same day.
August 9, 1917: Ferdinand-Ambroise Gendron (LIB), MLA for Ottawa, dies in office.
August 9, 1826: Étienne Ranvoyzé (PAT), MHA for Trois-Rivières, dies in office.
August 10, 1983: The Parti alternatif du Québec obtains officially the status of authorized political party.
August 10, 1982: Claude Ryan (LIB), MNA for Argenteuil, announces his dismissal as Leader of the Parti libéral du Québec and Leader of the Official Opposition. Gérard D. Lévesque is appointed as interim Leader.
August 10, 1980: The Parti communiste ouvrier obtains officially the status of authorized political party.
August 10, 1864: François-Zéphirin Tassé (BLE), MLA for Jacques Cartier, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly following his appointment as Inspector of prisons.
August 10, 1854: Return of the Writs of the 5^e General Election to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
August 11, 1992: Richard Holden (ind.), MNA for Westmount, joins the Parti québécois Parliamentary Group after having left the Equality Party one year earlier.
August 11, 1989: The Parti 51 obtains officially the status of authorized political party.
August 11, 1972: Camil Samson (ind.), MNA for Rouyn-Noranda, Bernard Dumont (ind.), MNA for Mégantic, and Aurèle Audet (ind.), MNA for Abitibi-Ouest, rejoin the Ralliement créditiste Parliamenrary Group.
August 11, 1926: Jules Langlais (CON), MLA for Témiscouata, dies in office.
August 12, 1991: By-election in Montmorency; Jean Filion (PQ) is elected.
August 12, 1964: George O'Reilly (LIB), MLA for Montréal-Verdun, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly following his appointment as Legislative Councillor.
August 12, 1836: By-elections in Saint Maurice; François Lesieur Desaulniers (PAT) and Alexis Bareil dit Lajoie (PAT) are elected.
August 13, 2007: Rosaire Bertrand (PQ), MNA for Charlevoix, resigns as Member of the National Assembly.
August 14, 2006: By-elections in Pointe-aux-Trembles and Taillon; André Boisclair (PQ), Leader of the Parti québécois, and Marie Malavoy (PQ) are elected. (more...)
August 14, 1985: The Parti indépendantiste obtains officially the status of authorized political party.
August 14, 1882: By-election in Beauce; Jean-B. Blanchet (CON), Secretary and Registrar of the Province, is elected by acclamation.
August 14, 1832: By-election in Yamaska; Léonard Godefroi de Tonnancour (PAT) is elected.
August 15, 1863: By-election in Bagot; Maurice Laframboise (ROU), Commissioner of Public Works in the Macdonald-Dorion Cabinet, is elected.
August 16, 1944: Camilien Houde (ind.), MLA for Montréal–Sainte-Marie, former Leader of the Parti conservateur and former Mayor of Montreal, is released after four years of prison for his opposition to conscription.
August 16, 1822: Louis Gauvreau (n.a.), MHA for Québec, dies in office.
August 17, 2004: André Boisclair (PQ), MNA for Gouin and Opposition House Leader, resigns as Member of the National Assembly.
August 17, 1936: 20^th General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec:
- Union nationale (Maurice L. Duplessis): 76 seats;
- Parti libéral (Joseph-Adélard Godbout): 14 seats.
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August 17, 1922: By-election in Labelle; Désiré Lahaie (LIB) is elected.
August 17, 1912: Amédée Geoffrion (LIB), MLA for Verchères, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly.
August 17, 1910: By-election in Sherbrooke; Calixte-Émile Therrien (LIB) is elected by acclamation.
August 17, 1842: By-election in Outaouais; Denis-Benjamin Papineau (PAT) is elected.
August 17, 1829: The assent is given to the «Acte pour faire une division nouvelle et plus commode de la province en comtés, afin d'avoir une représentation dans l'Assemblée plus égale que ci-devant» (S.P.B.C., 1829 (9, Geo. IV), c.73) (An Act to make a new and more convenient subdivision of the Province into counties, for the purpose of effecting a more equal representation thereof in the Assembly than heretofore), providing for a first redistricting the ridings of Lower Canada. The number of ridings rises from 27 to 44 and the number of MHAs from 50 to 84.
August 18, 2005: Pauline Marois (PQ), MNA for Taillon and former Minister, becomes officially candidate as Leader of the Parti québécois (more...).
August 18, 1876: By-election in Nicolet; Charles-Édouard Hodge (CON) is elected.
August 19, 2005: Ghislain Lebel (PQ), former MP for Chambly, becomes officially candidate as Leader of the Parti québécois (more...).
August 19, 1969: Edgar Charbonneau (UN), MNA for Sainte-Marie and Minister of State, resigns as Member of the National Assembly and Minister.
August 19, 1958: Paul Spence (UN), MLA for Roberval, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly.
August 19, 1882: By-election in Terrebonne; Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (CON) is elected by acclamation.
August 19, 1819: James Cockburn (n.a.), MHA for Gaspé, dies in office.
August 20, 2007: Diane Lemieux (PQ), MNA for Bourget and former Minister, announces her dismissal as Member of the National Assembly, this decision being effective on October 17, 2007.
August 20, 1993: (August 20-22) 12^th National Convention fo the Parti québécois.
August 20, 1958: Albiny Paquette (UN), MLA for Labelle and Minister of Health, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister.
August 20, 1832: Thomas Lee (PAT), MHA for Québec (Basse-Ville), dies in office.
August 21, 1987: The Action Québec party obtains officially the status of authorized political party.
August 21, 1966: At the outcome of a Leadership Convention, Gilles Grégoire (CS), MP for Lapointe, is elected as Leader of the Ralliement national (RN).
August 21, 1836: Édouard Thibaudeau (PAT), MHA for Bonaventure, dies in office.
August 21, 1832: By-election in Dorchester; Jean Bouffard (PAT) is elected.
August 21, 1827: Jean Bélanger (PAT), MHA for Québec (Basse-Ville), dies in office four days before the return of the Writs of the 1827 General Election.
August 22, 1992: Signature of the Charlottetown Constitutional Accord by the First Ministers of Canada, including the Prime Minister of Quebec, Robert Bourassa (LIB). The accord will be rejected by the population of Quebec and Canada during a referendum held on October 26, 1992.
August 22, 1943: Having become illegal, the communist Party of Canada is transformed into a new labor party, the Parti ouvrier-progressiste (Labour-Progressive Party).
August 22, 1883: Édouard Laberge (LIB), MLA for Chateauguay, dies in office.
August 22, 1873: By-election in Montréal Ouest; John Wait McGauvran (CON) is elected.
August 23, 1858: By-election in Sherbrooke; Alexander Tilloch Galt (L-CON), Inspector General in the Macdonald-Cartier Cabinet, is elected.
August 23, 1833: Michel Clouet (PAT), MHA for Québec, resigns as Member of the House of Assembly.
August 24, 1931: 18^th General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec:
- Parti libéral (Louis-Alexandre Taschereau) and Independent Liberals: 79 seats;
- Parti conservateur (Camilien Houde): 11 seats.
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August 25, 2005: Jean-Claude St-André (PQ), MNA for L'Assomption, becomes officially candidate as Leader of the Parti québécois (more...).
August 25, 1997: Cabinet reshuffle in the Lucien Bouchard Cabinet (PQ).
August 25, 1976: Last day of publication of «Le Jour», an independentist daily newspaper, due to financial difficulties and ideological conflicts between the journalists and the direction.
August 25, 1919: Jérémie-Louis Décarie (LIB), MLA for Maisonneuve and secretary and Registrar of the province, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister following his appointment as judge.
August 25, 1827: Return of the Writs of the 13^th General Election to the House of Assembly of Lower Canada. The Parti canadien wins a majority of seats in the House.
August 26, 1977: The assent is given to the «Loi régissant le financement des partis politiques et modifiant la Loi électorale» (An Act to govern the financing of political parties and to amend the Election Act) (L.Q., 1977, c. 11), which puts an end to the practice of occult electoral financing and redures the influence of interest groups on political parties. The «Charte de la langue française» (Charter of the French Language) is passed by the National Assembly the same day.
August 26, 1936: Following the victory of his party during the General Election of August 17, 1936, Maurice L. Duplessis (UN), MLA for Trois-Rivières, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Quebec.
August 26, 1882: By-election in Jacques Cartier; Joseph-Alfred Mousseau (CON), Prime Minister of Quebec, is elected.
August 26, 1870: Pierre Benoît (LIB), MLA for Napierville, dies in office.
August 26, 1864: By-election in Jacques Cartier; Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher (BLE) is elected.
August 26, 1843: William Walker (TOR), MLA for Rouville, and David Burnet (ind.), MLA for the City of Québec, resign as Members of the Legislative Assembly.
August 27, 1994: Eight political parties lose the status of authorized political party, for lack of having presented at least ten candidates during the general election foreseen on September 12, 1994: the Parti chevreuil du Québec, the Parti Crédit social uni (Québec), the Parti des régions, the Parti des travailleurs du Québec, the Parti l'étoile d'or social démocratique, the Parti populaire du Québec, the Parti réforme Québec and the Renaissance party.
August 27, 1985: The Parti Option populaire obtains officially the status of authorized political party.
August 28, 1974: By-election in Johnson; Maurice Bellemarre, Leader of the Union nationale, is elected.
August 28, 1969: Jean Lesage (LIB), MNA for Louis-Hébert and Leader of the Parti libéral du Québec, announces his dismissal as Leader of the Opposition, Leader of the Party and Member of the National Assembly. His dismissal shall become effective after the appointment of his successor as Leader of the Parti libéral du Québec in January 1970.
August 28, 1952: André Pelletier (UN), MLA for Témiscouata, dies in office.
August 28, 1858: By-election in Lévis; François-Xavier Lemieux (oncle) (LIB), who had resigned following his appointment as Reciever General in the Brown-Dorion Cabinet on August 2, 1858, is elected.
August 28, 1831: Joseph Perrault (PAT), MHA for Montréal, dies in office.
August 28, 1824: Return of the Writs of the 12^th General Election to the House of Assembly of Lower Canada. The Parti canadien wins a majority of seats in the House.
August 29, 1992: During a Special Convention, the Parti libéral puts aside the Rapport Allaire (Allaire Report) as its constitutional program for the benefit of the Charlottetown Constitutional Accord concluded between the First Ministers of Canada. This agreement will be thrown back by the population of Quebec during a referendum held on October 26, 1992.
August 29, 1990: In protest against the attitude of the Bourassa Government in the Aboriginal crisis (Oka Crisis), René-Serge Larouche (LIB), MNA for Anjou, quits the Parti libéral du Québec parliamentary group in order to sit as independent MNA.
August 29, 1980: Jean Alfred (PQ), MNA for Papineau, quits the Parti québécois parliamentary group in order to sit as independent MNA. He will reinstate the PQ parliamentary group in March, 1981.
August 29, 1911: Jean-Cléophas Blouin (LIB), MLA for Lévis, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly following his appointment as sheriff of the District of Québec.
August 30, 1954: Paul Provençal (UN), MLA for Montréal-Laurier, dies in office.
August 30, 1944: Following the victory of his party during the General Election of August 8, 1944, Maurice L. Duplessis (UN), MLA for Trois-Rivières, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Quebec.
August 31, 1906: John Charles James Sarsfield McCorkill (LIB), MLA for Brome and Treasurer of the province, resigns as Member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister following his appointment as judge.

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