Legislative Council of Quebec Conseil législatif du Québec | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Quebec Legislature |
Term limits | Life appointments |
| History | |
| Founded | July 1, 1867 |
| Disbanded | December 31, 1968 |
| Preceded by | Legislative Council of the Province of Canada |
| Succeeded by | none |
| Seats | 24 |
| Meeting place | |
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| The Red Chamber, former chamber of the Legislative Council | |
The Legislative Council of Quebec (French; Conseil législatif du Québec) was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1867 to 1968. The Legislative Assembly was the elected lower house.
The council was composed of 24 members, appointed by the lieutenant governor upon the recommendation of the premier. Each councillor nominally represented a portion of the Province of Quebec called a division. The boundaries of these divisions were identical to the ones used for Canada East by the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada and were also identical to the boundaries still used today by the Senate of Canada for Quebec. The division boundaries were never changed to accommodate territorial expansions of Quebec in 1898 and 1912.
The Legislative Council was abolished in 1968 and the Legislative Assembly was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. Since the abolition, Quebec has a unicameral legislature.