Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the context of "Province of Canada"

⭐ In the context of the Province of Canada, the creation of the Legislative Assembly was primarily intended to function as…

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⭐ Core Definition: Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the Parliament of the Province of Canada. The Province of Canada consisted of the former province of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East (now Quebec), and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West (now Ontario). It was created by the Act of Union 1840.

Canada East and Canada West each elected 42 members to the assembly for the first four parliaments. In 1853, following the 1851 Canadian census, the number of seats in the assembly was increased by the 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada from 84 to 130, 65 for each section, even though Canada West had a slightly larger population. The Parliamentary Representation Act of June 1853 was to take effect with the election for the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada.

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👉 Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the context of Province of Canada

The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of 1837–1838.

The Act of Union 1840, passed on 23 July 1840 by the British Parliament and proclaimed by the Crown on 10 February 1841, merged the Colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada by abolishing their separate parliaments and replacing them with a single one with two houses, a Legislative Council as the upper chamber and the Legislative Assembly as the lower chamber. In the aftermath of the Rebellions of 1837–1838, unification of the two Canadas was driven by two factors. Firstly, Upper Canada was near bankruptcy because it lacked stable tax revenues, and needed the resources of the more populous Lower Canada to fund its internal transportation improvements. Secondly, unification was an attempt to swamp the French vote by giving each of the former provinces the same number of parliamentary seats, despite the larger population of Lower Canada.

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Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the context of Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada (French: Conseil législatif de la province du Canada) was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario. It was created by The Union Act of 1840. With the lower house, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, the two houses constituted the Parliament of the Province of Canada.

The first session of parliament began in Kingston in Canada West in 1841. It succeeded the Legislative Council of Lower Canada and Legislative Council of Upper Canada.

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Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the context of 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada

The 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada was summoned in December 1851, following the general election for the Legislative Assembly in October 1851. Sessions were held in Quebec City. The Parliament was dissolved in June 1854.

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly was John Sandfield Macdonald.

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Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the context of 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada

The 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada was summoned in August 1854, following the general election for the Legislative Assembly in July 1854. The number of seats in the Assembly had been increased by the 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada to 130, 65 for each section. Sessions were held in Quebec City until 1856 and then in Toronto. The Parliament was dissolved in November 1857.

About the time of the election of the 5th Parliament in 1854, the government negotiated the Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Province of Canada ← Legislative Council of the Province of Canada ← Canada West ← 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada ← 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Lower house → Parliament of the Province of Canada → Province of Canada → Lower Canada → Canada East → Quebec → Upper Canada → Canada West → Ontario → Act of Union 1840 → 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada → 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada →