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Español5TH PARLIAMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF CANADA
The '5th Parliament of the Province of Canada' was in session from 1854 to November 1857. Elections were held in the Province of Canada in July 1854. Sessions were held in Quebec City until 1856 and then in Toronto.
In 1854-55, measures were introduced to abolish seigneurial tenure in Canada East and the clergy reserves in Canada West. The Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty was negotiated in 1854. In 1855, a bill was passed to make the Legislative Council an elected body, effective the following year. The Audit Act of 1855 established an auditor of public accounts and the Audit Board, a new government department, which reviewed the public accounts.
Notes:
# formerly Montreal (county)
# Leinster was renamed L'Assomption
Augustin-Norbert Morin resigned for health reasons in January 1855; David Edward Price was elected in a by-election held in April 1855. Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau resigned his seat to accept an appointment; François Évanturel was elected in a by-election in August 1855. Jean Chabot was elected in Bellechasse and Quebec City, choosing to represent the latter; Octave-Cyrille Fortier was elected in a by-election in October 1854. Jean Chabot then resigned to accept an appointment as judge; Georges-Honoré Simard was elected in a by-election in October 1856. Jean Blanchet resigned due to ill health in 1857; George Okill Stuart was elected in a by-election in April 1857. Joseph-Charles Taché resigned his seat in 1857; Michel-Guillaume Baby was elected in a by-election in February 1857. Joseph-Napoléon Poulin resigned his seat to run unsuccessfully for a seat on the Legislative Council; William Henry Chaffers was elected in a by-election in October 1856. Gédéon-Mélasippe Prévost resigned his seat in 1857 to allow Louis-Siméon Morin to be elected.
Notes:
# formerly West York
John Langton resigned his seat to become auditor general; Wilson Seymour Conger was elected in a by-election held in 1856. Francis Hincks resigned his seat in November 1855; John Supple was elected in a by-election in the following year. David Christie appealed the election of Daniel McKerlie and was declared elected in March 1855. Edmund Murney resigned; George Benjamin was elected to the seat in a by-election in 1856.
★ ''Upper Canadian politics in the 1850's'', Underhill (and others), University of Toronto Press (1967)
★ Ontario's parliament buildings ; or, A century of legislation, 1792-1892 : a historical sketch
★ Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
In 1854-55, measures were introduced to abolish seigneurial tenure in Canada East and the clergy reserves in Canada West. The Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty was negotiated in 1854. In 1855, a bill was passed to make the Legislative Council an elected body, effective the following year. The Audit Act of 1855 established an auditor of public accounts and the Audit Board, a new government department, which reviewed the public accounts.
| Contents |
| Canada East |
| Canada West |
| References |
| External links |
Canada East
Notes:
# formerly Montreal (county)
# Leinster was renamed L'Assomption
Augustin-Norbert Morin resigned for health reasons in January 1855; David Edward Price was elected in a by-election held in April 1855. Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau resigned his seat to accept an appointment; François Évanturel was elected in a by-election in August 1855. Jean Chabot was elected in Bellechasse and Quebec City, choosing to represent the latter; Octave-Cyrille Fortier was elected in a by-election in October 1854. Jean Chabot then resigned to accept an appointment as judge; Georges-Honoré Simard was elected in a by-election in October 1856. Jean Blanchet resigned due to ill health in 1857; George Okill Stuart was elected in a by-election in April 1857. Joseph-Charles Taché resigned his seat in 1857; Michel-Guillaume Baby was elected in a by-election in February 1857. Joseph-Napoléon Poulin resigned his seat to run unsuccessfully for a seat on the Legislative Council; William Henry Chaffers was elected in a by-election in October 1856. Gédéon-Mélasippe Prévost resigned his seat in 1857 to allow Louis-Siméon Morin to be elected.
Canada West
Notes:
# formerly West York
John Langton resigned his seat to become auditor general; Wilson Seymour Conger was elected in a by-election held in 1856. Francis Hincks resigned his seat in November 1855; John Supple was elected in a by-election in the following year. David Christie appealed the election of Daniel McKerlie and was declared elected in March 1855. Edmund Murney resigned; George Benjamin was elected to the seat in a by-election in 1856.
References
★ ''Upper Canadian politics in the 1850's'', Underhill (and others), University of Toronto Press (1967)
External links
★ Ontario's parliament buildings ; or, A century of legislation, 1792-1892 : a historical sketch
★ Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
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