The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French; Assemblée législative) was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished. Both were initially created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower White garden lily Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada which was defined in the Canadian constitution as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (lassemblée législative de... The chamber of the Legislative Council of Quebec before its abolition From 1867 until 1968, 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. ... The Constitutional Act of 1791 was a British law which changed the government of the province of Quebec to accommodate the many English-speaking settlers, known as the United Empire Loyalists, who had arrived from the United States following the American Revolution. ...

It was the Union Nationale government of Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand that passed the "Bill 90" legislation to abolish the upper house, although earlier unsuccessful attempts had been made by earlier governments. Union Nationale logo. ... Jean-Jacques Bertrand (June 20, 1916 - February 22, 1973) was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. ...

The presiding officer of the Assembly was known in French as "Orateur," a transliteration of the English term, "speaker". When the Assembly was renamed so too was the title of its presiding officer, becoming known as the President. The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress. ... The President of the National Assembly of Quebec is the presiding officer of the legislature of Quebec, Canada, the National Assembly, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system. ...

Today Quebec has a unicameral legislature, whose single house is the National Assembly. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada which was defined in the Canadian constitution as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (lassemblée législative de...

The large chamber housing the assembly is also known as le salon bleu (the blue hall) because of the predominance of this colour on the walls. It used to be known as le salon vert (the green hall) until 1978, when the colour was changed to suit televising of parliamentary debates. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...