Legislature for the Province of Canada (1841–1867)
Parliament of the Province of Canada Parlement de la Province du Canada
Type
Type
Bicameral
Houses
Legislative Council Legislative Assembly
Term limits
Four years from election, unless sooner dissolved
History
Founded
February 10, 1841 (1841-02-10)
Disbanded
July 1, 1867 (1867-07-01)
Preceded by
Special Council of Lower Canada Parliament of Upper Canada
Succeeded by
Parliament of Canada Parliament of Ontario Legislature of Quebec
Leadership
Head of state
British Monarch
Monarch's Representative
Governor General of the Province of Canada
Heads of government
Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada
Legislative leaders
Speaker of the Legislative Council Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Seats
Legislative Council: 24 Legislative Assembly: 84
Elections
Legislative Council voting system
Life appointments
Legislative Assembly voting system
Single-member districts First-past-the-post voting Open ballot system Adult male franchise with property qualification
Constitution
Act of Union 1840
The Parliament of the Province of Canada was the legislature for the Province of Canada, made up of the two regions of Canada West (formerly Upper Canada, later Ontario) and Canada East (formerly Lower Canada, later Quebec).
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