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Parliament of the Province of Canada
Parliament of the Province of Canada Parlement de la Province du Canada | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Legislative Council Legislative Assembly |
Term limits | Four years from election, unless sooner dissolved |
| History | |
| Founded | February 10, 1841 |
| Disbanded | July 1, 1867 |
| 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 | |
Monarch's Representative | Governor General of the Province of Canada |
Heads of government | |
Legislative leaders | |
| 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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