Parliament of Upper Canada

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Parliament of Upper Canada
Bicameral
HousesLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
History
Founded1791 (1791)
Disbanded1841 (1841)
Preceded byCouncil for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec
Succeeded byParliament of the Province of Canada
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The Parliament of Upper Canada was the legislature for

Province of Quebec was split into Upper Canada and Lower Canada by the Constitutional Act of 1791
.

As in other Westminster-style legislatures, it consisted of three components:

Following the

Lord Durham's 1839 Report to the British Government, Upper Canada and Lower Canada were rejoined in 1841 to create the Province of Canada. The Parliament of Upper Canada was therewith replaced by the newly created Parliament of the United Province of Canada
.

List of Parliaments

The Parliament was convened thirteen times in its history:

References

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