Parliament of the Province of Canada

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).