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- ↑ died in July 1845; Joseph-André Taschereau was elected in a by-election held in September 1845.
- ↑ resigned in May 1847 to become a judge; François-Xavier Lemieux was elected in a by-election held in July 1847.
- ↑ resigned after being named judge; William Badgley was elected in a by-election held in June 1847.
- ↑ Augustin-Norbert Morin was elected in both Bellechasse and Saguenay, choosing to sit in Bellechasse; Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière was elected to represent Saguenay in an 1845 by-election.
- ↑ died in June 1845; Denis-Benjamin Viger was elected in a by-election held in July 1845.
- ↑ resigned in May 1846; George Lyon was elected in a by-election held in June 1846.
- ↑ resigned his seat in 1846 to allow John Hillyard Cameron to be elected in a by-election in August 1846.
- ↑ "Local News of All Sorts" (PDF). Glengarry County Archives. The Alexandria News. June 14, 1912. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ↑ resigned to accept an appointment; this allowed William Cayley to run for his seat in February 1846.
- ↑ resigned in 1845 to accept an appointment; Joseph Woods won the seat in a by-election.
- ↑ gave up his seat so that William Henry Draper could lead the government in the assembly.
- ↑ resigned in 1847 and John Wilson won the seat in a by-election.
- ↑ resigned in 1846 to accept other appointments in Prince Edward County; R B Conger was elected to his seat in a by-election.
- ↑ disqualified in 1844; George Monro was declared elected.
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