42nd Quebec Legislature
The 42nd National Assembly of Quebec consists of those elected in the October 1, 2018, general election. As a result, François Legault (Coalition Avenir Québec) became Premier on October 18.
| 42nd Quebec Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | François Legault | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Dominique Anglade | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Coalition Avenir Québec | ||
| Opposition | Liberal | ||
| Recognized | Québec solidaire | ||
| Parti Québécois | |||
| Members | 125 MNA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | J. Michel Doyon 24 September 2015 – present | ||
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Member list
Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic and the president of the National Assembly is marked with a †.
Standings changes since the 42nd general election
| Number of members per party by date |
2018 | 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | Oct 4 | Oct 5 | Dec 10 | Mar 11 | Aug 30 | Dec 2 | ||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | 74 | 75 | 76 | |||||
| Liberal | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | 10 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Total members | 125 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 125 | |||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Government majority | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |||
| Membership changes in the 42nd Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| October 1, 2018 | See list of members | Election day of the 42nd Quebec general election | |||
| October 4, 2018 | Philippe Couillard | Roberval | Quebec Liberal Party | Resignation from the Assembly | |
| October 5, 2018 | Guy Ouellette | Chomedey | Quebec Liberal Party | Expulsion from the Liberal Party caucus | |
| December 10, 2018 | Nancy Guillemette | Roberval | CAQ | Elected in by-election | |
| March 11, 2019 | Catherine Fournier | Marie-Victorin | Parti Québécois | Leaves the Parti Québécois caucus to become independent, due of her worrying the party's future would not survive for future elections, and lack of actual commitment to the sovereigntist movement.[3][4] | |
| August 30, 2019 | Sébastien Proulx | Jean-Talon | Quebec Liberal Party | Resignation from the Assembly | |
| December 13, 2019 | Joëlle Boutin | Jean-Talon | CAQ | Elected in by-election | |
| December 15, 2020 | Harold Lebel | Rimouski | Parti Québécois | Expulsion from Parti Québécois caucus[5] | |
| December 17, 2020 | Denis Tardif | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata | Coalition Avenir Québec | Expulsion from Coalition Avenir Québec caucus[6] | |
Notes and references
- Pascal Bérubé is interim leader of the Parti québécois.
- Pierre Arcand is interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
- "PQ may have no future, youth wing members say in open letter". The Canadian Press. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- "'They've lost their way': PQ MNA Catherine Fournier quits party". CTV Montreal. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- "Harold LeBel removed from Parti Québécois caucus following arrest". Rimouski: Global News. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Quebec MNA out of CAQ caucus after flouting coronavirus rules". Rivière-du-Loup: Global News. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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