42nd Quebec Legislature

42nd Quebec Legislature
Majority parliament
27 November 2018 – 28 August 2022
Parliament leaders
PremierFrançois Legault
Leader of the
Opposition		Pierre Arcand
2018-2020
Dominique Anglade
2020-2022
Party caucuses
GovernmentCoalition Avenir Québec
OppositionLiberal
RecognizedQuébec solidaire
Parti Québécois
Members125 MNA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Charles III
8 September 2022 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		J. Michel Doyon
24 September 2015 – present
Sessions
1st session
November 27, 2018 – October 13, 2021
2nd session
October 19, 2021 – August 28, 2022
← 41st → 43rd

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.

Member list

Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic and the president of the National Assembly is marked with a †.

Name Party Riding
  Pierre Dufour CAQ Abitibi-Est
  Suzanne Blais CAQ Abitibi-Ouest
  Christine St-Pierre Liberal Acadie
  Lise Thériault Liberal Anjou–Louis-Riel
  Agnès Grondin CAQ Argenteuil
  Éric Lefebvre CAQ Arthabaska
  Luc Provençal CAQ Beauce-Nord
  Samuel Poulin CAQ Beauce-Sud
  Claude Reid CAQ Beauharnois
  Stéphanie Lachance CAQ Bellechasse
  Caroline Proulx CAQ Berthier
  Nadine Girault CAQ Bertrand
  Mario Laframboise CAQ Blainville
  Sylvain Roy Parti Québécois Bonaventure
  Independent
  Simon Jolin-Barrette CAQ Borduas
  Paule Robitaille Liberal Bourassa-Sauvé
  Richard Campeau CAQ Bourget
  Isabelle Charest CAQ Brome-Missisquoi
  Jean-François Roberge CAQ Chambly
  Sonia LeBel CAQ Champlain
  Mathieu Lévesque CAQ Chapleau
  Jonatan Julien CAQ Charlesbourg
  Émilie Foster CAQ Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
  Marie-Chantal Chassé CAQ Châteauguay
  Sylvain Lévesque CAQ Chauveau
  Andrée Laforest CAQ Chicoutimi
  Guy Ouellette Liberal Chomedey
  Independent
  Marc Picard CAQ Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
  Marie-Eve Proulx CAQ Côte-du-Sud
  David Birnbaum Liberal D'Arcy-McGee
  Benoit Charette CAQ Deux-Montagnes
  Sébastien Schneeberger CAQ Drummond–Bois-Francs
  François Tremblay CAQ Dubuc
  Lorraine Richard Parti Québécois Duplessis
  Monique Sauvé Liberal Fabre
  Méganne Perry-Mélançon Parti Québécois Gaspé
  Robert Bussière CAQ Gatineau
  Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois Québec solidaire Gouin
  François Bonnardel CAQ Granby
  Eric Girard CAQ Groulx
  Alexandre Leduc Québec solidaire Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
  Maryse Gaudreault Libéral Hull
  Claire IsaBelle CAQ Huntingdon
  Claire Samson CAQ Iberville
  Conservative
  Joël Arseneau Parti Québécois Îles-de-la-Madeleine
  Greg Kelley Liberal Jacques-Cartier
  Sol Zanetti Québec solidaire Jean-Lesage
  Filomena Rotiroti Liberal Jeanne-Mance–Viger
  Sébastien Proulx (until August 30, 2019) Liberal Jean-Talon
  Joëlle Boutin (since December 2, 2019) CAQ
  André Lamontagne CAQ Johnson
  Véronique Hivon Parti Québécois Joliette
  Sylvain Gaudreault Parti Québécois Jonquière
  Chantale Jeannotte CAQ Labelle
  Éric Girard CAQ Lac-Saint-Jean
  Marc Tanguay Liberal LaFontaine
  Éric Caire CAQ La Peltrie
  Gaétan Barrette Liberal La Pinière
  Nicole Ménard Liberal Laporte
  Christian Dubé CAQ La Prairie
  François Legault CAQ L'Assomption
  Andrés Fontecilla Québec solidaire Laurier-Dorion
  Saul Polo Liberal Laval-des-Rapides
  Marie-Louise Tardif CAQ Laviolette–Saint-Maurice
  Lucie Lecours CAQ Les Plaines
  François Paradis CAQ Lévis
  Isabelle Lecours CAQ Lotbinière-Frontenac
  Geneviève Guilbault CAQ Louis-Hébert
  Hélène David Liberal Marguerite-Bourgeoys
  Catherine Fournier (until November 13, 2021) Parti Québécois Marie-Victorin
  Independent
  Shirley Dorismond (since April 11, 2022) CAQ
  Enrico Ciccone Liberal Marquette
  Simon Allaire CAQ Maskinongé
  Mathieu Lemay CAQ Masson
  Pascal Bérubé[1] Parti Québécois Matane-Matapédia
  Marie Montpetit Liberal Maurice-Richard
  Independent
  François Jacques CAQ Mégantic
  Ruba Ghazal Québec solidaire Mercier
  Francine Charbonneau Liberal Mille-Îles
  Sylvie D'Amours CAQ Mirabel
  Nathalie Roy CAQ Montarville
  Jean-François Simard CAQ Montmorency
  Pierre Arcand[2] Liberal Mont-Royal–Outremont
  Monsef Derraji Liberal Nelligan
  Donald Martel CAQ Nicolet-Bécancour
  Kathleen Weil Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
  Gilles Bélanger CAQ Orford
  Mathieu Lacombe CAQ Papineau
  Chantal Rouleau CAQ Pointe-aux-Trembles
  André Fortin Liberal Pontiac
  Vincent Caron CAQ Portneuf
  Martin Ouellet Parti Québécois René-Lévesque
  Marguerite Blais CAQ Prévost
  Lise Lavallée CAQ Repentigny
  Jean-Bernard Émond CAQ Richelieu
  André Bachand CAQ Richmond
  Harold LeBel PQ Rimouski
  Independent
  Denis Tardif CAQ Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
  Carlos Leitão Liberal Robert-Baldwin
  Philippe Couillard (until October 4, 2018) Liberal Roberval
  Nancy Guillemette (since December 10, 2018) CAQ
  Vincent Marissal Québec solidaire Rosemont
  Louis-Charles Thouin Coalition Avenir Québec Rousseau
  Émilise Lessard-Therrien Québec solidaire Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
  Geneviève Hébert CAQ Saint-François
  Dominique Anglade Liberal Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
  Chantal Soucy CAQ Saint-Hyacinthe
  Louis Lemieux CAQ Saint-Jean
  Youri Chassin CAQ Saint-Jérôme
  Marwah Rizqy Liberal Saint-Laurent
  Manon Massé Québec solidaire Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
  Christopher Skeete CAQ Sainte-Rose
  Danielle McCann CAQ Sanguinet
  Christine Labrie Québec solidaire Sherbrooke
  Marilyne Picard CAQ Soulanges
  Lionel Carmant CAQ Taillon
  Catherine Dorion Québec solidaire Taschereau
  Pierre Fitzgibbon CAQ Terrebonne
  Jean Boulet CAQ Trois-Rivières
  Denis Lamothe CAQ Ungava
  Ian Lafrenière CAQ Vachon
  Mario Asselin CAQ Vanier-Les Rivières
  Marie-Claude Nichols Liberal Vaudreuil
  Suzanne Dansereau CAQ Verchères
  Isabelle Melançon Liberal Verdun
  Frantz Benjamin Liberal Viau
  Jean Rousselle Liberal Vimont
  Jennifer Maccarone Liberal Westmount–Saint-Louis

Standings changes since the 42nd general election

Number of members
per party by date 		2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Oct 2 Oct 4 Oct 5 Dec 10 Mar 11 Aug 30 Dec 2 Dec 15 Dec 17 Mar 30 Apr 12 Jun 4 Jun 15 Jun 18 Sep 14 Nov 1 Nov 13 Apr 11
Coalition Avenir Québec 74 75 76 75 74 75 74 75 76
Liberal 31 30 29 28 27
Québec solidaire 10
Parti Québécois 10 9 8 7
Conservative 0 1
Independent 0 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 4
  Total members 125 124 125 124 125 124 125
Vacant 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
42nd National Assembly of Quebec - Movement in seats held (2018-2022)
Party 2018 Gain/(loss) due to 2022
Resigned from party Withdrawn from caucus Resignation Expulsion Reinstatement Change of
allegiance 		By-election gain
Coalition Avenir Québec 74 (1) (2) 2 3 76
Liberal 31 (2) (2) 27
Parti Québécois 10 (1) (1) (1) 7
Québec solidaire 10 10
Conservative – 1 1
Independent – 1 2 (1) 5 (2) (1) 4
Total 125 – – (3) – – – 3 125
Changes in seats held (2018–2022)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Roberval October 4, 2018[3] Philippe Couillard █ Liberal Resignation[a 1] December 10, 2018[4] Nancy Guillemette █ CAQ
Chomedey October 5, 2018[5][6] Guy Ouellette █ Liberal Expelled from caucus[a 2] █ Independent
Marie-Victorin March 11, 2019[7] Catherine Fournier █ Parti Québécois Resigned from caucus[a 3] █ Independent
November 1, 2021[8] █ Independent Resignation[a 4] April 12, 2022[9] Shirley Dorismond █ CAQ
Jean-Talon August 30, 2019[10] Sébastien Proulx █ Liberal Resignation[a 5] December 2, 2019[11] Joëlle Boutin █ CAQ
Rimouski December 15, 2020[12] Harold LeBel █ Parti Québécois Expelled from caucus[a 6] █ Independent
Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata December 17, 2020[13] Denis Tardif █ CAQ Expelled from caucus[a 7] █ Independent
April 12, 2021[14] █ Independent Reinstated █ CAQ
Rousseau March 30, 2021[15] Louis-Charles Thouin █ CAQ Withdrew from caucus[a 8] █ Independent
September 14, 2021[16] █ Independent Reinstated █ CAQ
Bonaventure June 4, 2021[17] Sylvain Roy █ Parti Québécois Withdrew from caucus[a 9] █ Independent
Iberville June 15, 2021[18] Claire Samson █ CAQ Expelled from caucus[a 10] █ Conservative
Maurice-Richard November 1, 2021[19] Marie Montpetit █ Liberal Expelled from caucus[a 11] █ Independent
  1. ^ from positions of Liberal Party leader and MNA
  2. ^ for allegedly leaking confidential information to the CAQ in 2016
  3. ^ claiming that the party had lost its way ideologically
  4. ^ after winning the election for Mayor of Longueuil
  5. ^ to spend more time with family
  6. ^ amid further investigations relating to sexual assault allegations
  7. ^ for breaking COVID-19 restrictions
  8. ^ amid an ethics probe
  9. ^ amid disagreements with party leadership
  10. ^ after giving a donation to the Conservative Party of Quebec
  11. ^ after allegations of workplace harassment

Notes and references

  1. ^ Pascal Bérubé is interim leader of the Parti québécois.
  2. ^ Pierre Arcand is interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
  3. ^ Hinkson, Kamila (October 4, 2018). "Philippe Couillard steps down, making way for a 'new generation' of Quebec Liberals". CBC News. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Roberval elects CAQ candidate Nancy Guillemette". CTV News. December 11, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Guy Ouellette expelled from Liberal caucus". CBC News. October 5, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "'Destroyed' by investigation, Guy Ouellette sues Quebec government for $550K". CBC News. November 22, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "'They've lost their way': PQ MNA Catherine Fournier quits party". CTV Montreal. March 11, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Élection de Catherine Fournier | QS ne laissera pas le champ libre à St-Pierre Plamondon dans Marie-Victorin". November 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "CAQ's Shirley Dorismond wins byelection in Marie-Victorin, a PQ stronghold". CBC News. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  10. ^ Authier, Philip (August 31, 2019). "Former Liberal minister Sébastien Proulx announces he's leaving politics". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Liberal stronghold in Quebec City falls to the CAQ in by-election". CTV News Montreal, December 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Harold LeBel removed from Parti Québécois caucus following arrest". Rimouski: Global News. December 15, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "Quebec MNA out of CAQ caucus after flouting coronavirus rules". Rivière-du-Loup: Global News. December 17, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "Denis Tardif réintègre le caucus caquiste" (in Canadian French). Rivière-du-Loup: Le Journal de Québec. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "Rousseau MNA Louis-Charles Thouin withdraws from CAQ caucus amid ethics probe".
  16. ^ "Fin de l'enquête de l'UPAC : le député Louis-Charles Thouin réintègre le caucus de la CAQ". Le Journal de Montréal. 14 September 2021.
  17. ^ Roy, Sylvain. "Sylvain Roy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "Claire Samson booted from CAQ caucus over donation to rival party". June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Quebec Liberals eject Marie Montpetit from caucus over harassment allegations | CBC News".