40th Quebec Legislature explained

Jurisdiction:	QC
#:	40th
Type:	Minority
Status:	inactive
Term-Begin:	October 30, 2012
Term-End:	March 5, 2014
Pm:	Pauline Marois
Lo:	Jean-Marc Fournier
Loterm:	2012-2013
Lo2:	Philippe Couillard
Loterm2:	2013-2014
Party2:	Liberal
Party3:	Coalition Avenir Québec
Unrecparty1:	Québec solidaire
Sessionbegin:	October 30, 2012
Sessionend:	March 5, 2014
Monarchterm:	6 February 1952 – present
Viceroy:	Pierre Duchesne
Viceroyterm:	7 June 2007 – 24 September 2015
Members:	125
Lastparl:	39th
Nextparl:	41st

The 40th National Assembly of Quebec consisted of those elected in the 2012 general election and two by-elections in December 2013. Pauline Marois (PQ) was the premier. The leader of the opposition changed twice. Jean-Marc Fournier (Liberal) started as leader of the opposition after the resignation of former Liberal Premier Jean Charest who lost his seat in the last provincial election. Philippe Couillard was elected Liberal leader and won election to the assembly in a by-election on December 9, 2013. The assembly was dissolved on March 5, 2014.

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		Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal			Liberal	Anjou–Louis-Riel		Parti Québécois	Argenteuil		CAQ				Beauce-Nord		Liberal			Parti Québécois			Liberal	Bellechasse		Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			CAQ (until May 21, 2013)				Parti Québécois	Bonaventure		Parti Québécois	Borduas		Liberal	Bourassa-Sauvé		Parti Québécois			Liberal	Brome-Missisquoi		Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal	Chapleau		CAQ	Charlesbourg		Parti Québécois			Liberal			CAQ	Chauveau		Parti Québécois			Liberal	Chomedey		CAQ			Liberal	Côte-du-Sud		Parti Québécois			Liberal	D'Arcy-McGee		Parti Québécois			CAQ	Drummond–Bois-Francs		Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal			Parti Québécois			Liberal			Québec solidaire	Gouin		CAQ	Granby		CAQ			Parti Québécois			Libéral			Libéral			Parti Québécois	Iberville		Parti Québécois			Liberal			Liberal			Liberal			Liberal			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal	LaFontaine		CAQ	La Peltrie		Liberal			Liberal			CAQ			CAQ			Liberal			Parti Québécois	Laval-des-Rapides		Liberal			CAQ	Lévis		Liberal			Liberal			Liberal			Parti Québécois			Liberal	Marquette		Liberal			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal			Québec solidaire			Liberal			Parti Québécois			CAQ	Montarville		CAQ			Liberal			Liberal			CAQ	Nicolet-Bécancour		Liberal			Liberal	Orford	(until August 26, 2013)	Liberal	Outremont	(from December 9, 2013)	Liberal		Liberal			Parti Québécois	Pointe-aux-Trembles		Liberal			CAQ	Portneuf		Parti Québécois	René-Lévesque		Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal	Richmond		Parti Québécois			Liberal	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata		Liberal			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois	Rosemont		Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois	Saint-Jean		CAQ			Liberal			Parti Québécois	Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques		Parti Québécois	Saint-Maurice		Parti Québécois	Sainte-Rose		Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			Liberal			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			CAQ			Liberal			Parti Québécois			Liberal		(until August 9, 2013)	Liberal	Viau
(from December 9, 2013)	Liberal		Liberal		†	Liberal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daniel Ratthé eager to return to CAQ caucus. CBC News. May 22, 2013. May 21, 2013.
2. News: MNA Dubourg stepping down, will run for Federal Liberals. CTV News. August 9, 2013. August 9, 2013.
3. News: Raymond Bachand announces he is quitting politics. Global News . August 26, 2013. February 15, 2014.
4. Web site: Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin . December 9, 2013. Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
5. Web site: Fatima Houda-Pepin quits Liberal Party. 20 January 2014 . CTV Montreal. 20 January 2014.