42nd Quebec Legislature explained

Jurisdiction:	QC
#:	42nd
Type:	Majority
Status:	inactive
Term-Begin:	November 27, 2018
Term-End:	August 28, 2022
Pm:	François Legault
Lo:	Pierre Arcand
Loterm:	2018-2020
Lo2:	Dominique Anglade
Loterm2:	2020-2022
Party2:	Liberal
Party3:	Québec solidaire
Party4:	Parti Québécois
Sessionbegin:	November 27, 2018
Sessionend:	October 13, 2021
Sessionbegin2:	October 19, 2021
Sessionend2:	August 28, 2022
Monarchterm:	6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Monarch2:	Charles III
Monarchterm2:	8 September 2022 – present
Viceroy:	J. Michel Doyon
Viceroyterm:	24 September 2015 – present
Members:	125
Lastparl:	41st
Nextparl:	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 †.

class=unsortable		Name	Party	Riding		CAQ			CAQ			Liberal			Liberal	Anjou–Louis-Riel		CAQ	Argenteuil		CAQ			CAQ	Beauce-Nord		CAQ	Beauce-Sud		CAQ			CAQ	Bellechasse		CAQ			CAQ			CAQ			Parti Québécois		Independent		CAQ	Borduas		Liberal	Bourassa-Sauvé		CAQ			CAQ	Brome-Missisquoi		CAQ			CAQ			CAQ	Chapleau		CAQ	Charlesbourg		CAQ			CAQ	Châteauguay		CAQ			CAQ	Chicoutimi		Liberal	Chomedey	Independent		CAQ			CAQ	Côte-du-Sud		Liberal	D'Arcy-McGee		CAQ			CAQ	Drummond–Bois-Francs		CAQ			Parti Québécois	Duplessis		Liberal	Fabre		Parti Québécois	Gaspé		CAQ			Québec solidaire	Gouin		CAQ	Granby		CAQ	Groulx		Québec solidaire			Libéral			CAQ			CAQ	Iberville	Conservative		Parti Québécois			Liberal			Québec solidaire			Liberal	Jeanne-Mance–Viger	(until August 30, 2019)	Liberal	Jean-Talon	(since December 2, 2019)	CAQ		CAQ			Parti Québécois			Parti Québécois			CAQ			CAQ			Liberal	LaFontaine		CAQ	La Peltrie		Liberal			Liberal			CAQ			CAQ			Québec solidaire	Laurier-Dorion		Liberal	Laval-des-Rapides		CAQ			CAQ			CAQ	Lévis		CAQ			CAQ			Liberal	Marguerite-Bourgeoys	(until November 13, 2021)	Parti Québécois		Independent	(since April 11, 2022)	CAQ		Liberal	Marquette		CAQ			CAQ	Masson	^[1]	Parti Québécois			Liberal		Independent		CAQ			Québec solidaire			Liberal			CAQ			CAQ	Montarville		CAQ		^[2]	Liberal			Liberal			CAQ	Nicolet-Bécancour		Liberal			CAQ	Orford		CAQ			CAQ	Pointe-aux-Trembles		Liberal			CAQ	Portneuf		Parti Québécois	René-Lévesque		CAQ			CAQ			CAQ	Richelieu		CAQ	Richmond		PQ	Rimouski	Independent		CAQ	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata		Liberal		(until October 4, 2018)	Liberal		(since December 10, 2018)	CAQ		Québec solidaire	Rosemont		Coalition Avenir Québec			Québec solidaire			CAQ			Liberal	Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne		CAQ			CAQ	Saint-Jean		CAQ	Saint-Jérôme		Liberal			Québec solidaire	Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques		CAQ	Sainte-Rose		CAQ			Québec solidaire			CAQ			CAQ			Québec solidaire			CAQ			CAQ			CAQ			CAQ	Vachon		CAQ			Liberal			CAQ			Liberal	Verdun		Liberal	Viau		Liberal			Liberal

Standings changes since the 42nd general election

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
74		(1)		(2)	2		3	76
31			(2)	(2)				27
10	(1)	(1)		(1)				7
10								10
-						1		1
-	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		Resignation^[4]	December 10, 2018^[5]	Nancy Guillemette
Chomedey	October 5, 2018^[6] ^[7]	Guy Ouellette		Expelled from caucus^[8]
Marie-Victorin	March 11, 2019^[9]	Catherine Fournier		Resigned from caucus^[10]
	November 1, 2021^[11]			Resignation^[12]	April 12, 2022^[13]	Shirley Dorismond
Jean-Talon	August 30, 2019^[14]	Sébastien Proulx		Resignation^[15]	December 2, 2019^[16]	Joëlle Boutin
Rimouski	December 15, 2020^[17]	Harold LeBel		Expelled from caucus^[18]
Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata	December 17, 2020^[19]	Denis Tardif		Expelled from caucus^[20]
	April 12, 2021^[21]			Reinstated
Rousseau	March 30, 2021^[22]	Louis-Charles Thouin		Withdrew from caucus^[23]
	September 14, 2021^[24]			Reinstated
Bonaventure	June 4, 2021^[25]	Sylvain Roy		Withdrew from caucus^[26]
Iberville	June 15, 2021^[27]	Claire Samson		Expelled from caucus^[28]
Maurice-Richard	November 1, 2021^[29]	Marie Montpetit		Expelled from caucus^[30]

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. News: Philippe Couillard steps down, making way for a 'new generation' of Quebec Liberals. Hinkson. Kamila. October 4, 2018. CBC News. April 24, 2019. en-CA. January 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117065517/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/philippe-couilard-liberal-leader-1.4850132. live.
4. from positions of Liberal Party leader and MNA
5. News: Roberval elects CAQ candidate Nancy Guillemette. December 11, 2018. CTV News. April 24, 2019.
6. News: Guy Ouellette expelled from Liberal caucus. October 5, 2018. CBC News. April 24, 2019.
7. News: 'Destroyed' by investigation, Guy Ouellette sues Quebec government for $550K. November 22, 2018. CBC News. April 24, 2019.
8. for allegedly leaking confidential information to the CAQ in 2016
9. News: 'They've lost their way': PQ MNA Catherine Fournier quits party. March 11, 2019. CTV Montreal. April 24, 2019.
10. claiming that the party had lost its way ideologically
11. Web site: Élection de Catherine Fournier | QS ne laissera pas le champ libre à St-Pierre Plamondon dans Marie-Victorin. November 8, 2021.
12. after winning the election for Mayor of Longueuil
13. News: CAQ's Shirley Dorismond wins byelection in Marie-Victorin, a PQ stronghold. April 12, 2022. CBC News. April 12, 2022.
14. News: Former Liberal minister Sébastien Proulx announces he's leaving politics . Authier. Philip . Montreal Gazette . August 31, 2019 . September 12, 2019 .
15. to spend more time with family
16. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/liberal-stronghold-in-quebec-city-falls-to-the-caq-in-by-election-1.4712436 "Liberal stronghold in Quebec City falls to the CAQ in by-election"
17. News: Harold LeBel removed from Parti Québécois caucus following arrest. Global News. Rimouski. December 15, 2020. April 20, 2021.
18. amid further investigations relating to sexual assault allegations
19. News: Quebec MNA out of CAQ caucus after flouting coronavirus rules. Global News. Rivière-du-Loup. December 17, 2020. April 20, 2021.
20. for breaking COVID-19 restrictions
21. News: Denis Tardif réintègre le caucus caquiste. Le Journal de Québec. Rivière-du-Loup. April 12, 2021. April 20, 2021. fr-ca.
22. News: Rousseau MNA Louis-Charles Thouin withdraws from CAQ caucus amid ethics probe.
23. amid an ethics probe
24. News: 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.
25. Web site: Roy . Sylvain . Sylvain Roy on Twitter . Twitter . June 4, 2021.
26. amid disagreements with party leadership
27. News: Claire Samson booted from CAQ caucus over donation to rival party. June 16, 2021. June 17, 2021.
28. after giving a donation to the Conservative Party of Quebec
29. Web site: Quebec Liberals eject Marie Montpetit from caucus over harassment allegations CBC News.
30. after allegations of workplace harassment

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