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.
| 40th Quebec Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority parliament | |||
| 30 October 2012 – 5 March 2014 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Pauline Marois | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Jean-Marc Fournier 2012-2013 | ||
| Philippe Couillard 2013-2014 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Parti Québécois | ||
| Opposition | Liberal | ||
| Recognized | Coalition Avenir Québec | ||
| Unrecognized | Québec solidaire | ||
| Members | 125 MNA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Pierre Duchesne 7 June 2007 – 24 September 2015 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session October 30, 2012 – March 5, 2014 | |||
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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 during the legislature
| Number of members per party by date | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | May 21 | Aug 9 | Aug 26 | Dec 9 | Jan 20 | ||
| Parti Québécois | 54 | ||||||
| Liberal | 50 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 49 | ||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | 19 | 18 | |||||
| Québec solidaire | 2 | ||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total members | 125 | 124 | 123 | 125 | |||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Government majority | −17 | −16 | −15 | −17 | |||
| Membership changes in the 40th Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| September 4, 2012 | See list of members | Election day of the 40th Quebec general election | |||
| May 21, 2013 | Daniel Ratthé | Blainville | Independent | Suspended from CAQ caucus[1] | |
| August 9, 2013 | Emmanuel Dubourg | Viau | Liberal | Resigned seat[2] | |
| August 26, 2013 | Raymond Bachand | Outremont | Liberal | Resigned seat[3] | |
| December 18, 2013 | Philippe Couillard | Outremont | Liberal | Elected in a by-election[4] | |
| December 18, 2013 | David Heurtel | Viau | Liberal | Elected in a by-election[4] | |
| January 20, 2014 | Fatima Houda-Pepin | La Pinière | Independent | Left Liberal caucus to sit as Independent.[5] | |
References
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