39th Quebec Legislature

The 39th National Assembly of Quebec consisted of those elected in the 2008 Quebec general election. It was in session from January 13, 2009 to February 22, 2011 and from February 23, 2011 to August 1, 2012. Jean Charest (Liberal) served as Premier and Pauline Marois (PQ) was the leader of the opposition.

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 First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Pierre Corbeil Liberal Abitibi-Est 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  François Gendron Parti Québécois Abitibi-Ouest 1976 9th term
  Christine St-Pierre Liberal Acadie 2007 2nd term
  Lise Thériault Liberal Anjou 2002 4th term
  David Whissell (until December 16, 2011) Liberal Argenteuil 1998 5th term
  Roland Richer (after June 11, 2012) Parti Québécois 2012 1st term
  Claude Bachand Liberal Arthabaska 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  Janvier Grondin ADQ Beauce-Nord 2003 3rd term
  CAQ
  Robert Dutil Liberal Beauce-Sud 1985, 2008 3rd term*
  Guy Leclair Parti Québécois Beauharnois 2008 1st term
  Dominique Vien Liberal Bellechasse 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  André Villeneuve Parti Québécois Berthier 2008 1st term
  Claude Cousineau Parti Québécois Bertrand 1998 4th term
  Daniel Ratthé Parti Québécois Blainville 2008 1st term
  Independent
  CAQ
  Nathalie Normandeau (until September 6, 2011) Liberal Bonaventure 1998 4th term
  Damien Arsenault (after December 5, 2011) Liberal 2011 1st term
  Pierre Curzi Parti Québécois Borduas 2007 2nd term
  Independent
  Line Beauchamp (until May 14, 2012) Liberal Bourassa-Sauvé 1998 4th term
Vacant
  Maka Kotto Parti Québécois Bourget 2008 2nd term
  Pierre Paradis Liberal Brome-Missisquoi 1980 9th term
  Bertrand St-Arnaud Parti Québécois Chambly 2008 1st term
  Noëlla Champagne Parti Québécois Champlain 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  Marc Carrière Liberal Chapleau 2008 1st term
  Michel Pigeon Liberal Charlesbourg 2008 1st term
  Pauline Marois Parti Québécois Charlevoix 1981, 1989, 2007 7th term*
  Pierre Moreau Liberal Châteauguay 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  Gérard Deltell ADQ Chauveau 2008 1st term
  CAQ
  Stéphane Bédard Parti Québécois Chicoutimi 1998 4th term
  Guy Ouellette Liberal Chomedey 2007 2nd term
  Marc Picard ADQ Chutes-de-la-Chaudière 2003 3rd term
  Independent
  CAQ
  Lisette Lapointe Parti Québécois Crémazie 2007 2nd term
  Independent
  Independent Option nationale
  Lawrence Bergman Liberal D'Arcy-McGee 1994 5th term
  Benoit Charette Parti Québécois Deux-Montagnes 2008 1st term
  Independent
  CAQ
  Yves-François Blanchet Parti Québécois Drummond 2008 1st term
  Serge Simard Liberal Dubuc 2008 1st term
  Lorraine Richard Parti Québécois Duplessis 2003 3rd term
  Michelle Courchesne Liberal Fabre 2003 3rd term
  Laurent Lessard Liberal Frontenac 2003 3rd term
  Georges Mamelonet Liberal Gaspé 2008 1st term
  Stéphanie Vallée Liberal Gatineau 2007 2nd term
  Nicolas Girard Parti Québécois Gouin 2004 3rd term
  René Gauvreau Parti Québécois Groulx 2008 1st term
  Independent
  Parti Québécois
  Carole Poirier Parti Québécois Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 2008 1st term
  Maryse Gaudreault Liberal Hull 2008 2nd term
  Stéphane Billette Liberal Huntingdon 2008 1st term
  Marie Bouillé Parti Québécois Iberville 2008 1st term
  Germain Chevarie Liberal Îles-de-la-Madeleine 2008 1st term
  Geoffrey Kelley Liberal Jacques-Cartier 1994 5th term
  André Drolet Liberal Jean-Lesage 2008 1st term
  Filomena Rotiroti Liberal Jeanne-Mance–Viger 2008 1st term
  Yves Bolduc Liberal Jean-Talon 2008 2nd term
  Étienne-Alexis Boucher Parti Québécois Johnson 2008 1st term
  Véronique Hivon Parti Québécois Joliette 2008 1st term
  Sylvain Gaudreault Parti Québécois Jonquière 2007 2nd term
  Claude Béchard (until September 7, 2010) Liberal Kamouraska-Témiscouata 1997 5th term
  André Simard (after November 29, 2010) Parti Québécois 2010 1st term
  Sylvain Pagé Parti Québécois Labelle 2001 4th term
  Alexandre Cloutier Parti Québécois Lac-Saint-Jean 2007 2nd term
  Tony Tomassi (until May 3, 2012) Liberal LaFontaine 2003 3rd term
  Independent
  Marc Tanguay (after June 11, 2012) Liberal 2012 1st term
  Éric Caire ADQ La Peltrie 2007 2nd term
  Independent
  CAQ
  Fatima Houda-Pepin Liberal La Pinière 1994 5th term
  Nicole Ménard Liberal Laporte 2007 2nd term
  François Rebello Parti Québécois La Prairie 2008 1st term
  CAQ
  Scott McKay Parti Québécois L'Assomption 2008 1st term
  Gerry Sklavounos Liberal Laurier-Dorion 2007 2nd term
  Alain Paquet Liberal Laval-des-Rapides 2003 3rd term
  Julie Boulet Liberal Laviolette 2001 4th term
  Gilles Lehouillier Liberal Lévis 2008 1st term
  Sylvie Roy ADQ Lotbinière 2003 3rd term
  CAQ
  Sam Hamad Liberal Louis-Hébert 2003 3rd term
  Monique Jérôme-Forget (until April 8, 2009) Liberal Marguerite-Bourgeoys 1998 4th term
  Clément Gignac (after June 22, 2009) Liberal 2009 1st term
  Monique Richard Parti Québécois Marguerite-D'Youville 2008 1st term
  Bernard Drainville Parti Québécois Marie-Victorin 2007 2nd term
  François Ouimet Liberal Marquette 1994 5th term
  Jean-Paul Diamond Liberal Maskinongé 2008 1st term
  Guillaume Tremblay Parti Québécois Masson 2008 1st term
  Pascal Bérubé Parti Québécois Matane 2007 2nd term
  Danielle Doyer Parti Québécois Matapédia 1994 5th term
  Johanne Gonthier Liberal Mégantic-Compton 2007 2nd term
  Amir Khadir Québec solidaire Mercier 2008 1st term
  Francine Charbonneau Liberal Mille-Îles 2008 1st term
  Denise Beaudoin Parti Québécois Mirabel 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  Norbert Morin Liberal Montmagny-L'Islet 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  Raymond Bernier Liberal Montmorency 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  Pierre Arcand Liberal Mont-Royal 2007 2nd term
  Yolande James Liberal Nelligan 2004 3rd term
  Jean-Martin Aussant Parti Québécois Nicolet-Yamaska 2008 1st term
  Independent
  Option nationale
  Kathleen Weil Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 2008 1st term
  Pierre Reid Liberal Orford 2003 3rd term
  Raymond Bachand Liberal Outremont 2005 3rd term
  Norman MacMillan Liberal Papineau 1989 6th term
  Nicole Léger Parti Québécois Pointe-aux-Trembles 1996, 2008 5th term*
  Charlotte L'Écuyer Liberal Pontiac 2003 3rd term
  Michel Matte Liberal Portneuf 2008 1st term
  Gilles Robert Parti Québécois Prévost 2008 1st term
  Marjolain Dufour Parti Québécois René-Lévesque 2003 3rd term
  Sylvain Simard Parti Québécois Richelieu 1994 5th term
  Yvon Vallières Liberal Richmond 1973, 1981 9th term*
  Irvin Pelletier Parti Québécois Rimouski 2007 2nd term
  Mario Dumont (until March 6, 2009) ADQ Rivière-du-Loup 1994 5th term
  Jean D'Amour (after June 22, 2009) Liberal 2009 1st term
  Independent
  Liberal
  Pierre Marsan Liberal Robert-Baldwin 1994 5th term
  Denis Trottier Parti Québécois Roberval 2007 2nd term
  Louise Beaudoin Parti Québécois Rosemont 1994, 2008 3rd term*
  Independent
  Parti Québécois
  François Legault (until June 25, 2009) Parti Québécois Rousseau 1998 4th term
  Nicolas Marceau (after September 21, 2009) Parti Québécois 2009 1st term
  Daniel Bernard Liberal Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue 2003, 2008 2nd term*
  Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Liberal Saint-François 1985 7th term
  Marguerite Blais Liberal Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne 2007 2nd term
  Émilien Pelletier Parti Québécois Saint-Hyacinthe 2008 1st term
  Dave Turcotte Parti Québécois Saint-Jean 2008 1st term
  Jacques Dupuis (until August 9, 2010) Liberal Saint-Laurent 1998 4th term
  Jean-Marc Fournier (after September 13, 2010) Liberal 1994, 2010 5th term*
  Martin Lemay Parti Québécois Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques 2006 3rd term
  Claude Pinard Parti Québécois Saint-Maurice 1994, 2008 4th term*
  François Bonnardel ADQ Shefford 2007 2nd term
  CAQ
  Jean Charest Liberal Sherbrooke 1998 4th term
  Lucie Charlebois Liberal Soulanges 2003 3rd term
  Marie Malavoy Parti Québécois Taillon 1994, 2006 4th term*
  Agnès Maltais Parti Québécois Taschereau 1998 4th term
  Mathieu Traversy Parti Québécois Terrebonne 2008 1st term
  Danielle St-Amand Liberal Trois-Rivières 2008 1st term
  Luc Ferland Parti Québécois Ungava 2007 2nd term
  Camil Bouchard (until January 6, 2010) Parti Québécois Vachon 2003 3rd term
  Martine Ouellet (after July 5, 2010) Parti Québécois 2010 1st term
  Patrick Huot Liberal Vanier 2008 1st term
  Yvon Marcoux Liberal Vaudreuil 1998 4th term
  Stéphane Bergeron Parti Québécois Verchères 2005 3rd term
  Henri-François Gautrin Liberal Verdun 1989 6th term
  Emmanuel Dubourg Liberal Viau 2007 2nd term
  Vincent Auclair Liberal Vimont 2003 3rd term
  Jacques Chagnon † Liberal Westmount–Saint-Louis 1985 7th term

Standings changes since the 39th general election

Number of members
per party by date
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Dec 8 Mar 6 Apr 8 Jun 22 Jun 25 Sep 21 Nov 6 Nov 10 Dec 24 Jan 6 May 5 Jul 5 Aug 9 Sep 7 Sep 13 Nov 29 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 20 Jun 21 Sep 6 Oct 31 Nov 17 Nov 23 Nov 24 Nov 29 Dec 5 Dec 16 Dec 19 Jan 9 Jan 22 Apr 3 Apr 5 May 3 May 14 June 11
Liberal 66 65 67 66 67 66 65 64 65 64 65 64 63 64
Parti Québécois 51 50 51 50 51 52 49 48 47 46 45 44 45 44 45 46 47
Coalition Avenir Québec 0 4 5 9
  Independent 0 2 3 2 3 6 7 8 9 8 7 8 9 8 4 3 2 1
Québec solidaire 1
Option nationale 0 1
  Independent Option nationale 0 1
Action démocratique 7 6 4 0
Total members 125 124 123 125 124 125 124 125 124 123 124 125 124 125 124 123 122 124
Vacant 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1
Government Majority 7 8 7 9 10 9 7 9 10 8 7 6 5 6 5 4 5 4 5 4
Membership changes in the 39th Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  December 8, 2008 See List of Members Election day of the 39th general election
  March 6, 2009 Mario Dumont Rivière-du-Loup ADQ Resigned seat
  April 8, 2009 Monique Jérôme-Forget Marguerite-Bourgeoys Liberal Resigned seat
  June 22, 2009 Jean D'Amour Rivière-du-Loup Liberal Elected in a by-election
  June 22, 2009 Clément Gignac Marguerite-Bourgeoys Liberal Elected in a by-election
  June 25, 2009 François Legault Rousseau Parti Québécois Resigned seat
  September 21, 2009 Nicolas Marceau Rousseau Parti Québécois Elected in a by-election
  November 6, 2009 Éric Caire La Peltrie Independent Left ADQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  November 6, 2009 Marc Picard Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Independent Left ADQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  November 10, 2009 Jean D'Amour Rivière-du-Loup Independent Left Liberal caucus due to criminal investigation
  December 24, 2009 Jean D'Amour Rivière-du-Loup Liberal Reinstated in the Liberal caucus
  January 6, 2010 Camil Bouchard Vachon Parti Québécois Resigned seat
  May 5, 2010 Tony Tomassi LaFontaine Independent Left the Liberal caucus
  July 5, 2010 Martine Ouellet Vachon Parti Québécois Elected in a by-election
  August 9, 2010 Jacques Dupuis Saint-Laurent Liberal Resigned seat
  September 7, 2010 Claude Béchard Kamouraska-Témiscouata Liberal Resigned seat (and died the same day)
  September 13, 2010 Jean-Marc Fournier Saint-Laurent Liberal Elected in a by-election
  November 29, 2010 André Simard Kamouraska-Témiscouata Parti Québécois Elected in a by-election
  June 6, 2011 Louise Beaudoin Rosemont Independent Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  June 6, 2011 Lisette Lapointe Crémazie Independent Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  June 6, 2011 Pierre Curzi Borduas Independent Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  June 7, 2011 Jean-Martin Aussant Nicolet-Yamaska Independent Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  June 20, 2011 Benoit Charette Deux-Montagnes Independent Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  June 21, 2011 René Gauvreau Groulx Independent Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
  September 6, 2011 Nathalie Normandeau Bonaventure Liberal Resigned seat
  October 31, 2011 Jean-Martin Aussant Nicolet-Yamaska Option nationale Registered new political party
  November 17, 2011 Lisette Lapointe Crémazie Independent Option nationale Bought an Option nationale membership
  November 23, 2011 Guy Leclair Beauharnois Independent Expelled from PQ caucus
  November 24, 2011 Daniel Ratthé Blainville Independent Expelled from PQ caucus
  November 29, 2011 Guy Leclair Beauharnois Parti Québécois Re-joined PQ caucus
  December 5, 2011 Damien Arsenault Bonaventure Liberal Elected in a by-election
  December 16, 2011 David Whissell Argenteuil Liberal Resigned seat
  December 19, 2011 Éric Caire La Peltrie CAQ Joined CAQ caucus
  December 19, 2011 Benoit Charette Deux-Montagnes CAQ Joined CAQ caucus
  December 19, 2011 Marc Picard Chutes-de-la-Chaudière CAQ Joined CAQ caucus
  December 19, 2011 Daniel Ratthé Blainville CAQ Joined CAQ caucus
  January 9, 2012 François Rebello La Prairie CAQ Left PQ caucus and joined CAQ caucus
  January 22, 2012 Sylvie Roy Lotbinière CAQ ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ
  January 22, 2012 Janvier Grondin Beauce-Nord CAQ ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ
  January 22, 2012 François Bonnardel Shefford CAQ ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ
  January 22, 2012 Gérard Deltell Chauveau CAQ ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ
  April 3, 2012 Louise Beaudoin Rosemont Parti Québécois Rejoined PQ caucus
  April 5, 2012 René Gauvreau Groulx Parti Québécois Re-admitted into PQ caucus
  May 3, 2012 Tony Tomassi LaFontaine Independent Resigned seat
  May 14, 2012 Line Beauchamp Bourassa-Sauvé Liberal Vacated seat and cabinet posts
  June 11, 2012 Roland Richer Argenteuil Parti Québécois By-election
  June 11, 2012 Marc Tanguay LaFontaine Liberal By-election

Cabinet Ministers

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New electoral districts

An electoral map reform was made in 2011 and went into effect for the 2012 election.

The following electoral districts were created:

The following electoral districts disappeared:

The following electoral district was renamed:

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Option nationale – Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)". Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  2. ↑ Lisette Lapointe adhère à l'Option nationale d'Aussant Le Devoir
  3. ↑ "PQ leader banishes MNA accused of DUI, disloyalty". CTV News. November 23, 2011. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ Le député Daniel Ratthé explusé du PQ La Presse
  5. ↑ "Marois allows booted member back to PQ caucus". CTV News. November 29, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Quebec Liberal MNA David Whissell resigns Archived 2012-01-09 at the Wayback Machine The Gazette
  7. 1 2 3 4 New party boosts its ranks with four new members Deprecated link archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today Postmedia News
  8. ↑ Another PQ MNA joins new Coalition Quebec party CBC News
  9. 1 2 3 4 Merger uniting new Coalition for Quebec's Future with ADQ a done deal Deprecated link archived 2013-01-01 at archive.today Global News
  10. ↑ Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois welcomes MNA Louise Beaudoin back into the fold Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine The Gazette
  11. ↑ René Gauvreau réintègre le caucus[dead link] Agence QMI (in French)
  12. ↑ MNA Tony Tomassi quits Quebec National Assembly[permanent dead link] The Gazette
  13. ↑ "Charest's education minister quits amid Quebec student crisis". Globe and Mail. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/electcomte-2011.html [dead link]