43rd Quebec general election

Last updated
2022 Quebec general election
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←  2018 On or before October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)
125 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  Francois Legault (portraitcrop 2).jpg Dominique Anglade (crop).jpg Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois (crop).jpg
Leader François Legault Dominique Anglade Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois [note 1]
Party Coalition Avenir Québec Liberal Québec solidaire
Leader since November 4, 2011 May 11, 2020 May 21, 2017
Leader's seat L'Assomption Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne Gouin
Last election74 seats, 37.42%31 seats, 24.82%10 seats, 16.10%
Current seats742710
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg36Increase2.svg53
  Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (crop).jpg Eric Duhaime (crop).jpg
Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon Éric Duhaime
Party Parti Québécois Conservative
Leader since October 9, 2020 April 17, 2021
Leader's seatRunning in TBARunning in TBA
Last election10 seats, 17.06%0 seats, 1.46%
Current seats71
Seats neededIncrease2.svg55Increase2.svg62
Incumbent Premier

François Legault
Coalition Avenir Québec


The 43rd Quebec general election is scheduled to take place on or before October 3, 2022, to elect the members of the National Assembly of Quebec. Under the province's fixed election date law, passed in 2013, "the general election following the end of a Legislature shall be held on the first Monday of October of the fourth calendar year following the year that includes the last day of the previous Legislature", [2] setting the date for October 3, 2022. The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec may still dissolve the legislature before that time on the advice of the Premier, in accordance with the usual conventions of the Westminster parliamentary system.

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Background

The 2018 general election resulted in a victory for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) led by François Legault, which won 74 of 125 seats, giving the party a majority and unseating Philippe Couillard's Liberal Party after a single term in office. Couillard subsequently resigned as Liberal leader and was replaced on an interim basis by Pierre Arcand until his successor is chosen. [3] [4]

Both the Parti Québécois and Québec solidaire won ten seats each, fewer than the twelve needed for official party status; Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée, defeated in his bid for re-election, resigned as party leader, replaced on an interim basis by Pascal Bérubé until his successor was chosen. [5] [6] Adrien D. Pouliot, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, is stepping down as leader on October 16, 2020.

Following Couillard's resignation, the Quebec Liberal Party held a leadership race. Dominique Anglade, former Deputy Premier of Quebec, was acclaimed leader of the party after her only rival, former mayor of Drummondville, Alexandre Cusson, stepped down. Following a leadership race, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was elected leader of the sovereignist party by the members and supporters of the Parti Québécois.

Current standings

Summary of the current standings of the
National Assembly of Quebec
PartyParty leaderSeats
2018 Current
Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault 7474
Liberal Dominique Anglade 3127
Québec solidaire Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
Manon Massé 		1010
Parti Québécois Paul St-Pierre Plamondon 107
Conservative Éric Duhaime 01
  Independent 05
 Vacant1
Total125125

Timeline

Changes in seats held (2018–Present)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Roberval October 4, 2018 [3] Philippe Couillard █  Liberal Resignation [a 1] December 10, 2018 [7] Nancy Guillemette █  CAQ
Chomedey October 5, 2018 [8] [9] Guy Ouellette █  Liberal Expelled from caucus [a 2] █  Independent
Marie-Victorin March 11, 2019 [10] Catherine Fournier █  Parti Québécois Resigned from caucus [a 3] █  Independent
Jean-Talon August 30, 2019 [11] Sébastien Proulx █  Liberal Resignation [a 4] December 2, 2019 [12] Joëlle Boutin █  CAQ
Rimouski December 15, 2020 [13] Harold LeBel █  Parti Québécois Expelled from caucus [a 5] █  Independent
Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata December 17, 2020 [14] Denis Tardif █  CAQ Expelled from caucus [a 6] █  Independent
April 12, 2021 [15] █  Independent Reinstated█  CAQ
Rousseau March 30, 2021 [16] Louis-Charles Thouin █  CAQ Withdrew from caucus [a 7] █  Independent
Bonaventure June 4, 2021 [17] Sylvain Roy █  Parti Québécois Withdrew from caucus [a 8] █  Independent
Iberville June 15, 2021 [18] Claire Samson █  CAQ Expelled from caucus [a 9] █  Conservative
Maurice-Richard November 1, 2021 [19] Marie Montpetit █  Liberal Expelled from caucus [a 10] █  Independent
Marie-Victorin November 1, 2021 [20] Catherine Fournier █  Independent Resignation [a 11] █ Vacant
  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. ↑ to spend more time with family
  5. ↑ amid further investigations relating to sexual assault allegations
  6. ↑ for breaking COVID-19 restrictions
  7. ↑ amid an ethics probe
  8. ↑ amid disagreements with party leadership
  9. ↑ after giving a donation to the Conservative Party of Quebec
  10. ↑ after allegations of workplace harrasment
  11. ↑ to run for Mayor of Longueuil

2018

2020

Opinion polls

Voting intentions in Quebec since the 2018 election
Polling organisationLast date of pollingSource CAQ Liberal PQ QS OtherSample sizeMargin of errorLead
Léger November 28, 2021 PDF 462013138 (PCQ 5%, OTHER 3%)1,0243.1%26
Angus Reid October 3, 2021 HTML 3721101513 (PCQ 11%, Green 3%)716N/A16
Léger September 29, 2021 PDF 4720111111 (PCQ 8%, OTHER 3%)1,0083.1%27
Synopsis Recherche August 30, 2021 HTML 49169149 (PCQ 9%)1,500N/A33
Angus Reid June 8, 2021 PDF 4121111411 (PCQ 8%, Green 3%)679N/A20
CAQ announce bill 96 which will be strengthening Bill 101, the French language law. (12 May 2021)
Leger May 1, 2021 HTML 462012149 (PCQ 6%)1,015±3.1%26
Éric Duhaime is elected as leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec (17 April 2021)
Mainstreet February 9, 2021 PDF 4821111281,012±3.08%27
Leger December 13, 2020 PDF 4922141151,004±3.1%27
Angus Reid November 30, 2020 PDF 3823151013 (PCQ: 9%, Green 3%)768N/A13
Leger November 25, 2020 HTML 4423141271,000±3.1%21
Leger October 18, 2020 PDF 5018161331,011±3.1%32
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is elected as leader of the Parti Québécois (9 October 2020)
Leger September 3, 2020 PDF 4822171131,000±3.1%26
EKOS August 28, 2020 HTML 571711965,039±1.53%40
Innovative Research GroupJuly 20, 2020 PDF 38291798565N/A11
EKOS July 3, 2020 HTML 59198951,870±2.5%40
Innovative Research GroupJune 23, 2020 PDF 39292157263N/A10
Leger June 21, 2020 PDF 5122141041,002±3.0%29
Innovative Research GroupJune 1, 2020 PDF 38281699 (Green 8%, Other 1%)257N/A10
Leger May 25, 2020 HTML 542211851,203N/A32
Angus Reid May 24, 2020 HTML 502211107739N/A28
Dominique Anglade is elected as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party (11 May 2020)
Innovative Research GroupMay 5, 2020 PDF 35321786257N/A3
EKOSMarch 26, 2020 HTML 51.919.214.410.44578±4.1%32.7
Leger March 16, 2020 PDF 4622181031,006±3.1%24
State of emergency declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic (13 March 2020)
Angus Reid February 28, 2020 PDF 362217169638±3.7%14
Leger February 17, 2020 PDF 40281815N/A1,017±3.1%12
Leger January 15, 2020 HTML 4223191151,202±2.8%19
CAQ wins the by-election in Jean-Talon (2 December 2019)
Leger November 25, 2019 HTML 3827191061,000±3.1%11
Forum July 24, 2019 PDF 4222121510977±3%20
Mainstreet July 2, 2019 HTML 47.821.710.514.55.6871±3.32%26.1
CAQ passes Bill 21 "An Act respecting the laicity of the State" (16 June 2019)
Forum June 12, 2019 PDF 4616131961,407–71±2.5%24
Leger May 21, 2019 HTML 462314134979±3%23
Mainstreet March 21, 2019 PDF 45.322.310.414.77.2940±3.20%23.0
Leger March 11, 2019 PDF 4421151551,014±3.08%23
Leger January 28, 2019 PDF 4222181531,007±3.09%20
Mainstreet January 18, 2019 PDF 44.526.18.915.84.8979±3.13%18.4
CAQ wins the by-election in Roberval (10 December 2018)
Mainstreet November 7, 2018 HTML 39.422.814.119.04.7896±3.27%16.6
2018 election October 1, 201837.4224.8217.0616.104.604,033,53812.6

Electoral reform referendum

Québec's 2022 Electoral reform Referendum
(government proposal)
October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)
Do you agree with replacing the first-past-the-post electoral system by the mixed electoral system with regional compensation set out in the Act to establish a new electoral system?
French: Êtes-vous en accord avec le remplacement du mode de scrutin majoritaire uninominal à un tour par le mode de scrutin mixte avec compensation régionale prévu par la Loi établissant un nouveau mode de scrutin?

François Legault was elected on a promise to reform the electoral system within a year of his victory. On 25 September 2019, Minister of Justice Sonia LeBel presented Bill 39, An Act to establish a new electoral system which aims to replace the First-past-the-post electoral system in favour of a mixed-member proportional representation system.

On April 28, 2021, Justice Minister LeBel informed a legislative committee hearing that the government would not move forward with a referendum on electoral reform in 2022. LeBel blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for altering the government's timeline and could not commit to providing an alternate date for the referendum, effectively ending discussions about electoral reform in Quebec. [23]

Bill 39 was intended to be debated in the legislature before June 2021. The bill's implementation would have been contingent on popular support expressed in a referendum held on the same day as the general election. [24]

Was this referendum successful, then the first legislature to be elected under mixed-member proportional would have been the 44th, in October 2026 at the latest.

According to the bill, the National Assembly would have kept 125 members. Of the 125 members, 80 would have been elected by receiving a plurality of votes in single-member districts matching the 78 federal ridings with the addition of 2 unique districts: Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Ungava). The remaining 45 members would have been chosen according to their order in a regional party list. All 17 regions of Québec would have been guaranteed at least one MNA. [25]

Federal region Provincial region District MNAsRegional MNAs % of
electors		 % of
MNAs
Eastern Quebec Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 211.2%2.4%
Eastern Quebec Bas-Saint-Laurent 212.6%2.4%
Quebec City Capitale-Nationale 749.2%8.8%
Quebec City Chaudière-Appalaches 435.4%5.4%
Eastern Townships Centre-du-Québec 323.1%4.0%
Eastern Townships Estrie 324.0%4.0%
Montérégie Montérégie 14818.9%17.6%
Hochelaga (East Montreal, West
Montreal, North Montreal & Laval)		 Montreal 16821.5%19.2%
Hochelaga (East Montreal, West
Montreal, North Montreal & Laval)		 Laval 425.0%4.8%
Côte-Nord and Saguenay Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 323.6%4.0%
Côte-Nord and Saguenay Côte-Nord 111.1%1.6%
Central Quebec Mauricie 323.5 %4.0%
Central Quebec Lanaudière 536.3 %6.4%
The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec 		Laurentides 637.6 %7.2%
The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec 		Outaouais 424.6 %4.8%
The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec 		Abitibi-Témiscamingue 211.9%2.4%
The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec 		Nord-du-Québec 100.5%0.8%
TOTAL8045

Notes

  1. ↑ Québec solidaire designates Nadeau-Dubois and Manon Massé as co-spokespeople. Nadeau-Dubois is the person most likely to be the party's candidate for premier during the next general election. The party's power is held by the general meetings of the members and a board of 16 directors; the de jure leader recognized by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (DGE) is Gaétan Châteauneuf. [1]

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