The new composition of the legislature

Map of Quebec's ridings coloured in to indicate ridings won by each party and their popular vote. PLQ (red): 48 seats; ADQ (dark blue): 41 seats; PQ (light blue): 36 seats.

The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the province of Quebec, Canada on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. Despite recording only a 33% share of the popular vote, the Quebec Liberal Party managed to win a plurality of seats. The Liberals were, however, reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in 129 years. The Action démocratique du Québec, in a major breakthrough, became the official opposition. The Parti Québécois was relegated to third-party status for the first time since the 1973 election. The Liberals won their lowest share of the popular vote since Confederation, and the PQ won their lowest share since 1973 and their second lowest ever. [1] Each of the three major parties won nearly one-third of the popular vote, easily the closest three-way split in Quebec electoral history. Voter turnout among those eligible was 71.28%, a marginal difference from the previous general election in 2003. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 561 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1244 × 1330 pixel, file size: 100 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 561 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1244 × 1330 pixel, file size: 100 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... // Executive: Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II Governor General - Michaëlle Jean Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta - Norman Kwong Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia - Iona Campagnolo Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba - John Harvard Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick - Herménégilde Chiasson Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador - Edward Roberts Lieutenant-Governor of Nova... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada which was defined in the Canadian constitution as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (lassemblée législative de... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when no political party has won a majority of seats in the parliament, typically by the party that does have a plurality. ... In the Quebec general election on May 1, 1878, the Quebec Liberal Party under Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière defeated the Quebec Conservative Party under Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau. ... The Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) is a provincial populist fiscally right-of-center political party in Quebec, Canada. ... Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The Parti Québécois (PQ) is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and secession from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. ... In the Quebec general election on October 29, 1973, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Robert Bourassa won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois under René Lévesque and the Union Nationale. ... We dont have an article called Canadian-confederation Start this article Search for Canadian-confederation in. ... Map of Quebecs ridings and how they voted by percentage. ...

Overview

With just over a year left in the government's five year mandate, the Liberals called an election for March 26, 2007. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

In August 2006, there were widespread rumours of an election to be held in the fall with speculation that Premier Jean Charest wanted to hold elections before a federal election would be held. The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated to Prime Minister of Quebec) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Quebec. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Conservative leader and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. ...

Benoît Pelletier, the minister responsible for electoral reform, had announced his plan to table two bills about election reform during the fall, possibly leading to a referendum on voting system reform to be held concurrently with the election [2]. However, as of December 2006, this plan has been put off indefinitely due to strong resistance to the idea of proportional representation from within the Liberal Party [3]. Benoît Pelletier (born in Quebec City, Quebec, January 10, 1960) is a politician and lawyer in Quebec, Canada. ... A table is a piece of furniture with a horizontal surface supported above the ground. ... Ballots of the Argentine plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... A voting system is a means of choosing between a number of options, based on the input of a number of voters. ...

Speculation grew that a provincial election would be held following the federal budget. It was thought that the federal Conservative government would present a budget that would address the perceived fiscal imbalance. This measure would help Charest argue that his government was more effective in getting concessions from the federal government than a PQ government would be. With polls showing Charest's Liberals ahead of the opposition for the first time in several years, speculation intensified that Charest would not wait until the federal budget to call a provincial election but call one in the winter to take advantage of both of these developments. Charest recalled the legislature early in order to table a provincial budget on February 20, 2007. On the same day, federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced that the federal budget would be tabled on March 19, clearing the way for Charest to set a provincial election for a week later in hopes of benefiting from Flaherty's budget. On February 21, Charest called the election for March 26. The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-leaning conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Fiscal imbalance (in French, déséquilibre fiscal) is the term used in Canada to describe a monetary imbalance between the Canadian federal government and the provincial governments. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Minister of Finance is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet of Canada. ... Hon. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ...

Issues

Charest wants to negotiate a solution to the problem of the fiscal imbalance between the federal and provincial governments with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Fiscal imbalance (in French, déséquilibre fiscal) is the term used in Canada to describe a monetary imbalance between the Canadian federal government and the provincial governments. ... The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the head of the Government of Canada. ... Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ...

André Boisclair, leader of the Parti Québécois, had said he would hold a referendum (or "popular consultation", as in the party platform) on the issue of Quebec independence as soon as possible after an election win [4]. André Boisclair (born April 14, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... The Parti Québécois (PQ) is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and secession from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. ...

Multiculturalism, secularism and the place of cultural and religious minorities in Quebec were issues in this election. There was a large scale debate over "reasonable accommodation" towards cultural minorities, and a few political leaders expressed their views on the question. Mario Dumont, leader of the Action démocratique, took a clearer position on the question than the others, calling on the majority to protect some elements of national identity and values such as gender equality, and suggesting that a Quebec Constitution be written, in which the privileges cultural minorities are to be given would be clarified [5]. Multiculturalism is a philosophy that is sometimes construed as ideology advocating that modern society should at least embrace and include distinct cultural groups with equal cultural and political status. ... Motto of the French republic on the tympanum of a church, in Aups (Var département) which was installed after the 1905 law on the Separation of the State and the Church. ... Reasonable accommodation is a political term in societies becoming increasingly multicultural. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) is a provincial populist fiscally right-of-center political party in Quebec, Canada. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ...

Timeline

• 2005
  • November 15 - André Boisclair is elected as leader of the Parti Québécois with 53.7% of the vote from party members.
  • December 12 - Two by-elections are held. The election of Raymond Bachand allows the Liberals to keep the riding of Outremont, while former Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron wins Verchères, Bernard Landry's former riding, for the Parti Québécois.
• 2006
  • February 4 - Québec solidaire, a new left-wing party, is formed from the merger of the Union des forces progressistes party and the Option citoyenne political movement.
  • February 28 - Raymond Bachand enters cabinet as Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade. In this same cabinet shuffle, Thomas Mulcair loses the job of Environment minister to Claude Béchard. Some pundits speculate that Mulcair was punished for his opposition to the Mont Orford condo development project.
  • April 10 - The Parti Québécois keeps the riding of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques in a by-election. Martin Lemay is elected with 41.2% of the vote. Notably, Manon Massé, the candidate from Québec solidaire, finishes third with 22.2% of the vote in this working-class district, while the Action démocratique only gets 1.9% of the vote, down from 8.3% in the 2003 general election.
  • August 14 - By-elections are held in Pointe-aux-Trembles and Taillon. André Boisclair is unsurprisingly and easily elected in Pointe-aux-Trembles, the Liberals and Action démocratique having declined to field candidates against him. The Greens place second with 12% and Québec solidaire, third with 8%. Marie Malavoy of the Parti Québécois is elected in Taillon.
  • August 22 - Boisclair and Malavoy are sworn in as members of the National Assembly. Boisclair becomes opposition leader.
  • October 17 - The fall session of the National Assembly starts, with the current crisis in Quebec's forestry industry as the most important issue.
  • November 27 - In a vote of 266 to 16, The Canadian House of Commons voted to recognise Québecois as a nation within a unified Canada, once again putting the issue of independence in the spotlight.
• 2007
  • January 19 - Radio-Canada reveals that Pierre Descoteaux, Liberal member from Groulx, almost crossed the floor to the Parti Québécois during the fall 2006.[6]
  • January 22 - During a visit to France, André Boisclair meets Ségolène Royal, Socialist candidate for the 2007 presidential election. At this occasion, Royal expresses her support for the "liberty and sovereignty" of Quebec.[7] After being criticized by several French media and French and Canadian politicians, such as prime minister Stephen Harper and opposition leader Stéphane Dion, Royal clarifies her thought by saying that she wasn't interfering in Canadian internal affairs or trying to dictate Quebec's policy, but that the future of Quebec will have to be decided by Quebecers.[8]
  • February 14 - Pierre Arcand, former president of Corus and presumed Liberal candidate in Mont-Royal, expresses his displeasure with Action démocratique leader Mario Dumont by comparing him with Jean-Marie Le Pen. In response, Dumont threatens legal action but Arcand refuses to apologize. Premier Jean Charest stands by his candidate, and is called a "little partisan premier" by Dumont.[9]
  • February 20 - Finance minister Michel Audet tables a budget. Among other measures, this budget promises income tax reductions of 250 million dollars and allocates new sums of money to the health and education systems, as well as to the maintenance of roads and bridges. Spending is also increased for the protection of the environment and for the regions' economic development.[10]
  • February 21 - Premier Jean Charest calls a general election for March 26. [11][12]
  • March 1 - Radio DJ Louis Champagne of Saguenay creates a controversy by attacking André Boisclair and the Parti Québécois candidate in Saguenay, Sylvain Gaudreault, over their homosexuality, saying that the factory workers of Jonquière would never vote for gays. He also says the Parti Québécois is like a "club of fags". (Gaudreault went on to win the riding.) Boisclair responds that Champagne's remarks are insulting towards the people of Saguenay. Premier Charest and Action démocratique leader Dumont also condemn the attacks. Champagne is later suspended from his job and has to apologize.
  • March 4 - Jean-François Plante, the Action démocratique candidate in Deux-Montagnes, makes controversial comments about women on his blog. Among other things, he questions the provincial government's policies of affirmative action for women and of wage equity between traditionally masculine and feminine occupations, claiming that they lead to discrimination against men. He retracts his comments on the next day, but also accuses André Boisclair of "playing" his homosexuality when it helps him. As a result, he is forced to withdraw his candidacy on March 8. He is replaced as ADQ candidate in Deux-Montagnes by Lucie Leblanc.
  • March 6 - Premier Jean Charest brings the issue of Quebec independence at the forefront of the campaign by saying, while speaking with an English-language journalist, that he does not believe that in the case of separation, Quebec would necessarily keep its territorial integrity. Charest later claims that what he had actually wanted to say was that Quebec was indivisible, but his opponents recall comments he had made in 1996, while he was the leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives, to the effect that in the case of of "yes" result in the 1995 referendum, the Cree and Inuit would have had a good legal basis on which to declare independence from Quebec.
  • March 8 - Newspaper La Presse publishes an article claiming that in a 2003 book, Robin Philpot, Parti Québécois candidate in Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne, had denied that a genocide had taken place in Rwanda in 1994. Philpot later says that he had not denied that massacres had taken place, but that he wanted people to remember that they had been committed by all parties to the conflict. André Boisclair says that he is "hurt" by his candidate's comments and reminds that the existence of the Rwandan genocide is not in question.
  • March 13 - The leaders debate took place in Quebec City. The Liberals, the Parti québécois and the Action démocratique du Québec took part but Québec solidaire and the Green party were not invited to participate.
  • March 19 - The federal government releases a budget which gives Quebec 2.3 billion dollars.
  • March 23 - There is widespread outcry when poll clerks are instructed on how to let women wearing the niqāb, an Islamic face veil, vote. After the longstanding policy was criticized by all three main parties, the chief electoral officer reversed his decision and stated that all voters would have to show their face, but not before being inundated by complaints and death threats from people opposed to this form of reasonable accommodation for the immigrant population. Meanwhile, women who actually wear the niqāb say they were never opposed to showing their face when voting.[13]
  • March 26 - Election date.

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Campaign slogans

• Action démocratique du Québec: Au Québec, on passe à l'action - In Quebec, We're Taking Action
• Parti libéral du Québec: Unis pour réussir - Moving Forward Together
• Parti québécois: Reconstruisons notre Québec - Let's Rebuild Our Quebec
• Parti vert du Québec: Je vote vert - I'm Voting Green
• Québec solidaire: Soyons lucides, votons solidaire - Let's Be Clear-Eyed, Let's Vote for Solidarity

Incumbent MNAs not running for re-election

Michel Audet (born November 12, 1940 in Jonquière, Quebec) is an economist and a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... Laporte is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Yvan Bordeleau (born February 19, 1942 in La Sarre) is a Québec politician. ... Acadie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Viau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Margaret F. Delisle (born July 4, 1946 in Québec City) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Thomas J. Mulcair (born on October 24, 1954 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Quebec politician, lawyer and the current MNA for the riding of Chomedey in Laval. ... Chomedey is a Quebec provincial electoral district in the western part of Laval. ... Rimouski is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Ungava is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Nicolet-Yamaska is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Deux-Montagnes is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Stéphan Tremblay is a Canadian politician from Quebec. ... Lac-Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Marie-Victorin is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Independent

• Daniel Bouchard, Mégantic-Compton

Daniel Bouchard (born February 6, 1968 in Quebec City) is a Quebec politician and member of the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

List of candidates

Cabinet members and party leaders are in bold type.

Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Bonaventure is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Gaspé is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Îles-de-la-Madeleine is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec. ... Kamouraska-Témiscouata is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Claude Béchard (born June 29, 1969 in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... Matane is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Matapédia is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Rimouski is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Rivière-du-Loup is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Côte-Nord and Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Chicoutimi is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... André Harvey, PC (born September 16, 1941) is a consultant, politician and former teacher in Quebec, Canada. ... Dubuc is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Jacques Côté (born April 19, 1944 in Chicoutimi) is a Quebec politician. ... Jonquière is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Lac-Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Stéphan Tremblay is a Canadian politician from Quebec. ... René-Lévesque is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Capitale-Nationale

Charlesbourg is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Richard Marceau (born August 25, 1970 in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Jean-Lesage is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Christian Simard (born December 22, 1954 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Philippe Couillard M.D., (born July 27, 1957 in Montreal) is a Quebec politician, university professor, and neurosurgeon. ... Margaret F. Delisle (born July 4, 1946 in Québec City) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... La Peltrie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Taschereau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Sylvain Légaré is a politician in Québec, Canada, and an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for Vanier riding. ...

Mauricie

André Gabias (born May 20, 1956 in Trois-Rivières) is a Quebec Politician. ...

Chaudière-Appalaches and Centre-du-Québec

Arthabaska is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Beauce-Nord is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... The Honourable Claude Drouin, PC, MP (born May 26, 1956 in Frampton, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian politician. ... Jean Domingue is a member-elect to the Quebec National Assembly. ... Chutes-de-la-Chaudière is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Yvan Loubier (born April 10, 1959 in Montreal) is a Canadian politician. ... Sylvie Roy is the Action Democratique du Québec MNA for the electoral district of Lotbinière. ... Montmagny-LIslet is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Nicolet-Yamaska is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Estrie (Eastern Townships)

Johnson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Daniel Bouchard (born February 6, 1968 in Quebec City) is a Quebec politician and member of the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Orford is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Saint-François is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Monique Gagnon-Tremblay served as Liberal leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec from May 1998 to December 1998. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Eastern Montérégie

Borduas is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Brome-Missisquoi is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Sylvain Simard (born April 26, 1945 in Chicoutimi) is a Canadian, Quebec politician and academic. ... Bernard Brodeur (b. ... Stéphane Bergeron (born January 28, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ...

South Shore

Beauharnois is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Châteauguay is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Jean-Marc Fournier (born October 7th, 1959) is a lawyer and the Minister of Education, Leisure and Sports for Quebec, Canada. ... Huntingdon is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... La Pinière is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Laporte is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Michel Audet (born November 12, 1940 in Jonquière, Quebec) is an economist and a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... La Prairie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Marguerite-DYouville is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Marie-Victorin is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Nic Leblanc (born 15 November 1941 in Sainte-Monique, Quebec) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000. ... Soulanges is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Taillon is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Vachon is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Vaudreuil is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Yvon Marcoux (born March 26, 1941 in Levis, Quebec) is a politician and administrator in Quebec, Canada. ...

East Montreal

Anjou is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Bourget is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Scott McKay is the current leader of the Green Party of Quebec, and is a former Montreal city councillor. ... Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Louise Harel (born April 22, 1946) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... LaFontaine is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Pointe-aux-Trembles is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... André Boisclair (born April 14, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... Rosemont is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Central Montreal

Lawrence S. Bergman (born December 6, 1940) is a Quebec politician. ... Gouin is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Nicolas Girard (born June 5, 1972) is a Canadian, Quebec politician and member of the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Françoise David (born 1948) is the spokesperson, with Amir Khadir of Québec solidaire - a socialist - communist political movement which advocates national sovereignty, born from the merger of Option Citoyenne with lUnion des Forces Progessistes. ... Mercier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Daniel Turp (born April 30, 1955 in Verdun, Quebec) is a Quebec-based politician. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Mont-Royal is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Philippe Couillard M.D., (born July 27, 1957 in Montreal) is a Quebec politician, university professor, and neurosurgeon. ... Russell Copeman (born April 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician. ... Raymond Bachand (born October 22, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec politician, a businessman and a lawyer. ... Romain Angeles is an independent candidate running in the Quebec general election, 2007 in the district of Outremont. ... Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Martin Lemay is a Quebec politician. ... Verdun is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... David Fennario (b. ... Westmount—Saint-Louis is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Jacques Chagnon (born August 28, 1952 in Montreal) is a Quebec politician. ...

West Montreal

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North Montreal

Acadie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Yvan Bordeleau (born February 19, 1942 in La Sarre) is a Québec politician. ... Bourassa-Sauvé is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Crémazie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Lisette Lapointe (born 1943) is the wife of former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau and was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for the Parti Québécois in the provincial riding of Crémazie in the 2007 Quebec general election. ... Jeanne-Mance—Viger is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Michel Bissonnet is a politician and the current President of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... Laurier-Dorion is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Elsie Lefebvre 2004 official campaign portrait. ... Elsie Lefebvre 2004 official campaign portrait. ... Viau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Laval

Chomedey is a Quebec provincial electoral district in the western part of Laval. ... Thomas J. Mulcair (born on October 24, 1954 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Quebec politician, lawyer and the current MNA for the riding of Chomedey in Laval. ... Fabre is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Laval-des-Rapides is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Mille-ÃŽles is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Vimont is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Lanaudière

Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Jean-Claude St-André (born September 27, 1962) is a Quebec provincial politician and the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec representing Assumption for the Parti Québécois. ... Masson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Rousseau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... François Legault (born May 26, 1957 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue) is a Quebec politician and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Laurentides

David Whissell (born September 1, 1967) is a Canadian politician and engineer. ... Bertrand is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Claude Cousineau (born February 20, 1950) is a Quebec politician and educator. ... Blainville is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Richard Legendre is a former professional tennis player and a Quebec politician. ... Deux-Montagnes is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian Province of Quebec which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Groulx is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Labelle is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Mirabel is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Prévost is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec

Chapleau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Benoît Pelletier (born in Quebec City, Quebec, January 10, 1960) is a politician and lawyer in Quebec, Canada. ... Stephanie Vallee, is a Quebec politician and lawyer and negotiator. ... Roch Cholette is a Quebec politician and accountant. ... National Flag of Canada Day, informally known as Flag Day, is celebrated on February 15 in Canada, commemorating the adoption of the National Flag of Canada on that date in 1965. ... Norman MacMillan is the name of: Norman MacMillan (1892-1976), a British pilot Norman MacMillan, a Quebec provincial politician Norman John MacMillan (1909-1978), once President of Canadian National Railway Category: ... Pontiac is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Charlotte LEcuyer is a Quebec politician. ... Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ... Ungava is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

See also

• 38th National Assembly of Quebec
• Politics of Quebec
• List of Quebec premiers
• List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
• National Assembly of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• Political parties in Quebec

The 38th National Assembly of Quebec currently consists of those elected in the Quebec general election, 2007. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of the Premiers of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... This is a list of the leaders of the Opposition of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada which was defined in the Canadian constitution as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (lassemblée législative de... This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ...

External links

• Official election site by Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec
• Quebec Votes 2007 from the CBC
• Quebec Votes from the Montreal Gazette
• Nodice.ca - Quebec Provincial Election 2007
• DemocraticSPACE Quebec 2007 Coverage
• Predictions HKDP - Electoral Scenario Creator (French)
• TrendLines Riding Projections (Federal also)