March 20, 2020: The 2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election is suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.October 9, 2018: Matane-Matapédia MNA Pascal Bérubé is named interim leader of the Parti Québécois.October 5, 2018: Mont-Royal–Outremont MNA Pierre Arcand is named interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée, defeated in his bid for re-election, announces his resignation as party leader. October 1, 2018: The Coalition Avenir Québec led by François Legault wins a majority government in the 42nd Quebec general election.^ after allegations of workplace harassment.^ after giving a donation to the Conservative Party of Quebec.^ amid disagreements with party leadership.^ amid further investigations relating to sexual assault allegations.^ after winning the election for Mayor of Longueuil.^ claiming that the party had lost its way ideologically.^ for allegedly leaking confidential information to the CAQ in 2016.^ from positions of Liberal Party leader and MNA.Graph of Quebec general election results by seats won, 1993–2022 those of independent MNAs are omitted. The table below lists parties represented and seats held in the National Assembly after the 2018 provincial election and at dissolution. Éric Duhaime, a radio host and former political advisor, was elected as leader with just under 96% of the vote.
Following Pouliot's resignation, the Conservative Party of Quebec held a leadership race. Following a leadership race, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was elected leader of the sovereignist party by the members and supporters of the Parti Québécois. 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. Pouliot, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, announced that he was stepping down as leader on October 16, 2020.įollowing Couillard's resignation, the Quebec Liberal Party held a leadership race. īoth 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. Couillard subsequently resigned as Liberal leader and was replaced on an interim basis by Pierre Arcand until his successor was chosen. The 2018 general election resulted in a landslide 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. 6 Cancelled electoral reform referendum.4.1 Incumbents not running for reelection.3.4 Role of disinformation during the campaign.The Conservatives increased their share of the vote to 13% however, as their support was more spread throughout Quebec, they did not win any seats. For example, the Liberals finished fourth in the popular vote, but because their votes are concentrated on the Island of Montreal, they received more seats than both the Parti Québécois and Québec solidaire and remained the official opposition despite PQ and QS each finishing with a higher percentage of the provincial vote than the Liberals. The election produced a highly distorted result which is common in Quebec's first past the post voting system. The Parti Québecois had its worst general election result in history, losing most of its seats, but nevertheless managed to elect its previously seatless leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. The Liberals dropped to their lowest seat count since 1956 and recorded their lowest share of the popular vote in their history however, they remained the official opposition. The Coalition Avenir Québec increased its parliamentary majority in the election. 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", setting the date for October 3, 2022. The 2022 Quebec general election was held on October 3, 2022, to elect the members of the National Assembly of Quebec. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding.
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