39th Quebec general election

The 39th Quebec general election will be held in the Canadian province of Quebec before spring of 2012 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. As the 38th National Assembly of Quebec is led by a minority government, however, it is possible that the election will be held well before 2012.

Timeline

*2007
**March 26 - 38th Quebec general election
**April 4 - Mario Dumont becomes the leader of the Official Opposition.
**April 5 - Swearing in of the liberals members of the National Assembly
**April 12 - Swearing in of the ADQs members of the National Assembly
**April 18 - Swearing in of the Cabinet members
**April 25 - Swearing in of the PQs members of the National Assembly
**May 8 - Resignation of André Boisclair as leader of the Parti Québécois
**May 9 - The opening speech of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec is pronounced by Premier Jean Charest.
**May 10 - François Gendron becomes the interim leader of the Parti Québécois, so the leader of the Second Opposition group.
**May 24 - The budget speech is pronounced by Monique Jérôme-Forget. Both opposition parties announce that they will vote against the budget, causing a crisis in the National Assembly.
**June 1 - Monique Jérôme-Forget adds 111 million dollars to the budget to avoid the holding of a general election. The budgetary policy is approved by 46 votes against 44.
**June 7 - Pierre Duchesne becomes the twenty-eighth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
**June 26 - Pauline Marois is elected as leader of the Parti Québécois without opposition.
**August 13 - Resignation of Rosaire Bertrand as MNA of Charlevoix
**September 24 - In a by-election, Pauline Marois is elected MNA of Charlevoix with 59.2% of the vote.
**October 17 - Resignation of Diane Lemieux as MNA of Bourget
**November 15 - Resignation of André Boisclair as MNA of Pointe-aux-Trembles
*2008
**March 8 - 97.2% of the liberals delegates support their leader, Jean Charest.
**March 13 - Monique Jérôme-Forget pronounces her second budget speech. Mario Dumont announces that the ADQ will vote for the budget, whereas Pauline Marois announces that the PQ will vote against. Thus, the government is safe.
**March 16 - 94.8% of the ADQs delegates support their leader, Mario Dumont.
**March 29 - Guy Rainville is elected as leader of the Green Party against Scott McKay.
**April 9 - Resignation of Roch Cholette as MNA of Hull
**May 12 - In by-elections, Maka Kotto, Maryse Gaudreault and Nicole Léger are respectively elected MNAs of Bourget, Hull and Pointe-aux-Trembles. The voter turnout is around 34% in the three electoral districts.
**June 25 - Resignation of Philippe Couillard as MNA of Jean-Talon and swearing in of Yves Bolduc as minister of Health and Social Services
**July 14 - Resignation of Michel Bissonnet as president of the National Assembly
**September 24 - Resignation of Michel Bissonnet as MNA of Jeanne-Mance—Viger
**September 29 - In a by-election, Yves Bolduc is elected MNA of Jean-Talon with 58.5% of the vote.

Party standings

Côte-Nord and Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

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Lorraine Richard
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Jonquière|||||
Sylvain Gaudreault||||||
Marjolain Dufour
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Roberval||||||||||||
Pauline Marois
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chauveau||||||||||||
Yves Bolduc
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|La Peltrie||||||||||||
Hubert Benoit
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Portneuf||||||||||||
Sylvain Légaré

Mauricie

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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Champlain||||||||||||
Jean Damphousse
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saint-Maurice||||||||||||
Jean-François Roux
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Beauce-Nord||||||||||||
Jean Domingue
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chutes-de-la-Chaudière||||||||||||
Laurent Lessard
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lévis||||||||||||
Claude Roy
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Nicolet-Yamaska||||||||||||
Johanne Gonthier
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Orford|||
Pierre Harvey||||||||
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sherbrooke|||||
Laurent-Paul Maheux||||||
Pierre Paradis
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chambly|||||||||||
Ghislain Lebel (PI)
Sylvain Simard
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saint-Hyacinthe||||||||||||
François Bonnardel
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Verchères||||||||||||
Jean-Marc Fournier
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Huntingdon||||||||||||
Nicole Ménard
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|La Prairie|||||
François Rebello||||||
Bernard Drainville
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Soulanges|
Lucie Charlebois||||||||||
Camil Bouchard
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Vaudreuil|||||
Claude Turcotte||||||
Lise Thériault
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bourassa-Sauvé||||||||||||
Lawrence Bergman
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gouin|||||||||
Françoise David||
Geoffrey Kelley
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Jeanne-Mance—Viger|||
Luigi Verrelli||||||||
Gerry Sklavounos
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Marguerite-Bourgeoys||||||||||||
Daniel Turp
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mont-Royal||||||||||||
Russell Copeman
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Outremont||||||||||||
Rita Dionne-Marsolais
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne||||||||||||
Martin Lemay
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Verdun|||||
Richard Langlais||||||
Jacques Chagnon

Laval

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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chomedey||||||||||||
Alain Paquet
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mille-Îles||||||||||||
François Benjamin
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Joliette|||||
Véronique Hivon|||
Flavie Trudel||
Ginette Grandmont
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Rousseau||||||||||||
David Whissell
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bertrand|||||
Claude Cousineau||||||
Lucie Leblanc
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Groulx||||||||||||
François Desrochers
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Prévost|||||
Gilles Robert||||||
Stéphanie Vallée
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hull|
Maryse Gaudreault|
Jean-Philip Ruel|
Gilles Aubé|
Brian Gibb|
Bill Clennett|
Jean-Roch Villemaire (PI)
Charlotte L'Écuyer

Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec

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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Abitibi-Est|||||
Alexis Wawanoloath||||||
Johanne Morasse
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bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ungava||||||||||||
Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ
Luc Ferland

ee 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

External links

* [http://www.monvote.qc.ca/en/ Official election site by Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec]
* [http://www.predictionshkdp.com/ Predictions HKDP - Electoral Scenario Creator] fr icon
* [http://www.trendlines.ca/politics.htm TrendLines Riding Projections] "(Federal also)"
* [http://www.quebecpolitique.com/index-en.html Quebec Politique.com]
* [http://www.nodice.ca/elections/quebec/ Nodice.ca - Quebec Provincial Election 2008/2009]