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37th Quebec Legislature

The 37th National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, was elected in the 2003 Quebec general election, and sat from June 4, 2003 to March 10, 2006 (first session) and March 14, 2006 to February 21, 2007 (second session).

At dissolution, the 125 seats of the National Assembly were distributed as follows:

AffiliationMembersFemale Members
Parti libéral du Québec7222
Parti Québécois4515
Action démocratique du Québec51
Independent10
Vacant2
**Total**
**125****38**
**Government Majority**
**21**
  • Liberal member Daniel Bouchard (Megantic-Compton) sat as an independent after March 16, 2004.
  • Liberal member Russell Williams (Nelligan) resigned on March 9, 2004. Yolande James (PLQ) won the by-election with 52.6% of the vote.
  • Liberal member Marc Bellemare (Vanier) resigned on April 28, 2004. Sylvain Légaré (ADQ) won the by-election with 46.8% of the vote.
  • Liberal member Christos Sirros (Laurier-Dorion) resigned on June 17, 2004. Elsie Lefebvre (PQ) won the by-election with 46.1% of the vote.
  • Parti Québécois member André Boisclair (Gouin) resigned on August 17, 2004. Nicolas Girard (PQ) won the by-election with 57.8% of the vote.

By-elections were held in these four districts on September 20, 2004.

  • Libéral member Yves Séguin (Outremont) resigned on May 26, 2005. Raymond Bachand (PLQ) won the by-election with 48.8% of the vote.
  • Leader of the Opposition and Former Premier Bernard Landry (Verchères) resigned on June 6, 2005. Stéphane Bergeron (PQ) won the by-election with 69.2% of the vote.

By-elections were held in these two districts on December 12, 2005.

  • Parti Québécois member André Boulerice (Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques) resigned on September 12, 2005. Martin Lemay (PQ) won the by-election with 41,2% of the vote.

A by-election was held in this district on April 10, 2006.

  • Parti Québécois member Pauline Marois (Taillon) resigned on March 20, 2006. Marie Malavoy (PQ) won the by-election with 43,6% of the vote.
  • Parti Québécois member Nicole Léger (Pointe-aux-Trembles) resigned on June 1, 2006. André Boisclair (PQ) won the by-election with 70,9% of the vote.

By-elections were held in these two districts on August 14, 2006.

  • Parti Québécois member Jean-Pierre Charbonneau (Borduas) resigned on November 15, 2006.
  • Liberal member Diane Legault (Chambly) resigned on November 15, 2006.

Member list

Cabinet Ministers are in bold, Leaders are in italics and the President of the National Assembly has a dagger next to his name.

NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously elected
**Pierre Corbeil**LibéralAbitibi-Est2003
François GendronParti QuébécoisAbitibi-Ouest1976
Yvan BordeleauLibéralAcadie1989
**Lise Thériault**LibéralAnjou2002
David WhissellLibéralArgenteuil1998
Claude BachandLibéralArthabaska2003
Janvier GrondinADQBeauce-Nord2003
Diane LeblancLibéralBeauce-Sud1997
Serge DeslièresParti QuébécoisBeauharnois1994
Dominique VienLibéralBellechasse2003
Alexandre BourdeauParti QuébécoisBerthier2003
Claude CousineauParti QuébécoisBertrand1998
Richard LegendreParti QuébécoisBlainville2001
**Nathalie Normandeau**LibéralBonaventure1998
Jean-Pierre CharbonneauParti QuébécoisBorduas1976, 1994
**Line Beauchamp**LibéralBourassa-Sauvé1998
Diane LemieuxParti QuébécoisBourget1998
Pierre ParadisLibéralBrome-Missisquoi1980
Diane LegaultLibéralChambly2003
Noëlla ChampagneParti QuébécoisChamplain2003
**Benoît Pelletier**LibéralChapleau1998
Éric MercierLibéralCharlesbourg2003
Rosaire BertrandParti QuébécoisCharlevoix1994
**Jean-Marc Fournier**LibéralChâteauguay1994
Sarah PerreaultLibéralChauveau2003
Stéphane BédardParti QuébécoisChicoutimi1998
Thomas MulcairLibéralChomedey1994
Marc PicardADQChutes-de-la-Chaudière2003
Michèle Lamquin-ÉthierLibéralCrémazie1997
**Lawrence Bergman**LibéralD'Arcy-McGee1994
Hélène RobertParti QuébécoisDeux-Montagnes1994
Normand JutrasParti QuébécoisDrummond1994
Jacques CôtéParti QuébécoisDubuc1998
Lorraine RichardParti QuébécoisDuplessis2003
**Michelle Courchesne**LibéralFabre2003
Laurent LessardLibéralFrontenac2003
Guy LelièvreParti QuébécoisGaspé1994
Réjean LafrenièreLibéralGatineau1989
*André Boisclair*Parti QuébécoisGouin1989
Nicolas Girard (2004)Parti Québécois2004
Pierre DescoteauxLibéralGroulx2003
Louise HarelParti QuébécoisHochelaga-Maisonneuve1981
Roch CholetteLibéralHull1998
André ChenailLibéralHuntingdon1989
Jean RiouxLibéralIberville2003
Maxime ArseneauParti QuébécoisÎles-de-la-Madeleine1998
**Geoffrey Kelley**LibéralJacques-Cartier1994
**Michel Després**LibéralJean-Lesage1985, 1998
**Margaret Delisle**LibéralJean-Talon1994
Michel Bissonnet †LibéralJeanne-Mance–Viger1981
Claude BoucherParti QuébécoisJohnson1994
Jonathan ValoisParti QuébécoisJoliette2003
**Françoise Gauthier**LibéralJonquière2001
**Claude Béchard**LibéralKamouraska-Témiscouata1997
Jean-Claude St-AndréParti QuébécoisL'Assomption1996
France HamelLibéralLa Peltrie2003
Fatima Houda-PepinLibéralLa Pinière1994
Jean DubucLibéralLa Prairie2003
Sylvain PagéParti QuébécoisLabelle2001
Stéphan TremblayParti QuébécoisLac-Saint-Jean2002
Tony TomassiLibéralLaFontaine2003
**Michel Audet**LibéralLaporte2003
Christos SirrosLibéralLaurier-Dorion1981
Elsie Lefebvre (2004)Parti Québécois2004
Alain PaquetLibéralLaval-des-Rapides2003
**Julie Boulet**LibéralLaviolette2001
**Carole Théberge**LibéralLévis2003
Sylvie RoyADQLotbinière2003
Sam HamadLibéralLouis-Hébert2003
**Monique Jérôme-Forget**LibéralMarguerite-Bourgeoys1998
Pierre MoreauLibéralMarguerite-D'Youville2003
Cécile VermetteParti QuébécoisMarie-Victorin1985
François OuimetLibéralMarquette1994
Francine GaudetLibéralMaskinongé2003
Luc ThériaultParti QuébécoisMasson2003
Nancy CharestLibéralMatane2003
Danielle DoyerParti QuébécoisMatapédia1994
Daniel BouchardLibéralMégantic-Compton2003
Independent
Daniel TurpParti QuébécoisMercier2003
Maurice ClermontLibéralMille-Îles2003
Denise BeaudoinParti QuébécoisMirabel2003
**Philippe Couillard**LibéralMont-Royal2003
Norbert MorinLibéralMontmagny-L'Islet2003
Raymond BernierLibéralMontmorency2003
Russell WilliamsLibéralNelligan1989
Yolande James (2004)Libéral2004
Michel MorinParti QuébécoisNicolet-Yamaska1994
Russell CopemanLibéralNotre-Dame-de-Grâce1994
Pierre ReidLibéralOrford2003
Yves SéguinLibéralOutremont1985, 2003
**Raymond Bachand** (2005)Libéral2005
Norman MacMillanLibéralPapineau1989
Nicole LégerParti QuébécoisPointe-aux-Trembles1996
*André Boisclair* (2006)Parti Québécois1989, 2006
Charlotte L'ÉcuyerLibéralPontiac2003
Jean-Pierre SoucyLibéralPortneuf2003
Lucie PapineauParti QuébécoisPrévost1997
Marjolain DufourParti QuébécoisRené-Lévesque2003
Sylvain SimardParti QuébécoisRichelieu1994
**Yvon Vallières**LibéralRichmond1973, 1981
Solange CharestParti QuébécoisRimouski1994
*Mario Dumont*ADQRivière-du-Loup1994
Pierre MarsanLibéralRobert-Baldwin1994
Karl BlackburnLibéralRoberval2003
Rita Dionne-MarsolaisParti QuébécoisRosemont1994
François LegaultParti QuébécoisRousseau1998
Daniel BernardLibéralRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue2003
**Monique Gagnon-Tremblay**LibéralSaint-François1985
Nicole LoiselleLibéralSaint-Henri–Sainte-Anne1989
Léandre DionParti QuébécoisSaint-Hyacinthe1994
Jean-Pierre PaquinLibéralSaint-Jean2003
**Jacques Dupuis**LibéralSaint-Laurent1998
Claude PinardParti QuébécoisSaint-Maurice1994
André BoulericeParti QuébécoisSainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques1985
Martin Lemay (2006)Parti Québécois2006
Bernard BrodeurLibéralShefford1994
***Jean Charest***LibéralSherbrooke1998
Lucie CharleboisLibéralSoulanges2003
Pauline MaroisParti QuébécoisTaillon1981, 1989
Marie Malavoy (2006)Parti Québécois1994, 2006
Agnès MaltaisParti QuébécoisTaschereau1998
Jocelyne CaronParti QuébécoisTerrebonne1989
André GabiasLibéralTrois-Rivières2003
Michel LétourneauParti QuébécoisUngava1994
Camil BouchardParti QuébécoisVachon2003
Marc BellemareLibéralVanier2003
Sylvain Légaré (2004)ADQ2004
**Yvon Marcoux**LibéralVaudreuil1998
Bernard LandryParti QuébécoisVerchères1976, 1994
Stéphane Bergeron (2005)Parti Québécois2005
**Henri-François Gautrin**LibéralVerdun1989
William CusanoLibéralViau1981
Vincent AuclairLibéralVimont2003
Jacques ChagnonLibéralWestmount–Saint-Louis1985

Cabinet Ministers

  • Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Charest
  • Deputy Premier: Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003–2005), Jacques P. Dupuis (2005–2007)
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Françoise Gauthier (2003–2005) Yvon Vallières, (2005–2007)
  • Employment, Social Solidarity and Family: Claude Béchard (2003–2005)
  • Family (Delegate): Carole Théberge (2003–2005)
    • Employment and Social Solidarity: Michelle Courchesne (2005–2007)
    • Family, Seniors and Status of Women: Carole Théberge (2005–2007)
  • Labor: Michel Després (2003–2005), Laurent Lessard (2005–2007)
  • Government Administration and President of the Treasury Board: Monique Jérôme-Forget
  • Information Access:Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
  • Government online: Henri-François Gautrin (2005–2006)
  • Government Services:Pierre Reid (2005–2006), Henri-François Gautrin (2006–2007)
  • Culture and Communications: Line Beauchamp
  • International Relations: Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
  • Indian Affairs: Benoît Pelletier (2003–2005), Geoffrey Kelley (2005–2007)
  • Canadian Francophonie: Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
  • Health and Social Services: Philippe Couillard
  • Health and Status of Seniors (Delegate): Julie Boulet (2003–2005)
  • Health, Social Services and Status of Seniors (Delegate): Julie Boulet (2003)
  • Education: Pierre Reid (2003–2005), Jean-Marc Fournier (2005–2007)
  • Relations with the Citizens and Immigration: Michelle Courchesne (2003–2005)
    • Immigration and Cultural Communities: Lise Thériault (2005–2007)
  • Youth Protection and Rehabilitation: Margaret Delisle
  • Transportation: Yvon Marcoux (2003–2005), Michel Després (2005–2007)
  • Transportation (Delegate): Julie Boulet (2003–2007)
  • Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs: Benoît Pelletier
  • Municipal Affairs and Regions: Nathalie Normandeau (2005–2007)
  • Democratic Institutions Reform: Jacques P. Dupuis (2003–2005), Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
  • Sport and Recreation: Jean-Marc Fournier
  • Environment: Thomas J.Mulcair (2003–2005)
    • Sustainable Development and Parks: Thomas J.Mulcair (2005)
      • Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks: Thomas J. Mulcair (2005–2006), Claude Bechard (2006–2007)
  • Natural Resources, Wildlife and Parcs: Sam Hamad (2003–2005)
    • Natural Resources and Wildlife: Pierre Corbeil (2005–2007)
  • Forests, Wildlife and Parks: Pierre Corbeil (2003–2005)
  • Justice: Marc Bellemare (2003–2004), Jacques P. Dupuis (2004–2005), Yvon Marcoux (2005–2007)
  • Public Safety: Jacques Chagnon (2003–2005), Jacques P. Dupuis (2005–2007)
  • Finances: Yves Seguin (2003–2005), Michel Audet (2007)
  • Revenue: Lawrence Bergman
  • Regional development and Tourism (Delegate): Nathalie Normandeau (2003–2005)
    • Tourism: Françoise Gauthier (2005–2007)
  • Interior Commerce Accord: Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
  • Economic and Regional Development: Michel Audet (2003–2004)
    • Economic and Regional Development and Research: Michel Audet (2004–2005)
      • Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade : Claude Béchard (2005–2006), Raymond Bachand (2006–2007)

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