National Assembly of Quebec

National Assembly of Quebec

Assemblée nationale du Québec
43rd Quebec Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
FoundedDecember 31, 1968 (1968-12-31)
Preceded byLegislative Assembly of Quebec
Leadership
Nathalie Roy
since November 29, 2022
François Legault, CAQ
since October 18, 2018
Simon Jolin-Barrette, CAQ
since October 18, 2018
Marc Tanguay, PLQ
since November 10, 2022
Opposition House Leader
Marc Tanguay, PLQ
since September 5, 2019
Structure
Seats125 members of Assembly
Political groups
Government of Quebec
  •   CAQ (88)

Official Opposition

Parties with official status

  •   QS (12)

Parties without official status

Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
October 3, 2022
Next election
On or before October 5, 2026
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Quebec City, Quebec
Website
assnat.qc.ca

The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec)[1] is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; French: députés). The lieutenant governor of Quebec (representing the King of Canada)[2] and the National Assembly compose the Legislature of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other Westminster-style parliamentary systems. The assembly has 125 members elected first past the post from single-member districts.

The National Assembly was formerly the lower house of Quebec's legislature and was then called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. In 1968, the upper house, the Legislative Council, was abolished and the remaining house was renamed. The office of President of the National Assembly is equivalent to speaker in other legislatures. As of the 2022 Quebec general election, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has the most seats in the Assembly.

  1. ^ "Lois Constitutionnelles de 1867 à 1982" (PDF) (in French). Ministry of Justice. January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ An Act respecting the National Assembly, CQLR 1982, c. A-23.1, s. 2