Marie Montpetit

Marie Montpetit MNA
Marie Montpetit
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Maurice-Richard Crémazie (2014-2018)
In office April 7, 2014 – August 28, 2022
Preceded by	Diane De Courcy
Succeeded by	Haroun Bouazzi
Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications
In office October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018
Preceded by	Luc Fortin
Succeeded by	Nathalie Roy
Minister responsible for the French language
In office October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018
Preceded by	Luc Fortin
Succeeded by	Nathalie Roy
Personal details
Born	(1979-08-06) August 6, 1979 Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party (2014-2021) Independent (2021-present)

Marie Montpetit is a former Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She represented the electoral district of Maurice-Richard (formerly known as Crémazie).

Prior to her election to the legislature, Montpetit worked for the provincial Ministry of Health and Social Services and the World Health Organization.

From October 2017 to October 2018, she was Minister of culture and communications and Minister responsible for the protection and promotion of the french Language.

She was re-elected by a slim margin in the 2018 Quebec election. On November 1, 2021, Montpetit was expelled from the Liberal caucus following anonymous allegations of harassment. However, the National Assembly confirmed that there were no complaints against Marie Montpetit .

On May 24, 2022, Montpetit announced that she would not be seeking a third term in the 2022 Quebec general election.

Electoral history

2018 Quebec general election: Maurice-Richard
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marie Montpetit	9,459	29.52	-9.48
	Québec solidaire	Raphaël Rebelo	8,929	27.86	+14.15
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Manon Gauthier	6,330	19.75	+6.02
	Parti Québécois	Frédéric Lapointe	6,131	19.13	-12.47
	Green	Gilles Fournelle	602	1.88	+0.58
	New Democratic	Jean Rémillard	216	0.67
	Parti nul	Manon Dupuis	214	0.67
	Bloc Pot	Morgan Ali	90	0.28
	Citoyens au pouvoir	Daniel St-Hilaire	77	0.24
Total valid votes			32,048	98.51
Total rejected ballots			486	1.49	+0.11
Turnout			32,534	68.63	-6.38
Eligible voters			47,407
	Liberal hold		Swing		-11.82
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

2014 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marie Montpetit	13,440	39.00	+10.16
	Parti Québécois	Diane De Courcy	10,892	31.60	-7.01
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Sylvain Bessette	4,731	13.73	-3.37
	Québec solidaire	André Frappier	4,726	13.71	+2.14
	Green	Virginia Leurent-Bonnevie	448	1.30	-0.19
	Option nationale	Gabrielle Ladouceur-Despins	227	0.66	-1.72
Total valid votes			34,464	98.61	–
Total rejected ballots			485	1.39	–
Turnout			34,949	75.00	-1.63
Electors on the lists			46,596	–	–
	Liberal gain		Swing		+8.59