Marc Tanguay
MNA
Leader of the Opposition of Quebec
Assumed office
November 10, 2022
PremierFrançois Legault
Preceded byDominique Anglade
Interim Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
Assumed office
November 10, 2022
Preceded byDominique Anglade
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for LaFontaine
Assumed office
June 11, 2012
Preceded byTony Tomassi
Personal details
Born (1973-04-18) April 18, 1973 (age 50)
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
ProfessionLawyer

Marc Tanguay (born April 18, 1973) is a Quebecois politician and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the LaFontaine electoral district.

On September 26, 2009, he was elected president of the Quebec Liberal Party.[1] He is a lawyer by profession, and studied political science at Université Laval and law at Université de Montréal.

He was elected in a by-election held on June 11, 2012, which was triggered by the resignation of Tony Tomassi on May 3, 2012. Prior to that, he was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 2007 general election in Chambly electoral district, finishing third.[2]

On November 10, 2022, he was named interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party following the resignation of Dominique Anglade.[3]

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: LaFontaine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marc Tanguay 13,398 51.67 -7.13
Coalition Avenir Québec Loredana Bacchi 5,189 20.01 -1.9
Conservative Yassir Madih 3,406 13.14 +11.38
Québec solidaire Anne B-Godbout 2,301 8.87 +0.02
Parti Québécois Shawn Vermette-Tassoni 1,322 5.10 -3.25
Green Quinn Brunet 313 1.21 –
Total valid votes 25,929 98.58 –
Total rejected ballots 374 1.42 –
Turnout 26,303 62.33
Electors on the lists 42,199
2018 Quebec general election: LaFontaine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marc Tanguay 14,491 58.8 -14.46
Coalition Avenir Québec Loredana Bacchi 5,400 21.91 +11.14
Québec solidaire David Touchette 2,181 8.85 +4.97
Parti Québécois Claude Gauthier 2,057 8.35 -2.49
Conservative Caleb Lavoie 434 1.76 –
Marxist–Leninist Yves Le Seigle 80 0.32 +0.21
Total valid votes 24,643 98.04
Total rejected ballots 493 1.96
Turnout 25,136 59.03 -15.35
Eligible voters 42,584
Liberal hold Swing -12.80
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marc Tanguay 22,476 73.26 +14.12
Parti Québécois Mathieu Pelletier 3,327 10.84 -5.87
Coalition Avenir Québec Julie Di Battista Manseau 3,303 10.77 -5.06
Québec solidaire Véronique Martineau 1,189 3.88 -0.44
Green Benoit Drouin 233 0.76 -1.00
Option nationale Geneviève Dao Phan 116 0.38 -0.49
Marxist–Leninist Yves Le Seigle 34 0.11 –
Total valid votes 30,678 99.13 –
Total rejected ballots 269 0.87 –
Turnout 30,947 74.38 +3.07
Electors on the lists 41,609 – –
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marc Tanguay 17,081 59.14 +5.22
Parti Québécois Marc Boulerice 4,826 16.71 -0.30
Coalition Avenir Québec Domenico Cavaliere 4,728 16.37 +0.68
Québec solidaire Christine Filiatrault 1,248 4.32 -1.59
Green Gaëtan Bérard 507 1.76 -1.26
Option nationale Maxime St-Arnault 252 0.87 -0.71
Conservative Patrice Raza 160 0.55 -0.71
Quebec Citizens' Union Steven Hombrados 78 0.27 –
Total valid votes 28,880 98.88 –
Total rejected ballots 327 1.12 –
Turnout 29,207 71.31 +45.77
Electors on the lists 40,960 – –
Quebec provincial by-election, June 11, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marc Tanguay 5,446 53.36 -16.40
Parti Québécois Frédéric St-Jean 1,736 17.01 -2.10
Coalition Avenir Québec Domenico Cavaliere 1,601 15.69 +9.19*
Québec solidaire Sébastien Rivard 603 5.91 +4.00
Green Gaëtan Bérard 308 3.02 +0.29
Option nationale Paolo Zambito 161 1.58 –
Conservative Patrice Raza 129 1.26 –
Independent Marc-André Beauchesne 104 1.02 –
Parti nul Renaud Blais 82 0.80 –
Équipe Autonomiste Guy Boivin 36 0.45 –
Total valid votes 10,206 98.24 –
Total rejected ballots 183 1.76 –
Turnout 10,389 25.54 -25.62
Electors on the lists 40,679 – –

References

  1. ^ Paul Journet (June 9, 2012). "Élections partielles: deux bastions libéraux aux urnes". La Presse (in French). Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=194&section=resultats[dead link]
  3. ^ "Quebec Liberal Party names Marc Tanguay as interim leader". CBC News. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

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