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Understanding the Quebec system
The institutional basics, with no opinion and no party. Source: National Assembly of Quebec, Government of Quebec.
What is a riding?
Quebec is divided into 127 electoral districts (ridings). Each elects a single Member of the National Assembly (MNA). Find yours →
The role of a provincial MNA
Three main functions:
- Legislator — study, debate and vote on bills
- Overseer — question the government, examine public spending
- Intermediary — help citizens in their riding with programs or complaints against a department
Provincial vs. federal — who handles what
| Provincial (Quebec) | Federal (Canada) |
|---|---|
| Health | Defence |
| Education | Citizenship |
| Civil marriage | Criminal law |
| Roads and driver's licences | Currency, banks |
| — | Postal services |
Immigration: shared jurisdiction. The federal government issues residence statuses; Quebec is solely responsible for selecting its economic immigrants and for their integration on its territory.
Glossary
- Vote
- The voting itself — the election
- Count
- The counting of ballots after the polling stations close
- Official agent
- Person responsible for the election finances of a candidate or a party
- Returning officer
- Responsible for organizing the vote in a riding
- Majority government
- One party holds more than half of the seats (64 out of 127)
- Minority government
- No party holds a majority of the seats
- Official opposition
- The party with the most seats after the governing party