Marc Tanguay
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
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%±%
LiberalMarc Tanguay13,39851.67-7.13
Coalition Avenir QuébecLoredana Bacchi5,18920.01-1.9
ConservativeYassir Madih3,40613.14+11.38
Québec solidaireAnne B-Godbout2,3018.87+0.02
Parti QuébécoisShawn Vermette-Tassoni1,3225.10-3.25
GreenQuinn Brunet3131.21
Total valid votes 25,92998.58
Total rejected ballots 3741.42
Turnout 26,30362.33
Electors on the lists 42,199
2018 Quebec general election: LaFontaine
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarc Tanguay14,49158.8-14.46
Coalition Avenir QuébecLoredana Bacchi5,40021.91+11.14
Québec solidaireDavid Touchette2,1818.85+4.97
Parti QuébécoisClaude Gauthier2,0578.35-2.49
ConservativeCaleb Lavoie4341.76
Marxist–LeninistYves Le Seigle800.32+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%±%
LiberalMarc Tanguay22,47673.26+14.12
Parti QuébécoisMathieu Pelletier3,32710.84-5.87
Coalition Avenir QuébecJulie Di Battista Manseau3,30310.77-5.06
Québec solidaireVéronique Martineau1,1893.88-0.44
GreenBenoit Drouin2330.76-1.00
Option nationaleGeneviève Dao Phan1160.38-0.49
Marxist–LeninistYves Le Seigle340.11
Total valid votes 30,67899.13
Total rejected ballots 2690.87
Turnout 30,94774.38+3.07
Electors on the lists 41,609
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarc Tanguay17,08159.14+5.22
Parti QuébécoisMarc Boulerice4,82616.71-0.30
Coalition Avenir QuébecDomenico Cavaliere4,72816.37+0.68
Québec solidaireChristine Filiatrault1,2484.32-1.59
GreenGaëtan Bérard5071.76-1.26
Option nationaleMaxime St-Arnault2520.87-0.71
ConservativePatrice Raza1600.55-0.71
Quebec Citizens' UnionSteven Hombrados780.27
Total valid votes 28,88098.88
Total rejected ballots 3271.12
Turnout 29,20771.31+45.77
Electors on the lists 40,960
Quebec provincial by-election, June 11, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarc Tanguay5,44653.36-16.40
Parti QuébécoisFrédéric St-Jean1,73617.01-2.10
Coalition Avenir QuébecDomenico Cavaliere1,60115.69+9.19*
Québec solidaireSébastien Rivard6035.91+4.00
GreenGaëtan Bérard3083.02+0.29
Option nationalePaolo Zambito1611.58
ConservativePatrice Raza1291.26
IndependentMarc-André Beauchesne1041.02
Parti nulRenaud Blais820.80
Équipe AutonomisteGuy Boivin360.45
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

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