MONTREAL — Two prominent Quebec legislature members say they won’t be running in the provincial election scheduled for the fall.

Longtime Coalition Avenir Québec cabinet minister Caroline Proulx says she’s ready to move on as she approaches her 60th birthday.

Proulx is minister responsible for housing and the status of women, and has held other portfolios including tourism and seniors since she was elected in the Berthier riding north of Montreal in 2018.

Meanwhile, Independent legislature member Vincent Marissal says he’ll be leaving politics at the end of his term.

The Montreal member made waves last year when he left Québec solidaire, the leftist party that had suspended him for meeting with its rival Parti Québécois.

Before Marissal’s victory in Rosemont in 2018 the riding was held by former PQ leader Jean-François Lisée. Proulx’s riding was also in PQ hands for the 10 years preceding her 2018 victory.

The next election is scheduled for Oct. 5.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2026.

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