# Nathalie Roy

Nathalie Roy MNA (born May 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montarville, first elected in the 2012 election. From 2018 to 2022 she served as minister of Culture and Communications. Prior to her election, Roy served as a journalist and news anchor with TVA Nouvelles.
In August 2016, Roy came out as against Burkini and Hijab, saying these are accessories of Radical Islam.
In August 2019, as minister of Culture and Communications, Roy announced the allocation of CA$15 million to preserve the cultural heritage that the churches of Quebec embody, and CA$5 million for the requalification of places of worship.
Following the 2022 Quebec general election, she was re-elected in her riding of Montarville. In the first session of the 43rd legislature, she was elected by her fellow members to the position of President of the National Assembly (or speaker). She is the second woman to serve as president of the national assembly after Louise Harel in 2002.

## Cabinet posts

Quebec provincial government of François Legault :
| Cabinet post (1) |||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Marie Montpetit | Minister of Culture, Communication and the French Language 18 October 2018 – present | Incumbent |

## Electoral record

vte2022 Quebec general election: Montarville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Nathalie Roy | 19,045 | 45.90% | +4.79 |
| | Parti Québécois | Daniel Michelin | 7,753 | 18.69% | +2.55 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Christine Veilleux | 6,741 | 16.25% | +0.35 |
| | Liberal | Lucie Gagnon | 5,090 | 12.27% | -12.10 |
| | Conservative | Evans Henry | 2,124 | 5.12% | +5.12 |
| | Green | Jeanne Dufour | 601 | 1.45 | +.145 |
| | Climat Québec | Isadora Lamouche | 134 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,488 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | | – | – |
vte2018 Quebec general election: Montarville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Nathalie Roy | 17,368 | 41.11 | +6.07 |
| | Liberal | Ludovic Grisé Farand | 10,298 | 24.37 | -6.92 |
| | Parti Québécois | Daniel Michelin | 6,820 | 16.14 | -10.18 |
| | Québec solidaire | Caroline Charette | 6,716 | 15.9 | +9.25 |
| | New Democratic | Lise Roy | 836 | 1.98 | |
| | Bloc Pot | Jean Dury | 214 | 0.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,252 | 98.60 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 599 | 1.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,851 | 80.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,315 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | +6.495 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Nathalie Roy | 14,999 | 35.04 | -0.70 |
| | Liberal | Jacques Gendron | 13,392 | 31.29 | +6.80 |
| | Parti Québécois | Simon Prévost | 11,268 | 26.32 | -5.17 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jean Marc Ostiguy | 2,845 | 6.65 | +2.18 |
| | Option nationale | Anthony van Duyse | 301 | 0.70 | -1.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,805 | 98.83 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 505 | 1.17 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,310 | 83.17 | -4.49 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 52,071 | – | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | -3.75 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Nathalie Roy | 16,083 | 35.74 | +19.96 |
| | Parti Québécois | Monique Richard | 14,175 | 31.50 | -4.56 |
| | Liberal | Nicole Girard | 11,020 | 24.49 | -16.90 |
| | Québec solidaire | David Fortin Côté | 2,010 | 4.47 | +1.22 |
| | Option nationale | Luc Lapierre-Pelletier | 877 | 1.95 | – |
| | Green | Dominique Robitaille | 633 | 1.41 | -1.80 |
| | Conservative | Claude Leclair | 205 | 0.46 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,003 | 99.16 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 381 | 0.84 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,384 | 87.66 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 51,772 | – | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec notional gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.43 |