# Jennifer Maccarone

Jennifer Maccarone is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Maccarone was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Westmount–Saint-Louis as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Maccarone has served as the Official Opposition Critic for Families and for People Living with a Handicap or on the Autism Spectrum and the Official Opposition Critic for LGBTQ2 Rights. As of September 7, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Family, Public Security, 2SLGBTQIA+ Community, Fight Against Racism, and Mauricie.

## Biography

Maccarone studied at Marianopolis College and McGill University. She began her career as an entrepreneur in marketing and communications, gaining over twenty years of experience in the industry.
Her career in public service began with Quebec's English school boards, as Chair of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. From 2015 until September 2018, she served as the President of the Québec English School Boards Association.
A mother of two autistic children, Maccarone was designated as the first politician in Canada to hold the responsibility for people on the Autism Spectrum. In the November 2019, she proposed that the National Assembly's Health and Social Services Committee study services for young people with autism as they transition to adulthood.
In February 2020, Maccarone became the first elected official of the National Assembly to hold the official title of Critic for LGBTQ2 Rights. She is also the first elected member of the Quebec Liberal Party to openly describe themselves as LGBTQ2.

## Electoral record
### Provincial

vte2022 Quebec general election: Westmount-Saint-Louis :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Maccarone | 10,576 | 50.48 | -16.23 |
| | Québec solidaire | David Touchette | 2,687 | 12.82 | +2.57 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Maria-Luisa Torres-Piaggio | 2,112 | 10.08 | +0.40 |
| | Conservative | Katya Rossokhata | 1,930 | 9.21 | +7.01 |
| | Parti Québécois | Florence Racicot | 1,267 | 6.05 | +0.98 |
| | Canadian | Colin Standish | 1,029 | 4.91 | – |
| | Bloc Montreal | Heidi Small | 735 | 3.51 | – |
| | Green | Sam Kuhn | 616 | 2.94 | -0.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,952 | 99.27 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.73 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,107 | 44.99 | -3.47 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,919 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source(s) "2022 provincial general election results". Élections Québec. |||||||
vte2018 Quebec general election: Westmount-Saint-Louis :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Maccarone | 14,547 | 66.71 | -16.49 |
| | Québec solidaire | Ekaterina Piskunova | 2,236 | 10.25 | +4.01 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Michelle Morin | 2,110 | 9.68 | |
| | Parti Québécois | J. Marion Benoit | 1,105 | 5.07 | -1.46 |
| | Green | Samuel Dajakran Kuhn | 730 | 3.35 | -0.67 |
| | New Democratic | Nicholas Peter Lawson | 598 | 2.74 | |
| | Conservative | Mikey Colangelo Lauzon | 479 | 2.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,805 | 99.19 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 178 | 0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,983 | 48.47 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 45,352 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -10.25 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||