Sylvain Roy

Sylvain Roy is a Canadian politician from Quebec, currently serving as an independent member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure electoral district.

Sylvain Roy MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure
In office September 4, 2012 – August 28, 2022
Preceded by	Damien Arsenault
Succeeded by	Catherine Blouin
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-03) August 3, 1964 (age 60) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Independent (June 2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Parti Québécois (before June 2021)

He was elected in the 2012 Quebec general election, defeating Liberal incumbent Damien Arsenault. He had previously lost to Arsenault in a by-election on December 5, 2011.

On June 4, 2021, Roy announced on Twitter^[1] that he would leave the Parti Québécois caucus and sit as an independent MNA, citing^[2] disagreements regarding the application of Bill 101 in CEGEP along with other issues that deteriorated his trust relationship with his former caucus.^[3]