2026 Quebec general election
The 2026 Quebec general election was held on October 5, 2026, to elect members to the National Assembly of the 44th Quebec Legislature. Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannotte dropped the writs of election on August 27, 2026, after Premier Christine Fréchette advised her to dissolve the legislature. Key issues of the election campaign included the cost of living, housing, Quebec sovereignty, infrastructure, protection of Quebec culture and the French language, U.S. tariffs, healthcare, the economy, and energy.
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2026 Quebec general election
The 2026 Quebec general election was held on October 5, 2026, to elect members to the National Assembly of the 44th Quebec Legislature. Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannotte dropped the writs of election on August 27, 2026, after Premier Christine Fréchette advised her to dissolve the legislature. Key issues of the election campaign included the cost of living, housing, Quebec sovereignty, infrastructure, protection of Quebec culture and the French language, U.S. tariffs, healthcare, the economy, and energy.
Fréchette led the governing Coalition Avenir Québec to a historic defeat, losing all 79 of their seats in an electoral wipeout, only the fourth time in Canadian history for a ruling party, joining the Prince Edward Island Conservatives in (/wiki/1935PrinceEdwardIslandgeneralelection), the United Farmers of Alberta in (/wiki/1935Albertageneralelection), and the New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives in (/wiki/1987NewBrunswickgeneralelection). In terms of the number and percentage of seats lost, this far surpassed Richard Hatfield's 1987 loss as the worst defeat for a provincial government in Canadian history.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon led the Parti Québécois to a massive rebound in popularity, jumping from 7 seats to 59, after having won just 3 in (/wiki/2022Quebecgeneralelection). Plamondon became Premier-designate of Quebec, but fell short of a majority government that had been predicted by many pundits. The Quebec Liberal Party placed second with their highest seat count since (/wiki/2014Quebecgeneralelection), while the Conservative Party of Quebec gained official party status for the first time since being founded in 2009, and the first time since (/wiki/1935Quebecgeneralelection) that seats would be won under a Conservative party banner. Québec solidaire dropped 2 seats from 11 to 9.
This was the first election in Quebec history where no party reached 30% of the popular vote, and the first since (/wiki/1998Quebecgeneralelection) in which sovereigntist parties won a combined majority of seats in the National Assembly (the Parti Québécois and Québec solidaire).
Background
2026 Quebec general election
In the 2022 general election, the Coalition Avenir Québec under François Legault increased its parliamentary majority, winning 90 seats. The Liberals, despite finishing fourth in the popular vote behind Québec solidaire and the Parti Québécois, remained the official opposition, winning 21 seats. The Parti Québécois lost most of its remaining seats but managed to elect its previously seatless leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to a seat. The Conservatives increased their share of the vote to 13%; however, as their support was more spread out throughout Quebec, they did not gain any seats.
On January 14, 2026, Legault announced his pending resignation as leader of the CAQ and premier of Quebec.
Under the province's fixed election date law, passed in 2013, "the general election following the end of a Legislature shall be held on the first Monday of October of the fourth calendar year following the year that includes the last day of the previous Legislature", setting the date for October 5, 2026. On August 27, premier Fréchette visited the lieutenant governor of Quebec to advise her to dissolve the legislature and call a general election.
Ahead of the election, the CAQ officially changed its registration to Équipe Christine Fréchette – Coalition Avenir Québec.
Political parties and standings
The table below lists parties represented and seats held in the National Assembly after the 2022 provincial election.
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">Ideology</th><th rowspan="2">Position</th><th rowspan="2">Leader</th><th colspan="2">2022 result</th><th rowspan="2">Seats at Dissolution</th></tr><tr><th>Votes (%)</th><th>Seats</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Coalition Avenir Québec</td><td></td><td>Centre-right to right-wing</td><td>Christine Fréchette</td><td>40.98%</td><td>90 / 125</td><td>79 / 125</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td></td><td>Centre to centre-right</td><td>Charles Milliard</td><td>14.37%</td><td>21 / 125</td><td>18 / 125</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Québec solidaire</td><td></td><td>Left-wing to far-left</td><td>Ruba Ghazal & Sol Zanetti (co-spokespersons)</td><td>15.43%</td><td>11 / 125</td><td>11 / 125</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Parti Québécois</td><td></td><td>Centre-left to centre</td><td>Paul St-Pierre Plamondon</td><td>14.61%</td><td>3 / 125</td><td>7 / 125</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Right-wing</td><td>Éric Duhaime</td><td>12.91%</td><td>0 / 125</td><td>1 / 125</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independents</td><td colspan="3">N/A</td><td>0.05%</td><td>0 / 125</td><td>9 / 125</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Vacant</td><td colspan="5">N/A</td><td>0 / 125</td></tr></tbody></table>
Changes to the National Assembly
Constituency name changes
The following electoral districts had their names changed in June 2025:
<table><thead><tr><th>Old name</th><th>New name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arthabaska</td><td>Arthabaska–L'Érable</td></tr><tr><td>Laporte</td><td>Pierre-Laporte</td></tr><tr><td>Matane-Matapédia</td><td>Matane-Matapédia-Mitis</td></tr><tr><td>Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata</td><td>Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata–Les Basques</td></tr><tr><td>Vimont</td><td>Vimont-Auteuil</td></tr></tbody></table>
Redistribution of seats
For the 2026 election, the Assembly was increased to 127 seats. Two new seats were created, 39 had their boundaries changed, and five regions saw no changes at all.
<table><thead><tr><th>Region</th><th>New district</th><th>Modifications</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Capitale-Nationale</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Centre-du-Québec</td><td>Marie-Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Estrie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lanaudière</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Laurentides</td><td>Bellefeuille</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Laval</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Montérégie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Outaouais</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Arising from</th><th>Region</th><th>Divisions</th><th>Number</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3">An Act to ensure effective representation of electors, L.Q. 2026, c. 15</td><td>Bas-Saint-Laurent</td><td></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine</td><td></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Montreal</td><td></td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Total</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Arising from</th><th>Region</th><th>Divisions</th><th>Number</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="5">Commission Order</td><td>Abitibi-Témiscamingue</td><td rowspan="5">All divisions</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Chaudière-Appalaches</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Côte-Nord</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Mauricie</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Nord-du-Québec</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Total</td><td>17</td></tr></tbody></table>
Nominal redistributed results
The new election boundaries saw different results in 41 constituencies, including the new constituencies of Bellefeuille and Marie-Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie, the table below gives the nominal results for the 2022 election using the new boundaries.
Timeline
By-elections
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="3" rowspan="2">Riding and winning party</th><th colspan="4">Turnout</th><th colspan="4">Vote share for winning candidate</th></tr><tr><th>%</th><th colspan="3">Change (pp)</th><th>%</th><th colspan="3">Change (pp)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne</td><td>█ Québec solidaire</td><td>Gain</td><td>31.10</td><td>-26.72</td><td> </td><td></td><td>44.50</td><td>16.78</td><td></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Jean-Talon</td><td>█ Parti Québécois</td><td>Gain</td><td>55.21</td><td>-18.64</td><td> </td><td></td><td>44.06</td><td>25.37</td><td></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Terrebonne</td><td>█ Parti Québécois</td><td>Gain</td><td>37.26</td><td>-33.91</td><td> </td><td></td><td>52.74</td><td>33.86</td><td></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Arthabaska</td><td>█ Parti Québécois</td><td>Gain</td><td>59.98</td><td>-14.12</td><td> </td><td></td><td>46.37</td><td>36.36</td><td></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Chicoutimi</td><td>█ Parti Québécois</td><td>Gain</td><td>34.22</td><td>-34.51</td><td> </td><td></td><td>45.35</td><td>31.14</td><td></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>
2022
• October 3 – The Coalition Avenir Québec led by François Legault wins a second majority government in the 43rd Quebec general election. • November 7 – Dominique Anglade resigns as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, triggering a leadership election to determine her successor. • November 10 – LaFontaine MNA Marc Tanguay is named interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
2023
• May 16 – Manon Massé announced that she will not seek re-election as female spokesperson at Québec Solidaire's next convention held from November 24 to 26, 2023, in Gatineau. • November 26 – Émilise Lessard-Therrien is elected as Québec Solidaire's female spokesperson.
2024
• April 29 – Lessard-Therrien resigns as Québec Solidaire's female spokesperson. • May 2 – Sherbrooke MNA Christine Labrie becomes Québec Solidaire's interim female spokesperson. • November 16 – Mercier MNA Ruba Ghazal is elected female spokesperson of Québec Solidaire.
2025
• March 20 – Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois resigns as Québec Solidaire's male spokesperson. • March 24 – Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne MNA Guillaume Cliche-Rivard becomes Québec Solidaire's interim male spokesperson. • June 14 – Pablo Rodriguez wins the 2025 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election. • September 10 – François Legault conducts a major cabinet reshuffle. • November 8 – Jean-Lesage MNA Sol Zanetti wins the 2025 Québec solidaire co-spokesperson election. • December 17 – Pablo Rodriguez resigns as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. • December 19 – LaFontaine MNA Marc Tanguay is named interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
2026
• January 14 – Francois Legault announces his pending resignation as premier of Quebec and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, triggering a leadership election. • February 13 – Charles Milliard wins the 2026 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election by acclamation. • April 12 – Christine Fréchette wins the 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election. • April 15 – Fréchette is sworn in as the 33rd Premier of Quebec. • April 21 – The Fréchette ministry is sworn in. • August 27 – Fréchette advises the lieutenant governor to dissolve the national assembly and call a general election for October 5, 2026. • September 9 – First debate is hosted by Radio-Canada. • September 15 – Second debate is hosted by TVA Nouvelles. • September 16 – Third debate is hosted by Noovo Info/Crave. • September 23 – Final debate is hosted by Radio-Canada. • October 5 – Election day.
Campaign
Contests
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Candidates nominated</th><th rowspan="2">Electoral districts</th><th colspan="16">Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>CAQ</td><td>PQ</td><td>PLQ</td><td>PCQ</td><td>QS</td><td>Climat</td><td>Nul</td><td>PVQ</td><td>CaPQ</td><td>DD</td><td>Ind</td><td>Presence</td><td>MLP</td><td>Comm</td><td>Other</td><th>Totals</th></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>35</td><td>35</td><td>35</td><td>35</td><td>35</td><td>35</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>3</td><td>210</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>42</td><td>42</td><td>42</td><td>42</td><td>42</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>19</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>9</td><td>294</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>152</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>126</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>127</td><td>127</td><td>127</td><td>127</td><td>127</td><td>127</td><td>52</td><td>38</td><td>37</td><td>29</td><td>28</td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>30</td><td>908</td></tr></tbody></table>
Incumbents not standing for re-election
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Incumbent MNA</th><th>Electoral District</th><th>Date announced</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Marwah Rizqy</td><td>Saint-Laurent</td><td>October 1, 2024</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois</td><td>Gouin</td><td>March 20, 2025</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Christine Labrie</td><td>Sherbrooke</td><td>June 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Christian Dubé</td><td>La Prairie</td><td>August 25, 2025</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>André Lamontagne</td><td>Johnson</td><td>September 8, 2025</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Suzanne Roy</td><td>Verchères</td><td>September 8, 2025</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Manon Massé</td><td>Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques</td><td>October 20, 2025</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Sylvain Lévesque</td><td>Chauveau</td><td>December 19, 2025</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Denis Lamothe</td><td>Ungava</td><td>January 9, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>François Legault</td><td>L'Assomption</td><td>January 14, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Geneviève Guilbault</td><td>Louis-Hébert</td><td>January 18, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Sonia LeBel</td><td>Champlain</td><td>January 19, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Haroun Bouazzi</td><td>Maurice-Richard</td><td>January 21, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Jonatan Julien</td><td>Charlesbourg</td><td>February 2, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Lionel Carmant</td><td>Taillon</td><td>February 3, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>André Bachand</td><td>Richmond</td><td>February 27, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Vincent Marissal</td><td>Rosemont</td><td>March 2, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Caroline Proulx</td><td>Berthier</td><td>March 2, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Lucie Lecours</td><td>Les Plaines</td><td>March 17, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Isabelle Poulet</td><td>Laporte</td><td>March 17, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Éric Caire</td><td>La Peltrie</td><td>March 26, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Louis Lemieux</td><td>Saint-Jean</td><td>April 2, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Isabelle Charest</td><td>Brome-Missisquoi</td><td>April 6, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Nancy Guillemette</td><td>Roberval</td><td>April 7, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Agnès Grondin</td><td>Argenteuil</td><td>April 8, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Youri Chassin</td><td>Saint-Jérôme</td><td>April 10, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Alice Abou-Khalil</td><td>Fabre</td><td>April 20, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Chantale Jeannotte</td><td>Labelle</td><td>May 25, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Isabelle Lecours</td><td>Lotbinière-Frontenac</td><td>May 28, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>François St-Louis</td><td>Joliette</td><td>May 29, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Luc Provençal</td><td>Beauce-Nord</td><td>May 29, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Carole Mallette</td><td>Huntingdon</td><td>May 29, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Mario Asselin</td><td>Vanier-Les Rivières</td><td>May 30, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Robert Bussière</td><td>Gatineau</td><td>May 31, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Marie-Louise Tardif</td><td>Laviolette–Saint-Maurice</td><td>June 1, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Mathieu Lemay</td><td>Masson</td><td>June 3, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Sylvie D'Amours</td><td>Mirabel</td><td>June 8, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Gilles Bélanger</td><td>Orford</td><td>June 8, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Daniel Bernard</td><td>Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue</td><td>June 12, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Éric Girard</td><td>Lac-Saint-Jean</td><td>June 16, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Jean Boulet</td><td>Trois-Rivières</td><td>June 17, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Mathieu Lacombe</td><td>Papineau</td><td>June 18, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Céline Haytayan</td><td>Laval-des-Rapides</td><td>July 2, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>François Tremblay</td><td>Dubuc</td><td>July 6, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>François Bonnardel</td><td>Granby</td><td>July 13, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Marie-Claude Nichols</td><td>Vaudreuil</td><td>August 4, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Chantal Soucy</td><td>Saint-Hyacinthe</td><td>August 6, 2026</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Benoit Charette</td><td>Deux-Montagnes</td><td>August 19, 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Party slogans
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>French</th><th>English (translation)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>█ CAQ</td><td>Avançons</td><td>Unofficial: "Let's move forward"</td></tr><tr><td>█ Liberal</td><td>Rassembler. Réparer. Bâtir.</td><td>"Unite. Repair. Build."</td></tr><tr><td>█ QC solidaire</td><td>C'est possible</td><td>Unofficial: "It's possible"</td></tr><tr><td>█ Parti Québécois</td><td>Le choix de la confiance</td><td>Unofficial: "The choice of trust"</td></tr><tr><td>█ Conservative</td><td>Oser pour vrai</td><td>Unofficial: "Dare for real"</td></tr></tbody></table>
Party platforms
<table><thead><tr><th>Issue</th><th>QS</th><th>PQ</th><th>Liberal</th><th>CAQ</th><th>PCQ</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Immigration</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sovereignty and monarchy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Identity, diversity, language, demographics and secularism</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Economy and public finance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Health care</td><td>None</td><td></td><td></td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr></tbody></table>
Housing
Housing affordability is an important issue in the 2026 campaign. The shortage of affordable housing, rising rents and the construction of new housing have become significant concerns for municipalities and other organizations. Municipalities have called for greater support for the construction of affordable housing in order to address the housing shortage and improve access to affordable homes. All parties have proposed various housing plans.
Economy and cost of living
The economy and cost of living are prominent issues in the 2026 campaign. The Coalition Avenir Québec has made the cost of living and economic security among the main themes of its early campaign efforts.
Health care and public services
Health care is another major issue in the campaign. Issues raised by organizations in the health sector include access to primary care, the role of the private sector, working conditions and the governance of Santé Québec. Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has pledged to abolish Santé Québec. He later suggested that he would keep part of it as a division within the Ministry of Health.
Immigration and the French language
Immigration and the protection of the French language remain important issues in Quebec political debate. The planning of temporary and permanent immigration levels, as well as their effects on public services and linguistic integration, are among the issues being debated ahead of the 2026 election. Following a breakdown in negotiations during the 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada, prime minister Mark Carney stated that the Americans made "threats to the French language" and "Quebec culture", and made efforts "to restrict our protections of our language, our culture, and in effect, our sovereignty", which helped spell "the end of this phase of the negotiations"; this was denied by Trump and his officials.
In addition, voting information mail from Élections Québec will be French-only, sparking criticism from some groups.
Quebec independence
The question of Quebec independence has returned to a prominent place in the campaign. Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon remains committed to holding a referendum during a first term in government, although he has stated that he would not hold one before January 20, 2029, when President of the United States Donald Trump is scheduled to leave office at the expiry of his second term. Plamondon claimed that too much political uncertainty would be created by holding a referendum while Trump remains in office. On September 9th, 2026, Plamondon pledged to hold a referendum on Quebec sovereignty even if the PQ did not get a majority government.
On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke took issue with Parti Québécois lack of recognition of Indigenous rights in the blue book, their policy book. They pointed out that Quebec needs to consult indigenous communities if they wanted to pursue independence. On the same day, Plamondon revealed that, if Quebec voted yes on a referendum, a PQ government would adopt a temporary constitution where Indigenous support is not essential.
Debates
On June 23, 2026, it was announced that there would be no English debate during the election. This was the second consecutive election that the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) and Parti Québécois (PQ) declined to participate in a debate in English. Québec solidaire and the Conservative Party of Quebec had agreed to a debate.
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="3">Date</th><th rowspan="3">Organizers</th><th rowspan="3">Location</th><th rowspan="3">Moderator</th><th colspan="5"> P Present I Invitee N Non-invitee</th><th rowspan="3">Source</th></tr><tr><th>Fréchette</th><th>Milliard</th><th>Ghazal</th><th>Plamondon</th><th>Duhaime</th></tr><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>September 9, 2026</td><td>Radio-Canada</td><td>National Assembly of Quebec</td><td>Sébastien Bovet, Anne-Marie Dussault, Alec Castonguay</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September 15, 2026</td><td>TVA Nouvelles</td><td>TVA Nouvelles Studio</td><td>Paul Larocque</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September 16, 2026</td><td>Noovo Info/Crave</td><td>Campus Bell</td><td>Michel Bherer</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September 23, 2026</td><td>Radio-Canada</td><td>Maison de Radio-Canada, Montreal</td><td>Patrice Roy</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td>P</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Opinion polls
2026 Quebec general election
Opinion polling during the election
Opinion polling since the 2022 election
Polling by language
Voting intentions among French speakers
Voting intentions among non-French speakers
Projections
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Source</th><th colspan="7">Seat ranking</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>PQ</td><td>Liberal</td><td>PCQ</td><td>QS</td><td>CAQ</td><th>As of</th><th>Projection</th></tr><tr><td>338Canada</td><td>63 (50–74)</td><td>37 (33–44)</td><td>18 (10–27)</td><td>9 (2–12)</td><td>0 (0–2)</td><td>October 5, 2026</td><td>PQ minority</td></tr><tr><td>Polling Canada</td><td>64 (57–72)</td><td>37 (33–39)</td><td>18 (16–25)</td><td>6 (6–8)</td><td>2 (0–4)</td><td>October 4, 2026</td><td>PQ majority</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Source</th><th colspan="6">Popular vote ranking</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>PQ</td><td>Liberal</td><td>PCQ</td><td>CAQ</td><td>QS</td><th>As of</th></tr><tr><td>338Canada</td><td>29% (±4%)</td><td>24% (±3%)</td><td>20% (±3%)</td><td>16% (±3%)</td><td>11% (±2%)</td><td>October 5, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Polling Canada</td><td>29%</td><td>24%</td><td>20%</td><td>16%</td><td>11%</td><td>October 4, 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Results
2026 Quebec general election
In the riding of Vachon, Liberal candidate Affine Lwalalika's 10,063 votes were just 10 more than those of Parti Québécois candidate Stephan Fogaing. As a result, the PQ has requested a judicial recount. Additionally, initial counts in Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne showed that Liberal candidate Benoit Clermont had unseated Guillaume Cliche-Rivard of Québec Solidaire by just 39 votes. Cliche-Rivard had equally indicated the possibility of a legal challenge, but once vote verification lengthened Clermont's lead to 275, Cliche-Rivard stated that the "result is clear" and accepted the outcome. Outside of the five main parties, only one candidate received 1,000 or more votes in this election, being Kevin Grenier of Démocratie directe in René-Lévesque, placing fifth.
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="13"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Party</th><th rowspan="2">Leader(s)</th><th rowspan="2">Candidates</th><th colspan="4">Votes</th><th colspan="3">Seats</th></tr><tr><th>#</th><th>±</th><th>%</th><th>Change (pp)</th><th>2022</th><th>2026</th><th>±</th></tr><tr><td></td><td>Parti Québécois</td><td>Paul St-Pierre Plamondon</td><td>127</td><td>1,200,394</td><td>599,686</td><td>28.02</td><td>13.41</td><td>3</td><td>59 / 127</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Charles Milliard</td><td>127</td><td>1,037,999</td><td>446,922</td><td>24.23</td><td>9.86</td><td>21</td><td>40 / 127</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Éric Duhaime</td><td>127</td><td>885,379</td><td>354,593</td><td>20.66</td><td>7.75</td><td>0</td><td>19 / 127</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Québec solidaire</td><td>Ruba Ghazal & Sol Zanetti</td><td>127</td><td>532,093</td><td>102,442</td><td>12.42</td><td>3.01</td><td>11</td><td>9 / 127</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Coalition Avenir Québec</td><td>Christine Fréchette</td><td>127</td><td>572,037</td><td>1,113,536</td><td>13.35</td><td>27.63</td><td>90</td><td>0 / 127</td><td>90</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green</td><td>Alex Tyrrell</td><td>37</td><td>12,107</td><td>18,947</td><td>0.28</td><td>0.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Climat Québec</td><td>Martine Ouellet</td><td>52</td><td>11,667</td><td>3,023</td><td>0.27</td><td>0.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Canadian</td><td>Joseph Cianflone</td><td>29</td><td>8,232</td><td>4,749</td><td>0.19</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Parti nul</td><td>Renaud Blais</td><td>38</td><td>8,136</td><td>7,062</td><td>0.19</td><td>0.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Démocratie directe</td><td>Jean Charles Cléroux</td><td>28</td><td>4,453</td><td>2,032</td><td>0.10</td><td>0.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>—N/a</td><td>19</td><td>3,911</td><td>1,790</td><td>0.09</td><td>0.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Présence</td><td>Guillaume Tremblay</td><td>18</td><td>2,940</td><td>New</td><td>0.07</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Parti culinaire</td><td>Jean-Louis Thémis</td><td>4</td><td>948</td><td>592</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Libertarian</td><td>Charles Olivier</td><td>3</td><td>859</td><td>743</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Communist</td><td>Adrien Welsh</td><td>10</td><td>821</td><td>Returned</td><td>0.02</td><td>Returned</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Marxist–Leninist</td><td>Christine Dandenault (interim)</td><td>12</td><td>739</td><td>54</td><td>0.02</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Access, Property, and Equity Party</td><td>Shawn Lalande McLean</td><td>5</td><td>529</td><td>459</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bloc Pot</td><td>Jean-Patrick Berthiaume</td><td>6</td><td>529</td><td>Returned</td><td>0.01</td><td>Returned</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Équipe Autonomiste</td><td>Louis Chandonnet</td><td>8</td><td>292</td><td>264</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Osons Québec</td><td>Ludovic Mbany</td><td>2</td><td>209</td><td>New</td><td>0.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Québec innovant</td><td>Alexandre St-Pierre</td><td>2</td><td>188</td><td>New</td><td>0.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Total</td><td>908</td><td>4,284,462</td><td>171,641</td><th colspan="2">100%</th><th>125</th><th>127</th><th>2</th></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Rejected ballots</td><td>63,241</td><td>6,925</td><td>1.45%</td><td>0.10%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Turnout</td><td>4,347,703</td><td>178,566</td><td>66.92%</td><td>0.77%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Registered electors</td><td>6,495,984</td><td>193,195</td><th colspan="5">Sources</th></tr></tbody></table>
Results by riding
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Riding</th><th>PQ</th><th>PLQ</th><th>PCQ</th><th>CAQ</th><th>QS</th><th rowspan="2">Other</th><th rowspan="2">Total</th><th colspan="3" rowspan="2">Winner</th><th colspan="3" rowspan="2">Previous member</th></tr><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><th> </th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th colspan="3"></th><th colspan="3"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Abitibi-Est</td><td>7,192</td><td>4,292</td><td>4,609</td><td>2,587</td><td>1,956</td><td>123</td><td>20,759</td><td>Stéphane Tremblay</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Pierre Dufour</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Abitibi-Ouest</td><td>11,080</td><td>1,827</td><td>4,045</td><td>3,433</td><td>1,959</td><td>0</td><td>22,344</td><td>Sébastien D'Astous</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Suzanne Blais</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Acadie</td><td>3,446</td><td>12,996</td><td>2,435</td><td>1,439</td><td>5,159</td><td>803</td><td>26,278</td><td colspan="4">André Morin</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Anjou–Louis-Riel</td><td>5,329</td><td>10,242</td><td>2,405</td><td>3,572</td><td>3,733</td><td>293</td><td>25,574</td><td>Nicolas Plourde</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Karine Boivin Roy</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Argenteuil</td><td>8,956</td><td>6,924</td><td>5,439</td><td>3,096</td><td>1,881</td><td>736</td><td>27,032</td><td>Pierre Nantel</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Agnès Grondin</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Arthabaska-L'Érable</td><td>14,880</td><td>3,431</td><td>18,432</td><td>6,047</td><td>2,293</td><td>376</td><td>45,459</td><td>Tarek Henoud</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Alex Boissonneault</td><td></td><td>PQ</td></tr><tr><td>Beauce-Nord</td><td>4,360</td><td>5,440</td><td>22,164</td><td>2,483</td><td>1,209</td><td>174</td><td>35,830</td><td>Patricia Drouin</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Luc Provençal</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Beauce-Sud</td><td>3,398</td><td>2,940</td><td>21,966</td><td>8,467</td><td>896</td><td>81</td><td>37,748</td><td>Jonathan Poulin</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Samuel Poulin</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Beauharnois</td><td>17,913</td><td>5,022</td><td>6,230</td><td>7,674</td><td>2,536</td><td>547</td><td>39,922</td><td>Alexandre Daneau</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Claude Reid</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Bellechasse</td><td>5,306</td><td>2,621</td><td>22,527</td><td>3,301</td><td>1,447</td><td>84</td><td>35,286</td><td>Éric Duhaime</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Stéphanie Lachance</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Bellefeuille</td><td>12,985</td><td>4,513</td><td>7,341</td><td>3,840</td><td>2,540</td><td>0</td><td>31,219</td><td>Audrey Bujold</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td colspan="3">New riding</td></tr><tr><td>Berthier</td><td>15,640</td><td>3,183</td><td>7,817</td><td>5,476</td><td>3,253</td><td>624</td><td>35,993</td><td>Elsie Lefebvre</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Caroline Proulx</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Bertrand</td><td>15,768</td><td>5,603</td><td>5,746</td><td>7,362</td><td>4,550</td><td>506</td><td>39,535</td><td>Alexandre Girard-Duchaine</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>France-Élaine Duranceau</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Blainville</td><td>15,000</td><td>11,822</td><td>7,112</td><td>6,418</td><td>3,448</td><td>723</td><td>44,523</td><td>Nadine Le Gal</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Mario Laframboise</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Bonaventure</td><td>9,893</td><td>2,928</td><td>2,026</td><td>4,596</td><td>1,813</td><td>0</td><td>21,256</td><td>Pier-Luc Bujold</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Catherine Blouin</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Borduas</td><td>15,949</td><td>7,088</td><td>6,330</td><td>10,647</td><td>4,787</td><td>376</td><td>45,177</td><td>Cédric Gagnon-Ducharme</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Simon Jolin-Barrette</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Bourassa-Sauvé</td><td>3,596</td><td>10,428</td><td>2,074</td><td>2,064</td><td>3,718</td><td>125</td><td>22,005</td><td colspan="4">Madwa-Nika Cadet</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Brome-Missisquoi</td><td>10,889</td><td>13,007</td><td>6,445</td><td>5,249</td><td>3,585</td><td>878</td><td>40,053</td><td>Frédéric Beauchemin</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Isabelle Charest</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Camille-Laurin</td><td>12,229</td><td>6,806</td><td>2,371</td><td>2,688</td><td>6,247</td><td>494</td><td>30,835</td><td colspan="4">Paul St-Pierre Plamondon</td><td></td><td>PQ</td></tr><tr><td>Chambly</td><td>13,885</td><td>7,793</td><td>5,900</td><td>7,646</td><td>4,510</td><td>776</td><td>40,510</td><td>Julie Guyot</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Jean-François Roberge</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Champlain</td><td>12,499</td><td>6,514</td><td>12,690</td><td>7,385</td><td>2,878</td><td>1,364</td><td>43,330</td><td>Adriana Szalontai</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Sonia LeBel</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Chapleau</td><td>6,740</td><td>12,816</td><td>5,471</td><td>5,652</td><td>2,911</td><td>626</td><td>34,216</td><td>Michel Langevin</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Mathieu Lévesque</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Charlesbourg</td><td>11,337</td><td>5,956</td><td>16,882</td><td>5,171</td><td>4,114</td><td>405</td><td>43,865</td><td>Éloïse Coulombe</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Jonatan Julien</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Charlevoix—Côte-de-Beaupré</td><td>10,506</td><td>3,260</td><td>15,997</td><td>7,287</td><td>3,778</td><td>204</td><td>41,032</td><td>Caroline Simard</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Kariane Bourassa</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Châteauguay</td><td>9,651</td><td>12,343</td><td>4,251</td><td>4,663</td><td>3,037</td><td>569</td><td>34,514</td><td>Félix Rhéaume</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Marie-Belle Gendron</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Chauveau</td><td>9,474</td><td>5,825</td><td>22,026</td><td>4,497</td><td>3,860</td><td>325</td><td>46,007</td><td>Karim Elayoubi</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Sylvain Lévesque</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Chicoutimi</td><td>11,858</td><td>4,408</td><td>5,522</td><td>4,956</td><td>2,965</td><td>397</td><td>30,106</td><td colspan="4">Marie-Karlynn Laflamme</td><td></td><td>PQ</td></tr><tr><td>Chomedey</td><td>3,761</td><td>12,807</td><td>5,116</td><td>2,522</td><td>2,917</td><td>1,233</td><td>28,356</td><td>Madeleine Féquière</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Sona Lakhoyan Olivier</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Chutes-de-la-Chaudière</td><td>11,413</td><td>6,543</td><td>22,752</td><td>5,702</td><td>2,691</td><td>645</td><td>49,746</td><td>Dominique Dumas</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Martine Biron</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Côte-du-Sud</td><td>8,560</td><td>3,967</td><td>15,161</td><td>6,076</td><td>2,041</td><td>0</td><td>35,805</td><td>Frédéric Poulin</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Mathieu Rivest</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Daniel-Johnson</td><td>11,983</td><td>5,785</td><td>8,587</td><td>5,172</td><td>3,002</td><td>0</td><td>34,529</td><td>Nathalie Boisclair</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>André Lamontagne</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>D'Arcy-McGee</td><td>1,056</td><td>16,442</td><td>5,336</td><td>694</td><td>2,703</td><td>840</td><td>27,071</td><td colspan="4">Elisabeth Prass</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Deux-Montagnes</td><td>12,575</td><td>7,717</td><td>5,194</td><td>4,966</td><td>3,836</td><td>244</td><td>34,532</td><td>Linda Vaillant</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Benoit Charette</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Drummond—Bois-Francs</td><td>11,409</td><td>4,516</td><td>10,943</td><td>7,233</td><td>2,586</td><td>517</td><td>37,204</td><td>Charles Page</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Sébastien Schneeberger</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Dubuc</td><td>10,725</td><td>3,151</td><td>7,894</td><td>3,987</td><td>1,804</td><td>202</td><td>27,763</td><td>Émile Simard</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>François Tremblay</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Duplessis</td><td>9,434</td><td>1,080</td><td>3,909</td><td>4,550</td><td>984</td><td>56</td><td>20,013</td><td>Meggie Richard</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Kateri Champagne Jourdain</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Fabre</td><td>6,968</td><td>15,043</td><td>6,080</td><td>3,118</td><td>3,439</td><td>550</td><td>35,198</td><td>Marie Claude Fournier</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Alice Abou-Khalil</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Gaspé</td><td>10,525</td><td>2,278</td><td>1,358</td><td>2,404</td><td>1,322</td><td>0</td><td>17,887</td><td>Méganne Perry Mélançon</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Stéphane Sainte-Croix</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Gatineau</td><td>8,308</td><td>15,547</td><td>6,303</td><td>3,988</td><td>2,903</td><td>265</td><td>37,314</td><td>David Logue</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Robert Bussière</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Gouin</td><td>5,011</td><td>3,976</td><td>1,063</td><td>953</td><td>19,431</td><td>600</td><td>31,034</td><td colspan="4">Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Granby</td><td>13,171</td><td>7,553</td><td>6,971</td><td>8,253</td><td>3,645</td><td>381</td><td>39,974</td><td>Jean-François Arsenault</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>François Bonnardel</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Groulx</td><td>11,742</td><td>8,621</td><td>5,284</td><td>6,474</td><td>4,053</td><td>330</td><td>36,504</td><td>Marie-Claude Sarrazin</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Eric Girard</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Hochelaga-Maisonneuve</td><td>6,665</td><td>3,311</td><td>1,240</td><td>1,176</td><td>14,033</td><td>557</td><td>26,982</td><td colspan="4">Alexandre Leduc</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Hull</td><td>5,798</td><td>14,582</td><td>3,639</td><td>4,072</td><td>6,032</td><td>185</td><td>34,308</td><td>Sacha Cannon</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Suzanne Tremblay</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Huntingdon</td><td>10,110</td><td>8,505</td><td>8,475</td><td>4,022</td><td>1,856</td><td>202</td><td>33,170</td><td>Frédéric Laplante</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Carole Mallette</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Iberville</td><td>12,755</td><td>4,631</td><td>7,948</td><td>6,762</td><td>3,085</td><td>740</td><td>35,921</td><td>Camille Pellerin-Forget</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Audrey Bogemans</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Îles-de-la-Madeleine</td><td>5,061</td><td>1,560</td><td>202</td><td>330</td><td>338</td><td>115</td><td>7,606</td><td colspan="4">Joël Arseneau</td><td></td><td>PQ</td></tr><tr><td>Jacques-Cartier</td><td>1,329</td><td>22,456</td><td>3,309</td><td>881</td><td>1,696</td><td>1,004</td><td>30,675</td><td colspan="4">Greg Kelley</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Jean-Lesage</td><td>6,412</td><td>2,754</td><td>7,190</td><td>2,845</td><td>10,847</td><td>359</td><td>30,407</td><td colspan="4">Sol Zanetti</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Jeanne-Mance—Viger</td><td>2,266</td><td>17,357</td><td>2,622</td><td>1,204</td><td>3,307</td><td>340</td><td>27,096</td><td colspan="4">Filomena Rotiroti</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Jean-Talon</td><td>10,615</td><td>11,522</td><td>5,680</td><td>2,968</td><td>5,121</td><td>376</td><td>36,282</td><td>Julie White</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Pascal Paradis</td><td></td><td>PQ</td></tr><tr><td>Joliette</td><td>18,368</td><td>3,775</td><td>7,138</td><td>7,227</td><td>3,541</td><td>734</td><td>40,783</td><td>Véronique Venne</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>François St-Louis</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Jonquière</td><td>11,101</td><td>1,639</td><td>5,244</td><td>10,185</td><td>2,223</td><td>159</td><td>30,551</td><td>Jimmy Bouchard</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Yannick Gagnon</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>La Peltrie</td><td>8,541</td><td>7,112</td><td>21,826</td><td>4,157</td><td>3,220</td><td>455</td><td>45,311</td><td>Maïté Blanchette Vézina</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Éric Caire</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>La Pinière</td><td>4,969</td><td>17,248</td><td>4,234</td><td>3,371</td><td>3,848</td><td>790</td><td>34,460</td><td colspan="4">Linda Caron</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>La Prairie</td><td>10,719</td><td>11,370</td><td>4,989</td><td>6,087</td><td>3,242</td><td>255</td><td>36,662</td><td>Sonia Ziadé</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Christian Dubé</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Labelle</td><td>14,016</td><td>4,326</td><td>6,673</td><td>6,672</td><td>2,860</td><td>625</td><td>35,172</td><td>Catherine Drouin</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Chantale Jeannotte</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Lac-Saint-Jean</td><td>13,676</td><td>2,716</td><td>6,688</td><td>4,549</td><td>2,043</td><td>315</td><td>29,987</td><td>William Fradette</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Éric Girard</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>LaFontaine</td><td>2,654</td><td>14,893</td><td>3,418</td><td>1,514</td><td>2,448</td><td>376</td><td>25,303</td><td colspan="4">Marc Tanguay</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>L'Assomption</td><td>16,351</td><td>5,378</td><td>7,270</td><td>6,705</td><td>3,762</td><td>323</td><td>39,789</td><td>Maxime Laporte</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>François Legault</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Laurier-Dorion</td><td>3,494</td><td>8,033</td><td>1,280</td><td>704</td><td>14,577</td><td>688</td><td>28,776</td><td colspan="4">Andrés Fontecilla</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Laval-des-Rapides</td><td>7,506</td><td>12,034</td><td>3,888</td><td>3,875</td><td>5,339</td><td>433</td><td>33,075</td><td>Caroline De Guire</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Céline Haytayan</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Laviolette–Saint-Maurice</td><td>12,142</td><td>6,620</td><td>10,611</td><td>6,056</td><td>2,644</td><td>660</td><td>38,733</td><td>Élodie Murphy-Gauthier</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Marie-Louise Tardif</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Les Plaines</td><td>12,983</td><td>5,464</td><td>7,022</td><td>4,198</td><td>2,894</td><td>745</td><td>33,306</td><td>Dieudonné Ella Oyono</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Lucie Lecours</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Lévis</td><td>8,875</td><td>5,381</td><td>15,375</td><td>6,835</td><td>3,146</td><td>293</td><td>39,905</td><td>Karine Laflamme</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Bernard Drainville</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Lotbinière-Frontenac</td><td>8,118</td><td>5,647</td><td>23,976</td><td>4,154</td><td>1,827</td><td>359</td><td>44,081</td><td>Renaud Labrecque</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Isabelle Lecours</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Louis-Hébert</td><td>10,607</td><td>9,048</td><td>11,571</td><td>5,196</td><td>3,163</td><td>225</td><td>39,810</td><td>Marcos Archambault</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Geneviève Guilbault</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Marguerite-Bourgeoys</td><td>4,233</td><td>14,605</td><td>3,244</td><td>1,929</td><td>3,382</td><td>361</td><td>27,754</td><td>Michel Leblanc</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Fred Beauchemin</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Marie-Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie</td><td>11,323</td><td>4,612</td><td>8,553</td><td>4,305</td><td>2,160</td><td>385</td><td>31,338</td><td>Natalie Bisaillon</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td colspan="3">New riding</td></tr><tr><td>Marie-Victorin</td><td>9,205</td><td>5,600</td><td>2,832</td><td>3,722</td><td>5,782</td><td>465</td><td>27,606</td><td>Nicolas Marceau</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Shirley Dorismond</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Marquette</td><td>3,847</td><td>14,498</td><td>2,703</td><td>1,761</td><td>2,776</td><td>635</td><td>26,220</td><td colspan="4">Enrico Ciccone</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Maskinongé</td><td>11,099</td><td>4,606</td><td>9,390</td><td>6,830</td><td>2,365</td><td>440</td><td>34,730</td><td>Isabelle Blais</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Simon Allaire</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Masson</td><td>15,609</td><td>7,137</td><td>6,694</td><td>6,034</td><td>3,283</td><td>0</td><td>38,757</td><td>Stéphane Handfield</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Mathieu Lemay</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Matane-Matapédia-Mitis</td><td>19,801</td><td>1,974</td><td>3,891</td><td>1,927</td><td>1,347</td><td>277</td><td>29,217</td><td colspan="4">Pascal Bérubé</td><td></td><td>PQ</td></tr><tr><td>Maurice-Richard</td><td>7,763</td><td>9,771</td><td>1,703</td><td>2,550</td><td>9,462</td><td>199</td><td>31,448</td><td>Nada Boumeftah</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Haroun Bouazzi</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Mégantic</td><td>8,955</td><td>4,346</td><td>12,290</td><td>7,184</td><td>2,532</td><td>537</td><td>35,844</td><td>Jimmy Gagnon</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>François Jacques</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Mercier</td><td>3,766</td><td>5,831</td><td>1,001</td><td>975</td><td>17,761</td><td>667</td><td>30,001</td><td colspan="4">Ruba Ghazal</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Mille-Îles</td><td>7,104</td><td>14,512</td><td>4,139</td><td>3,111</td><td>3,768</td><td>112</td><td>32,746</td><td colspan="4">Virginie Dufour</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Mirabel</td><td>15,433</td><td>6,214</td><td>8,181</td><td>5,578</td><td>3,006</td><td>352</td><td>38,764</td><td>Geneviève Couture</td><td></td><td>QS</td><td>Sylvie D'Amours</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Montarville</td><td>12,439</td><td>12,775</td><td>3,677</td><td>8,594</td><td>5,046</td><td>596</td><td>43,127</td><td>Mathieu Lavoie</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Nathalie Roy</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Montmorency</td><td>9,951</td><td>5,145</td><td>19,482</td><td>5,689</td><td>3,853</td><td>346</td><td>44,466</td><td>Marie-Josée Hélie</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Jean-François Simard</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Mont-Royal—Outremont</td><td>3,730</td><td>16,196</td><td>2,883</td><td>1,690</td><td>6,594</td><td>704</td><td>31,797</td><td colspan="4">Michelle Setlakwe</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Nelligan</td><td>2,563</td><td>21,690</td><td>4,872</td><td>1,663</td><td>2,301</td><td>963</td><td>34,052</td><td colspan="4">Monsef Derraji</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Nicolet-Bécancour</td><td>8,788</td><td>2,438</td><td>12,574</td><td>4,988</td><td>1,364</td><td>361</td><td>30,513</td><td>Guillaume Langlois</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Donald Martel</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Notre-Dame-de-Grâce</td><td>1,586</td><td>16,355</td><td>2,126</td><td>767</td><td>4,761</td><td>1,201</td><td>26,796</td><td colspan="4">Désirée McGraw</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Orford</td><td>8,664</td><td>13,080</td><td>4,785</td><td>4,113</td><td>3,349</td><td>611</td><td>34,602</td><td>Charles Milliard</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Gilles Bélanger</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Papineau</td><td>11,181</td><td>10,625</td><td>8,143</td><td>4,167</td><td>2,625</td><td>316</td><td>37,057</td><td>Isabelle Millette</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Mathieu Lacombe</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Pierre-Laporte</td><td>7,367</td><td>14,535</td><td>3,110</td><td>3,160</td><td>5,003</td><td>717</td><td>33,892</td><td>David Bowles</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Isabelle Poulet</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Pointe-aux-Trembles</td><td>9,882</td><td>4,586</td><td>3,020</td><td>4,843</td><td>3,299</td><td>322</td><td>25,952</td><td>Stéphane Paquet</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Chantal Rouleau</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Pontiac</td><td>3,236</td><td>18,358</td><td>3,373</td><td>1,686</td><td>2,862</td><td>402</td><td>29,917</td><td colspan="4">André Fortin</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Portneuf</td><td>6,559</td><td>3,200</td><td>21,817</td><td>7,545</td><td>2,760</td><td>413</td><td>42,294</td><td>Marcel Bouchard</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Vincent Caron</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Prévost</td><td>14,554</td><td>5,941</td><td>7,365</td><td>6,585</td><td>3,085</td><td>165</td><td>37,695</td><td>Anne Nguyen</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Sonia Bélanger</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>René-Lévesque</td><td>9,415</td><td>898</td><td>2,541</td><td>3,214</td><td>1,365</td><td>1,130</td><td>18,563</td><td>Odette Lavigne</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Yves Montigny</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Repentigny</td><td>14,604</td><td>7,554</td><td>5,158</td><td>8,754</td><td>3,931</td><td>332</td><td>40,333</td><td>Nicolas Girard</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Pascale Déry</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Richelieu</td><td>15,074</td><td>3,916</td><td>6,704</td><td>7,852</td><td>2,482</td><td>507</td><td>36,535</td><td>Jocelyn Desjardins</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Jean-Bernard Émond</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Richmond</td><td>12,718</td><td>9,906</td><td>9,956</td><td>5,767</td><td>4,597</td><td>564</td><td>43,508</td><td>Bernard Sévigny</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>André Bachand</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Rimouski</td><td>14,189</td><td>3,095</td><td>4,322</td><td>5,796</td><td>4,923</td><td>405</td><td>32,730</td><td>Yohann St-Pierre</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Maïté Blanchette Vézina</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td></tr><tr><td>Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata–Les Basques</td><td>12,745</td><td>5,189</td><td>8,306</td><td>7,110</td><td>2,434</td><td>330</td><td>36,114</td><td>Ariane Boyer</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Amélie Dionne</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Robert-Baldwin</td><td>1,505</td><td>19,984</td><td>4,653</td><td>1,035</td><td>2,705</td><td>841</td><td>30,723</td><td colspan="4">Brigitte Garceau</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Roberval</td><td>10,168</td><td>3,736</td><td>7,256</td><td>5,202</td><td>1,473</td><td>0</td><td>27,835</td><td>Isabelle Thibeault</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Nancy Guillemette</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Rosemont</td><td>10,086</td><td>7,177</td><td>1,871</td><td>2,468</td><td>14,168</td><td>358</td><td>36,128</td><td>Gisèle Pouhe Njall</td><td></td><td>QS</td><td>Vincent Marissal</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Rousseau</td><td>13,634</td><td>2,513</td><td>8,645</td><td>3,932</td><td>2,211</td><td>0</td><td>30,935</td><td>Mathieu Lebrun</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Louis-Charles Thouin</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue</td><td>10,251</td><td>3,176</td><td>5,121</td><td>5,238</td><td>3,952</td><td>256</td><td>27,994</td><td>Diane Dallaire</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Daniel Bernard</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques</td><td>5,055</td><td>6,429</td><td>1,135</td><td>1,062</td><td>10,921</td><td>708</td><td>25,310</td><td>Roxane Milot</td><td></td><td>QS</td><td>Manon Massé</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Sainte-Rose</td><td>8,978</td><td>14,123</td><td>5,009</td><td>4,836</td><td>4,368</td><td>369</td><td>37,683</td><td>Cécile Tremblay</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Christopher Skeete</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-François</td><td>9,709</td><td>8,900</td><td>6,611</td><td>6,217</td><td>5,416</td><td>441</td><td>37,294</td><td>Sylvie Tanguay</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Geneviève Hébert</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne</td><td>4,740</td><td>13,341</td><td>2,631</td><td>1,563</td><td>13,066</td><td>523</td><td>35,864</td><td>Benoit Clermont</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Guillaume Cliche-Rivard</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Hyacinthe</td><td>15,354</td><td>6,267</td><td>6,988</td><td>6,835</td><td>3,470</td><td>382</td><td>39,296</td><td>Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Chantal Soucy</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Jean</td><td>15,061</td><td>7,906</td><td>6,950</td><td>7,146</td><td>4,409</td><td>806</td><td>42,278</td><td>Gaétan Bédard</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Louis Lemieux</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Jérôme</td><td>11,232</td><td>3,732</td><td>5,155</td><td>4,690</td><td>3,330</td><td>300</td><td>28,439</td><td>Sandrine Michon</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Youri Chassin</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Saint-Laurent</td><td>2,570</td><td>16,681</td><td>3,781</td><td>1,425</td><td>5,067</td><td>1,111</td><td>30,635</td><td>Valérie Assouline</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Marwah Rizqy</td><td></td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>Sanguinet</td><td>13,331</td><td>6,110</td><td>5,008</td><td>4,590</td><td>2,877</td><td>137</td><td>32,053</td><td>Alain Therrien</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Christine Fréchette</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Sherbrooke</td><td>8,927</td><td>9,569</td><td>3,830</td><td>4,029</td><td>10,101</td><td>659</td><td>37,115</td><td>Stéphanie Vachon</td><td></td><td>QS</td><td>Christine Labrie</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Soulanges</td><td>10,124</td><td>14,174</td><td>7,067</td><td>5,527</td><td>2,406</td><td>621</td><td>39,919</td><td>Olivier Bertin-Mahieux</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Marilyne Picard</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Taillon</td><td>11,326</td><td>9,279</td><td>3,599</td><td>5,460</td><td>5,284</td><td>320</td><td>35,268</td><td>Sandra Hernández</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Lionel Carmant</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Taschereau</td><td>9,081</td><td>5,043</td><td>4,140</td><td>2,378</td><td>15,020</td><td>300</td><td>35,962</td><td colspan="4">Étienne Grandmont</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Terrebonne</td><td>15,336</td><td>7,703</td><td>6,020</td><td>5,788</td><td>3,665</td><td>300</td><td>38,812</td><td colspan="4">Catherine Gentilcore</td><td></td><td>PQ</td></tr><tr><td>Trois-Rivières</td><td>10,107</td><td>6,220</td><td>6,745</td><td>9,608</td><td>4,181</td><td>438</td><td>37,299</td><td>Jean Pellerin</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Jean Boulet</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Ungava</td><td>3,312</td><td>2,308</td><td>1,447</td><td>863</td><td>452</td><td>0</td><td>8,382</td><td>Sonia Caron</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Denis Lamothe</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Vachon</td><td>10,053</td><td>10,063</td><td>4,763</td><td>7,614</td><td>3,807</td><td>262</td><td>36,562</td><td>Affine Lwalalika</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Ian Lafrenière</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Vanier-Les Rivières</td><td>10,650</td><td>7,520</td><td>16,502</td><td>5,727</td><td>3,730</td><td>504</td><td>44,633</td><td>Patrick Paquet</td><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>Mario Asselin</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Vaudreuil</td><td>7,980</td><td>18,783</td><td>5,715</td><td>4,263</td><td>2,927</td><td>509</td><td>40,177</td><td colspan="4">Marie-Claude Nichols</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Verchères</td><td>17,105</td><td>6,520</td><td>6,308</td><td>7,639</td><td>4,981</td><td>320</td><td>42,873</td><td>Guy Lapointe</td><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>Suzanne Roy</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Verdun</td><td>4,528</td><td>12,373</td><td>1,952</td><td>1,680</td><td>11,663</td><td>563</td><td>32,759</td><td>Antoine Dionne-Charest</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Alejandra Zaga Mendez</td><td></td><td>QS</td></tr><tr><td>Viau</td><td>2,895</td><td>8,697</td><td>1,447</td><td>977</td><td>5,861</td><td>613</td><td>20,490</td><td colspan="4">Frantz Benjamin</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><td>Vimont-Auteuil</td><td>6,621</td><td>13,535</td><td>4,000</td><td>3,997</td><td>3,085</td><td>416</td><td>31,654</td><td>Louis Ialenti</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>Valérie Schmaltz</td><td></td><td>CAQ</td></tr><tr><td>Westmount—Saint-Louis</td><td>1,801</td><td>14,532</td><td>2,483</td><td>816</td><td>3,729</td><td>903</td><td>24,264</td><td colspan="4">Jennifer Maccarone</td><td></td><td>PLQ</td></tr><tr><th colspan="14">Source:</th></tr></tbody></table>
Proportionality
<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Party</th><th>Votes (%)</th><th>Seats (%)</th><th>Difference</th><th>Difference squared</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PQ</td><td>28.02%</td><td>46.46%</td><td>18.44</td><td>340.0336</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PLQ</td><td>24.23%</td><td>31.50%</td><td>7.27</td><td>52.8529</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PCQ</td><td>20.66%</td><td>14.96%</td><td>-5.7</td><td>32.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>QS</td><td>12.42%</td><td>7.09%</td><td>-5.33</td><td>28.4089</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CAQ</td><td>13.35%</td><td>0.00%</td><td>-13.35</td><td>178.2225</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Others</td><td>1.32%</td><td>0.00%</td><td>-1.32</td><td>1.7424</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Total of differences squared</td><td>633.7503</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Total / 2</td><td>316.8752</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Square root of (Total / 2): Gallagher Index result</td><td>17.8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">The Gallagher Index ranges from 0 to 100. Low indexes (close to 0) are very proportionate, high indexes (20 or greater) are very disproportionate.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Reactions
National reactions
In a phone call, Prime Minister Mark Carney congratulated St-Pierre Plamondon for his victory and pledged to work with him in a mutual benefit partnership between Quebec and the federal government. Figures of the Alberta separatist movement congratulated the Parti Québécois for its victory as well.
International reactions
Two days after the election, businessman Elon Musk reacted to the election of a minority Parti Québécois government by declaring his support for the Quebec sovereignty movement.