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Parti Québécois surges with 4th byelection win, as Conservatives see path to growth
PQ candidate Marie-Karlynn Laflamme won with over 45% of the vote, marking the party’s fourth straight byelection win amid shifting voter dynamics ahead of fall elections.
- On Monday, Parti Québécois candidate Marie-Karlynn Laflamme won the Chicoutimi byelection with more than 45 per cent of the vote, while Conservative Catherine Morissette finished with about 26 per cent in the PQ's fourth consecutive byelection win since 2023.
- Long a PQ stronghold before 2018, Chicoutimi returned to the ballot after André Laforest, former Coalition Avenir Québec minister, resigned to run municipally amid a CAQ leadership race.
- Preliminary tallies from Élections Québec show 48 polling stations counted, with 2,760 votes for Laflamme and an 1,210-vote lead, among 45,778 electors.
- The result increases the Parti Québécois 's seat count to seven in the National Assembly, viewed as a sign of momentum ahead of the upcoming general election, with less than eight months remaining.
- Conservatives surged in Chicoutimi, more than tripling their 2022 share and finishing second ahead of CAQ and Liberals, while Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised a sovereignty referendum by 2030, which Éric Duhaime said he is "not stoking fear" but reflecting citizens' concerns.
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Parti Québécois surges with 4th byelection win, as Conservatives see path to growth
MONTRÉAL — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says his party’s fourth consecutive byelection victory is a sign that Quebecers are ready for profound change. PQ candidate Marie-Karlynn Laflamme won the byelection in the Chicoutimi riding on Monday with more than 45 per cent of the vote, compared to about 26 per cent for second-place […]
Parti Québécois wins fourth byelection in a row, takes another seat from the CAQ
With less than eight months to go before the general election, the Parti Québécois (PQ) won its fourth consecutive byelection against the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) since 2023 on Monday evening, this time in Chicoutimi.
Before passing into the hands of the CAQ in 2018, the riding has long been a pequistic castle.
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