With the next general election just a few months away, voters in the riding of Chicoutimi are heading to the polls on Monday to elect the next person who will represent them in the National Assembly.
This byelection was triggered by the resignation of former Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) Minister of Municipal Affairs Andrée Laforest, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Saguenay last November.
Polling stations will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Seventeen polling stations will be open. They are indicated on the voter card sent by mail or on the Élections Québec website.
Preliminary data from Élections Québec indicate that 5,343 people, or 11.67 per cent of the electorate, voted in advance in this byelection.
Seven candidates are vying for the seat in Chicoutimi, including Francis Tremblay (CAQ), Marie-Karlynn Laflamme (Parti Québécois), and Catherine Morrissette (Conservative Party of Quebec).
Tricia Murray (Quebec Liberal Party), Jeanne Palardy (Québec solidaire), Olivier Dion (Climat Québec) and François Sabourin (Quebec People’s Party) round out the list of candidates.
Before falling into the hands of the CAQ in 2018, the riding of Chicoutimi had long been a PQ stronghold.
This by-election will be closely watched, as it could provide insight into trends among voters ahead of the general election next October.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
