2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election

2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election
February 23, 2026

The 2025 Chicoutimi provincial by-election will be held on February 23, 2026. The seat was represented by Andrée Laforest of the CAQ until she resigned on September 4, 2025 to run for mayor in the 2025 Saguenay municipal election.[1]

Candidates

Result

Quebec provincial by-election, February 23, 2026: Chicoutimi
Resignation of Andrée Laforest (September 4, 2025)
The by-election will be held on February 23, 2026.
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Climat Québec Olivier Dion
Parti Québécois Marie-Karlynn Laflamme
Conservative Catherine Morissette
Liberal Tricia Murray
Québec solidaire Jeanne Palardy
Coalition Avenir Québec Francis Tremblay
Candidate nomination period ends on February 7, 2026.
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors
Source: Élections Québec

Previous result

2022 Quebec general election: Chicoutimi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Andrée Laforest 19,345 62.28 +23.02
Parti Québécois Alice Villeneuve 4,415 14.21 –10.75
Québec solidaire Adrien Guibert-Barthez 3,741 12.04 –0.84
Conservative Éric Girard 2,619 8.43 +7.05
Liberal Gabriel Caron 943 3.04 –16.70
Total valid votes 31,063 98.66
Total rejected ballots 421 1.34 –0.57
Turnout 31,484 68.73 +0.20
Electors on the lists 45,810
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +16.88
Source: Élections Québec[8]

References

  1. ^ Chouinard, Tommy; Lecavalier, Charles (September 4, 2025). "Remaniement la semaine prochaine: La ministre Laforest part, Legault repousse la rentrée". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  2. ^ Subramaniam, Manoj (January 26, 2026). "Chicoutimi byelection: Tricia Murray to represent PLQ". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  3. ^ Meunier, Mickaël (January 20, 2026). "L'élection partielle dans Chicoutimi officiellement lancée". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  4. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (January 14, 2026). "Climat Québec a un candidat pour la partielle dans Chicoutimi". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  5. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (February 3, 2026). "Chicoutimi : Catherine Morissette plaide pour la construction rapide du bloc opératoire". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  6. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (November 7, 2025). "Jeanne Palardy investie comme candidate de QS dans Chicoutimi en présence de Ruba Ghazal". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  7. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (January 21, 2026). "Candidat de la CAQ dans Chicoutimi : Francis Tremblay n'a pas peur du défi". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  8. ^ "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

See also

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