It’s election day in Jean-Talon, Quebec, in a partial election that promises to be close. Since 9 a.m. this morning, citizens of the constituency are invited to vote among the ten candidates they want to represent them in the National Assembly to replace CAQ MP Joëlle Boutin, who resigned on July 19.
If the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) relies on its candidate Marie-Anick Shoiry to keep the race under control, the Parti Québécois (PQ) with its candidate Pascal Paradis risks playing spoilsport in this game if we believe that this is the case is the polls.
The left-wing formation Québec solidaire (QS), which is also rising in the polls, will try to win the votes with Olivier Bolduc, who came second in the last general election in 2022.
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The Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) is counting on its candidate Élise Avard Bernier, while Jesse Robitaille is wearing the colors of the Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ).
In addition to the leader of the Climat Québec party, Martine Ouellet, who does not despair of a return to the salon bleu, the candidates Kadidia Mahamane Bamba from the Green Party of Quebec, Steve Therion from Équipe Autonomiste and Lucie Perreault from Démocratie directe will try their luck .
According to Élections Québec, around 46,940 people are registered on the electoral roll for this partial vote, while more than 22% of voters have already voted in advance on the two days dedicated to this purpose.
At around 5 p.m., the participation rate including the advance rate rose to 39.11%.