(Montreal) This Monday, the citizens of the provincial capital Jean-Talon will know who will represent them in the National Assembly. This is the fourth general election in this constituency since 2008.
Published at 11:15 am
Marie-Ève Martel The Canadian Press
Voters who have not exercised their right to vote in advance have until Monday at 8 p.m. to choose between the ten candidates who want to replace Joëlle Boutin.
She announced her resignation on July 19 for family and professional reasons.
To replace her and keep the race within bounds, the Coalition Avenir Québec is relying on Marie-Anik Shoiry.
PHOTO THOMAS LABERGE, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Marie-Anik Shoiry will wear the colors of the Coalition Avenir Québec in the Jean-Talon by-election.
The Quebec Liberal Party is betting on Élise Avard Bernier, while Québec Solidaire is presenting Olivier Bolduc, who is in his fifth election campaign for the party.
PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE ARCHIVE
The Quebec Liberal Party relies on Élise Avard Bernier
Mr. Bolduc came second in the 2022 general election.
PHOTO FRANCIS VACHON, CANADIAN PRESS ARCHIVE
Québec solidaire introduces Olivier Bolduc, who is in his fifth election campaign for the party.
The Parti Québécois is represented by Pascal Paradis.
PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, LA PRESSE ARCHIVE
Pascal Paradis and Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon
In addition to the candidates of the four parties represented in the National Assembly, Jesse Robitaille will wear the colors of the Conservative Party of Quebec.
PHOTO CAROLINE PLANTE, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Jesse Robitaille wears the colors of the Conservative Party of Quebec.
The fight between CAQ and PQ promises to be exciting. According to QC125 forecasts, the party led by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could achieve 31% of voting intentions, compared to 29% for François Legault’s party. Québec Solidaire ranks third in voting intentions (18%), followed by the Liberal Party (12%). The Conservative Party of Éric Duhaime comes last with 9% of voting intentions.
Former PQ minister and head of Climat Québec, Martine Ouellet, will seek to return to the salon bleu.
Steve Therion, Kadidia Mahamane Bamba and Lucie Perreault will campaign for the Autonomist Team, the Green Party of Quebec and Direct Democracy, respectively.
An independent candidate is also registered. This is Jean Duval.
More than one in five voters (almost 22%) have already voted in Jean-Talon in the two days set aside for the primary.
Eight candidates ran for the Jean-Talon seat in the 2022 general election. M Boutin won with 32.50% of the vote and a majority of 2988 votes.
The riding was once a liberal stronghold.
Of the 46,714 registered voters, 73.86% exercised their right to vote and nearly 1% of ballots were rejected.