Parti Quebecois candidate projected to win Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding
Former journalist Alex Boissonneault holds comfortable lead over Quebec Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime
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VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — The Parti Quebecois is projected to win a Quebec byelection in the Arthabaska riding.
Former journalist Alex Boissonneault holds a comfortable lead over Quebec Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime, who had been hoping to win a first legislature seat for his party.
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With over 80% of polls reporting, Boissonneault was leading with over 45% of the vote, compared to about 36% for Duhaime.
The byelection was triggered after Coalition Avenir Quebec member Eric Lefebvre resigned to run successfully for the Conservative Party of Canada in the last federal election.
The governing Coalition Avenir Quebec has held the riding since 2012 but was sitting in fourth place just before 10 p.m.
It’s a third-straight byelection victory for the Parti Quebecois, which also won in Jean-Talon in 2023 and Terrebonne earlier this year.
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