It’s byelection day in the Centre-du-Québec riding of Arthabaska. Voters there will elect a new MNA, months after the Coalition Avenir Québec’s Eric Lefebvre quit provincial politics to run for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Polls will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Voters in the Centre-du Québec riding of Arthabaska are poised to elect a new MNA in a byelection on Monday.
Polls will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) will attempt to hold on to the riding while Quebec Conservative Party Leader Éric Duhaime will try to win a seat in the National Assembly.
Here are the candidates for the main parties:
- Kevin Brasseur (CAQ).
- Alex Boissonneault (Parti Québécois).
- Chantale Marchand (Quebec Liberal Party).
- Pascale Fortin (Québec Solidaire).
- Éric Duhaime (Quebec Conservative Party).
The byelection was triggered in March when CAQ MNA Eric Lefebvre left provincial politics. He has since won the federal seat of Richmond—Arthabaska for the Conservative Party of Canada.
The Arthabaska riding is known for having voter turnouts that are higher than the rest of the province.
In the 2022 Quebec election, the voter turnout in the province was 66 per cent. In Arthabaska, it was 74 per cent.
The riding’s voter turnout during this month’s advanced polling was 26.17 per cent.
Written by Antoni Nerestant
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