Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard projected to win seat
Milliard won by 4,416 votes as the Liberals gained 40 seats and held Official Opposition status.
- On Monday, October 5, 2026, voters elected the Parti Québécois to form a minority government, ending two consecutive majority terms for the Coalition Avenir Québec . PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will guide the province for the next four years.
- After eight years in power, the CAQ suffered a dramatic defeat on Monday, losing all 79 of its seats. Voters cited economic uncertainty and dissatisfaction with the government's record as primary drivers for the shift away from the incumbent party.
- Liberal Leader Charles Milliard secured his own seat in the Orford riding, establishing the Liberals as the Official Opposition, while Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime achieved a historic breakthrough, winning 19 seats and official party status.
- St-Pierre Plamondon pledged to hold a sovereignty referendum within his first mandate, though opposition parties, including the Conservatives and Liberals, have vowed to block any such legislative move.
- The Quebec Community Groups Network expressed readiness to work with the new minority government, urging St-Pierre Plamondon to prioritize access to electoral information in English for English-speaking Quebecers.
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TALQ ready to work with new Quebec government
Record Staff (HB) In a press release following the provincial election, TALQ congratulates Premier-elect Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and looks forward to working constructively with the new government on issues… L’article TALQ ready to work with new Quebec government est apparu en premier sur Sherbrooke Record.
Liberal Nada Boumeftah was galvanized after her inextremis victory in Montreal, thanking her supporters and metaphors for hockey.
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GrowCola.comWho is Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime?
Heading into Monday’s Quebec general election, leader Éric Duhaime hoped to see a dozen Conservative Party of Quebec (CPQ) candidates, including himself, elected to the National Assembly — the minimum for official party status. By night’s end, however, he and the party had “written a page” in the province’s history, winning 19 seats, the third most in a crowded field. “This evening is only the beginning,” the 57-year-old former political advisor…
It is a disaster for the Coalition futur Québec. Christine Fréchette loses her bet: she failed to contain the wind of change that completely swept the party founded by François Legault, which did not have any MP elected.
Quebec Liberals projected to win 4 Outaouais seats, Papineau too close to call
After dominating Western Quebec in the last provincial election, Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) lost the four of seats it held in the region, giving way to the Quebec Liberals and sovereigntist Parti Québécois.
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