The 2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election was held on February 23, 2026. The seat was represented by Andrée Laforest of the CAQ until she resigned on September 4, 2025 to run for mayor in the 2025 Saguenay municipal election.[1]
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February 23, 2026
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Riding of Chicoutimi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 34.22% ( 34.51%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marie-Karlynn Laflamme for the Parti Québécois won the election. It was the PQ 4th consecutive byelection win.[2]
Background
editThe district is located within the city of Saguenay and consists of part of the borough of Chicoutimi. The district was held by Union Nationale from 1936 to 1973 and the Parti Québécois from 1973 to 2018. The Coalition Avenir Québec took the seat in 2018 and held it in 2022.
Candidates
edit- Tricia Murray (Quebec Liberal Party)[3]
- Marie-Karlynn Laflamme (Parti Québécois)[4]
- Olivier Dion (Climat Québec)[5]
- Catherine Morissette (Conservative)[6]
- Jeanne Palardy (Québec solidaire)[7]
- Francis Tremblay (Coalition Avenir Québec)[8]
Result
edit| Quebec provincial by-election, February 23, 2026: Chicoutimi Resignation of Andrée Laforest (September 4, 2025) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Marie-Karlynn Laflamme | 6,999 | 45.35 | +31.14 | ||||
| Conservative | Catherine Morissette | 4,023 | 26.07 | +17.64 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Francis Tremblay | 1,848 | 11.97 | −50.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Tricia Murray | 1,409 | 9.13 | +6.09 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Jeanne Palardy | 862 | 5.59 | −6.46 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Olivier Dion | 223 | 1.44 | — | ||||
| Parti populaire | François Sabourin | 69 | 0.45 | — | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,433 | 98.53 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 230 | 1.47 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,663 | 34.22 | -34.51 | |||||
| Electors | 45,778 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois gain from Coalition Avenir Québec | Swing | +40.72 | ||||||
| Source: Élections Québec | ||||||||
Previous result
edit| 2022 Quebec general election: Chicoutimi | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Andrée Laforest | 19,345 | 62.28 | +23.02 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alice Villeneuve | 4,415 | 14.21 | –10.75 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Adrien Guibert-Barthez | 3,741 | 12.04 | –0.84 | ||||
| Conservative | Éric Girard | 2,619 | 8.43 | +7.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Gabriel Caron | 943 | 3.04 | –16.70 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 31,063 | 98.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 421 | 1.34 | –0.57 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,484 | 68.73 | +0.20 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 45,810 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | +16.88 | ||||||
| Source: Élections Québec[9] | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ Chouinard, Tommy; Lecavalier, Charles (September 4, 2025). "Remaniement la semaine prochaine: La ministre Laforest part, Legault repousse la rentrée". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ↑ Olson, Isaac (February 23, 2026). "Parti Québécois takes Chicoutimi in 4th consecutive byelection win". CBC News. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Subramaniam, Manoj (January 26, 2026). "Chicoutimi byelection: Tricia Murray to represent PLQ". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ↑ Meunier, Mickaël (January 20, 2026). "L'élection partielle dans Chicoutimi officiellement lancée". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (January 14, 2026). "Climat Québec a un candidat pour la partielle dans Chicoutimi". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (February 3, 2026). "Chicoutimi : Catherine Morissette plaide pour la construction rapide du bloc opératoire". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (November 7, 2025). "Jeanne Palardy investie comme candidate de QS dans Chicoutimi en présence de Ruba Ghazal". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (January 21, 2026). "Candidat de la CAQ dans Chicoutimi : Francis Tremblay n'a pas peur du défi". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved October 19, 2022.