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Abitibi—Témiscamingue

Federal riding · Quebec

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Bloc Québécois a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 21.7 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Bloc 49.0%
  • Liberal 27.3%
  • Conservative 20.5%
  • NDP 6.0%
  • PPC 1.0%
  • Green 0.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Bloc Liberal Conservative NDP
Abitibi—Témiscamingue 49.0%27.3%20.5%6.0%
Provincial averageQuebec 27.3%+21.7 43.6%−16.2 24.2%−3.7 5.7%+0.3
National averageCanada 6.3%+42.7 47.0%−19.7 30.4%−9.9 11.8%−5.8

Simple average of the 343 ridings, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Language spoken most often at home
  • French 95.9%
  • English 3.6%
  • Other languages 0.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Sébastien Lemire · Bloc

In office since April 28, 2025. 45th Parliament.

Previous election (2025)

The Bloc Québécois won by 22.0 points, with 62.0% turnout.

Our current projection: the Bloc Québécois ahead by 21.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Sébastien Lemire Elected Bloc 24,774 48.6 Public Relations Specialist
Jonathan Andresen Liberal 13,551 26.6 Vice President of Marketing
Steve Tardif Conservative 9,861 19.3 Mechanic
Jérémie Juneau NDP 1,480 2.9 Operator
Vincent Palin-Bussières Other 449 0.9 Musician
Other candidates 850 1.7

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Central NewfoundlandLiberal66%1.2-point gap
  2. Niagara WestConservative53%1.2-point gap
  3. Windsor WestConservative56%1.3-point gap
Forecast updated