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Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan

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 15.0 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Bloc 43.1%
  • Liberal 27.8%
  • Conservative 27.0%
  • NDP 4.8%
  • PPC 1.0%
  • Green 0.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Bloc Liberal Conservative NDP
Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan 43.1%27.8%27.0%4.8%
Provincial averageQuebec 27.3%+15.8 43.6%−15.8 24.2%+2.8 5.7%−0.9
National averageCanada 6.3%+36.8 47.0%−19.3 30.4%−3.4 11.8%−7.0

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 88.4%
  • English 4.7%
  • Other languages 6.9%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Marilène Gill · Bloc

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

Previous election (2025)

The Bloc Québécois won by 16.1 points, with 52.9% turnout.

Our current projection: the Bloc Québécois ahead by 15.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Marilène Gill Elected Bloc 16,243 43.1 Teacher
Kevin Coutu Liberal 10,185 27.0 Lawyer
Mélanie Dorion Conservative 9,365 24.8 Entrepreneur
Marika Lalime NDP 640 1.7 Law Student
Sébastien Beaulieu Other 557 1.5 Marketing Agent
Gilles Babin Independent 193 0.5 Self-Employed
Other candidates 539 1.4

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

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The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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