Mégantic
Provincial riding · Quebec
October 5, 2026 result
Jimmy Gagnon (Conservative Party of Quebec) wins with 34.3% of the vote, 9.3 points ahead of Debbie Fennety (PQ).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Gagnon | PCQ | 12,290 | 34.3% |
| Debbie Fennety | PQ | 8,955 | 25.0% |
| Francois Jacques | CAQ | 7,184 | 20.0% |
| Sylvain Houle | QLP | 4,346 | 12.1% |
| Marilyn Ouellet | QS | 2,532 | 7.1% |
| Marie-Michèle Boutet | Other | 302 | 0.8% |
| Claude Jr Tremblay | Other | 235 | 0.7% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had the Quebec Conservatives favoured at 54% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCQ | 30.4% | 34.3% | +3.9 |
| PQ | 29.5% | 25.0% | −4.6 |
| CAQ | 16.6% | 20.0% | +3.5 |
| QLP | 15.6% | 12.1% | −3.4 |
| QS | 7.5% | 7.1% | −0.4 |
| Other | 0.4% | 1.5% | +1.1 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 31% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 22.0% Rank 80 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 31% Quebec: about 36%
Mégantic's boundaries changed too much since 2022 to compare rates.
Preliminary data from Élections Québec, subject to revision. The estimated share divides the rate by the riding's 2022 turnout (70.5%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| PCQ | PQ | CAQ | QLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mégantic | 30.4% | 29.5% | 16.6% | 15.6% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 20.2%+10.2 | 28.7%+0.8 | 13.9%+2.7 | 24.8%−9.2 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The CAQ won by 24.1 points, with 70.5% turnout.
Our current projection: the Quebec Conservatives ahead by 6.3 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| François Jacques Elected | CAQ | 12,973 | 46.2 |
| Mathieu Chenard | PCQ | 6,252 | 22.3 |
| Marilyn Ouellet | QS | 3,592 | 12.8 |
| André Duncan | PQ | 3,588 | 12.8 |
| Eloïse Gagné | QLP | 1,604 | 5.7 |
| André Giguère | Other | 89 | 0.3 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Saint-François PQ, toss-up
- Beauce-Sud PCQ, safe seat
- Sherbrooke PQ, toss-up
- Lotbinière-Frontenac PCQ, safe seat
- Richmond PQ, competitive
- Beauce-Nord PCQ, safe seat
- Forecast updated