Saint-Jean
Provincial riding · Quebec
October 5, 2026 result
Gaétan Bédard (Parti Québécois) wins with 35.6% of the vote, 16.9 points ahead of Patrice Léger-Bourgoin (QLP).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaétan Bédard | PQ | 15,061 | 35.6% |
| Patrice Léger-Bourgoin | QLP | 7,906 | 18.7% |
| Yves Bisson | CAQ | 7,146 | 16.9% |
| Luc Sanfaçon | PCQ | 6,950 | 16.4% |
| Pierre-Luc Lavertu | QS | 4,409 | 10.4% |
| Martin Boudreau | Other | 283 | 0.7% |
| Denis Thériault | Other | 223 | 0.5% |
| Julie Larouche | Other | 191 | 0.5% |
| Jean-Charles Cléroux | Other | 109 | 0.3% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had the PQ favoured at 97% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| PQ | 39.4% | 35.6% | −3.7 |
| QLP | 15.5% | 18.7% | +3.2 |
| CAQ | 17.4% | 16.9% | −0.5 |
| PCQ | 16.7% | 16.4% | −0.3 |
| QS | 10.6% | 10.4% | −0.1 |
| Other | 0.5% | 1.9% | +1.4 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 37% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 25.6% Rank 39 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 37% Quebec: about 36%
- Compared with 2022
- +9% 2022: 23.5% · Quebec: +12%
Compared with 2022, advance voting rose here about as much as across Quebec.
Preliminary data from Élections Québec, subject to revision. The estimated share divides the rate by the riding's 2022 turnout (69.7%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| PQ | CAQ | PCQ | QLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean | 39.4% | 17.4% | 16.7% | 15.5% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 28.7%+10.6 | 13.9%+3.4 | 20.2%−3.5 | 24.8%−9.3 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The CAQ won by 31.4 points, with 69.7% turnout.
Our current projection: the PQ ahead by 17.3 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Lemieux Elected | CAQ | 21,734 | 50.6 |
| Alexandre Girard-Duchaine | PQ | 8,248 | 19.2 |
| Pierre-Luc Lavertu | QS | 6,334 | 14.8 |
| Dominick Melnitzky | PCQ | 3,603 | 8.4 |
| Benjamin Roy | QLP | 2,565 | 6.0 |
| Denis Thériault | Other | 290 | 0.7 |
| Raymond Choquette | Other | 133 | 0.3 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Chambly PQ, competitive
- La Pinière QLP, safe seat
- Vachon QLP, toss-up
- La Prairie QLP, toss-up
- Iberville PQ, competitive
- Montarville PQ, competitive
- Forecast updated