Richelieu
Provincial riding · Quebec
October 5, 2026 result
Jocelyn Desjardins (Parti Québécois) wins with 41.3% of the vote, 19.8 points ahead of Jean-Bernard Émond (CAQ).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Desjardins | PQ | 15,074 | 41.3% |
| Jean-Bernard Émond | CAQ | 7,852 | 21.5% |
| Christian Blouin | PCQ | 6,704 | 18.4% |
| Gilles Delorme | QLP | 3,916 | 10.7% |
| Julien Bergeron | QS | 2,482 | 6.8% |
| Martin Larivière | Other | 352 | 1.0% |
| Jean-Louis Raymond | Other | 155 | 0.4% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had the PQ favoured at 98% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| PQ | 41.1% | 41.3% | +0.1 |
| CAQ | 19.1% | 21.5% | +2.4 |
| PCQ | 17.7% | 18.4% | +0.7 |
| QLP | 13.9% | 10.7% | −3.1 |
| QS | 7.7% | 6.8% | −0.9 |
| Other | 0.5% | 1.4% | +0.9 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 39% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 26.8% Rank 31 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 39% Quebec: about 36%
Richelieu'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 (68.2%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| PQ | CAQ | PCQ | QLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richelieu | 41.1% | 19.1% | 17.7% | 13.9% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 28.7%+12.4 | 13.9%+5.2 | 20.2%−2.5 | 24.8%−10.9 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The CAQ won by 35.4 points, with 68.2% turnout.
Our current projection: the PQ ahead by 18.4 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Bernard Émond Elected | CAQ | 17,098 | 55.7 |
| Gabriel Arpin | PQ | 6,204 | 20.2 |
| David Dionne | QS | 3,084 | 10.0 |
| Marie-Ève Dionne | PCQ | 2,697 | 8.8 |
| Anthony Sauriol | QLP | 1,262 | 4.1 |
| Alejandra Velasquez | Other | 165 | 0.5 |
| André Blanchette | Other | 82 | 0.3 |
| Other candidates | 116 | 0.4 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Joliette PQ, safe seat
- Maskinongé PQ, toss-up
- Borduas PQ, safe seat
- Saint-Hyacinthe PQ, competitive
- L'Assomption PQ, competitive
- Trois-Rivières PQ, toss-up
- Forecast updated