Viau
Provincial riding · Quebec · Montreal
October 5, 2026 result
Frantz Benjamin (Quebec Liberal Party) wins with 42.5% of the vote, 13.8 points ahead of Saïd Kassabie (QS).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frantz Benjamin | QLP | 8,697 | 42.5% |
| Saïd Kassabie | QS | 5,861 | 28.6% |
| Clara Bélisle | PQ | 2,894 | 14.1% |
| Venel Aladin | PCQ | 1,447 | 7.1% |
| Frane Bisseck | CAQ | 977 | 4.8% |
| Manel Chaouche | Other | 203 | 1.0% |
| Afruza Hossain | Other | 164 | 0.8% |
| Renaud Boisvert | Other | 97 | 0.5% |
| Mario Bellavance | Other | 91 | 0.4% |
| Normand Raymond | Other | 58 | 0.3% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had the Quebec Liberals favoured at 100% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| QLP | 46.5% | 42.5% | −4.1 |
| QS | 21.7% | 28.6% | +6.9 |
| PQ | 16.6% | 14.1% | −2.5 |
| PCQ | 9.5% | 7.1% | −2.4 |
| CAQ | 3.5% | 4.8% | +1.3 |
| Other | 2.1% | 3.0% | +0.8 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 26% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 14.0% Rank 121 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 26% Quebec: about 36%
- Compared with 2022
- +4% 2022: 13.5% · Quebec: +12%
Compared with 2022, advance voting rose here less than across Quebec (increase ranked 97 of 108 comparable ridings). In past elections, a weaker-than-expected rise mostly signalled lower overall turnout, not a winner.
Preliminary data from Élections Québec, subject to revision. The estimated share divides the rate by the riding's 2022 turnout (54.0%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| QLP | QS | PQ | PCQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viau | 46.6% | 21.7% | 16.6% | 9.5% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 24.8%+21.8 | 10.9%+10.8 | 28.7%−12.1 | 20.2%−10.7 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The Quebec Liberals won by 7.7 points, with 54.0% turnout.
Our current projection: the Quebec Liberals ahead by 23.9 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frantz Benjamin Elected | QLP | 8,049 | 38.2 |
| Renée-Chantal Belinga | QS | 6,418 | 30.4 |
| Justine Savard | CAQ | 3,201 | 15.2 |
| Marc-Antoine Lecompte | PQ | 1,598 | 7.6 |
| Alex Tembel | PCQ | 1,294 | 6.1 |
| Manel Chaouche | Other | 342 | 1.6 |
| Marc II Réjouis | Other | 100 | 0.5 |
| Serge Ricard | Other | 80 | 0.4 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Jeanne-Mance–Viger QLP, safe seat
- Gouin QS, safe seat
- Maurice-Richard PQ, toss-up
- Bourassa-Sauvé QLP, safe seat
- Laurier-Dorion QS, competitive
- Rosemont PQ, toss-up
- Forecast updated