Masson
Provincial riding · Quebec
October 5, 2026 result
Stéphane Handfield (Parti Québécois) wins with 40.2% of the vote, 21.7 points ahead of Martin Gaulin (QLP).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stéphane Handfield | PQ | 15,445 | 40.2% |
| Martin Gaulin | QLP | 7,101 | 18.5% |
| Benoit Lanoue | PCQ | 6,649 | 17.3% |
| Anik Girard | CAQ | 5,956 | 15.5% |
| Stéphane Durupt | QS | 3,274 | 8.5% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had the PQ favoured at 90% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| PQ | 35.5% | 40.2% | +4.7 |
| QLP | 17.7% | 18.5% | +0.8 |
| PCQ | 17.3% | 17.3% | +0.0 |
| CAQ | 20.0% | 15.5% | −4.5 |
| QS | 8.8% | 8.5% | −0.3 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 34% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 24.4% Rank 53 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 34% Quebec: about 36%
- Compared with 2022
- +11% 2022: 22.1% · 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 (71.2%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| PQ | CAQ | QLP | PCQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masson | 35.5% | 20.0% | 17.7% | 17.3% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 28.7%+6.7 | 13.9%+6.1 | 24.8%−7.1 | 20.2%−2.9 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The CAQ won by 33.4 points, with 71.2% turnout.
Our current projection: the PQ ahead by 12.1 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Lemay Elected | CAQ | 18,195 | 51.6 |
| Stéphane Handfield | PQ | 6,432 | 18.2 |
| Émile Bellerose-Simard | QS | 4,610 | 13.1 |
| François Truchon | PCQ | 2,972 | 8.4 |
| Gabriel Bourret | QLP | 2,723 | 7.7 |
| Marc-André Bélisle | Other | 332 | 0.9 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- LaFontaine QLP, safe seat
- Terrebonne PQ, safe seat
- Repentigny PQ, competitive
- Mille-Îles QLP, safe seat
- Pointe-aux-Trembles PQ, safe seat
- Anjou-Louis-Riel QLP, safe seat
- Forecast updated