Joliette
Provincial riding · Quebec
October 5, 2026 result
Véronique Venne (Parti Québécois) wins with 45.0% of the vote, 27.3 points ahead of Clodine Desrochers (CAQ).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Véronique Venne | PQ | 18,366 | 45.0% |
| Clodine Desrochers | CAQ | 7,227 | 17.7% |
| Rémi Lafrenière | PCQ | 7,094 | 17.4% |
| Sana Arfaoui | QLP | 3,765 | 9.2% |
| Flavie Trudel | QS | 3,540 | 8.7% |
| David Chouinard | Other | 300 | 0.7% |
| Boris Geynet | Other | 245 | 0.6% |
| Sophie Sarrazin | Other | 123 | 0.3% |
| Xavie Jean-Bourgeault | Other | 117 | 0.3% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had the PQ favoured at 100% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| PQ | 53.4% | 45.0% | −8.4 |
| CAQ | 11.8% | 17.7% | +5.9 |
| PCQ | 15.0% | 17.4% | +2.4 |
| QLP | 10.4% | 9.2% | −1.2 |
| QS | 8.1% | 8.7% | +0.6 |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.9% | +0.7 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 44% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 30.5% Rank 10 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 44% Quebec: about 36%
- Compared with 2022
- +12% 2022: 27.3% · 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 (69.8%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| PQ | PCQ | CAQ | QLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliette | 53.4% | 15.0% | 11.8% | 10.5% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 28.7%+24.7 | 20.2%−5.2 | 13.9%−2.1 | 24.8%−14.3 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The CAQ won by 14.4 points, with 69.8% turnout.
Our current projection: the PQ ahead by 35.4 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| François St-Louis Elected | CAQ | 17,925 | 45.6 |
| Véronique Venne | PQ | 12,281 | 31.2 |
| Flavie Trudel | QS | 4,476 | 11.4 |
| Pascal Laurin | PCQ | 3,470 | 8.8 |
| Diana Mélissa Crispin | QLP | 1,178 | 3.0 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- L'Assomption PQ, competitive
- Rousseau PQ, competitive
- Repentigny PQ, competitive
- Masson PQ, competitive
- Richelieu PQ, safe seat
- Verchères PQ, safe seat
- Forecast updated