Jean-Lesage
Provincial riding · Quebec · Quebec City
October 5, 2026 result
Sol Zanetti (Québec solidaire) wins with 35.7% of the vote, 12.0 points ahead of Nancy Joannette (PCQ).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sol Zanetti | QS | 10,847 | 35.7% |
| Nancy Joannette | PCQ | 7,190 | 23.6% |
| Claude Villeneuve | PQ | 6,412 | 21.1% |
| Nathalie St-Pierre | CAQ | 2,845 | 9.4% |
| Gertrude Bourdon | QLP | 2,754 | 9.1% |
| Geneviève Dorval | Other | 170 | 0.6% |
| Mario Ledoux | Other | 92 | 0.3% |
| Claude Moreau | Other | 62 | 0.2% |
| Nicolas Thériault | Other | 35 | 0.1% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had Québec solidaire favoured at 58% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS | 29.2% | 35.7% | +6.4 |
| PCQ | 22.4% | 23.6% | +1.2 |
| PQ | 26.2% | 21.1% | −5.1 |
| CAQ | 10.2% | 9.4% | −0.9 |
| QLP | 10.9% | 9.1% | −1.9 |
| Other | 1.0% | 1.2% | +0.2 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 43% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 28.8% Rank 16 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 43% Quebec: about 36%
- Compared with 2022
- +21% 2022: 23.8% · Quebec: +12%
Compared with 2022, advance voting rose here more than across Quebec (increase ranked 18 of 108 comparable ridings). In past elections, a stronger-than-expected rise mostly signalled higher 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 (67.3%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| QS | PQ | PCQ | QLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Lesage | 29.2% | 26.2% | 22.5% | 10.9% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 10.9%+18.4 | 28.7%−2.5 | 20.2%+2.3 | 24.8%−13.8 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
Québec solidaire won by 6.5 points, with 67.3% turnout.
Our current projection: Québec solidaire ahead by 6.3 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sol Zanetti Elected | QS | 11,390 | 37.8 |
| Christiane Gamache | CAQ | 9,426 | 31.3 |
| Denise Peter | PCQ | 4,258 | 14.1 |
| Michaël Potvin | PQ | 3,337 | 11.1 |
| Charles Robert | QLP | 1,326 | 4.4 |
| Félix-Antoine Bérubé-Simard | Other | 237 | 0.8 |
| Mario Ledoux | Other | 67 | 0.2 |
| Claude Moreau | Other | 57 | 0.2 |
| Lucie Perreault | Other | 56 | 0.2 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Taschereau PQ, competitive
- Charlesbourg PCQ, toss-up
- Lévis PCQ, competitive
- Jean-Talon PQ, competitive
- Vanier-Les Rivières PCQ, toss-up
- Montmorency PCQ, safe seat
- Forecast updated