Chicoutimi
Provincial riding · Quebec
October 5, 2026 result
Marie-Karlynn Laflamme (Parti Québécois) wins with 39.4% of the vote, 21.1 points ahead of Gabriella-Myriam Mathieu (PCQ).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Karlynn Laflamme | PQ | 11,858 | 39.4% |
| Gabriella-Myriam Mathieu | PCQ | 5,522 | 18.3% |
| Sandra Larouche | CAQ | 4,956 | 16.5% |
| Jean-Marc Allard | QLP | 4,408 | 14.6% |
| Jeanne Palardy | QS | 2,965 | 9.8% |
| Olivier Dion | Other | 206 | 0.7% |
| Charles Olivier | Other | 191 | 0.6% |
Our forecast before the vote
We had the PQ favoured at 99% (forecast of October 4, 2026): the call held.
| Party | Forecast | Result | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| PQ | 41.2% | 39.4% | −1.8 |
| PCQ | 20.1% | 18.3% | −1.8 |
| CAQ | 17.0% | 16.5% | −0.5 |
| QLP | 11.5% | 14.6% | +3.1 |
| QS | 9.6% | 9.8% | +0.2 |
| Other | 0.6% | 1.3% | +0.8 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 32% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 21.7% Rank 81 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 32% Quebec: about 36%
- Compared with 2022
- +6% 2022: 20.4% · Quebec: +12%
Compared with 2022, advance voting rose here less than across Quebec (increase ranked 87 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 (68.7%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| PQ | PCQ | CAQ | QLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoutimi | 41.2% | 20.1% | 17.0% | 11.5% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 28.7%+12.5 | 20.2%−0.1 | 13.9%+3.0 | 24.8%−13.2 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The CAQ won by 48.1 points, with 68.7% turnout.
Our current projection: the PQ ahead by 19.7 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrée Laforest Elected | CAQ | 19,345 | 62.3 |
| Alice Villeneuve | PQ | 4,415 | 14.2 |
| Adrien Guibert-Barthez | QS | 3,741 | 12.0 |
| Éric Girard | PCQ | 2,619 | 8.4 |
| Gabriel Caron | QLP | 943 | 3.0 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Jonquière PQ, safe seat
- Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré PQ, toss-up
- Chauveau PCQ, safe seat
- Côte-du-Sud PCQ, competitive
- Montmorency PCQ, safe seat
- Charlesbourg PCQ, toss-up
- Forecast updated