Rimouski
Provincial riding · Quebec
October 5, 2026 result
Yohann St-Pierre (Parti Québécois) wins with 43.4% of the vote, 25.6 points ahead of Julia Brillant-Ruest (CAQ).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yohann St-Pierre | PQ | 14,189 | 43.4% |
| Julia Brillant-Ruest | CAQ | 5,796 | 17.7% |
| Virginie Chevalier-Archambault | QS | 4,923 | 15.0% |
| Cédric Gauthier | PCQ | 4,322 | 13.2% |
| Michel Bienvenu | QLP | 3,095 | 9.5% |
| Thomas Guay-Vachon | Other | 212 | 0.7% |
| Gilles Gagné | Other | 193 | 0.6% |
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 | 54.9% | 43.4% | −11.5 |
| CAQ | 8.1% | 17.7% | +9.6 |
| QS | 14.9% | 15.0% | +0.1 |
| PCQ | 10.9% | 13.2% | +2.3 |
| QLP | 10.6% | 9.5% | −1.2 |
| Other | 0.6% | 1.2% | +0.6 |
Next general election scheduled for October 7, 2030.
Advance voting · September 27 and 28
About 36% of votes were cast in advance
- Registered electors who voted
- 26.0% Rank 36 of 127
- Quebec average
- 23.6%
- Estimated share of votes already cast
- ≈ 36% Quebec: about 36%
- Compared with 2022
- +12% 2022: 23.3% · 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 (71.6%). See all 127 ridings
Compared with the average
| PQ | QS | PCQ | QLP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimouski | 54.9% | 14.9% | 10.9% | 10.6% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 28.7%+26.2 | 10.9%+4.0 | 20.2%−9.3 | 24.8%−14.1 |
Simple average of the 127 ridings, not weighted by population.
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election (2022)
The CAQ won by 13.1 points, with 71.6% turnout.
Our current projection: the PQ ahead by 38.8 points.
Candidates and votes in 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maïté Blanchette Vézina Elected | CAQ | 13,761 | 41.8 |
| Samuel Ouellet | PQ | 9,440 | 28.6 |
| Carol-Ann Kack | QS | 7,042 | 21.4 |
| Stéphanie Du Mesnil | PCQ | 1,566 | 4.8 |
| Claude Laroche | QLP | 992 | 3.0 |
| Pierre Beaudoin | Other | 104 | 0.3 |
| Danielle Mélanie Gaudreau | Other | 55 | 0.2 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Matane-Matapédia-Mitis PQ, safe seat
- Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata–Les Basques CAQ, toss-up
- Côte-du-Sud PCQ, competitive
- René-Lévesque PQ, safe seat
- Bonaventure PQ, safe seat
- Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré PQ, toss-up
- Forecast updated