US EditionHighly anticipated Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding to be held Aug. 11
ARTHABASKA, CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC, AUG 11 – Éric Duhaime aims to win the Arthabaska seat in a closely contested by-election triggered by a vacancy in the National Assembly, with polls showing a tight race, Qc125 reports.
- A byelection in the Centre-du-Québec riding of Arthabaska will take place on Aug. 11, as confirmed by the Coalition Avenir Québec government.
- Voters in the Centre-du-Québec riding of Arthabaska will participate in a byelection on Aug. 11 to fill a seat left vacant by Éric Lefebvre's departure to federal politics.
- Four candidates have declared their intentions, including Éric Duhaime from the Conservative Party of Quebec and Alex Boissonneault from the Parti Québécois.
- Current polls show a tied race at 37 percent support between the Parti Québécois and the Conservative Party, while the Coalition Avenir Québec is in third place.
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The fight for third place will be very important for the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ).
Highly Anticipated Quebec Byelection in Arthabaska Riding to Be Held Aug. 11
Quebec’s government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11. The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québécois or Conservatives. Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime has put his name forward, hoping to win what would be his party’s only seat in the legislature. His main opponen…
Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding to be held on Aug. 11
Voters in the Quebec riding of Arthabaska will be casting their ballots in a provincial byelection on August 11. The race is looking like a two-party showdown between the Conservative Party of Quebec and the Parti Québécois.
The by-election would be held for the time being between the Conservative Party of Quebec and the Parti Québécois.
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