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Parti Québécois looking to maintain momentum with today’s byelection
The Parti Québécois aims to build momentum with a fourth byelection win as the CAQ defends the seat amid a leadership change and 11.67% advanced voter turnout.
- On Feb. 23, 2026, the Parti Québécois is seeking its fourth consecutive byelection win in Chicoutimi, a riding north of Quebec City, vacant since André Laforest left provincial politics in September.
- Following Legault's announcement, the Parti Québécois is high in the polls ahead of the provincial election, with leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promising a sovereignty referendum by 2030.
- Polls will be open 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., with 30 per cent of electors casting early ballots, including 9 per cent advance votes.
- Meanwhile, the riding's past flips show it was a PQ stronghold before André Laforest won it for the CAQ in 2018 and 2022, with the Liberals naming Charles Milliard on Feb. 13.
- The Parti Québécois's potential win may signal momentum ahead of the provincial election in the fall amid the CAQ leadership race after François Legault announced he is stepping down.
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Leaning Left17Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution77% Left
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- 77% of the sources lean Left
77% Left
L 77%
C 18%
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