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Quebec Conservatives nab their only legislature seat with ex-CAQ member joining party
Maîté Blanchette Vézina left CAQ citing regional neglect and will run for the Conservatives in October, giving them their first legislative seat since 2022 with 13% popular vote.
- On Tuesday, Independent MNA Blanchette Vzina joined the Conservative Party, providing Conservative Leader Duhaime with his first seat in the National Assembly while she will run in the Peltrie riding in October.
- Blanchette Vzina left the Coalition Avenir last September after Premier François Legault shuffled her out of the natural resources portfolio, arguing regions were being neglected under his leadership.
- "This is the party that aligns with my values," Blanchette Vzina told reporters Tuesday; Duhaime, who courted her since January, called the move a "major political turning point."
- Duhaime now gains access to the legislature, ending his need for invitations to hold press briefings, mirroring 2021 when former CAQ member Claire Samson became the party's sole representative.
- Despite collecting nearly 13 per cent of the popular vote during the 2022 provincial campaign, the Conservatives failed to win any seats or subsequent byelections, making this addition significant.
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Quebec Conservatives nab their only legislature seat with ex-CAQ member joining party
QUÉBEC - The Quebec Conservatives now have an elected member in the national assembly after a former cabinet minister with the Coalition Avenir Québec crossed the floor to join the
·Toronto, Canada
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Quebec Conservatives get 1 — and only — seat in National Assembly with new member
This appointment enables Éric Duhaime, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, to increase his visibility at the National Assembly, giving his team a seat — its only one. Until now, he had to be invited by a sitting member to hold press briefings there.
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