Live – Quebec election: One in 10 have already cast ballots, with surge of voting in Quebec City

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“It’s a quadruple tie for second place – we haven’t seen this, ever, in Quebec,” poll watcher Philippe Fournier says.

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Sep 26, 2022  •  25 minutes ago  •  5 minute read  •  Join the conversation

Quebec party leaders, from left: François Legault (Coalition Avenir Québec), Dominique Anglade (Liberal Party), Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois (Québec solidaire), Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Parti Québécois) and Éric Duhaime (Conservative Party) at a leaders debate hosted by Radio-Canada in Montreal on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.
Quebec party leaders, from left: François Legault (Coalition Avenir Québec), Dominique Anglade (Liberal Party), Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois (Québec solidaire), Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Parti Québécois) and Éric Duhaime (Conservative Party) at a leaders debate hosted by Radio-Canada in Montreal on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Photo by Radio-Canada/Montreal Gazette

Updated throughout the day on Monday, Sept. 26. Questions/comments: [email protected]

Top updates

  • Liberals would boost spending on school infrastructure by $4B, Anglade says
  • Quebec Conservatives buy ad in USA Today… and then say ‘USA Today is talking about us’
  • One in 10 have already cast ballots, with surge of voting in Quebec City
  • Video podcast: ‘It’s a quadruple tie for second place – we haven’t seen this, ever, in Quebec’
  • Leaders tout performances on Tout le monde en parle
  • Candidates fire off good zingers in final TV exchange
  • Quebecers can vote at advance polls today
  • Leaders urge Quebecers to vote as advance polls open ahead of provincial election
  • ‘It’s important’: Anglade says Legault should answer referendum question
  • Can Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois bridge the generation gap?
  • Opinion: It’s hard to get excited over Quebec election’s leading candidates
  • PQ backtracks on promise to present budget plan for independent Quebec before election
  • Duhaime calls for strategic vote to get him elected in Quebec City riding
  • What are the five major parties taking part in Quebec’s provincial election?
  • Election Guide: What you need to know about the campaign and voting
  • Sign up for our free Quebec election newsletter

10:45 a.m.

Liberals would boost spending on school infrastructure by $4B, Anglade says

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10:25 a.m.

Quebec Conservatives buy ad in USA Today… and then say ‘USA Today is talking about us’

9:50 a.m.

One in 10 have already cast ballots, with surge of voting in Quebec City

More than one in 10 Quebec voters have already cast ballots, Elections Quebec says.

The provincial agency said the turnout rate on Sunday, the first day of advance polls, was 12.6 per cent. Advance polling continues today. (See item below, timestamped 8:45 a.m.)

An analysis of the riding-by-riding results shows people in the Quebec City region were particularly keen on voting.

The six ridings with the highest turnout were all in or around the provincial capital:

  • Louis-Hébert (22 per cent)
  • Lévis (19.6 per cent)
  • Charlesbourg (18.9 per cent)
  • Chauveau (18 per cent)
  • Vanier-Les-Rivières (17.3 per cent).
  • Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (17.3 per cent).

The Coalition Avenir Québec dominated the Quebec City area in the 2018 election.

This year, some ridings are three-way races between the CAQ, Québec solidaire and the Conservatives.

Some of the lowest turnouts Sunday were in areas with large anglophone and allophone populations that have traditionally been Liberal strongholds.

They include:

  • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (8.2)
  • Westmount–St-Louis (8.1 per cent)
  • Acadie 7.98
  • Saint-Laurent 7.86
  • Jeanne-Mance-Viger 7.82
  • D’Arcy-McGee 6.89

To check the turnout in your riding, check out this page on the Elections Quebec website.

9:05 a.m.

Video podcast: ‘It’s a quadruple tie for second place – we haven’t seen this, ever, in Quebec’

With a week left in the campaign, Philippe Fournier, creator of the Qc125.com election projection site, sat down with The Corner Booth podcasters Bill Brownstein, Lesley Chesterman and Aaron Rand to discuss the Quebec election.

Watch it below.

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9 a.m.

Leaders tout performances on Tout le monde en parle

9 a.m.

Candidates fire off good zingers in final TV exchange

They were generally polite and well-behaved under the watchful eye of host Guy A. Lepage.

But the five main leaders in the general election did manage to repeat their campaign lines and land a few political zingers against each other before a prime-time Sunday evening television audience.

Read our full story, by Philip Authier.

8:45 a.m.

Quebecers can vote at advance polls today

Today is the final day of advance voting at polling stations.

Quebecers can cast ballots from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

They can also opt to vote at the offices of returning officers on these days:

  • Tuesday, Sept. 27 (9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
  • Wednesday, Sept. 28 (9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Sept. 29 (9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

The last chance to vote comes on Monday, Oct. 3, election day, when polls will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For more on how to vote, visit this page on the Elections Quebec site.

To check if you’re on the electoral list, click here.

8:35 a.m.

Leaders urge Quebecers to vote as advance polls open ahead of provincial election

Quebec’s main political party leaders spent Sunday rallying their supporters to head to the polling stations, as Quebecers got a first chance to vote for who will lead them after the Oct. 3 election.

Read our full story.

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault casts his ballot ahead of the election during a campaign stop in L’Assomption on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault casts his ballot ahead of the election during a campaign stop in L’Assomption on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press
8:35 a.m.

‘It’s important’: Anglade says Legault should answer referendum question

François Legault owes Quebecers a clear answer on how he would vote should there be a sovereignty referendum in the province, Dominique Anglade says.

Read our full story, by Jesse Feith.

8:35 a.m.

Can Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois bridge the generation gap?

Québec solidaire’s premier-hopeful has not shed the idealism of his student activist days but he’s become more pragmatic — a shift he’s hoping will help him win over older voters.

Read our full profile, by Michelle Lalonde.

Québec solidaire leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois waves to supporters as he arrives for provincial leaders debate at Radio-Canada in Montreal Thursday September 22, 2022.
Québec solidaire leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois waves to supporters as he arrives for provincial leaders debate at Radio-Canada in Montreal Thursday September 22, 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
8:35 a.m.

Opinion: It’s hard to get excited over Quebec election’s leading candidates

“There are nine days left before Quebec votes, but it seems less an election than a coronation.

With five major parties splitting votes, Premier François Legault could get less than 40 per cent of the popular vote, but 90 per cent of the seats. The only upside is that Legault-worshippers can then join anglo monarchists in singing ‘God Save The King.”

Read Josh Freed’s latest column.

From left, Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader François Legault, Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Québec solidaire Leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Conservative Part of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime pose prior to a leaders debate in Montreal on Thursday.
From left, Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader François Legault, Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Québec solidaire Leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Conservative Part of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime pose prior to a leaders debate in Montreal on Thursday. Photo by Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press
8:35 a.m.

PQ backtracks on promise to present budget plan for independent Quebec before election

The Parti Québécois will not present a “Year 1 budget” as leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon had promised two weeks ago.

Read our full story.

8:35 a.m.

Duhaime calls for strategic vote to get him elected in Quebec City riding

Conservative Party of Quebec Leader went door-to-door Saturday in his riding to call for strategic voting to help get him elected to the National Assembly.

In Quebec City’s Chauveau riding, Duhaime called on Conservative activists who want to see a “real opposition” to François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec to vote for him.

Read our full story.

Quebec Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime chats with candidates outside his campaign bus, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Levis Que. Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3.
Quebec Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime chats with candidates outside his campaign bus, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Levis Que. Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3. Photo by Jacques Boissinot /The Canadian Press
8:35 a.m.

Québec solidaire would be a ‘responsible and combative’ opposition: Nadeau-Dubois

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois promises to be “responsible and combative” on the issue of climate change if his party forms the official opposition to another CAQ government following Quebec’s Oct. 3 election.

Read our full story.

8:30 a.m.

What are the five major parties taking part in Quebec’s provincial election?

Here’s a look at the five parties vying to form Quebec’s next government.

Read our full story.

8:30 a.m.

Election Guide: What you need to know about the campaign and voting

How do you check if you’re on the electoral list? Are you allowed to vote? When can ballots be cast?

Read our full story.

8:30 a.m.

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