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Chicoutimi—Le Fjord

Federal riding · Quebec

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 16.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 49.3%
  • Bloc 33.3%
  • Conservative 15.5%
  • NDP 3.5%
  • PPC 2.0%
  • Green 1.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Bloc Conservative NDP
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord 49.3%33.3%15.5%3.5%
Provincial averageQuebec 43.3%+6.0 27.3%+6.0 24.1%−8.6 5.4%−2.0
National averageCanada 46.8%+2.5 6.1%+27.2 30.4%−14.9 11.2%−7.7

Simple average of the 343 ridings, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Language spoken most often at home
  • French 98.7%
  • English 0.7%
  • Other languages 0.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Richard Martel · Conservative

In office since April 28, 2025. 45th Parliament.

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 2.9 points, with 68.5% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 16.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Richard Martel Elected Conservative 17,356 33.7 Parliamentarian
Marc St-Hilaire Bloc 15,857 30.8 General Manager
Stéphane Proulx Liberal 15,820 30.7 Manager
Raphaël Émond NDP 991 1.9 Student
Yves Laporte Green 476 0.9 Musician
François Sabourin PPC 339 0.7 Maintenance Man
Other candidates 724 1.4

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Central NewfoundlandLiberal61%1.1-point gap
  2. Richmond Hill SouthLiberal55%1.3-point gap
  3. Niagara WestConservative61%1.3-point gap
Forecast updated