Riding profile

Saint-Jean

Provincial riding — QC · Mixed · rest

The question

Saint-Jean: will CAQ lose this seat to PQ?

Editorial read

Saint-Jean, a mixed riding in Quebec, elected a member with the CAQ in the previous cycle, with a 31-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the PQ ahead at 41% vote share, against 31% for the CAQ, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Louis Lemieux

Sits with CAQ

Since
2022-10-03
Parliament
43th

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • PCQ Challenger
    Luc Sanfaçon

    Luc Sanfaçon

    From Quebec and raised in Beauport, Luc is a curious, creative man deeply attached to good work. Passionate about concrete projects, he believes that discipline, perseverance, and the desire to constantly progress are the keys to overcoming challenges.

    source ↗
  • PLQ Challenger
    Patrice Léger-Bourgoin

    Patrice Léger-Bourgoin

    source ↗

Current forecast

PQ

Safe

Probability
99%
Mean margin (pts)
10.7
P(close race)
13%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • PQ 41.5%
  • CAQ 30.9%
  • PLQ 12.6%
  • PCQ 7.9%
  • QS 6.5%
  • Other 0.6%

In context

How this riding stacks up

PQ CAQ PLQ PCQ
HereSaint-Jean 41.5%30.9%12.6%7.9%
Provincial averageQuebec 30.1% +11.4 20.3% +10.6 27.2% −14.6 13.2% −5.3

Provincial averages computed across the 127 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Previous election · QC 2022

Won by
CAQ
Margin
31.4 pts
Turnout
69.7%
Margin shift vs current projection
-20.8 pts

Detailed result · QC 2022

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Louis Lemieux Elected CAQ 21,734 50.6
Alexandre Girard-Duchaine PQ 8,248 19.2
Pierre-Luc Lavertu QS 6,334 14.8
Dominick Melnitzky PCQ 3,603 8.4
Benjamin Roy PLQ 2,565 6.0
Denis Thériault Other 290 0.7
Raymond Choquette Other 133 0.3
Last model run
Cycle
qc_2026