Riding profile

Châteauguay

Provincial riding — QC · Suburban · rest

The question

Châteauguay: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

QLP

Toss-up

Probability
82%
Mean margin (pts)
8.5
P(close race)
36%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • QLP 32.7%

    Félix Rhéaume

  • CAQ 24.8%

    Marie-Belle Gendron incumbent

  • PQ 21.0%

    Yannick Trudeau

  • PCQ 14.4%

    Mohsen Eshtiaghi

  • QS 6.0%

    Marianne Pharand Roy

  • Other 1.1%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Drummond–Bois-FrancsCAQ60 %0.8 pt margin
  2. MaskinongéCAQ80 %1.0 pt margin
  3. Laviolette–Saint-MauricePQ86 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

QLP CAQ PQ PCQ
HereChâteauguay 32.7%24.8%21.0%14.4%
Provincial averageQuebec 23.4% +9.3 21.3% +3.5 27.9% −6.9 16.1% −1.7

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

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

Châteauguay, a suburban riding in Quebec, elected a member with the CAQ in the previous cycle, with a 14-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Quebec Liberals ahead at 33% vote share, against 25% for the CAQ, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Marie-Belle Gendron

Sits with CAQ

Since
2022-10-03
Parliament
43th

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • CAQ Incumbent
    Marie-Belle Gendron

    Marie-Belle Gendron

    Born in Léry and living in the Châteauguay riding, Marie-Belle is undoubtedly a local. With 20 years of experience managing Châteauguay Dental Clinic, she was appointed in 2020 as President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Grand-Roussillon.

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  • Other Challenger

    Hannah Wolker

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  • Other Challenger

    Jose Bro

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  • PCQ Challenger

    Mohsen Eshtiaghi

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  • PQ Challenger
    Yannick Trudeau

    Yannick Trudeau

    Since 2020 Yannick Trudeau has been an urban-planning adviser in Montreal's sports and major-parks service, managing standards and development programs for sports and aquatic infrastructure worth nearly $1 billion in the ten-year capital plan. With more than 20 years in municipal affairs, the Châteauguay candidate has expertise in sports, recreation, planning, and public infrastructure. He believes Quebec has the resources, skills, institutions, and talent to take charge of its future and build a more effective, responsible state closer to citizens.

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  • QLP Challenger
    Félix Rhéaume

    Félix Rhéaume

    A law graduate of the University of Sherbrooke and holder of a master’s degree in international relations, Félix Rhéaume has held several positions within the Government of Quebec, including advisor to the premier and chief of staff to the Minister of Indigenous Affairs. He later served as vice president of the Federation of Quebec Chambers of Commerce and director of public affairs at the Quebec Construction Association, where he oversaw the representation of an industry at the forefront of the response to the housing crisis. In that role, he regularly spoke to the media about housing and infrastructure issues. A father and stepfather to four daughters, he also serves on the boards of the Montreal Bar Association, the McCord Museum Foundation, and the organization Québec Net Positif.

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  • QS Challenger
    Marianne Pharand Roy

    Marianne Pharand Roy

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Previous election · 2022

Won by
CAQ
Margin
14.4 pts
Turnout
62.0%
Margin shift vs current projection
-5.9 pts

Detailed result · QC 2022

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Marie-Belle Gendron Elected CAQ 13,038 39.1
Jean-François Primeau QLP 8,260 24.8
Martin Bécotte QS 4,261 12.8
Marianne Lafleur PQ 3,947 11.8
Patric Viau PCQ 3,363 10.1
Stephanie Stevenson Other 463 1.4
Last model run
Cycle
qc_2026