Riding profile
Viau
The question
Viau: a safe seat for the Quebec Liberals?
Editorial read
Viau, an urban riding in Quebec, elected a member with the Quebec Liberals in the previous cycle, with a 8-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Quebec Liberals ahead at 57% vote share, against 21% for Québec solidaire, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Frantz Benjamin
Sits with PLQ
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
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PLQ Incumbent 
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CAQ Challenger 
Frane Bisseck
Frane Bisseck, 23, holds a bachelor's degree in political science from UQAM. With over 18 months of experience as a political assistant, she has developed expertise in political communication, strategic analysis, and citizen file management.
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Current forecast
PLQ
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 35.6
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| PLQ | QS | PQ | PCQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereViau | 56.7% | 21.1% | 12.7% | 5.8% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 27.2% +29.5 | 8.3% +12.8 | 30.1% −17.4 | 13.2% −7.4 |
Provincial averages computed across the 127 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Previous election · QC 2022
Detailed result · QC 2022
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frantz Benjamin Elected | PLQ | 8,049 | 38.2 | — |
| Renée-Chantal Belinga | QS | 6,418 | 30.4 | — |
| Justine Savard | CAQ | 3,201 | 15.2 | — |
| Marc-Antoine Lecompte | PQ | 1,598 | 7.6 | — |
| Alex Tembel | PCQ | 1,294 | 6.1 | — |
| Manel Chaouche | Other | 342 | 1.6 | — |
| Marc II Réjouis | Other | 100 | 0.5 | — |
| Serge Ricard | Other | 80 | 0.4 | — |
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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