Riding profile
Rimouski
The question
Rimouski: will PCQ lose this seat to PQ?
Editorial read
Rimouski, a rural riding in Quebec, elected a member with the CAQ in the previous cycle, with a 13-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the PQ ahead at 66% vote share, against 18% for the CAQ, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Maïté Blanchette Vézina
Sits with PCQ
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
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PQ Challenger 
Yohann St-Pierre
Yohann St-Pierre is a pediatrician in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region for nearly 15 years. With a master's degree in public administration, he has engaged over the years in the student movement, at the outpatient clinic of the Faculty of Medicine of Laval University in Rimouski and within the Federation of Specialist Physicians of Quebec.
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Current forecast
PQ
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 48.0
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| PQ | CAQ | PLQ | PCQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereRimouski | 65.9% | 17.9% | 7.3% | 4.7% |
| Provincial averageQuebec | 30.1% +35.8 | 20.3% −2.4 | 27.2% −19.8 | 13.2% −8.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maïté Blanchette Vézina Elected | CAQ | 13,761 | 41.8 | — |
| Samuel Ouellet | PQ | 9,440 | 28.6 | — |
| Carol-Ann Kack | QS | 7,042 | 21.4 | — |
| Stéphanie Du Mesnil | PCQ | 1,566 | 4.8 | — |
| Claude Laroche | PLQ | 992 | 3.0 | — |
| Pierre Beaudoin | Other | 104 | 0.3 | — |
| Danielle Mélanie Gaudreau | Other | 55 | 0.2 | — |
Around the region
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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