Watch: Verdun MNA Henri-Francois Gautrin retires
On Monday April 7, Global News will have up-to-the-minute live Quebec election results, with a live blog starting at 6 p.m. and a live-streaming election special beginning at 8 p.m. after the polls close.
READ MORE: Live coverage of the 2014 Quebec election
Global Montreal’s senior news anchor Jamie Orchard will be hosting a four-hour election special, which starts online at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on Global Montreal from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Meet the candidates in Verdun’s election race
There are eight candidates running in the riding:
Quebec Liberal Party: Jacques Daoust
Parti Quebecois: Lorraine Pintal
Coalition Avenir Quebec: Benoit Richer
Quebec Solidaire: Rosa Pires
Option Nationale: Julien Longchamp
Green Party of Quebec: Antonin Bergeron-Bossé
Bloc Pot: Raynald St-Onge
Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec: Eileen Studd
To find out who else is running in other electoral districts, check out our interactive map of Quebec provincial election ridings.
Find out more about the riding
Verdun is considered a possible swing riding, although it has voted Liberal since its creation in 1966.
Population: 66,155
Electors: 47,694
2012 voter turnout: 71.37%
1995 referendum vote: Yes: 40.34% No: 59.66%
Voting day
On April 7, 2014, polling stations will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find your local polling station, click here.
You must be entered on the Quebec list of electors in order to vote. When heading to the poll station, remember to bring either your driver’s licence, health insurance card, Canadian passport, Treaty status card or Canadian Forces ID.
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