Watch: Impact of Quebec’s ethnic vote
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 LaFontaine’s election race
There are seven candidates running in the riding:
Quebec Liberal Party: Marc Tanguay
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Parti Quebecois: Mathieu Pelletier
Coalition Avenir Quebec: Julie Di Battista Manseau
Quebec Solidaire: Véronique Martineau
Option Nationale: Geneviève Dao Phan
Green Party of Quebec: Benoit Drouin
Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec: Yves Le Seigle
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
LaFontaine has voted Liberal since 1985. Prior to that, the riding swung between the Parti Quebecois and Union Nationale. Former Quebec Liberal Party MNA Tony Tomassi held the seat from 2003-2012 until he was kicked out of the party in 2010 after corruption allegations. He now faces criminal charges and he resigned his seat in 2012.
Population: 57,370
Electors: 40,960
2012 voter turnout: 71.31%
1995 referendum vote: Yes: 29.9%; No: 71.1%
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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