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 L’Assomption’s election race
There are six candidates running in the riding:
Coalition Avenir Quebec: François Legault (incumbent)
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Quebec Liberal Party: Jean-Marc Bergevin
Parti Quebecois: Pierre Paquette
Quebec Solidaire: Sylvain Fournier
Option Nationale: Gabriel Gauthier
Parti conservateur du Québec: Charles-Étienne Raynault
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
L’Assomption is the riding of Coalition Avenir Quebec leader François Legault. Politically unfaithful, L’Assomption has elected an MNA from almost every party since its creation in 1867.
Population: 67,320
Electors: 51,210
2012 voter turnout: 80.43%
1995 referendum vote: Yes: 63.7%; No: 36.3%
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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