Deux-Montages is located in the Laurentians.
The riding includes the towns of Deux-Montagnes and Saint-Eustache.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: Benoit Charette
Parti Québécois: Daniel Goyer
Quebec Liberal Party: Fabienne Fatou Diop
Québec Solidaire: Audrey Lesage-Lanthier
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Benoit Charette, the incumbent, took office under the PQ in 2008 before sitting as an independent. After joining the CAQ, he lost the election in 2012.
He ran again in 2014 as a CAQ candidate and was elected.
History
The riding was created in 1829 and was named Deux-Montagnes in 1853.
Deux-Montagnes has bounced between the CAQ, the Liberals and the PQ since the 1960s.
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