Groulx is located in the Laurentians on Montreal’s north shore.
The riding consists of the cities of Sainte-Thérèse, Boisbriand and Rosemère.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: Eric Girard
Parti Québécois: Jean-Philippe Meloche
Quebec Liberal Party: Sabrina Chartrand
Québec Solidaire: Fabien Torres
Claude Surprenant, the outgoing independent MNA, took office in 2014 under the CAQ banner.
He was kicked out of the party’s caucus over expense claims in January 2017.
In May, he announced he would not run in the 2018 provincial election.
History
Groulx was created in 1980. The riding has swung from one party to the next over the years.
It has been represented by the CAQ, the Quebec Liberals, the Action Démocratique du Québec and the PQ.