Liberal Enrico Ciccone has been elected in Marquette
Geography
The riding of Marquette is on the Island of Montreal and includes the municipalities of Dorval and L’Île-Dorval. Montreal’s Lachine borough is also part of Marquette.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: Marc Hétu
Parti Québécois: Carole Vincent
Quebec Liberal Party: Enrico Ciccone
Québec Solidaire: Anick Perreault
There was no incumbent in Marquette heading into the 2018 election.
Liberal MNA François Ouimet was first elected in 1994 and held on to the riding for 24 years. Ouimet was booted out by the Liberals on the eve of his nomination meeting in August to make room for “party renewal.”
He was replaced by political newcomer Enrico Ciccone, a former NHLer.
History
The Marquette electoral division was created in 1980. It was named after Father Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary and explorer who lived in the 17th Century.
Marquette has always voted Liberal.