Québec Solidaire’s Ruba Ghazal has been elected in Mercier.
Geography
The riding of Mercier is located in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal borough and is bordered by Rachel Street, de L’Esplanade Avenue, Mont-Royal Avenue West and the Canadian Pacific railway.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: Johanne Gagné
Parti Québécois: Michelle Blanc
Quebec Liberal Party: Gabrielle Collu
Québec Solidaire: Ruba Ghazal
There was no incumbent heading into the 2018 election.
The seat was held by Québec Solidaire’s Amir Khadir who chose not to seek re-election. Khadir first won the riding in 2008, winning Québec Solidaire’s first seat in the national assembly.
The party entered the 2018 race with three seats at the national assembly.
History
The Mercier electoral district was created in 1922 but was called Montreal-Mercier until 1965.
It is named in honour of Honoré Mercier, a Liberal, who served as Quebec premier from 1887 to 1891.
Party loyalty is divided in Mercier. Prior to Khadir’s win in 2008, electors switched back and forth, alternating between the Parti Québécois and the Quebec Liberal Party.
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