Liberal Marwah Rizqy has been elected in the riding of Saint-Laurent.
The riding of Saint-Laurent comprises parts of the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Saint-Laurent.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: Marc Baaklini
Parti Québécois: Elias Dib Nicolas
Quebec Liberal Party: Marwah Rizqy
Québec Solidaire: Marie Josèphe Pigeon
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The MNA for the riding was Jean-Marc Fournier, who is not running for reelection.
Fournier was minister responsible for Canadian relations and the Canadian francophonie; he was also Liberal house leader.
The Liberal candidate in the 2018 election is Marwah Rizqy, a tax law professor at the Université de Sherbrooke.
This is the third time Rizqy has tried to enter politics.
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She ran twice for the federal Liberals, once in Hochelaga in 2015 and a second time in 2017, in Saint-Laurent.
History
The electoral division of Saint-Laurent was created in 1965. In its 53-year history, the riding has always elected a Liberal MNA.
It was once the riding of Liberal leader and former premier Robert Bourassa, who took the nomination in a 1986 byelection.
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