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
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.
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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