After a 39-day election campaign, voters in Quebec headed to the polls Monday and elected the Coaltion Avenir Québec (CAQ) to power.
The CAQ, headed by François Legault, won a majority of seats delivering a crushing blow to the Quebec Liberal Party, who had held power for 13 of the last 15 years.
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The CAQ was elected in 74 of the province’s 125 ridings, compared to 32 for the Liberals.
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The Parti Québécois (PQ) suffered a double blow going from 28 seats to 9 and is once again without a leader, after Jean-François Lisée announced he was stepping down after losing his riding of Rosemont.
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Québec Solidaire entered the race with only three seats, but finished the evening with 10 ridings more than tripling in size.
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To maintain official party status, a minimum of 12 seats or 20 per cent of the popular vote is required.
Polls closed at 8 p.m. To find out who won in your riding, use our interactive results.
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