Global News has declared that Mario Simard of the Bloc Québécois has been elected in Jonquière.
Jonquière was formerly known as the riding of Jonquière-Alma. They elected Bloc Québécois MP in 2004 and Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn in 2006 and 2008.
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Voters in Jonquière elected NDP MP Karine Trudel in the 2015 federal election with 29.19 per cent of the vote. Trudel was up for for re-election against Canadian Paralympic swimmer Philippe Gagnon from the Conservative party.
Geography
Jonquière added a large area in the 2013 redistribution, claiming most of the former district of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, except the Saguenay-Chicoutimi area.
Candidates
NDP: Karine Trudel (Incumbent)
Liberal: Vincent Garneau
Conservative: Philippe Gagnon
Bloc Québécois: Mario Simard
Green: Lyne Bourdages
PPC: Sylvie Théodore