Conservative candidate Joël Godin is the projected winner in the riding of Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier.
Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier is a large riding northwest of Quebec City. It consists of the municipalities of Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier, as well as the City of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures.
Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier has been represented in the House of Commons since 1867. It was created in the British North America Act in 1867 as “Portneuf.”
Over 95 per cent of the population in this riding speaks French as their mother tongue. Close to 2.5 per cent of the riding are made up of immigrants. Common countries of origin include France, Germany and the United States.
Conservative incumbent Joël Godin was first elected to Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier in 2015 and took the seat again in 2019. Godin collected 43.4 per cent of the vote, beating Bloc Québécois candidate Mathieu Bonsaint by 12,403 votes. The Liberal and NDP candidates in the region came in third and fourth place.
Over the last 20 years the riding has bounced around from being represented by the Liberals, Bloc Québécois, NDP and Conservative.
From 2006 – 2011 the riding was held by independent MP André Arthur, a popular former radio host.
Candidates
Conservative Party: Joël Godin (incumbent)
Bloc Québécois: Christian Hébert
Free Party Canada: Charles Fiset
Green Party: No candidate
Liberal Party: Sani Diallo
NDP: David-Roger Gagnon
People’s Party of Canada: Nash Mathieu
Rhinoceros Party: Tommy Pelletier
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