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Québec solidaire victorious in byelection, capturing Montreal Liberal stronghold

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Québec solidaire takes Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne riding from Liberals
WATCH: Québec solidaire says it was surprised just how dominant the party's victory was in a Montreal byelection on Monday. The Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne riding had been in Liberal hands since its inception in 1994 but after all the votes were counted Monday night the once-mighty Liberals were dealt another devastating blow. Global's Dan Spector reports – Mar 14, 2023

Québec solidaire has won a provincial byelection in the Montreal riding of Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne, capturing the once Liberal stronghold on Monday night.

Guillaume Cliche-Rivard, an immigration lawyer, will represent the southwestern Montreal riding and had a sizeable lead with 45 per cent of the vote with about 80 per cent of boxes counted.

The Liberal candidate, Christopher Baenninger, was in second place with just over 28 per cent of the vote in a riding the Liberals had won 10 times in a row since its creation in 1994.

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Cliche-Rivard had lost to former Liberal leader Dominique Anglade in last October’s provincial election by 2,700 votes.

Anglade resigned her seat and stepped down as Liberal leader after winning less than 15 per cent of vote, triggering a byelection to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace her.

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The Parti Québécois was running in third place in the riding while the Coalition Avenir Québec was in fourth.

With its victory, Québec solidaire now has 12 seats in the provincial legislature, the Liberals hold 19, the PQ have three and there are two independents.

Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec holds 89 of the legislature’s 125 seats.

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