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Quebec Election: Parti Québécois Wins 59 Seats for Minority Government as Ruling CAQ Is Wiped Out
October 5 results give the sovereigntist Parti Québécois a minority government under Paul St-Pierre Plamondon; the CAQ lost all 79 of its seats in a historic collapse.
Why it matters
Quebec voted October 5 in its provincial election. The pro-independence Parti Québécois won 59 of 127 National Assembly seats, emerging as the largest party and set to form a minority government. The centre-right Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), in power for eight years, suffered a historic wipeout, losing all 79 seats it held — the worst defeat ever suffered by a sitting provincial government in Canadian history.
Full report
PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon becomes premier-designate. He renewed his pledge to hold a referendum on Quebec independence, but with 59 seats — five short of the 64 needed for a majority — a referendum would require support from some opposition lawmakers. The Quebec Liberal Party finished second with its best seat count since 2014; the Conservative Party of Quebec won official party status for the first time; Québec solidaire dropped from 11 to 9 seats.
What's next
Analysts attribute the result to accumulated dissatisfaction with eight years of CAQ rule. Plamondon has already threatened confrontations with Ottawa over immigration and the monarchy. How Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government handles a resurgent Quebec sovereignty debate will be the defining question of the next phase of Canadian politics.
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