2025 Arthabaska provincial by-election
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The 2025 Arthabaska provincial by-election was held on August 11, 2025.[1] The seat was represented by Eric Lefebvre of the CAQ until he resigned on 18 March 2025 to run for the partially-overlapping federal riding of Richmond—Arthabaska in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[2]
In an attempt to win a seat in the National Assembly, Conservative Party of Quebec leader Éric Duhaime ran as a candidate in the by-election; he finished second behind the Parti Québécois' Alex Boissonneault.[3] It was a recent stronghold for the Coalition Avenir Québec before Boissonneault became the first member of the Parti Québécois to be elected in the riding since 1998.
Background
The seat is located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec; it notably includes municipalities of Victoriaville, Plessisville, Princeville, and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska.[4]
The by-election is considered a test of leadership for Premier François Legault.[2] A major issue is the United States trade war with Canada and Mexico.[5]
The writ for the by-election was drawn up on July 8.[6]
Candidates
- Alex Boissonneault, Parti Québécois
- Keven Brasseur, Coalition Avenir Québec
- Chantale Marchand, Quebec Liberal Party
- Pascale Fortin, Québec solidaire
- Éric Duhaime, Conservative Party of Quebec
- Trystan Martel, Climat Québec
- Éric Simard, Union nationale
- Louis Chandonnet, Équipe autonomiste
- Denis Gagné, Independent
- Arpad Nagy, Independent[7]
Result
| Quebec provincial by-election, : Arthabaska Resignation of Eric Lefebvre | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alex Boissonneault | 17,327 | 46.37 | +36.36 | ||||
| Conservative | Éric Duhaime | 13,081 | 35.01 | +10.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Chantale Marchand | 3,481 | 9.32 | +5.56 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Keven Brasseur | 2,693 | 7.21 | -44.54 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Pascale Fortin | 548 | 1.47 | -7.76 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Trystan Martel | 96 | 0.26 | -0.31 | ||||
| Union Nationale | Eric Simard | 55 | 0.15 | – | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Louis Chandonnet | 31 | 0.08 | – | ||||
| Independent | Denis Gagné | 29 | 0.08 | – | ||||
| Independent | Arpad Nagy | 24 | 0.06 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,365 | 98.95 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 398 | 1.05 | -0.51 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,763 | 59.98 | -14.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 62,960 | – | +1.35 | |||||
| Parti Québécois gain from Coalition Avenir Québec | Swing | +40.45 | ||||||
- ^ The seat has been vacant since Eric Lefebvre resigned on 18 March 2025 to run in the federal electoral district of Richmond—Arthabaska.
Previous result
| 2022 Quebec general election: Arthabaska | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Eric Lefebvre | 23,447 | 51.75 | -10.09 | ||||
| Conservative | Tarek Henoud | 11,187 | 24.69 | +22.36 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Mario Beauchesne | 4,538 | 10.02 | +0.62 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Pascale Fortin | 4,179 | 9.22 | -3.35 | ||||
| Liberal | Luciana Arantes | 1,702 | 3.76 | -7.60 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Trystan Martel | 256 | 0.57 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,309 | 98.44 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 720 | 1.56 | -0.31 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,029 | 74.10 | +4.61 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 62,120 | – | – | |||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | -16.22 | ||||||
References
- ^ https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/pressreleases/a-by-election-will-be-held-on-august-11-2025-in-the-electoral-division-of-arthabaska/
- ^ a b Olivier, Annabelle (March 15, 2025). "What's at stake in Monday's provincial byelection in Terrebonne, Que". CBC News.
- ^ "Results of the by-election in the Arthabaska electoral division". Élections Québec. March 10, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ Iyare, Osa (April 17, 2024). "Quebec MNA Eric Lefebvre leaves the CAQ for Poilievre's Conservatives". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Lacroix-Couture, Frédéric (March 11, 2025). "Quebec 'can do a lot of damage to Mr. Trump,' Legault says amid trade war". La Presse Canadienne.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/arthabaska-riding-byelection-1.7579545
- ^ https://www.montrealgazette.com/article1064577.html