What kind of moment: Politics·, Parliamentary election
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon became Premier of Quebec: Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wins
Voters went to the polls on 5 October 2026. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon became Premier. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took the most seats, 60 of 127, short of the 64 needed for a majority. Charles Milliard came second with 39.
Seats: 127 seats in the National Assembly of Quebec
Turnout: 66.92%
64 for a majority
The result
Seats, change and vote share as the results table of 2026 Quebec general election gives them; the change is against the seats it lists for the previous election.
Readers: each leader's busiest day around the vote, against their own usual readership. A leader the record names whose busiest day falls in the vote's days was read for the vote.
Party and leaderChangeVoteReaders vs usualSeats
The small line: each leader's readers over these days. The figure: their busiest day against usual.
1Paul St-Pierre Plamondon▲ +57 seats57 more than last time28.02%5.1× usual60 seats
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon: readers a day, peak 27.3K on 7 Oct · 5.1× usual
The 2026 Quebec general election was held on October 5, 2026, to elect members to the National Assembly of the 44th Quebec Legislature.
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