The next Quebec election is set for October 7, 2030. See the municipal vote date, by-election rules and how a provincial campaign is timed.
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A new Montreal poverty study finds 26% of Greater Montreal adults lived below the poverty line at least once from 2016 to 2023, far above annual rates.
Quebec election results: the Parti Québécois takes 59 seats and forms a minority government, the CAQ is shut out entirely, and Québec solidaire holds leverage.
The Quebec election on Oct. 5, 2026 returned the Parti Québécois to power without a majority, reviving the independence referendum question.
A Parti Québécois minority government is projected in Quebec after the Oct. 5 vote, with the CAQ shut out and a referendum pledge deferred until 2029.
Ahead of the Quebec election on Oct. 5, 2026, the five major party leaders delivered closing messages on change, the referendum threat and strategic voting.
Quebec election polls keep the Parti Québécois ahead before the Oct. 5, 2026 vote, reviving referendum talk as leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon shifts focus.
Quebec election 2026 leaders wrapped up day 30 of the campaign after a five-way Montreal debate, with immigration and AI dominating ahead of the Oct. 5 vote.