By-election | Voting day in Mary-Victorian

By-election |  Voting day in Mary-Victorian

(Longueuil) This Monday is provincial by-election day on the Mary-Victor ride on the south coast of Montreal.

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The constituency covers the Ville de Longueuil area of ​​the Vieux-Longueuil metropolis.

The seat in the National Assembly has been vacant since the departure of MNA Catherine Fornier. He was first elected under the banner of the party Quebecois (PQ), before which he became an independent deputy. He relinquished his seat to successfully run for mayor of Langue last fall.

Elections Quebec has approved twelve candidates in the by-elections of Mary-Victor. Leading candidates include Anne Casabone of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Avenir of the Coalition Auburn, Shirley Dorismond of Quebec, Pierre Nandel of the Party of Quebec, Emily Nolet of the Quebec Liberal Party, and Martyr Oviedo of Climate Quebec.

The Party for the Independence of Quebec, the Green Party of Quebec, the Union National, the Access Party for Property and Equity, and the Autonomous Committee also field candidates, and there is an independent candidate.

A total of 45,558 voters have been invited to cast their ballots in this by-election. According to Canadian statistics, 83.4% of the population declared French to be the most widely spoken language at home. A visible minority of 19.5% of Mary-Victor’s population; Of them, 43.8% were black, 16.2% were Latin American and 16% were of Arab descent.

Mary-Victor’s average income and average income is lower than the Quebec average.

Mary-Victor’s ride of more than 14 square kilometers has been a stronghold of the PQ since its inception in 1980, and the party is fielding a star candidate, Pierre Nantel. The Liberals won only one by-election in 1984, and only one year.

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Since this is a by-election, Mary-Victor’s vote represents a form of referendum on the Legault government within six months of the general election.

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