[EN DIRECT] Quebec 2022: Follow the progress of the elections minute by minute

That’s it! After 36 days of campaigning, Quebecers went to the polls today to elect the next provincial government.

The 3902 polling booths distributed across the province’s 125 electoral districts closed their doors at 8pm and staff began counting votes.

Follow all the developments of the evening minute by minute

8 pm | Quebecers have made their choice: all polling stations in the province are now closed

See | Ygreck’s blink 30 minutes from the end of voting

Read | Scary turnout rate in red districts, PLQ at risk?

The Liberal Party is also playing for its survival this evening, at least its identity. The bad news for him is that the participation rate in his palaces is at half-mast.

Read | 5 defining moments of the campaign

From the start of the election campaign, every party has at least one defining moment: here are the decisive points.

7 pm | Polling stations in Îles-de-la-Madeleine close their doors, while those in other provinces remain open until 8pm.

6:56 pm | Supporters of Quebec’s Liberal Party gathered at the Corona Theater in Montreal tonight

6:55 pm | A favorable wind for the “Nordics Minister” at Groulx

Finance minister and Groulx’s outgoing MP Eric Girard, also known as the “Nordiques minister”, is heavily favored to secure a second mandate in this Basses-Laurentides riding.

6:52 pm | Liberals are gambling their future on the outtois

The Outlaws, a Liberal stronghold for years, could turn blue in four of the region’s five ridings. Only Liberal MP Andre Ford can be an elected member of the party, which has won the red riding of Pontiac since the 1970s.

6:35 pm | A tight fight in the Bonaventure ride

The day began with great excitement as poll coordinators face off in the Bonaventure riding in Gaspésie, hours before the votes of two candidates, PQ Alexis Deschênes and CAQ Catherine Blouin, are to be counted.

6:23 pm | In our offices and in the field, our team of journalists and collaborators are busy gathering election night news

6:09 pm | Tight election in Magdalen Islands

Election night could be long in the riding of Îles-de-la-Madeleine, where incumbent Joël Arseneau of the Parti Québécois and Jonathan Lapierre of the Coalition Avenir Québec are locked in a tight battle.

5:54 pm | Graffiti near polling stations in Portneuf

Graffiti targeting the Coalition’s Avenir Quebec appeared in several places in Portneuf on Monday.

5:30 pm | 44.63% participation rate at 5:30 p.m.

As of 5:30 pm on Monday, the voter turnout was 44.63%, still far from the final percentage of the 2018 general elections. Click to view the voter turnout in your constituency Here.

See | The Election Officer assaulted the journalists

Elections An election official from Quebec put a spoke in the wheel for journalists who wanted to photograph Gabriel Nadeau-Dupois voting Thursday morning.

Read | How to vote if you are single?

If you wake up this morning with symptoms and your covid test shows a positive result, know that you can still do your duty as a citizen.

3:37 pm | A little wait in Montreal this voting day

In Montreal, voting was relatively easy on Monday, when voters went to the polls in drizzle and dreary conditions.

3:29 pm | Electors of Laviolette-Saint-Maurice were able to vote

Voters in the Laviolette-Saint-Maurice riding in Mauritius were able to cast their ballots without incident, despite staff shortages.

Read | The PLQ has turned around, Anglade believes

At the end of a tumultuous election campaign, Dominic Anglette voted with a sense of accomplishment on Monday. The PLQ has managed to turn the page of its past, he believes.

Read | Pierre Bruno’s final lap

Although he’s holding his last election night tonight, Pierre Bruno isn’t the type to wallow in regret and nostalgia.

Read | Quebecers go to the polls

Polls opened at 9:30 a.m. Monday to welcome the more than 6 million Quebecers expected to go to the polls to elect a new government.

11:26 am | PSPP votes in Camille-Laurin

“The sky is very blue this morning,” said the leader of the Parti Québécois, who voted in the riding of Camille-Laurin. In the name of democracy, Paul St-Pierre Plamonton wants voters to go to the polls en masse.

10:35 am | Legault in Quebec for D-Day

François Legault chose Quebec to make a public appearance this voting day.

Read | A Guide to the Perfect Voter

After 36 days of campaigning, Quebec voters are called today to choose their MP. Here’s a little guide to help you find your way around this polling day.