Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ

While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.

Charest says he's here to stay after majority win

Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.

Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?

Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.

Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec

Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.

PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election

Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

Dumont to step down after ADQ defeat

Action Démocratique du Québec Leader Mario Dumont is resigning as head of the party he founded after suffering a crushing defeat in Monday's election.

Almost half of Quebec voters shunned polls

Elections Quebec is calling Monday's historically low voter turnout a catastrophe.

In Montreal, plus ça change...

The status quo prevailed on the Island of Montreal on Monday night, with virtually no change in the city's provincial political alignments except for a breakthrough win by Québec Solidaire.

QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in Montreal's Mercier riding, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Liberals gain in Abitibi-Témiscamingue region

The Liberals have dented the Parti Québécois's hold on the four ridings in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.