2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election

2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election

February 23, 2026 (2026-02-23)

Riding of Chicoutimi
Turnout34.22% ( 34.51%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
PQ
PCQ
CAQ
Candidate Marie-Karlynn Laflamme Catherine Morissette Francis Tremblay
Party Parti Québécois Conservative Coalition Avenir Québec
Popular vote 6,999 4,023 1,848
Percentage 45.35% 26.07% 11.97%
Swing 31.14% 17.64 50.30%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
PLQ
QS
Candidate Tricia Murray Jeanne Palardy
Party Liberal Québec solidaire
Popular vote 1,409 862
Percentage 9.13% 5.59%
Swing 6.09% 6.46%

MNA before election

Andrée Laforest
Coalition Avenir Québec

Elected MNA

Marie-Karlynn Laflamme
Parti Québécois

The 2026 Chicoutimi provincial by-election was held on February 23, 2026. The seat was represented by Andrée Laforest of the CAQ until she resigned on September 4, 2025 to run for mayor in the 2025 Saguenay municipal election.

Marie-Karlynn Laflamme for the Parti Québécois won the election. It was the PQ 4th consecutive byelection win.