Legault, Couillard in, Lisée out
There were some high-profile winners and losers on Quebec’s election night.
Here is a look at some of the wellknown candidates who won and lost on Monday night.
COALITION AVENIR QUÉBEC
WON
■ Leader François Legault, elected in the L’Assomption riding
■ Christian Dubé, former CAQ
MNA and a vice-president at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
■ Longtime Quebec City MNA Éric Caire
■ Former Charbonneau Commission prosecutor Sonia Lebel
■ Geneviève Guilbault, former spokesperson for Quebec’s coroner’s office
■ Former Montreal police spokesperson Ian Lafrenière
■ TV commentator Caroline Proulx
■ Chantal Rouleau, Montreal borough mayor and city councillor
■ Pediatric neurologist Lionel Carmant
Marguerite Blais, former Liberal cabinet minister for seniors
■ Youri Chassin, economist and research director of the Montreal Economic Institute
■ Three-time Olympic speedskating champion Isabelle Charest
QUEBEC LIBERAL PARTY
WON
■ Leader Philippe Couillard
■ Health Minister Gaétan Barrette
■ Finance Minister Carlos Leitão
■ Chomedey MNA Guy Ouellette, who was arrested by the province’s anti-corruption squad in an investigation into leaks to the media
■ Deputy Premier Dominique Anglade
■ Kathleen Weil, minister responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers
■ Gregory Kelley, son of longtime West Island MNA Geoffrey Kelley
■ Former NHL defenceman Enrico Ciccone
■ Jennifer Maccarone, former president of the Quebec English School Boards Association
■ Montreal city councillor Frantz Benjamin
■ University professor Marwah Rizqy
■ Monsef Derraji, businessman and former president of the Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce du Québec
LOST
■ Transport Minister Pierre Moreau
■ Families Minister Luc Fortin
■ Public Health Minister Lucie Charlebois
■ Touted as the next health minister if the Liberals were re-elected, Gertrude Bourdon, former head of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval
PARTI QUÉBÉCOIS
WON
■ Deputy leader Véronique Hivon
■ Sylvain Gaudreault, former PQ municipal affairs minister
■ Catherine Fournier, the youngest woman elected to the National Assembly
LOST
■ Leader Jean-François Lisée
■ Rousseau MNA Nicolas
■ Marceau, a former PQ finance minister
■ Hochelaga-Maisonneuve MNA
Carole Poirier
■ Candidate Michelle Blanc, who came under fire for controversial social-media posts
■ Jean-Martin Aussant, former leader of the Option nationale provincial party
■ Jennifer Drouin, founder of
■ Anglophones for Quebec Independence
■ Former PQ leadership candidate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
QUÉBEC SOLIDAIRE
WON
■ Co-spokesperson Manon
Massé
■ Co-spokesperson Gabriel
Nadeau Dubois
■ Former La Presse journalist
■ Vincent Marissal
■ Andrés Fontecilla, former
QS party president and co-spokesperson with former MNA Françoise David
■ Former Option nationale leader Sol Zanetti
■ Université de Sherbrooke lecturer Christine Labrie
■ Actress Catherine Dorion, a former high-profile Option nationale candidate
LOST
■ Ève Torres, first woman who wears a hijab to run in a Quebec provincial election