CAQ wave sweeps Townships

The light-blue CAQ wave that swept Quebec in Monday’s election saw most local ridings electing CAQ candidates and abandoning the Liberals and the PQ to join the new government party ranks.

The region also saw an increase in support for Quéebec solidaire, which finished second in several races.

François Legault’s troops easily held on to the riding of Granby, where François Bonnardel, with over 60 per cent support, handily beat Québec solidaire candidate Anne-sophie Legault.

In Iberville, CAQ contender Claire Samson took almost 50 per cent of ballots cast, beating out the PQ’S Nicole Dionne, Québec solidaire’s Philippe Jetten-vigeant, and the Liberals’ Mylène Gaudreau.

In Johnson, the CAQ’S André Lamontagne also took over 50 per cent of the vote to beat closest rival Sarah Saint-cyr Lanoie of the QS. trailed by Jacques Tétreault of the PQ, and François Vaes of the Liberals.

In Drummond-bois-francs, the wave continued with the CAQ’S Sébastien Schneeberger taking well over half to vote to soundly defeat second-place Lannïck Dinard of the Q!S, Liberal Kevin Deland, and the PQ’S Diane Roy.

In Lotbinière-frontenac, Isabelle Lecours continued the CAQ wave by taking the riding with akmost 55 per cent of the vote, defeating Liberal Pierre-luc Daigle (20 per cent)