# 2023 Jean-Talon provincial by-election

The 2023 Jean-Talon provincial by-election was held on October 2, 2023. This was triggered following the resignation of CAQ MNA Joëlle Boutin. The Parti Québécois candidate Pascal Paradis won the election.
The PQ win is notable for two reasons: PQ had never before won the riding of Jean-Talon and this also marked their first win at a by-election since 2016.

## Background

Jean-Talon is a constituency in Quebec City and was once a Liberal stronghold before being taken by the CAQ in a 2019 by-election.
An issue during the by election was the Coalition Avenir Québec government of François Legault cancelling a tunnel project in Quebec City.

## Candidates

* Marie-Anik Shoiry, Coalition Avenir Québec
* Olivier Bolduc, Québec solidaire
* Pascal Paradis, Parti Québécois
* Élise Avard Bernier, Quebec Liberal Party
* Jesse Robitaille, Conservative Party of Québec
* Martine Ouellet, Climat Québec
* Kadidia Mahamane Bamba, Green Party of Quebec

## 2023 result

22 per cent of eligible voters cast early ballots on 24 and 25 September.
Quebec provincial by-election, October 2, 2023 On the resignation of Joëlle Boutin :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Pascal Paradis | 11,307 | 44.06 | +25.37 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Marie-Anik Shoiry | 5,474 | 21.33 | –11.18 |
| | Québec solidaire | Olivier Bolduc | 4,491 | 17.50 | –6.26 |
| | Liberal | Élise Avard Bernier | 2,270 | 8.85 | –4.67 |
| | Conservative | Jesse Robitaille | 1,558 | 6.07 | –4.29 |
| | Climat Québec | Martine Ouellet | 308 | 1.20 | +0.93 |
| | Green | Kadidia Mahamane Bamba | 152 | 0.59 | –0.17 |
| | Démocratie directe | Lucie Perreault | 41 | 0.16 | |
| | Independent | Jean Duval | 35 | 0.14 | |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Steve Therion | 28 | 0.11 | –0.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,664 | 99.02 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 253 | 0.98 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,917 | 55.21 | –18.64 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,941 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois gain from Coalition Avenir Québec | Parti Québécois gain from Coalition Avenir Québec | Swing | Swing | +18.27 |

## Previous result

2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Joëlle Boutin | 11,105 | 32.50 | –10.88 |
| | Québec solidaire | Olivier Bolduc | 8,117 | 23.76 | +6.81 |
| | Parti Québécois | Gabriel Coulombe | 6,386 | 18.69 | +9.37 |
| | Liberal | Julie White | 4,616 | 13.51 | –11.52 |
| | Conservative | Sébastien Clavet | 3,541 | 10.36 | +9.35 |
| | Green | Alexandre Dallaire | 262 | 0.77 | –2.02 |
| | Climat Québec | Julien Cardinal | 93 | 0.27 | – |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Stéphane Pouleur | 44 | 0.13 | +0.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,164 | 99.02 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 337 | 0.98 | +0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,501 | 73.86 | +24.67 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,714 | – | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | –8.84 |