Candidate dossier / 175 · Vachon

Where

The challenger

PQParti Québécois

Adam Wrzesien

Vachon

26.6points behind the leader

CAQCoalition avenir Québec

INCUMBENT

Ian LafrenièreVachon

43.6 %

Ian LafrenièreCoalition avenir Québec · IncumbentCAQ since 2018

The climb · 2018

CAQIan Lafrenière

QLPYves Mbattang

PQAdam Wrzesien

QSJean-Philippe Samson

PCQMartine Boucher

CQJean-Pierre Lacombe

PVQJuan Carlos Nino Caita

Gap at the last election26.6 points

Retrospective reconstruction. The 2017 map was used in 2018 and 2022. H2 (2014) excluded: map change not reviewed. No biography inferred.

Nomination status: Confirmed historical candidacy

A gap measured at the last election, not a prediction.

The arithmetic behind the assignment

H1 · 2018 · Vachon

Party at the previous election : 17.0 %

Strongest opponent at that election : 43.6 %

35,828 valid votes · Verified comparable territory

Inspect all votes and the denominator

Ian Lafrenière · CAQ15,625 votes
Linda Caron · QLP7,536 votes
Patrick Ney · PQ6,106 votes
André Vincent · QS5,194 votes
Ian Lecourtois · NPDQ453 votes
Lise des Greniers · PCQ436 votes
Hugo Bluntss · BP278 votes
Stéphane Marginean · CPQ200 votes

Sum of candidate votes = 35,828 / 35,828 valid votes

The calculation

43.6 % − 17.0 % = 26.6 points

Calculated using unrounded values; displayed to one decimal.

The person behind the assignment

Why run here?

No interview published.

Retrospective reconstruction

Outcome

Sources and supporting evidence (4)

Élections Québec ↗Official file retained with SHA-256 checksum and schema validation.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 66a4410f46b2c664
Élections Québec ↗Official 2022 candidacies; incumbent indicator used for pre-election context.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 488057227cc47565
Élections Québec ↗Official map history: twelve territories retained in 2026; 2017 map used in 2018 and 2022.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 6b23cd706bd2ca87
Élections Québec ↗Official file retained with SHA-256 checksum and schema validation.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 ff268ada6bee3c51

Another dossier awaits.

No.The challengerThe incumbent / opponentGap at the last electionSave this dossier

Louis-Charles Fortier

PCQConservative Party of Quebec

Jacques-Cartier

The incumbent / opponentGregory KelleyQuebec Liberal Party

69.2 pts

Chantal Beauregard

PQParti Québécois

Jacques-Cartier

The incumbent / opponentGregory KelleyQuebec Liberal Party

69.0 pts

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Candidate dossier / 175 · Vachon

Where

The challenger

PQParti Québécois

Adam Wrzesien

Vachon

26.6points behind the leader

CAQCoalition avenir Québec

INCUMBENT

Ian LafrenièreVachon

43.6 %

Ian LafrenièreCoalition avenir Québec · IncumbentCAQ since 2018

The climb · 2018

CAQIan Lafrenière

QLPYves Mbattang

PQAdam Wrzesien

QSJean-Philippe Samson

PCQMartine Boucher

CQJean-Pierre Lacombe

PVQJuan Carlos Nino Caita

Gap at the last election26.6 points

Retrospective reconstruction. The 2017 map was used in 2018 and 2022. H2 (2014) excluded: map change not reviewed. No biography inferred.

Nomination status: Confirmed historical candidacy

A gap measured at the last election, not a prediction.

The arithmetic behind the assignment

H1 · 2018 · Vachon

Party at the previous election : 17.0 %

Strongest opponent at that election : 43.6 %

35,828 valid votes · Verified comparable territory

Inspect all votes and the denominator

Ian Lafrenière · CAQ15,625 votes
Linda Caron · QLP7,536 votes
Patrick Ney · PQ6,106 votes
André Vincent · QS5,194 votes
Ian Lecourtois · NPDQ453 votes
Lise des Greniers · PCQ436 votes
Hugo Bluntss · BP278 votes
Stéphane Marginean · CPQ200 votes

Sum of candidate votes = 35,828 / 35,828 valid votes

The calculation

43.6 % − 17.0 % = 26.6 points

Calculated using unrounded values; displayed to one decimal.

The person behind the assignment

Why run here?

No interview published.

Retrospective reconstruction

Outcome

Sources and supporting evidence (4)

Élections Québec ↗Official file retained with SHA-256 checksum and schema validation.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 66a4410f46b2c664
Élections Québec ↗Official 2022 candidacies; incumbent indicator used for pre-election context.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 488057227cc47565
Élections Québec ↗Official map history: twelve territories retained in 2026; 2017 map used in 2018 and 2022.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 6b23cd706bd2ca87
Élections Québec ↗Official file retained with SHA-256 checksum and schema validation.September 6, 2026 · SHA-256 ff268ada6bee3c51

Another dossier awaits.

No.The challengerThe incumbent / opponentGap at the last electionSave this dossier

Louis-Charles Fortier

PCQConservative Party of Quebec

Jacques-Cartier

The incumbent / opponentGregory KelleyQuebec Liberal Party

69.2 pts

Chantal Beauregard

PQParti Québécois

Jacques-Cartier

The incumbent / opponentGregory KelleyQuebec Liberal Party

69.0 pts