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Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime projected to win riding

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 6). Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime projected to win riding. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/quebec/cp-newsalert-conservative-leader-ric-duhaime-projected-to-win-riding/article_175eb550-992b-52da-b60a-06d45c06e9f0.html

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The Canadian Press projects that Quebec Conservative Party Leader Éric Duhaime will win his riding of Bellechasse in the October 5, 2026 election. This is Duhaime's first time being elected to office since becoming party leader in 2021 and marks a historic moment for the Quebec Conservatives, who have not elected a member to the Quebec legislature since 1935.

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The Canadian Press decision desk projected that Éric Duhaime, the leader of the Conservative Party of Québec, would win his riding of Bellechasse in southern Quebec on October 5, 2026. This marks Duhaime's first election to office since he became the party’s leader in 2021 and is also the first time a member of the Quebec Conservatives has been elected to the provincial legislature since 1935. Prior to his political career, Duhaime worked as a political aide with the Bloc Québécois in Ottawa during the 1990s and later served under former Canadian Alliance Party leader Stockwell Day.

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Quebec Conservative Party Leader Eric Duhaime casts his ballot in his riding of Bellechasse in the city of Sainte-Claire, Quebec on Monday Oct. 5, 2026. asserted

Duhaime → cast → Monday

Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime projected to win riding asserted

Duhaime → project → riding

The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Conservative Party of Québec Leader Éric Duhaime will win his riding of Bellechasse, south of Quebec City. asserted

Duhaime → project → City

The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Conservative Party of Québec Leader Éric Duhaime will win his riding of Bellechasse, south of Quebec City. asserted

Duhaime → project → City

This is the first time Duhaime has been elected to office. asserted

Duhaime → elect → office

It is also the first time the Quebec Conservatives have elected a member to the Quebec legislature since 1935. asserted

Conservatives → elect → 1935

Duhaime previously worked as a political aide in Ottawa with the Bloc Québécois in the 1990s. asserted

Duhaime → work → 1990s

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW asserted

ARTICLE → continue → ?

He later went to work with former Canadian Alliance Party leader Stockwell Day. asserted

He → go → Day

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 5, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press

Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime projected to win riding

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