Chicoutimi—Le Fjord by-election
Daniel Gobeil (Liberal) took Chicoutimi—Le Fjord from the Conservatives at the by-election of 2026-08-31 by 5,936 votes (18.7 points) with 51.6% of the vote; Caroline Dubé (Bloc Québécois) was second with 32.8%.
IThe result
Turnout 42.8% of 74,952 electors · 31,681 valid votes · 363 rejected ballots · 6 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2025 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gobeil | Liberal | 16,333 | 51.6% | 31.1% | +20.5 |
| Caroline Dubé | Bloc Québécois | 10,397 | 32.8% | 31.2% | +1.6 |
| Régis Gaudreault | Conservative | 3,985 | 12.6% | 34.1% | −21.5 |
| Raphaël Émond | New Democratic | 577 | 1.8% | 1.9% | −0.1 |
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Nathe Perrone | Green | 218 | 0.7% |
| François Sabourin | People's | 171 | 0.5% |
IIWhy the seat was empty
: Richard Martel, Conservative member for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, resigns his seat.
Before that day the seat was held by Richard Martel, a Conservative, who won it at the 2025 election.
Source: ourcommons.ca · the event in the ledger
IIIAgainst 2025
The Liberal share here was 51.6% at the by-election of and 31.1% in the 2025 election.
The Conservative share, the party that won the seat in 2025, was 12.6% at the by-election and 34.1% in 2025.
Shares are of valid votes in this riding at each vote. The 2025 figures are the general election's, from Elections Canada's official voting results; the riding's page has that result in full.
IVThe House after it
After the event of August 31, 2026, "By-elections in North Vancouver—Capilano, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Beaches—East York", the Liberals hold 173 of 343 seats, the Conservatives 139, the Bloc Québécois 21, the NDP 5, and the Greens 1; 4 seats are vacant.
A later event of the same day follows it in the ledger: Yorkton—Melville falls vacant.
This event in the ledger · How the House stands today · Chicoutimi—Le Fjord's page