The Quebec Liberals swept all six West Island-area ridings Monday night, holding a string of traditional party strongholds as the Parti-Québécois emerged as the province’s largest party and formed a minority government.
Gregory Kelley held Jacques-Cartier with 73.21 per cent of the vote, while Enrico Ciccone retained Marquette with 55.29 per cent.
Monsef Derraji won Nelligan with 63.25 per cent and Brigitte Garceau held Robert-Baldwin with 65.05 per cent.
Valérie Assouline captured Saint-Laurent with 54.45 per cent, while James Hughes won Vaudreuil with 46.75 per cent.
The six victories give the Liberals a clean sweep of the West Island ridings included in the regional count and preserve the party’s traditional strength in Montreal’s western suburbs.
The six Liberal candidates combined for 114,092 votes.
Jacques-Cartier
Gregory Kelley was re-elected in Jacques-Cartier with 22,456 votes, or 73.21 per cent of the valid vote.
Gregory Kelley
Conservative candidate Pina Di Dio finished second with 3,309 votes, or 10.79 per cent.
Kelley won by 19,147 votes, the largest margin among the six West Island ridings.
Québec solidaire’s Gabriel Laurence-Brook received 1,696 votes, followed by Parti québécois candidate Céline Dauphinais with 1,329 and CAQ candidate Santiago Proteau Sanchez with 881.
There were 30,849 ballots cast, with voter turnout at 63.60 per cent.
Marquette
Enrico Ciccone retained Marquette for the Liberals with 14,498 votes, or 55.29 per cent.
Enrico Ciccone
Parti québécois candidate Guillaume de Palma-Demers finished second with 3,847 votes, while Québec solidaire’s Pascal Malo received 2,776.
Ciccone’s winning margin was 10,651 votes.
Conservative Richard Zilversmit received 2,703 votes and CAQ candidate Mahsa Barani received 1,761.
Following his victory, Ciccone turned to the possibility of another sovereignty referendum under the new Parti québécois government.
“We will not let that happen. We will fight for that,” Ciccone said.
Nelligan
Monsef Derraji was re-elected in Nelligan with 21,690 votes, or 63.25 per cent.
Monsef-Derraji
Conservative Gary Charles finished second with 5,110 votes, giving Derraji a winning margin of 16,580 votes.
Parti québécois candidate Martine Dubois received 2,563 votes, followed by Québec solidaire’s Dominique Naud with 2,301 and CAQ candidate Tom Tang with 1,663.
A total of 34,616 ballots were cast, representing 59.37 per cent turnout among 58,302 registered voters.
Derraji, first elected in 2018, will return to the National Assembly as the Liberals retain another of their West Island strongholds.
Robert-Baldwin
Brigitte Garceau won Robert-Baldwin with 19,984 votes, or 65.05 per cent.
Brigitte Garceau
Conservative Axel Lellouche finished second with 4,650 votes, while Québec solidaire candidate Alexandra Lacoste received 2,705.
Garceau’s winning margin was 15,334 votes.
Parti québécois candidate Maurice Daude received 1,507 votes and CAQ candidate Sophie Leroux received 1,035.
There were 31,066 ballots cast and turnout was 56.27 per cent among 55,208 registered voters.
The result keeps Robert-Baldwin in Liberal hands.
Saint-Laurent
Valérie Assouline captured Saint-Laurent with 16,681 votes, or 54.45 per cent.
St-Laurent – Valerie Assouline – Liberals
Québec Solidaire candidate Étienne Loiselle-Schiettekatte finished second with 5,067 votes, giving Assouline a margin of 11,614 votes.
Conservative Barry Rolbin received 3,781 votes, followed by Parti québécois candidate Pierre-Étienne Nantel with 2,570 and CAQ candidate Tahmina Kabir with 1,425.
There were 31,041 ballots cast, with turnout at 52.01 per cent among 59,678 registered voters.
Assouline, a political newcomer, said she was “very moved and very happy” after the result.
“I thank the residents of Saint-Laurent for their trust, which I will never take for granted,” she said.
Assouline also pledged to represent the entire riding, regardless of how residents voted.
“I will listen to all citizens, whether they voted for me or not. I will be there for everyone,” she said.
Vaudreuil
James Hughes won Vaudreuil for the Liberals with 18,783 votes, or 46.75 per cent.
James Hugues
Parti québécois candidate and former federal MP Meili Faille finished second with 7,980 votes, while Conservative Patrick Caron received 5,715.
Hughes won by 10,803 votes.
CAQ candidate Chantal Darcy received 4,263 votes and Québec Solidaire candidate Jeannette Uwantege received 2,927.
There were 40,684 ballots cast, with turnout reaching 65.05 per cent among 62,539 registered voters.
Hughes, a former president and CEO of the Old Brewery Mission, said he was grateful for the confidence shown by voters.
“I am extremely happy. I deeply thank the voters for their trust. I will put all my heart and energy into representing them,” Hughes said.
The result keeps Vaudreuil Liberal after outgoing MNA Marie-Claude Nichols chose not to seek re-election.
Six-riding Liberal sweep
The results give the Liberals all six West Island-area seats:
– Jacques-Cartier: Gregory Kelley — 22,456 votes, 73.21 per cent
– Marquette: Enrico Ciccone — 14,498 votes, 55.29 per cent
– Nelligan: Monsef Derraji — 21,690 votes, 63.25 per cent
– Robert-Baldwin: Brigitte Garceau — 19,984 votes, 65.05 per cent
– Saint-Laurent: Valérie Assouline — 16,681 votes, 54.45 per cent
– Vaudreuil: James Hughes — 18,783 votes, 46.75 per cent
Together, the six Liberal candidates received 114,092 votes.
The closest race by winning margin was Vaudreuil, where Hughes led Faille by 10,803 votes. The largest margin came in Jacques-Cartier, where Kelley finished 19,147 votes ahead of Di Dio.
The Liberal sweep preserves every riding in the six-constituency West Island package for the party, reinforcing the region’s longstanding Liberal alignment even as the broader provincial result produced a Parti-Québécois government.
For the Liberals, the six seats provide a significant Montreal-area base as the party moves into opposition.