William Fradette
William Fradette | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Lac-Saint-Jean | |
| Assumed office October 5, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Éric Girard |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Parti Québécois |
William Fradette is a Canadian politician who is a candidate for the National Assembly of Quebec for Lac-Saint-Jean in the 2026 Quebec general election as a member of the Parti Québécois.
Prior to his election, Fradette was a journalist for the Journal Le Lac-St-Jean, the director of research for the parliamentary wing of the PQ, and an advisor to Lac-Saint-Jean MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe from 2019 to 2023. He was appointed Government Whip in 2026.
Electoral record
| 2026 Quebec general election: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | William Fradette | 13,676 | 45.61 | +19.99 | ||||
| Conservative | Tommy Gauthier | 6,688 | 22.30 | +10.93 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | François Cormier | 4,549 | 15.17 | –36.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Anne Pâquet | 2,716 | 9.06 | +6.04 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Antoine Bessette | 2,043 | 6.81 | –0.77 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Sylvain Tremblay | 186 | 0.62 | +0.08 | ||||
| Présence | Stefany Tremblay | 129 | 0.43 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,987 | 98.51 | +0.56 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 453 | 1.49 | –0.56 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,440 | 68.05 | +0.87 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 44,732 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois gain from Coalition Avenir Québec | Swing | +4.53 | ||||||
| Source: Élections Québec | ||||||||
| 2022 Quebec general election: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Éric Girard | 14,798 | 51.47 | +12.01 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | William Fradette | 7,367 | 25.62 | –5.91 | ||||
| Conservative | Luc Martel | 3,270 | 11.37 | +10.43 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Elsa Moulin | 2,178 | 7.58 | –7.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Tricia Murray | 867 | 3.02 | –9.51 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Martin Lavoie | 156 | 0.54 | New | ||||
| Libertarian | Chantale Villeneuve | 116 | 0.40 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,752 | 97.95 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 601 | 2.05 | +0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,353 | 67.18 | –1.50 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 43,691 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | +8.96 | ||||||
| Source: Élections Québec | ||||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Éric Girard | 11,437 | 39.46 | +21.15 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | William Fradette | 9,138 | 31.53 | -13 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Manon Girard | 4,305 | 14.85 | +8.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Mathieu Huot | 3,630 | 12.53 | -15.67 | ||||
| Conservative | Michael Grecoff | 272 | 0.94 | +0.14 | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Maude Gouin Huot | 199 | 0.69 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 28,981 | 98.24 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 518 | 1.76 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,499 | 68.68 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 42,954 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +17.08 | ||||||
References
- ↑ https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2267705/candidat-fradette-elections-provinciales-lac-saint-jean-pq
- ↑ https://pq.org/notre-equipe/william-fradette/
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/livestory/quebec-cabinet-swearing-in-ceremony-live-paul-st-pierre-plamondon-2026-9.7389054
- ↑ "2026 provincial general election results". electionsquebec.qc.ca/en. Élections Québec. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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