Ex-student leader wins Montreal riding of Gouin for left-leaning Quebec solidaire
MONTREAL — Former Quebec student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois strolled to victory for Quebec solidaire in a provincial byelection in the Montreal riding of Gouin on Monday.
Nadeau-Dubois, 26, dominated the field, capturing just more than 69 per cent of the popular vote to cement the win in the riding where he’d been heavily favoured.
He was up against 13 candidates to replace Francoise David, a Quebec solidaire member who resigned her seat in January, citing fatigue.
Parti Quebecois leader Jean-Francois Lisee chose not to run a candidate in the riding in order to ensure the seat remained with Quebec solidaire.