Mathieu Lacombe re-elected in Papineau

CBC NewsprojectsMathieu Lacombe will win the electoral division of Papineau in Quebec's 43rd provincial election.

In the 2018 election,Coalition Avenir Qubeccandidate Lacombe defeated the Liberal incumbent.

Papineau comprises several municipalities, including Lochaber, Thurso, Val-des-Bois, Papineauville and Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix. The Liberals held the riding since the 1980s before that.

Its population is 77,985, with 63,643registered voters.

Seven candidates were running in the riding, which spans 3,594 square kilometres.

• Audrey-Ann Chicoine, Parti Qubcois
• Cdric Brazeau, Dmocratie Directe
• Marc Carrire, Conservative Party of Quebec
• Marie-Claude Latourelle, Qubec Solidaire
• Mathieu Lacombe, Coalition Avenir Qubec(Incumbent)
• Melissa Arbour, Green Party of Quebec
• Wittlyn Kate Semervil, Quebec Liberal Party