Statistics on candidates

Summary

Graphs and tables show the candidates by political affiliation, sex, age and electoral division.

Date	Number of candidates	Percentage of female candidates	Average age of candidates
October 3, 2022	880	43%	45
October 1, 2018	940	40%	45
April 7, 2014	814	29.6%	44
September 4, 2012 (PDF – in French)	892	28.5%	44
December 8, 2008 (PDF – in French)	651	31%	44
March 26, 2007 (PDF – in French)	679	31%	44
April 14, 2003 (PDF – in French)	646	27%	43
November 30, 1998 (PDF – in French)	651	22%	42

Date	Electoral division	Number of candidates	Percentage of female candidates	Average age of candidates
April 11, 2022	Marie-Victorin	12	41.7%	47
December 2, 2019	Jean-Talon	10	30%	54
December 10, 2018	Roberval	7	28.6%	34
October 2, 2017	Louis-Hébert	10	30%	Not available
May 29, 2017	Gouin	13	15.4%	Not available
December 5, 2016	Arthabaska	9	44%	Not available
December 5, 2016	Marie-Victorin	11	27.3%	Not available
December 5, 2016	Saint-Jérôme	10	30%	Not available
December 5, 2016	Verdun	8	37.5%	Not available
April 11, 2016	Chicoutimi	6	66.7%	Not available
November 9, 2015	Beauce-Sud	7	28.6%	Not available
November 9, 2015	Fabre	7	57.1%	Not available
November 9, 2015	René-Lévesque	6	33.3%	Not available
November 9, 2015	Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne	7	57.1%	Not available
June 8, 2015	Chauveau	8	50%	Not available
June 8, 2015	Jean-Talon	10	20%	Not available
March 9, 2015	Richelieu	8	12.5%	Not available
October 20, 2014	Lévis	11	9.1%	Not available