Québec,March 5, 2012– Pursuant to an order of the Government of Québec issued today, Jacques Drouin, Chief Electoral Officer, must hold a general election in Québec on April 7 of this year. Here are some key dates of the election period:
– Issue of the order : March 5, 2014
– Ban on election advertising : March 6 to 12, 2014
– Nomination papers : from March 7 at2 p.m.to March
22, 2014, at2 p.m.
– Revision of the list of electors : from March 17 toMarch 25, 2014
– Special revision : from March 26 toApril 3, 2014,
at2 p.m.
– Advance polling : March 30 and 31, 2014
– Voting at the office of the returning
officer : March 28,29 and April 1 to 3 2014,
until2 p.m.
- Vote outside the electoral district : March 28,29 and April 1 to 3 2014,
until2 p.m.
- Vote at the elector’s home : March 28, 29 and April 1 to 3 2014,
until2 p.m.
- Vote in educational institutions : March 28 and April 1 to 3 2014,
until2 p.m.
– Polling day : April 7, 2014
Here is the list of the 125 electoral divisions where an election will be held on April 7. The electoral map in effect sinceAugust 1 2012will be used for the second time.
Abitibi-Est Abitibi-Ouest
Acadie Anjou – Louis-Riel
Argenteuil Arthabaska
Beauce-Nord Beauce-Sud
Beauharnois Bellechasse
Berthier Bertrand
Blainville Bonaventure
Borduas Bourassa-Sauvé
Bourget Brome-Missisquoi
Chambly Champlain
Chapleau Charlesbourg
Charlevoix – Côte-de-Beaupré Châteauguay
Chauveau Chicoutimi
Chomedey Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Côte-du-Sud Crémazie
D'Arcy-McGee Deux-Montagnes
Drummond – Bois-Francs Dubuc
Duplessis Fabre
Gaspé Gatineau
Gouin Granby
Groulx Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Hull Huntingdon
Iberville Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Jacques-Cartier Jean-Lesage
Jeanne-Mance–Viger Jean-Talon
Johnson Joliette
Jonquière Labelle
Lac-Saint-Jean LaFontaine
La Peltrie La Pinière
Laporte La Prairie
L'Assomption Laurier-Dorion
Laval-des-Rapides Laviolette
Lévis Lotbinière-Frontenac
Louis-Hébert Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Marie-Victorin Marquette
Maskinongé Masson
Matane-Matapédia Mégantic
Mercier Mille-Îles
Mirabel Montarville
Montmorency Mont-Royal
Nelligan Nicolet-Bécancour
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Orford
Outremont Papineau
Pointe-aux-Trembles Pontiac
Portneuf René-Lévesque
Repentigny Richelieu
Richmond Rimouski
Rivière-du-Loup – Témiscouata Robert-Baldwin
Roberval Rosemont
Rousseau Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Saint-François Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Jean
Saint-Jérôme Saint-Laurent
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Saint-Maurice
Sainte-Rose Sanguinet
Sherbrooke Soulanges
Taillon Taschereau
Terrebonne Trois-Rivières
Ungava Vachon
Vanier -Les Rivières Vaudreuil
Verchères Verdun
Viau Vimont
Westmount–Saint-Louis
It should be noted that 19 political parties have been authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer and will be able to present candidates during the election in the various electoral divisions. In comparison, 20 parties took part in the last general election of September 2012.
In each of these electoral divisions, a returning officer will today open an office that is accessible to the public and to representatives of the various political parties. Beginning at2 p.m.on Friday, March 7, candidates will also be able to file their nomination papers at this office.
For more information, you can consult the Website of the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec at the following address: www.electionsquebec.qc.ca
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