The CAQ and the Parti Québécois are unhappy with the electoral redistribution

The CAQ government and the Parti Québécois (PQ) are against the current project to redistribute the electoral map.

There CAQ However, for now it closes the door on increasing the number of constituencies beyond the current 125.

The project presented on Tuesday by the Electoral Representation Commission notably eliminates a constituency in Gaspésie and another in Montreal due to a decline in the number of voters. On the other hand, two more constituencies would see the light of day: Marie-Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie in Centre-du-Québec and Bellefeuille in the Laurentians.

At a press briefing in New York on Wednesday, Prime Minister François Legault said it was necessary to find a balance between the representativeness of citizens and regions.

If we currently look at the election of Éric Lefebvre (Arthabaska, in Centre-du-Québec), this is where there are the most voters. At a certain point in time, voters must also have the weight of their vote, which is comparable from one region to another.

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