Quebec by-elections, 2008-2009

[Kevinstat]

Liberals up 9.30% (PQ in second) in RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP with 68/164 precints in.

[Kevinstat]

Has the Charest Government had a sudden increase in popularity?  I know they had a "star candidate" in the safe seat of MARGUERITE-BOURGEOYS where they (capitalized because of cut and paste) but I just read their candidate in RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP had had some difficulty.

[Kevinstat]

Results with all precincts in:

MARGUERITE-BOURGEOYS

Gignac, Clément (P.L.Q./Q.L.P.) 7 753 72,32%
Normandin, Christine (P.Q.) 1 826 17,03% 
Charbonneau, Diane (A.D.Q.) 397 3,70% 
Leclerc, Julien (P.V.Q./G.P.Q.) 300 2,80% 
Black St-Laurent, Valérie (Q.S.) 265 2,47% 
Tremblay, Sylvie R. (IND) 75 0,70% 
Poulin, Érik (P.I.) 65 0,61% 
Millette, Régent (IND) 40 0,37%

Gignac's (P.L.Q./Q.L.P.) margin of victory: 5 927 55,28%
P.L.Q./Q.L.P. Hold

RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP

D'Amour, Jean (P.L.Q./Q.L.P.) 10 076 47,69%
Crête, Paul (P.Q.) 7 540 35,69% 
Côté, Gilberte (A.D.Q.) 3 099 14,67% 
Poirier, Martin (P.V.Q./G.P.Q.) 151 0,71% 
Beaulieu, Victor-Lévy (IND) 93 0,44% 
Renaud, Benoît (Q.S.) 89 0,42% 
Couture, Denis (P.R.F.) 42 0,20% 
Tremblay, Éric (P.I.) 38 0,18%

D'Amour's (P.L.Q./Q.L.P.) margin of victory: 2 536 12,00%
P.L.Q./Q.L.P. Gain from A.D.Q.

[Edited to remove the use of "majority" to mean margin, which I don't like.]