Are there still bellwether ridings in Quebec election campaigns?

MONTREAL - A handful of Quebec ridings have been known for almost consistently electing a member of the party that goes on to form the government in general elections. But with multiple parties appearing to be neck-in-neck in the current provincial campaign, some experts are questioning whether the era of so-called Quebec bellwether ridings is over.

Éric Montigny, professor in the political science department at Laval University, said the trend in the bellwether ridings was consistent until the mid-2000s, when Quebec’s electoral map was dominated by a two major parties, the Quebec Liberals and the Parti Québécois.