Three candidates of Haitian origin win seats in the Quebec elections

Liberal Party MPs victorious

Frantz Benjamin retained his seat in the Montreal riding of Viau with 42.4% of the vote. A former president of the Montreal city council, he had already been serving as a member since 2018.

For her part, Madwa-Nika Cadet won in Bourassa-Sauvé, taking 47.4% of the vote. The Haitian grandparents of this lawyer, who is actively involved in education issues and the fight against racism, settled in Montréal-Nord during the 1980s.

In Laval, the riding of Chomedey was won by Madeleine Féquière with 45.2% of the vote. The former Canadian consul general in Chicago has a background focused on financial risk and credit management.

Resignations and Departures of Other Political Figures

This election was also marked by defeats and departures among prominent figures of Haitian descent. Shirley Dorismond, a former nurse and member of the National Assembly for the Coalition Avenir Québec, lost the riding of Marie-Victorin to the Parti Québécois. Pediatric neurologist Lionel Carmant no longer holds a seat in parliament either.

Other candidates like Angélika Homère, Edeline Henri, and Yvena Luc failed to secure a seat. Finally, the former leader of the Liberal Party, Dominique Anglade, daughter of the geographer Georges Anglade, had already retired from political life.