CAQ captures most of Laval in Quebec election, at expense of the Liberals

Laval, Quebec's third largest city, flipped after Monday's election, going from red to blue in four of the six ridings.

In a Quebec riding that has gone to the Liberals for nearly a decade, Laval-des-Rapides, like most of the city of Laval, woke up to new colours on Tuesday — and a new MNA.

Celine Haytayan, running under the CAQ banner, was elected in the riding of Laval-des-Rapides.

She garnered 31 per cent of the vote, to beat out incumbent Saul Polo.

She believes what gave her the edge was speaking to issues that were important to voters.

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“The economy –inflation worries everyone and all the measures that we have to help out people and reassure people with this inflation,” she said.

In Laval, all six seats featured two-way battles between the Liberals and the CAQ.

Monday night, Saint-Rose remained blue, but Vimont, Fabre and Laval des-Rapides, all former Liberal ridings, changed colours, shifting the political landscape.