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Provincial Election 2018
Proportional Representation System
HUNTINGDON RIDING TO DISAPPEAR?

Steve SAUVÉ Haut-Saint-Laurent will be added to be very large.” during his visit to Coteau-du-Lac on Sunday,
Beauharnois and Soulanges, the Jardins-de- Stéphane Billette specifies that people will September 16th. The politician agreed to answer
Translation Mona Rochon Napierville will become Châteauguay and have difficulty identifying with each other. the Suroît régional’s questions.
Richelieu with Saint-Jean. That does not make “There are several issues which are settled Thus, the leader from the CAQ said he
The upcoming provincial election could be any sense.” locally. It will obviously not be the case if the ignored for the moment how the redistribution
the last one for the riding of Huntingdon. CAQ passes its project. The electoral map will be of the constituencies will be done.
François Legault, head of the Coalition Avenir Stéphane Billette assures that the great the same as for the federal elections.”
Québec, plans to implement a brand new strength of the riding of Huntingdon will be a “I do not know if it’s the federal map that will
proportional representation system. This view thing of the past. “Right now, the municipalities Several attempts have been made to find the be used. However, I can confirm that I want
leaves the outgoing Huntingdon riding MNA are all similar in the riding. Often, the issues are position of the CAQ candidate in Huntingdon, mixed proportional representation, says Mr.
anxious for the citizens. the same. It will not be the case anymore. An Claire IsaBelle. Since the candidate, who was Legault. There will be ridings where MNAs will
“It will dismantle the whole riding,” says important part of Huntingdon’s economy is born and raised in Huntingdon, but who now be elected from the territory and others who
Stéphane Billette. “With François Legault’s idea, agriculture. With the CAQ plan, the reality may lives in Montréal, did not return our calls, we will be elected according to a list of candidates
Huntingdon will be divided into three. The change. Not to mention that the territory will questioned François Legault on the subject for each party. ” n September 19, 2018

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