Rimouski—La Matapédia: 2025 federal election results

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) won Rimouski—La Matapédia in the April 28, 2025 federal election with 46.2% of the vote, 5,746 votes (10.6 points) ahead of Alexander Reford (Liberal). 54,040 valid votes were counted in this Quebec riding.

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas
Elected for Bloc Québécois
5,746 voteswinning margin (10.6 points)
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas 46.2%Alexander Reford 35.5%Nancy Joannette 13.6%Salomé Salvain 1.8%

Results by candidate

Rimouski—La Matapédia 2025 results by candidate
CandidateVotesShare
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas · Bloc Québécoiselectedincumbent
Parliamentarian · Rimouski, Que.
24,947
46.2%
Alexander Reford · Liberal
Director · Grand-Métis, Que.
19,201
35.5%
Nancy Joannette · Conservative
Entrepreneur · Québec, Que.
7,324
13.6%
Salomé Salvain · NDP
Speech Therapist · Rivière-du-Loup, Que.
974
1.8%
Noémi Bureau-Civil · Independent
Coordinator · Saint-Valérien, Que.
620
1.1%
Taraneh Javanbakht · People's Party
Researcher · La Rédemption, Que.
338
0.6%
Lysane Picker-Paquin · Rhinoceros
Artist · Rimouski, Que.
295
0.5%
Raphaël Arsenault · Independent
Library Clerk · Rimouski, Que.
242
0.4%
Tommy Lefebvre · Independent
Built Heritage Advisor · Rimouski, Que.
99
0.2%

Source: Elections Canada, official results of the April 28, 2025 general election. Candidates marked as incumbents follow Elections Canada's table. Results are not updated for by-elections or floor-crossings since; changes we have recorded are listed above the results.

Turnout and electors

Voter turnout
65%
Registered electors
84,254
Population (2021 census)
102,019
Valid ballots
54,040
Rejected ballots
724
Winning margin
5,746 votes

How Rimouski—La Matapédia compares

  • The 125th-closest race of 343 ridings: a margin of 5,746 votes (10.6 points).
  • Bloc Québécois candidates won 6.3% of votes nationally; Maxime Blanchette-Joncas took 46.2% here, 39.9 points above that.
  • Turnout was 65%, 4 points below the national figure of 69%.

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