Lamothe rolls to election victory in Ungava; Coalition Avenir Quebec wins another majority – Nunatsiaq News
Oct 4, 2022
CAQ incumbent celebrates re-election with a beer
Even as his lead in the polls continued to grow Monday night, Ungava riding’s incumbent Coalition Avenir Québec MNA Denis Lamothe hesitated at first to declare victory.
“For me, it’s official when it’s official,” Lamothe said in a phone interview at around 11 p.m. “It’s not over until it’s over.”
Fifteen minutes later — and with a thousand-plus vote lead over his nearest competitor, Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash of Québec solidaire — victory was clear, if still unofficial.
Lamothe’s campaign spokesperson Catherine Gibeau said they were declaring a win and calling it a night.
In winning a second term, Lamothe was part of a CAQ tide that swept across Quebec in Monday’s provincial election.
