Voters in the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord have elected Liberal candidate Daniel Gobeil in a federal byelection.
Gobeil will replace Conservative Richard Martel, who accepted a Senate appointment from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Martel had represented the Saguenay-area riding since 2018.
The vote in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord was one of three federal byelections held on Monday.
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Two other federal byelections were also taking place, in Beaches-East York in Toronto and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia.
Gobeil is the former president of an organization representing Quebec dairy farmers.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 31, 2026.
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