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OTTAWA — Fewer than 15,000 of the more than 127,000 voters registered to cast their ballots in the federal Liberal leadership race hail from Quebec, according to new figures released by the party.

This compares to more than 16,000 in British Columbia and a whopping 60,000 in Ontario, and is in spite of the leadership race having had three candidates from la belle province, including front-runner Justin Trudeau and former astronaut Marc Garneau.

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Even Alberta, not exactly friendly territory for the Liberals in recent decades, had more registered voters on a per capita basis than Quebec.

Revealed on the party’s website Monday, the numbers indicate a potential lack of interest in the party in Quebec — even though many Liberals feel any path back to power must run through the province.

“There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that for the Liberal Party to regain the national relevancy that we are aiming for, Quebec is a very big part of that equation,” said Alexandra Mendes, president of the national party’s Quebec wing.