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The results of the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord byelection suggest the Bloc Québecois chapter in Quebec electoral history is over — and that the NDP’s is closing.

The convincing Conservative victory on Monday night may not offer great insights into how the general election will play out next year, particularly given the low voter turnout of just 36 per cent. Conservative candidate Richard Martel, a former coach of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens junior hockey team, is a local hero and his reputation carried the Tories to first from fourth last time.

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But it is clear that for the first time since 1991 the next election in Quebec will be a two-horse race between the Liberals and Conservatives, with the Bloc and NDP confined to the margins.

Liberal Denis Lemieux won the seat in 2015 with just 31 per cent of the vote because it was a four-way fight. Those days are over — for now, at least.

The Bloc won the Chicoutimi riding in 1993, 2004, 2006 and 2008. The NDP won in 2011. On Monday, they secured a combined 14 per cent of the vote, compared to 53 per cent for Martel and 29 per cent for Liberal candidate Lina Boivin.