Although it did not elect any member of the National Assembly, the Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ) should be entitled to an annual allowance approaching $1.4 million. This amount will be paid to him until the next election by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (DGEQ).
Quebec electoral law provides for $1.71 per registered elector in a general election. This amount is set based on the change in the average consumer price index. The sum of $1.71 is multiplied by the number of registered voters – they are 6,302,789 in 2022 – before being distributed between the parties according to the percentage of valid ballots obtained.
According to preliminary calculations made by The dutythe Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) would garner nearly $4.4 million annually during its second term thanks to its 1.7 million voters.
Québec solidaire (QS) would rank second with $1.6 million, against $1.5 million respectively for the Parti Québécois (PQ) and the Liberal Party of Québec (PLQ).
In addition to this allowance, the DGEQ reimburses an amount equal to 50% of the election expenses of candidates elected or having received at least 15% of the votes in their riding. There are currently 273, divided between the CAQ (115), the PQ (52), QS (41), the PLQ (37) and the PCQ (28). They were 309 in the 2018 election, which corresponded to one third of the candidates.
Annual allowance from the DGEQ
CAQ: $4,416,733.83
QS: $1,661,933.52
QP: $1,573,555.73
QLP: $1,548,766.84
PCQ: $1,392,489.05
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