Election facts and figures

CANADIAN PRESS

Eligible voters: About 5.5 million

Main parties: Liberals, Parti Québécois and Action Démocratique du Québec

Other parties: About 10, including Québec solidaire and the Green Party of Quebec

Leaders: Liberals, Jean Charest; PQ, André Boisclair; ADQ, Mario Dumont

Seats at dissolution: Liberals, 72; PQ, 45; ADQ, 5; Independent, 1; Vacant, 2; total of 125

Polls: With support for ADQ steadily creeping up throughout campaign, some public opinion polls suggested tight three-way race

Quote: "I don't think anybody's going to crash. All three parties will stay on the road, and we'll have three parties recognized in the National Assembly. Good luck to anyone who tries to predict in what order." -- Guy Laforest, political scientist at University of Laval in Quebec City.

SOURCE: CANADIAN PRESS

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