Parti Québécois win with record-low vote share revives calls for electoral reform

The Parti Québécois secured enough seats to form a minority government despite getting only 28 per cent of the popular vote — the lowest vote share for a governing party in Quebec history.

Advocates say the result is proof the province's first-past-the-post electoral system needs to change.

Ted Cragg, a spokesperson for the national advocacy group Fair Vote Canada, said the current model is outdated, particularly in an era of multi-party elections. The group advocates for some form of proportional representation as an alternative.

"We have elections to choose representatives that reflect our wishes, but the system is not reflecting those wishes," Cragg said in an interview.

"It's set up in such a skewed way that people win seats with less than 30 per cent of the vote. Governments now are formed with 30 per cent of the popular vote."