In the last two elections, the ADQ – not the official opposition – picked up votes from the governing parties: first from the PQ, and then from the Liberals.

This time around, they won 41 seats out of 125, and finished second in another 40-odd ridings. As one columnist said, the ADQ leader might as well order a set of business cards saying ‘Mario Dumont – Premier ministre du Québec‘. It won’t be long before he’ll need them.

Update: Here’s a very cool electoral map.