▁majority ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁Québec . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁so vere ig nt ist ▁party ▁failed ▁to ▁gar ner ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote , ▁which ▁early ▁pol ls ▁during ▁the ▁election ▁campaign ▁had ▁indicated ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁possibility . ▁ ▁The ▁B loc ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁actually ▁decl ined ▁as ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁sur ged . ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv atives ▁unexpected ly ▁won ▁several ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Quebec ▁City ▁region , ▁including ▁Beau port — L imo il ou , ▁Charles bourg — Ha ute - Saint - Char les , ▁Lé vis — B elle ch asse , ▁and ▁Louis - H é bert , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁considered ▁safe ▁seats ▁for ▁the ▁B loc ▁Qu éb é co is . ▁ ▁Several ▁high - profile ▁cabinet ▁minister s ▁also ▁lost ▁their ▁seats . ▁Minister ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Heritage , ▁L iza ▁Fr ulla , ▁lost ▁her ▁re - e lection ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁B loc ' s ▁Th ier ry ▁St - C yr ▁in ▁Jean ne - Le ▁Ber ▁while ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Pierre ▁P ett ig rew ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁B loc ' s ▁Viv ian ▁Bar bot ▁in ▁Pap ine au . ▁ ▁In ▁Port ne uf — Jac ques - Cart ier , ▁independent ▁candidate ▁and ▁former ▁radio ▁host ▁André ▁Arthur ▁defeated ▁inc umb ent ▁Guy ▁C ô té ▁of ▁the ▁B loc . ▁ ▁In ▁Va ud re uil — S ou