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Voters will cast their ballots in five western Quebec ridings on Monday, each held by aLiberal incumbent, but there are two ridings that were close calls in 2012.

The closest race in the last Quebec election was in the riding of Papineau, where Liberal Alexandre Irac edged his Parti Qubcois opponent, Jean-Franois Primeau, by just more than 200 votes.

The two will once again go head-to-head in Mondays election.

There was also a close race in the Hull riding where Liberal Maryse Gaudreault beat Parti Qubcois candidate Gilles Aub by fewer than 2,500 votes in 2012. They will each have their names on the ballots once again.

The other three ridings, which were fairly clear Liberal wins two years ago, are Chapleau, Gatineau and Pontiac.

Leaders of Quebec's major political parties spent 33 days on the campaign trail before the April 7 election. (Radio-Canada)

The polls have the Liberals ahead of the ruling PQ heading into Mondays election, but the margin has tightened in the waning days.

All the candidates in each western Quebec ridingcan be found below. The incumbents are in bold. Click on each riding name for more background.

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Liberals hope for re-election in 5 west Quebec ridings