Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
Quebec electoral district

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Roméo Saganash
New Democratic

District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 85,475
Electors (2015) 62,881
Area (km²)[2] 854,754
Pop. density (per km²) 0.1
Census divisions Jamésie, Kativik Regional Government, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Census subdivisions Chapais, Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Kuujjuaq, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Malartic, Matagami, Mistissini, Senneterre, Val-d'Or, Waskaganish

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Abitibi, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, and Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that have been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1966.

"Abitibi" was created in 1966, and renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik". It was abolished in 2003, and most of its territory was incorporated into "Nunavik—Eeyou", which was renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" in 2004.

Geography

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou consists of:

The neighbouring ridings are Timmins—James Bay, Nunavut, Labrador, Manicouagan, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Pontiac, and Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou contains more than half of Quebec's total landmass. As such, it is the largest riding in a Canadian province, and the third largest in the country after the territorial ridings of Nunavut and Northwest Territories.

History

Abitibi riding was created in 1966 from parts of Chapleau and Saguenay electoral districts. In 1976, parts of Villeneuve were incorporated. The electoral district's name was changed in 1998 to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik".

In the 2003 re-distribution, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik was abolished. A new riding, "Nunavik—Eeyou", was created with substatilly the same territory as Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik. Parts of Manicouagan and Roberval ridings were added, while a part was lost to Abitibi—Témiscamingue. Its name was changed to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" after the 2004 election.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain a small territory from Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Abitibi
Riding created from Chapleau, Villeneuve and Saguenay
28th  1968–1971     Gérard Laprise Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Armand Caouette
32nd  1980–1984     René Gingras Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Guy St-Julien Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Bernard Deshaies Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik
37th  2000–2004     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Nunavik—Eeyou
38th  2004–2006     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
39th  2006–2008     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Roméo Saganash New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present

Election results

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2004–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticRoméo Saganash 12,778 37.02 -7.8
LiberalPierre Dufour 11,094 32.14 +21.67
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Ferland 6,398 18.54 +0.27
ConservativeSteven Hébert 3,211 9.3 -13.25
GreenPatrick Benoît 779 2.26 -1.63
RhinocerosMario Gagnon 258 0.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,518100.0   $247,074.94
Total rejected ballots 609
Turnout 35,12755.55
Eligible voters 63,226
New Democratic hold Swing -14.73
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 14,141 44.82
  Conservative 7,116 22.55
  Bloc Québécois 5,763 18.27
  Liberal 3,302 10.47
  Green 1,228 3.89
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticRoméo Saganash 13,961 44.79 +36.59 $61,976.57
ConservativeJean-Maurice Matte 7,089 22.74 -7.63 $75,028.15
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque 5,615 18.02 -21.63 $61,279.33
LiberalLéandre Gervais 3,282 10.53 -7.89 $76,159.99
GreenJohnny Kasudluak 1,221 3.92 +0.58 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,168100.00
Total rejected ballots 4801.51
Turnout 31,68453.69
     New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +29.11

Source: Elections Canada Source: The Gazette Popular Cree leader running for NDP Source: Nunatsiaq News Nunavik voters face two ballots in one week

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque 10,995 39.65 -6.91 $63,715
ConservativeJean-Maurice Matte 8,442 30.37 +9.43 $76,072
LiberalMark Canada 5,108 18.42 -3.97 $16,924
New DemocraticErica Martin 2,276 8.20 +2.15
GreenPatrick Rancourt 928 3.34 -0.69
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,749 100.00 $96,336
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -8.17
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque 13,928 46.56 +1.33 $67,066
LiberalArmand Caouette 6,700 22.40 −20.77 $31,110
ConservativeGilles Gagnon 6,261 20.93 +16.39 $7,272
New DemocraticDominique Vaillancourt 1,810 6.05 +2.11
GreenPierre Denis 1,210 4.04 +0.95 $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,909 100.00 $89,323
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +11.05

Nunavik—Eeyou, 2003–2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque 12,578 45.23 +2.5 $72,518
LiberalGuy St-Julien 12,006 43.17 -6.8 $52,505
ConservativeFrançois Dionne 1,265 4.54 -1.2 $3,420
New DemocraticPierre Corbeil 1,097 3.94 +2.5 $
GreenMartin Fournier 862 3.09 $
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,808100.00 $87,366

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, 2000–2004

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGuy St-Julien 18,198 50.0 +6.2
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois Lemieux 15,567 42.8 +5.9
AllianceFrançois Dionne 1,297 3.6
Progressive ConservativeSylvain Gemme 809 2.2 -14.8
New DemocraticDaniel Fredrick 534 1.5 -0.9
Total valid votes 36,405 100.0

Abitibi, 1968–2000

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGuy St-Julien 16,803 43.7 +27.5
Bloc QuébécoisJeannot Couture 14,168 36.9 -9.0
Progressive ConservativeArmand Caouette 6,531 17.0 -18.6
New DemocraticClaudette Paquin 909 2.4 +0.1
Total valid votes 38,411 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisBernard Deshaies 18,876 45.9
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien 14,651 35.6 -21.9
LiberalLucie Blais 6,666 16.2 0.0
New DemocraticLouise Cloutier 951 2.3 -24.0
Total valid votes 41,144 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien 22,254 57.6 +5.6
New DemocraticGerry Lemoyne 10,161 26.3 -1.7
LiberalNormand Michaud 6,251 16.2 +8.2
Total valid votes 38,666 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien 23,230 52.0 +47.4
LiberalRené Gingras 12,525 28.0 -23.0
New DemocraticRoyal Tremblay 3,583 8.0 +2.1
RhinocerosRobert Hamelin 2,264 5.1
Parti nationalisteGeorges Caron 1,925 4.3
Social CreditAlphonse Leduc 1,179 2.6 -31.8
Total valid votes 44,706 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRené Gingras 22,050 51.1 +17.8
Social CreditArmand Caouette 14,881 34.5 -10.9
New DemocraticRoyal Tremblay 2,553 5.9 +2.9
Progressive ConservativeMarius Gauthier 1,982 4.6 -7.4
IndependentMyriam Bouchard 1,00 82.3
Union populaireMartine Dion 416 1.0 +0.2
Marxist–LeninistFernand Deschamps 300 0.7 +0.2
Total valid votes 43,190 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditArmand Caouette 21,387 45.4 -11.2
LiberalRonald Tetrault 15,697 33.3 +1.2
Progressive ConservativeJean-Jacques Martel 5,652 12.0 +6.5
RhinocerosDoris St-Pierre 1,425 3.0
New DemocraticMaurice Vaney 1,420 3.0 -1.7
IndependentZebedee Nungak 986 2.1
Union populaireJudith Desjardins 344 0.7
Marxist–LeninistJean Letourneau 233 0.5
Total valid votes 47,144 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditGérard Laprise 12,423 56.5 0.9
LiberalMarcel Gagnon 7,046 32.1 -4.5
Progressive ConservativeRobert Johnson 1,199 5.5 -2.3
New DemocraticLéon Guenette 1,031 4.7
IndependentYves Limoges 282 1.3
Total valid votes 21,981 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditGérard Laprise 12,482 55.7 +0.7
LiberalMarcel Bergeron 8,203 36.6 +3.2
Progressive ConservativePaul-Emile Gelinas 1,739 7.8 -1.3
Total valid votes 22,424 100.0

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
Ralliement créditisteGérard Laprise 10,884 55.0
LiberalAndré Lavigne 6,606 33.4
Progressive ConservativeMarc Parent 1,796 9.1
New DemocraticJ.-Gérald Leonard 515 2.6
Total valid votes 19,801 100.0

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

Coordinates: 57°48′N 72°54′W / 57.80°N 72.90°W / 57.80; -72.90

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