Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Quebec electoral district

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1993
District abolished 2013
First contested 1935
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 71,389
Electors (2011) 59,340
Area (km²)[2] 16,038.24
Census divisions La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Matane RCM, La Matapédia RCM, La Mitis RCM
Census subdivisions Amqui, Cap-Chat, Causapscal, Matane, Mont-Joli, Sayabec, Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, Mont-Saint-Pierre, Rivière-à-Claude, Marsoui, La Martre, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Coulée-des-Adolphe, Mont-Albert, Albertville, Lac-au-Saumon, Sainte-Florence, Sainte-Marguerite, Saint-Vianney, Val-Brillant, Saint-Noël, Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs, Saint-Cléophas, Saint-Damase, Sainte-Irène, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Saint-Moïse, Saint-Tharcisius, Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui, Lac-Alfred, Lac-Casault, Lac-Matapédia, Rivière-Patapédia-Est, Rivière-Vaseuse, Routhierville, Ruisseau-des-Mineurs, Baie-des-Sables, Grosses-Roches, Les Méchins, Sainte-Félicité, Sainte-Paule, Saint-René-de-Matane, Saint-Ulric, Saint-Adelme, Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, Saint-Léandre, Rivière-Bonjour, Métis-sur-Mer, Grand-Métis, Les Hauteurs, Padoue, Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici, Sainte-Luce, Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski, Price, La Rédemption, Saint-Charles-Garnier, Saint-Donat, Sainte-Flavie, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage, Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Lac-à-la-Croix, Lac-des-Eaux-Mortes

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It has the lowest percentage of visible minorities among all Canadian electoral districts (0.3%).

Geography

The district consists of the Regional County Municipalities of La Haute-Gaspésie, La Matapédia, Matane and La Mitis.

The neighbouring ridings are Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Manicouagan, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Madawaska—Restigouche.

History

The riding was created in 1933 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of Matane riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Matane and Rimouski ridings.

It was created in 1976 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of Matane and Rimouski ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 2004 to "Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia".

As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be dissolved, and most will become part of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and the remainder will join Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Matapédia—Matane
Riding created from Matane
18th  1935–1940     Arthur-Joseph Lapointe Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Philéas Côté Independent Liberal
21st  1949–1953     Liberal
22nd  1953–1957 Léandre Thibault
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Alfred Belzile Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     René Tremblay Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Matane and Rimouski
Riding re-created from Matane and Rimouski
31st  1979–1980     Pierre de Bané Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jean-Luc Joncas Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     René Canuel Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004 Jean-Yves Roy
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
38th  2004–2006     Jean-Yves Roy Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2010
41st  2011–2014 Jean-François Fortin
 2014–2014     Independent
 2014–2015     Strength in Democracy
Riding dissolved into Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Election results

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 2003 Representation Order

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-François Fortin 12,633 36.05 -1.48 $83,313.68
LiberalNancy Charest 8,964 25.58 -10.02 $57,826.03
New DemocraticJoanie Boulet 7,484 21.36 +16.67 $24.16
ConservativeAllen Cormier 5,253 14.99 -3.08 $52,135.20
GreenLouis Drainville 707 2.02 -1.55 $3,418.82
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,041100.0   $86,709.81
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3931.11+0.07
Turnout 35,43459.81 +5.43
Eligible voters 59,397
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +4.27
Sources:[3][4]
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy 11,984 37.53 -8.51 $27,685.06
LiberalNancy Charest 11,368 35.60 +22.53 $33,059.08
ConservativeJérôme Landry 5,771 18.07 -11.68 $36,135.20
New DemocraticJulie Demers 1,497 4.69 -1.51 none listed
GreenLouis Drainville 1,139 3.57 +0.90 $5,771.18
IndependentLiliane Potvin 175 0.55 $995.72
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,934100.0    $83,890
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3341.04-0.07
Turnout 32,26854.38-3.74
Eligible voters 59,340
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -15.52
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy 15,721 46.04 -10.41 $37,418.83
ConservativeRodrigue Drapeau 10,157 29.75 +23.52 $9,382.28
LiberalKim Leclerc 4,463 13.07 -17.41 $16,825.39
New DemocraticStéphane Ricard 2,116 6.20 +1.21 $6,369.99
GreenSarah Desjardins 910 2.67 +0.82 none listed
IndependentYvan Côté 778 2.28 $145.46
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,145100.0    $78,148
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3841.11-0.56
Turnout 34,52958.12+3.92
Eligible voters 59,403
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -16.96

Matapédia—Matane, 2003 Representation Order

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy 17,878 56.45 +5.64 $33,104.30
LiberalMarc Bélanger 9,653 30.48 -10.00 $43,493.59
ConservativeVahid Fortin-Vidah 1,972 6.23 +0.96 $7,100.94
New DemocraticJean-Guy Côté 1,581 4.99 +2.53 $1,189.95
GreenNicolas Deville 585 1.85 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,669100.0   $76,262
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5361.67
Turnout 32,20554.20-1.77
Eligible voters 59,416
Bloc Québécois notional hold Swing +7.82
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois 16,584 50.81
  Liberal 13,213 40.48
  Progressive Conservative 1,326 4.06
  New Democratic 804 2.46
  Alliance 397 1.21
  Others 314 0.96

Matapédia—Matane, 1979–2000

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy 14,678 46.6 +1.8
LiberalMarc Bélanger 14,402 45.8 +15.6
Progressive ConservativeGermain Dumas 1,456 4.6 -18.2
New DemocraticKarine Paquet-Gauthier 935 3.0 +1.8
Total valid votes 31,471 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisRené Canuel 15,694 44.8 -12.6
LiberalRobert Boulay 10,558 30.1 -2.3
Progressive ConservativeDarryl Gray 7,991 22.8 +15.1
New DemocraticAnny-Jos Paquin 417 1.2 +0.5
Natural LawMiville Couture 377 1.1 -0.7
Total valid votes 35,037 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisRené Canuel 18,331 57.4
LiberalMaurice Gauthier 10,345 32.4 -4.0
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Joncas 2,446 7.7 -42.5
Natural LawPierre Gauthier 573 1.8
New DemocraticRobert McKoy 219 0.7 -12.7
Total valid votes 31,914 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Joncas 15,962 50.2 -2.5
LiberalClaude Canuel 11,584 36.4 +3.7
New DemocraticYves Coté 4,253 13.4 +10.4
Total valid votes 31,799 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Joncas 15,994 52.7 +41.3
LiberalJocelyne Lévesque 9,929 32.7 -45.1
Parti nationalistePierre Dufort 3,523 11.6
New DemocraticFrédéric D'Astous 909 3.0 -0.3
Total valid votes 30,355 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPierre De Bané 21,116 77.8 +5.4
Progressive ConservativeRoland Paquin 3,095 11.4 +0.4
Social CreditLéonard Boulay 1,137 4.2 -9.0
RhinocerosMichel Bélair 892 3.3
New DemocraticThérèse Beaulieu 888 3.3 +1.3
Total valid votes 27,128 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalPierre De Bané 19,728 72.4
Social CreditRoland Paquin 3,602 13.2
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Marie Lévesque 2,993 11.0
New DemocraticAndré Noël 548 2.0
Union populairePierre Demers 374 1.4
Total valid votes 27,245 100.0

Matapédia—Matane, 1933 - 1968

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRené Tremblay 10,435 51.8 +8.8
Progressive ConservativeRoland-L. English 5,568 27.6 +2.4
Ralliement créditisteJ.-Gérard Pelletier 3,383 16.8 -14.5
New DemocraticH.-Aubin Dussault 769 3.8
Total valid votes 20,155 100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRené Tremblay 10,265 43.0 +6.2
Social CreditEudore Allard 7,237 30.3 -1.4
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Alfred Belzile 6,021 25.2 -11.6
     Independent Social Credit Gérard Ratté 344 1.4
Total valid votes 23,867 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Alfred Belzile 8,484 36.8 -22.1
Social CreditEudore Allard 7,299 31.7
LiberalWilfrid Lafontaine 6,304 27.4 -13.7
Independent LiberalAmable Ouellet 633 2.7
New DemocraticH.-Aubin Dussault 328 1.4
Total valid votes 23,048 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Alfred Belzile 14,969 58.9 +10.6
LiberalRoland Bergeron 10,433 41.1 -10.6
Total valid votes 25,402 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLéandre Thibault 11,642 51.7 -2.4
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Belzile 10,889 48.3 -2.4
Total valid votes 22,531 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLéandre Thibault 12,689 54.1 +4.1
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Donat Brulé 10,765 45.9 +3.2
Total valid votes 23,454 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Liberal A.-Philéas Coté 11,546 50.3 +2.8
Progressive ConservativeAdélard Fortin 9,811 42.7
Union des électeursJean-Charles Gosselin 678 3.0
Independent LiberalLouis-Philippe Rioux 558 2.4 -6.8
Independent LiberalDavid Ratté 368 1.6
Total valid votes 22,961 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Independent LiberalA.-Philéas Coté 8,500 47.5
IndependentOscar Drouin 7,208 40.3
Bloc populaireLouis-Philippe Rioux 1,648 9.2
IndependentArthur Lepage 546 3.0
Total valid votes 17,902 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalArthur-Joseph Lapointe 9,956 63.2 +28.3
National GovernmentJoseph-Ernest-Henri Larue 5,804 36.8 +3.0
Total valid votes 15,760 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalArthur-Joseph Lapoine 4,987 34.9
ConservativeJoseph-Ernest-Henri Larue 4,834 33.8
ReconstructionGeorges-Léonidas Dionne 4,476 31.3
Total valid votes 14,297 100.0

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Notes

Coordinates: 48°47′49″N 66°59′53″W / 48.797°N 66.998°W / 48.797; -66.998

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