Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Quebec electoral district |
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Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts |
Defunct federal electoral district |
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Legislature |
House of Commons |
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District created |
1993 |
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District abolished |
2013 |
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First contested |
1935 |
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Last contested |
2011 |
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District webpage |
profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2011)[1] |
71,389 |
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Electors (2011) |
59,340 |
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Area (km²)[2] |
16,038.24 |
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Census divisions |
La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Matane RCM, La Matapédia RCM, La Mitis RCM |
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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 |
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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:
Election results
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 2003 Representation Order
Canadian federal election, 2011 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Bloc Québécois | Jean-François Fortin | 12,633 | 36.05 | -1.48 | $83,313.68 |
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Liberal | Nancy Charest | 8,964 | 25.58 | -10.02 | $57,826.03 |
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New Democratic | Joanie Boulet | 7,484 | 21.36 | +16.67 | $24.16 |
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Conservative | Allen Cormier | 5,253 | 14.99 | -3.08 | $52,135.20 |
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Green | Louis Drainville | 707 | 2.02 | -1.55 | $3,418.82 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
35,041 | 100.0 | | $86,709.81 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots |
393 | 1.11 | +0.07 |
Turnout |
35,434 | 59.81 | +5.43 |
Eligible voters |
59,397 |
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Bloc Québécois hold |
Swing |
+4.27
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Sources:[3][4] |
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Roy | 11,984 | 37.53 | -8.51 | $27,685.06 |
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Liberal | Nancy Charest | 11,368 | 35.60 | +22.53 | $33,059.08 |
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Conservative | Jérôme Landry | 5,771 | 18.07 | -11.68 | $36,135.20 |
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New Democratic | Julie Demers | 1,497 | 4.69 | -1.51 | none listed |
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Green | Louis Drainville | 1,139 | 3.57 | +0.90 | $5,771.18 |
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Independent | Liliane Potvin | 175 | 0.55 | – | $995.72 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
31,934 | 100.0 | | $83,890 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots |
334 | 1.04 | -0.07 |
Turnout |
32,268 | 54.38 | -3.74 |
Eligible voters |
59,340 |
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Bloc Québécois hold |
Swing |
-15.52
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Canadian federal election, 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Roy | 15,721 | 46.04 | -10.41 | $37,418.83 |
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Conservative | Rodrigue Drapeau | 10,157 | 29.75 | +23.52 | $9,382.28 |
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Liberal | Kim Leclerc | 4,463 | 13.07 | -17.41 | $16,825.39 |
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New Democratic | Stéphane Ricard | 2,116 | 6.20 | +1.21 | $6,369.99 |
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Green | Sarah Desjardins | 910 | 2.67 | +0.82 | none listed |
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Independent | Yvan Côté | 778 | 2.28 | – | $145.46 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
34,145 | 100.0 | | $78,148 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots |
384 | 1.11 | -0.56 |
Turnout |
34,529 | 58.12 | +3.92 |
Eligible voters |
59,403 |
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Bloc Québécois hold |
Swing |
-16.96
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Matapédia—Matane, 2003 Representation Order
Canadian federal election, 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Roy | 17,878 | 56.45 | +5.64 | $33,104.30 |
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Liberal | Marc Bélanger | 9,653 | 30.48 | -10.00 | $43,493.59 |
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Conservative | Vahid Fortin-Vidah | 1,972 | 6.23 | +0.96 | $7,100.94 |
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New Democratic | Jean-Guy Côté | 1,581 | 4.99 | +2.53 | $1,189.95 |
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Green | Nicolas Deville | 585 | 1.85 | – | none listed |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
31,669 | 100.0 | | $76,262 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots |
536 | 1.67 |
Turnout |
32,205 | 54.20 | -1.77 |
Eligible voters |
59,416 |
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Bloc Québécois notional hold |
Swing |
+7.82
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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. |
Matapédia—Matane, 1979–2000
Matapédia—Matane, 1933 - 1968
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
See also
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Coordinates: 48°47′49″N 66°59′53″W / 48.797°N 66.998°W / 48.797; -66.998