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47°18′N 79°00′W / 47.30°N 79.00°W / 47.30; -79.00

Abitibi—Témiscamingue
Quebec electoral district
Abitibi—Témiscamingue in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Sébastien Lemire
Bloc Québécois
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]103,491
Electors (2019)82,341
Area (km²)[2]33,444.46
Pop. density (per km²)3.1
Census division(s)Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Ouest RCM, Jamésie Territory, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscamingue RCM
Census subdivision(s)Rouyn-Noranda, Amos, La Sarre, Macamic, Ville-Marie, Témiscaming, Barraute, Palmarolle, Lorrainville, Trécesson

Abitibi—Témiscamingue is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The area was also represented by the electoral district of Témiscamingue from 1968 until 2004.

Geography

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The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Témiscamingue, Abitibi, Abitibi-Ouest, the city of Rouyn-Noranda and a small section of south western Jamésie territory.

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Pontiac, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Nipissing—Timiskaming, and Timmins-James Bay.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 92.8% White, 5.4% Indigenous

Languages: 94.0% French, 3.5% English

Religions: 72.4% Christian (66.9% Catholic, 5.5% Other), 26.7% None

Median income: $42,000 (2020)

Average income: $50,680 (2020)

History

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Témiscamingue was created in 1968 from parts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve.

It was initially defined to consist of:

  • the Cities of Noranda and Rouyn;
  • the Towns of Belleterre, Temiscaming and Ville-Marie;
  • the County of Témiscamingue (except the Townships of Béraud, Chabert, Darlens, Desroberts, Granet, Jourdan, Landanet, Laubanie, Marrias, Mazérac, Pélissier and Sabourin without local municipal organization).

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Cities of Noranda and Rouyn;
  • the Towns of Belleterre, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Temiscaming and Ville-Marie;
  • the County of Témiscamingue; and
  • parts of the County of Abitibi.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the towns of Belleterre, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Noranda, Rouyn, Témiscaming and Ville-Marie;
  • the County of Témiscamingue excluding the Territory of Témiscamingue-Lac-Granet portion;
  • parts of the County of Abitibi; and
  • the southwest part of the Municipality of James Bay.

It was renamed "Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue" in 1996, and redefined to consist of:

In 1997, it was renamed "Témiscamingue".

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Abitibi—Témiscamingue was created in 2003. 77.1% came from Témiscamingue, and 22.9% from neighbouring Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik riding.

The riding lost a small territory to Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Témiscamingue
Riding created from Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve
28th  1968–1971     Réal Caouette Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1976
 1977–1979 Gilles Caouette
31st  1979–1980     Henri Tousignant Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Gabriel Desjardins Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Pierre Brien Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Gilbert Barrette Liberal
Abitibi—Témiscamingue
38th  2004–2006     Marc Lemay Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Christine Moore New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021     Sébastien Lemire Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Abitibi—Témiscamingue (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 2004–present

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Sébastien Lemire 23,120 50.61 +5.14 $27,362.09
Liberal William Legault-Lacasse 11,013 24.11 –0.65 $12,006.97
Conservative Luis Henry Gonzalez Venegas 5,339 11.69 –3.34 $7,297.49
New Democratic Bethany Stewart 2,794 6.12 –4.03 $241.69
People's Eric Lacroix 1,538 3.37 +2.40 none listed
Free Dany Goulet 858 1.88 N/A $1,862.60
Green Martin Chartrand 748 1.64 –1.98 $0.00
Rhinoceros Joël Lirette 275 0.60 N/A none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,685 100.00 – $129,939.01
Total rejected ballots 909 1.95 –0.11
Turnout 46,594 56.47 –5.73
Eligible voters 82,518
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +2.90
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Sébastien Lemire 22,803 45.47 +26.06 $19,522.42
Liberal Claude Thibault 12,417 24.76 -4.87 $61,531.99
Conservative Mario Provencher 7,537 15.03 +8.14 none listed
New Democratic Alain Guimond 5,093 10.15 -31.34 $14,294.83
Green Aline Bégin 1,818 3.62 +1.90 none listed
People's Jacques Girard 487 0.97 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,155 97.94
Total rejected ballots 1,057 2.06 +0.60
Turnout 51,212 62.20 +1.36
Eligible voters 82,341
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +28.70
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Moore 20,636 41.50 -9.75 $20,806.53
Liberal Claude Thibault 14,733 29.63 +23.71 $42,117.75
Bloc Québécois Yvon Moreau 9,651 19.41 -12.09 $31,557.76
Conservative Benoit Fortin 3,425 6.89 -3.01 $1,743.82
Green Aline Bégin 859 1.73 +0.30 $6,188.67
Rhinoceros Pascal Le Fou Gélinas 425 0.90 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,729 98.53   $253,899.84
Total rejected ballots 741 – –
Turnout 50,470 62.25 +2.4
Eligible voters 82,695
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 24,583 51.25
  Bloc Québécois 15,110 31.50
  Conservative 4,750 9.90
  Liberal 2,839 5.92
  Green 687 1.43
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Moore 24,763 51.22 +41.72 $2,097.91
Bloc Québécois Marc Lemay 15,258 31.56 -16.35 $100,215.97
Conservative Steven Hébert 4,777 9.88 -9.05 $9,584.76
Liberal Suzie Grenon 2,859 5.91 -14.82 $5,088.94
Green Patrick Rochon 694 1.44 -0.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,351 100.00
Total rejected ballots 654 1.33
Turnout 49,005 59.85
  New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +29.0
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marc Lemay 20,929 47.91 -4.42 $96,091
Liberal Gilbert Barrette 9,055 20.73 +6.92 $29,810
Conservative Pierre Grandmaitre 8,267 18.93 -3.66 $742
New Democratic Christine Moore 4,151 9.50 +0.96 $3,377
Green Bruno Côté 976 2.23 -0.50 $742
Independent Ghislain Loiselle 302 0.69 – $644
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,680 100.00 $101,466
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marc Lemay 24,637 52.33 -5.32 $73,954
Conservative Marie-Josée Carbonneau 10,634 22.59 +17.01 $6,194
Liberal Charles Lavergne 6,501 13.81 -17.17 $21,500
New Democratic Christine Moore 4,022 8.54 +5.15 $2,782
Green Patrick Rancourt 1,283 2.73 +0.34 $710
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,077 100.00 $94,667
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -11.2
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marc Lemay 25,041 57.66 +22.51 $80,876
Liberal Gilbert Barrette 13,457 30.98 -26.03 $75,073
Conservative Bernard Hugues Beauchesne 2,425 5.58 +1.02 $4,435
New Democratic Dennis Shushack 1,472 3.39 0.11 $3,825
Green Patrick Rancourt 1,037 2.39 – $285
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,432 100.00 $93,778

Témiscamingue, 1968–2004

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By-election: On Mr. Brien's resignation, 14 March 2003:

By-election on June 16, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gilbert Barrette 10,195 57.01 +14.26
Bloc Québécois Sylvain Sauvageau 6,287 35.15 -14.99
Progressive Conservative Rachel Lord 733 4.10 1.96
New Democratic Dennis Shushack 587 3.28 1.97
Alliance Clarence Marshall 82 0.46 -3.19
Total valid votes 17,884 100.00 –
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Pierre Brien 18,803 50.14 +3.52
Liberal Roch Charron 16,032 42.75 +10.85
Alliance Eric Larochelle 1,368 3.65
Progressive Conservative Sébastien Héroux 805 2.14 -17.69
New Democratic Anik-Maude Morin 489 1.31 -0.34
Total valid votes 37,497 100.00 –
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Pierre Brien 18,528 46.62 -9.12
Liberal Nora Bélanger-Teed 12,678 31.90 +9.03
Progressive Conservative Denis Pilon 7,879 19.83 +0.49
New Democratic Anik-Maude Morin 654 1.65
Total valid votes 39,739 100.00 –
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Pierre Brien 22,555 55.74
Liberal Gilles Héroux 9,246 22.87 +8.72
Progressive Conservative Gabriel Desjardins 7,806 19.34 -26.91
Natural Law Grégoire Deguire 530 1.31
Abolitionist Célyne Ayotte 300 0.74
Total valid votes 40,437 100.00 –
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gabriel Desjardins 19,106 46.28 -3.96
New Democratic Rémy Trudel 15,623 37.84 +32.44
Liberal Laurent Guertin 5,843 14.15 -19.81
Rhinoceros Jean Ouellet 712 1.72 -1.88
Total valid votes 41,284 100.00 –
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gabriel Desjardins 20,347 50.24 +45.02
Liberal Henri Tousignant 13,756 33.96 -27.06
New Democratic Guy Verville 2,189 5.40 +1.01
Nationaliste Roberte Parent 2,126 5.25 +3.84
Rhinoceros Marcel Yves Bégin 1,457 3.60 +0.26
Social Credit Rachel Lord 626 1.55 -22.42
Total valid votes 40,501 100.00 –
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henri Tousignant 22,031 61.02 +19.7
Social Credit Roger Bureau 8,653 23.97 -15.17
Progressive Conservative Bernard Martel 1,886 5.22 -6.70
New Democratic Marc Lord 1,586 4.39 +0.62
Rhinoceros Michel Célestin Massicotte 1,206 3.34 +0.53
Union populaire Réjean Fortier 510 1.41 +0.61
Independent Ted McLaren 136 0.38
Marxist–Leninist Pierre-Jean Lafleur 96 0.27 +0.03
Total valid votes 36,104 100.00 –
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henri Tousignant 16,147 41.32 +6.03
Social Credit Gilles Caouette 15,295 39.14 -6.52
Progressive Conservative Normand Grimard 4,659 11.92 -2.99
New Democratic Germain Boudreau 1,473 3.77 +1.98
Rhinoceros Raymond Paquin 1,099 2.81
Union populaire Marcel Lortie 311 0.80
Marxist–Leninist Fernand Deschamps 92 0.24
Total valid votes 39,076 100.00 –

By-election: On Mr. Réal Caouette's death, 16 December 1976

By-election on 24 June 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Gilles Caouette 9,603 45.66 -18.25
Liberal Gaston Pratte 7,422 35.29 +6.15
Progressive Conservative Normand Grimard 3,136 14.91 +11.99
Communist Guy Desautels 495 2.35
New Democratic Réal Bellehumeur 377 1.79 -2.24
Total valid votes 21,033 100.00 –
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Réal Caouette 14,026 63.91 +0.69
Liberal Jacquelin Bergeron 6,396 29.14 +1.97
New Democratic Réal Bellehumeur 884 4.03 +0.91
Progressive Conservative Wilbrod Ayotte 641 2.92 -0.12
Total valid votes 21,947 100.00 –
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Réal Caouette 15,660 63.22 +4.84
Liberal Jacquelin Bergeron 6,731 27.17 -3.59
Independent Claude Banville 854 3.45
New Democratic Charles Carpenter 774 3.12 +0.53
Progressive Conservative Roger Rioux 752 3.04 -5.22
Total valid votes 24,771 100.00 –
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement créditiste Réal Caouette 12,532 58.38
Liberal Côme-A. Lapierre 6,603 30.76
Progressive Conservative Aurore Charron-Labrie 1,774 8.26
New Democratic George Wormsley 556 2.59
Total valid votes 21,465 100.00

See also

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References

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  • "Abitibi—Témiscamingue (electoral district) (Code 24001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Elections Canada 2011 results
  • Riding history from the[permanent dead link] Library of Parliament
  • (1966 - 1996)
  • (1996 - 1997)
  • (1997 - 2003)
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Abitibi--Témiscamingue [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Election Night Results — Abitibi—Témiscamingue — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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