Abitibi—Témiscamingue
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 Quebec electoral district |
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Marc Lemay BQ |
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| District created | 2003 | |
| First contested | 2004 | |
| Last contested | 2006 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 102,795 | |
| Electors (2006) | 79,435 | |
| Area (km²) | 41,530 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2.5 | |
| Census divisions | Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Ouest RCM, Jamésie Territory, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscamingue RCM | |
| Census subdivisions | Amos, Barraute, La Sarre, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscaming, Ville-Marie | |
- For the region of Quebec see Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi—Témiscamingue is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 102,795.
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2003: 77.1% came from Témiscamingue, and 22.9% from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik riding.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Témiscamingue and Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik prior to 2004 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Marc Lemay | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 24,637 | 52.3 | -5.4 | ||
| Conservative | Marie-Josée Carbonneau | 10,634 | 22.6 | +17.0 | ||
| Liberal | Charles Lavergne | 6,501 | 13.8 | -17.2 | ||
| New Democrat | Christine Moore | 4,022 | 8.5 | +5.1 | ||
| Green | Patrick Rancourt | 1,283 | 2.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | -11.2% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 25,041 | |||
| Liberal | Gilbert Barrette | 13,457 | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Hugues Beauchesne | 2,425 | |||
| New Democrat | Dennis Shushack | 1,472 | |||
| Green | Patrick Rancourt | 1,037 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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