Abitibi—Témiscamingue
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| Abitibi—Témiscamingue | |
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| Member of Parliament | Marc Lemay Bloc Québécois |
| Population, 2001 | 104 620 |
| Electors, 2006 | 79 435 |
| Area (km²) | 41 530 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 2.5 |
| Electoral district created | 2003, from Témiscamingue and Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik |
| Census divisions | • Abitibi RCM • Abitibi-Ouest RCM • Jamésie Territory • Rouyn-Noranda • Témiscamingue RCM |
| Polling divisions | 234 |
| Major municipalities | • 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 2001 was 104,620.
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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 | ||
| 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 | |||
