Abitibi—Témiscamingue

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Abitibi—Témiscamingue
Quebec electoral district


Abitibi—Témiscamingue in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Marc Lemay
BQ
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
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
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
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

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