Témiscamingue (electoral district)

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Témiscamingue (formerly known as Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 2004.

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[edit] History

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve ridings.

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 wa 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:

  • the cities of Belleterre, Cadillac, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscaming and Ville-Marie;
  • the county regional municipalities of Abitibi-Ouest and Rouyn-Noranda;
  • the County Regional Municipality of Témiscamingue, including Timiscaming Indian Reserve No. 19 and Eagle Village First Nation-Kipawa Indian Reserve, the Indian settlements of Hunter's Point and Winneway; and
  • the southwest part of the Municipality of James Bay.

In 1997, it was renamed "Témiscamingue".

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

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Ralliement créditiste CAOUETTE, Réal 12,532
     Liberal LAPIERRE, Côme-A. 6,603
     Progressive Conservative CHARRON-LABRIE, Aurore 1,774
     New Democrat WORMSLEY, George 556


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit CAOUETTE, Réal 15,660
     Liberal BERGERON, Jacquelin 6,731
     Independent BANVILLE, Claude 854
     New Democrat CARPENTER, Charles 774
     Progressive Conservative RIOUX, Roger 752


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit CAOUETTE, Réal 14,026
     Liberal BERGERON, Jacquelin 6,396
     New Democrat BELLEHUMEUR, Réal 884
     Progressive Conservative AYOTTE, Wilbrod 641

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


By-election on 24 June 1977
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit CAOUETTE, Gilles 9,603
     Liberal PRATTE, Gaston 7,422
     Progressive Conservative GRIMARD, Normand 3,136
     Communist DESAUTELS, Guy 495
     New Democrat BELLEHUMEUR, Réal 377


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal TOUSIGNANT, Henri 16,147
     Social Credit CAOUETTE, Gilles 15,295
     Progressive Conservative GRIMARD, Normand 4,659
     New Democrat BOUDREAU, Germain 1,473
     Rhino PAQUIN, Raymond 1,099
     Union Populaire LORTIE, Marcel 311
     Marxist-Leninist DESCHAMPS, Fernand 92


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal TOUSIGNANT, Henri 22,031
     Social Credit BUREAU, Roger 8,653
     Progressive Conservative MARTEL, Bernard 1,886
     New Democrat LORD, Marc 1,586
     Rhino MASSICOTTE, Michel Célestin 1,206
     Union Populaire FORTIER, Réjean 510
     Not affiliated MCLAREN, Ted 136
     Marxist-Leninist LAFLEUR, Pierre-Jean 96


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative DESJARDINS, Gabriel 20,347
     Liberal TOUSIGNANT, Henri 13,756
     New Democrat VERVILLE, Guy 2,189
     Nationaliste PARENT, Roberte 2,126
     Rhino BÉGIN, Marcel Yves 1,457
     Social Credit LORD, Rachel 626


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative DESJARDINS, Gabriel 19,106
     New Democrat TRUDEL, Rémy 15,623
     Liberal GUERTIN, Laurent 5,843
     Rhino OUELLET, Jean 712


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois BRIEN, Pierre 22,555
     Liberal HÉROUX, Gilles 9,246
     Progressive Conservative DESJARDINS, Gabriel 7,806
     Natural Law DEGUIRE, Grégoire 530
     Abolitionist AYOTTE, Célyne 300


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois BRIEN, Pierre 18,528
     Liberal BÉLANGER-TEED, Nora 12,678
     Progressive Conservative PILON, Denis 7,879
     New Democrat MORIN, Anik-Maude 654


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois BRIEN, Pierre 18,803
     Liberal CHARRON, Roch 16,032
     Canadian Alliance LAROCHELLE, Eric 1,368
     Progressive Conservative HÉROUX, Sébastien 805
     New Democrat MORIN, Anik-Maude 489

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

By-election: June 16, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Gilbert Barrette 10,195 57.0
     Bloc Québécois Sylvain Sauvageau 6,287 35.2
     Progressive Conservative Rachel Lord 733 4.1
     New Democratic Party Dennis Shushack 587 3.3
     Canadian Alliance Clarence Marshall 82 0.5

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