Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

Abitibi (also known as Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik) and Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that have been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1966.

"Abitibi" was created in 1966, and renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik". It was abolished in 2003, and most of its territory was incorporated into "Nunavik—Eeyou", which was renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" in 2004.

Geography

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou consists of:

• the Regional County Municipality of Vallée-de-l'Or, including: Lac-Simon Indian Reserve; the Indian Settlement of Grand-Lac Victoria;
• the Equivalent Territory of Jamésie, including: the Cree villages and reserved lands of Chisasibi, Eastmain, Mistissini, Nemiscau, Waskaganish, Waswanipi and Wemindji; the Indian Settlement of Oujé-Bougoumou, excepting that part of the Municipality of Baie-James lying southerly of latitude 50°00′ N and westerly of longitude 79°00′ W; and
• the Territory of the Kativik Regional Government, including the Cree village and reserved land of Whapmagoostui; the Nordic village municipalities of Akulivik, Aupaluk, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuarapik, Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq, Salluit, Tasiujaq and Umiujaq; the Naskapi Village Municipality of Kawawachikamach.

The neighbouring ridings are Timmins—James Bay, Nunavut, Labrador, Manicouagan, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Pontiac, and Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou contains more than half of Quebec's total landmass. As such, it is the largest riding in a Canadian province, and the third largest in the country after the territorial ridings of Nunavut and Western Arctic.

History

Abitibi riding was created in 1966 from parts of Chapleau and Saguenay electoral districts. In 1976, parts of Villeneuve were incorporated. The electoral district's name was changed in 1998 to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik".

In the 2003 re-distribution, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik was abolished. A new riding, "Nunavik—Eeyou", was created with substatilly the same territory as Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik. Parts of Manicouagan and Roberval ridings were added, while a part was lost to Abitibi—Témiscamingue. Its name was changed to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" after the 2004 election.

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2004 - present

Source: Elections Canada Source: The Gazette Popular Cree leader running for NDP Source: Nunatsiaq News Nunavik voters face two ballots in one week

Nunavik—Eeyou, 2003 - 2004

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, 2000 - 2004

Abitibi, 1968 - 2000

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

Sources

• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• Nunavik—Eeyou, 2003-2004
• Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2004-present
• Riding history for Abitibi from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik from the Library of Parliament