Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

It was created by the Representation Order of 2003 from parts of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and Matapédia—Matane ridings.

1 Geography
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 Sources

Geography

The riding occupies the south and east parts of the Gaspé Peninsula, as well as the Magdalen Islands. The Magdalen Islands, being in the Atlantic time zone, report election results one hour earlier than the rest of the riding, which in the Eastern time zone with the rest of Quebec.

It consists of: (a) the regional county municipalities of Bonaventure, La Côte-de-Gaspé and Le Rocher-Percé; (b) the Regional County Municipality of Avignon, including Gesgapegiag and Listuguj Indian reserves; and (c) the Municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

The neighbouring ridings are Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Madawaska—Restigouche, Miramichi, and Acadie—Bathurst.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and Matapédia—Matane prior to 2003
38th	2004–2006	Raynald Blais	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present	Philip Toone	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Philip Toone	12,427	33.8	+26.8
	Bloc Québécois	Daniel Côté	11,650	31.6	-8.4
	Conservative	Régent Bastien	6,292	17.1	-5.7
	Liberal	Jules Duguay	5,533	15.0	-12.0
	Green	Julien Leblanc	913	2.5	-0.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,815	100.0
Total rejected ballots			571	1.53
Turnout			37,386	53.92
Eligible voters			69,334

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Raynald Blais	14,636	40.1	-1.8	$35,058
	Liberal	Denis Gauvreau	9,840	27.0	+7.3	$75,184
	Conservative	Darryl Gray	8,334	22.8	-9.8	$61,592
	New Democrat	Gaston Langlais	2,549	7.0	+3.9	$1,721
	Green	Julien Leblanc	1,136	3.1	-0.1	$154
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,495	100.0		$86,955
Turnout				53

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Raynald Blais	17,678	42.7	-13.0	$45,686
	Conservative	Gaston Langlais	13,347	32.2	+25.4	$20,081
	Liberal	Mario Levesque	7,977	19.3	-13.4	$25,817
	New Democrat	Sophie Dauphinais	1,225	3.0	+0.9	$1,237
	Green	Bob Eichenberger	1,183	2.9	+0.1	$326
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,410	100.0		$80,993

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Raynald Blais	21,446	55.7
	Liberal	Georges Farrah	12,579	32.7		$44,504
	Conservative	Guy De Coste	2,636	6.8		$7,805
	Green	Bob Eichenberger	1,060	2.8		$0
	New Democrat	Philip Toone	805	2.1		$1,695
Total valid votes/Expense limit			38,526	100.0		$79,194

Sources

Federal ridings in Eastern Quebec

New Democratic	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine • Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Bloc Québécois	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Conservative	Lévis—Bellechasse

Federal ridings in Quebec

Central Quebec	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour • Berthier—Maskinongé • Joliette • Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Montcalm • Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier • Repentigny • Saint-Maurice—Champlain • Trois-Rivières

Côte-Nord and Saguenay	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord • Jonquière—Alma • Manicouagan • Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord • Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean

Eastern Quebec	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine • Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Lévis—Bellechasse • Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

The Eastern Townships	Beauce • Brome—Missisquoi • Compton—Stanstead • Drummond • Mégantic—L'Érable • Richmond—Arthabaska • Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot • Shefford • Sherbrooke

The Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou • Abitibi—Témiscamingue • Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel • Gatineau • Hull—Aylmer • Laurentides—Labelle • Pontiac • Rivière-des-Mille-Îles • Rivière-du-Nord • Terrebonne—Blainville

Montreal (East, West, North & Laval)	Ahuntsic • Alfred-Pellan • Bourassa • Hochelaga • Honoré-Mercier • Jeanne-Le Ber • Lac-Saint-Louis • La Pointe-de-l'Île • LaSalle—Émard • Laurier—Sainte-Marie • Laval • Laval—Les Îles • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin • Mount Royal • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine • Outremont • Papineau • Pierrefonds—Dollard • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie • Saint-Laurent—Cartierville • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel • Westmount—Ville-Marie

Montérégie	Beauharnois—Salaberry • Brossard—La Prairie • Chambly—Borduas • Châteauguay—Saint-Constant • Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher • Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert • Saint-Jean • Saint-Lambert • Vaudreuil-Soulanges • Verchères—Les Patriotes

Quebec City	Beauport—Limoilou • Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles • Louis-Hébert • Louis-Saint-Laurent • Québec

See also: Quebec provincial electoral districts

Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Contents

Geography

Member of Parliament

Election results

See also

Sources