Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Quebec electoral district
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
Jean-François Fortin
BQ
District created 1993
First contested 1935
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 73,140
Electors (2011) 59,340
Area (km²) 16,252
Pop. density (per km²) 4.5
Census divisions La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Matane RCM, La Matapédia RCM, La Mitis RCM
Census subdivisions Amqui, Cap-Chat, Causapscal, Matane, Mont-Joli, Sayabec, Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, Mont-Saint-Pierre, Rivière-à-Claude, Marsoui, La Martre, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Coulée-des-Adolphe, Mont-Albert, Albertville, Lac-au-Saumon, Sainte-Florence, Sainte-Marguerite, Saint-Vianney, Val-Brillant, Saint-Noël, Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs, Saint-Cléophas, Saint-Damase, Sainte-Irène, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Saint-Moïse, Saint-Tharcisius, Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui, Lac-Alfred, Lac-Casault, Lac-Matapédia, Rivière-Patapédia-Est, Rivière-Vaseuse, Routhierville, Ruisseau-des-Mineurs, Baie-des-Sables, Grosses-Roches, Les Méchins, Sainte-Félicité, Sainte-Paule, Saint-René-de-Matane, Saint-Ulric, Saint-Adelme, Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, Saint-Léandre, Rivière-Bonjour, Métis-sur-Mer, Grand-Métis, Les Hauteurs, Padoue, Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici, Sainte-Luce, Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski, Price, La Rédemption, Saint-Charles-Garnier, Saint-Donat, Sainte-Flavie, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage, Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Lac-à-la-Croix, Lac-des-Eaux-Mortes

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.

Contents

Geography

The district consists of the Regional County Municipalities of La Haute-Gaspésie, La Matapédia, Matane and La Mitis.

The neighbouring ridings are Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Manicouagan, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Madawaska—Restigouche.

History

The riding was created in 1933 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of Matane riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Matane and Rimouski ridings.

It was created in 1976 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of Matane and Rimouski ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 2004 to "Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia".

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Matane prior to 1933
Matapédia—Matane
18th 1935–1940     Arthur-Joseph Lapointe Liberal
19th 1940–1945
20th 1945–1949     Philéas Côté Liberal
21st 1949–1953
22nd 1953–1957     Léandre Thibault Liberal
23rd 1957–1958
24th 1958–1962     Alfred Belzile Progressive Conservative
25th 1962–1963
26th 1963–1965     René Tremblay Liberal
27th 1965–1968
see Matane and Rimouski from 1966-1976
31st 1979–1980     Pierre de Bané Liberal
32nd 1980–1984
33rd 1984–1988     Jean-Luc Joncas Progressive Conservative
34th 1988–1993
35th 1993–1997     René Canuel Bloc Québécois
36th 1997–2000
37th 2000–2004     Jean-Yves Roy Bloc Québécois
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
38th 2004–2006     Jean-Yves Roy Bloc Québécois
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2010
41st 2011–present     Jean-François Fortin Bloc Québécois

Election results

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 2004 - present

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Jean-François Fortin 12,633 36.05 -1.48
     Liberal Nancy Charest 8,964 25.58 -10.02
     New Democrat Joanie Boulet 7,484 21.36 +16.67
     Conservative Allen Cormier 5,253 14.99 -3.08
     Green Louis Drainville 707 2.02 -1.55
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,041 100.00
Total rejected ballots 393 1.11 +0.07
Turnout 35,434 59.81 +5.43
Eligible voters 59,242
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy 11,984 37.53 -8.5 $27,430
     Liberal Nancy Charest 11,368 35.60 +22.5 $32,417
     Conservative Jérôme Landry 5,771 18.07 -11.7 $36,150
     New Democrat Julie Demers 1,497 4.69 -1.6
     Green Louis Drainville 1,139 3.57 +0.8 $5,771
     Independent Liliane Potvin 175 0.55 -1.8 $996
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,934 100.00 $83,890
Total rejected ballots 334 1.04
Turnout 32,268 54.38
     Bloc Québécois hold Swing -15.5
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy 15,721 46.0 -10.4 $32,657
     Conservative Rodrigue Drapeau 10,157 29.7 +23.5 $9,155
     Liberal Kim Leclerc 4,463 13.1 -17.4 $16,635
     New Democrat Stéphane Ricard 2,116 6.2 +1.2 $6,370
     Green Sarah Desjardins 910 2.7 +0.8 $0
     Independent Yvan Côté 778 2.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,145 100.0 $78,148

Matapédia—Matane, 1979 - 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy 17,878 56.5 +9.8 $27,902
     Liberal Marc Bélanger 9,653 30.5 -15.3 $43,810
     Conservative Vahid Fortin-Vidah 1,972 6.2 +1.6 $8,546
     New Democrat Jean-Guy Côté 1,581 5.0 +2.0 $1,190
     Green Nicolas Deville 585 1.8
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,669 100.0 $76,262

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy 14,678 46.6 +1.8
     Liberal Marc Bélanger 14,402 45.8 +15.6
     Progressive Conservative Germain Dumas 1,456 4.6 -18.2
     New Democrat Karine Paquet-Gauthier 935 3.0 +1.8
Total valid votes 31,471 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois René Canuel 15,694 44.8 -12.6
     Liberal Robert Boulay 10,558 30.1 -2.3
     Progressive Conservative Darryl Gray 7,991 22.8 +15.1
     New Democrat Anny-Jos Paquin 417 1.2 +0.5
     Natural Law Miville Couture 377 1.1 -0.7
Total valid votes 35,037 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois René Canuel 18,331 57.4
     Liberal Maurice Gauthier 10,345 32.4 -4.0
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Luc Joncas 2,446 7.7 -42.5
     Natural Law Pierre Gauthier 573 1.8
     New Democrat Robert McKoy 219 0.7 -12.7
Total valid votes 31,914 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Luc Joncas 15,962 50.2 -2.5
     Liberal Claude Canuel 11,584 36.4 +3.7
     New Democrat Yves Coté 4,253 13.4 +10.4
Total valid votes 31,799 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Luc Joncas 15,994 52.7 +41.3
     Liberal Jocelyne Lévesque 9,929 32.7 -45.1
     Nationaliste Pierre Dufort 3,523 11.6
     New Democrat Frédéric D'Astous 909 3.0 -0.3
Total valid votes 30,355 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Pierre De Bané 21,116 77.8 +5.4
     Progressive Conservative Roland Paquin 3,095 11.4 +0.4
     Social Credit Léonard Boulay 1,137 4.2 -9.0
     Rhino Michel Bélair 892 3.3
     New Democrat Thérèse Beaulieu 888 3.3 +1.3
Total valid votes 27,128 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Pierre De Bané 19,728 72.4
     Social Credit Roland Paquin 3,602 13.2
     Progressive Conservative Joseph-Marie Lévesque 2,993 11.0
     New Democrat André Noël 548 2.0
     Union Populaire Pierre Demers 374 1.4
Total valid votes 27,245 100.0

Matapédia—Matane, 1933 - 1968

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal René Tremblay 10,435 51.8 +8.8
     Progressive Conservative Roland-L. English 5,568 27.6 +2.4
     Ralliement créditiste J.-Gérard Pelletier 3,383 16.8 -14.5
     New Democrat H.-Aubin Dussault 769 3.8
Total valid votes 20,155 100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal René Tremblay 10,265 43.0 +6.2
     Social Credit Eudore Allard 7,237 30.3 -1.4
     Progressive Conservative J.-Alfred Belzile 6,021 25.2 -11.6
     Independent Social Credit Gérard Ratté 344 1.4
Total valid votes 23,867 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative J.-Alfred Belzile 8,484 36.8 -22.1
     Social Credit Eudore Allard 7,299 31.7
     Liberal Wilfrid Lafontaine 6,304 27.4 -13.7
     Independent Liberal Amable Ouellet 633 2.7
     New Democrat H.-Aubin Dussault 328 1.4
Total valid votes 23,048 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative J.-Alfred Belzile 14,969 58.9 +10.6
     Liberal Roland Bergeron 10,433 41.1 -10.6
Total valid votes 25,402 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Léandre Thibault 11,642 51.7 -2.4
     Progressive Conservative Alfred Belzile 10,889 48.3 -2.4
Total valid votes 22,531 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Léandre Thibault 12,689 54.1 +4.1
     Progressive Conservative J.-Donat Brulé 10,765 45.9 +3.2
Total valid votes 23,454 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal A.-Philéas Coté 11,546 50.3 +2.8
     Progressive Conservative Adélard Fortin 9,811 42.7
     Union des électeurs Jean-Charles Gosselin 678 3.0
     Independent Liberal Louis-Philippe Rioux 558 2.4 -6.8
     Independent Liberal David Ratté 368 1.6
Total valid votes 22,961 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Independent Liberal A.-Philéas Coté 8,500 47.5
     Independent Oscar Drouin 7,208 40.3
     Bloc populaire canadien Louis-Philippe Rioux 1,648 9.2
     Independent Arthur Lepage 546 3.0
Total valid votes 17,902 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Arthur-Joseph Lapointe 9,956 63.2 +28.3
     National Government Joseph-Ernest-Henri Larue 5,804 36.8 +3.0
Total valid votes 15,760 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Arthur-Joseph Lapoine 4,987 34.9
     Conservative Joseph-Ernest-Henri Larue 4,834 33.8
     Reconstruction Georges-Léonidas Dionne 4,476 31.3
Total valid votes 14,297 100.0

See also

Sources

New Democratic
Bloc Québécois
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Conservative
Central Quebec
Côte-Nord and Saguenay
Eastern Quebec
The Eastern Townships
The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec
Montreal
(East, West, North & Laval)
Montérégie
Quebec City
See also: Quebec provincial electoral districts