Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques
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Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les-Basques (formerly known as Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.
This riding was created in 1996 as "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup riding. Its name was changed in 1997 to "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques".
It consisted of:
- the cities of Cabano, Dégelis, La Pocatière, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Pohénégamook, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Pascal and Trois-Pistoles;
- the County Regional Municipality of Rivière-du-Loup, including Cacouna Indian Reserve No. 22 and Whitworth Indian Reserve; and
- the county regional municipalities of Kamouraska, Les Basques and Témiscouata.
It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny and Rimouski—Témiscouata ridings. Its only Member of Parliament was Paul Crête of the Bloc Québécois.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Paul Crête | 16,518 | ||||
| Liberal | France Dionne | 14,119 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | André Plourde | 11,623 | ||||
| Natural Law | POULIOT, Armand | 480 | ||||
| New Democratic | CÔTÉ, Élaine | 420 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Paul Crête | 23,319 | ||||
| Liberal | OUELLET, Helen | 11,794 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | André Plourde | 1,382 | ||||
| Alliance | THÉBERGE, René | 1,373 | ||||
| New Democratic | CÔTÉ, Elaine | 836 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | FOURNIER, Normand | 170 | ||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques from the Library of Parliament
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