This article is about the electoral district. For the administrative region of Quebec, see
Abitibi-Témiscamingue .
For other uses, see Abitibi (disambiguation) and Timiskaming .
Federal electoral district of Canada
Coordinates : 47°18′N 79°00′W / 47.30°N 79.00°W / 47.30; -79.00
Abitibi—Témiscamingue Quebec electoral district Abitibi—Témiscamingue in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Legislature House of Commons MP Sébastien Lemire Bloc Québécois District created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2019 District webpage profile , map Population (2016 )[1] 103,491 Electors (2019)82,341 Area (km²)[2] 33,444.46 Pop. density (per km²) 3.1 Census division(s) Abitibi RCM , Abitibi-Ouest RCM , Jamésie Territory , Rouyn-Noranda , Témiscamingue RCM Census subdivision(s) Amos , Barraute , La Sarre , Rouyn-Noranda , Témiscaming , Ville-Marie
Abitibi—Témiscamingue is a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The area was also represented by the electoral district of Témiscamingue from 1968 until 2004.
Geography [ ]
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Témiscamingue , Abitibi , Abitibi-Ouest , the City of Rouyn-Noranda and a small section of south western Jamésie Territory .
The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou , Pontiac , Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke , Nipissing—Timiskaming , and Timmins—James Bay .
History [ ]
Témiscamingue was created in 1968 from parts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve .
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 was 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.
Abitibi—Témiscamingue was created in 2003. 77.1% came from Témiscamingue, and 22.9% from neighbouring Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik riding.
The riding lost a small territory to Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada :
Election results [ ]
Graph of election results in Abitibi—Témiscamingue (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 2004–present [ ]
hide 2021 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Green
Martin Chartrand
Conservative
Luis Henry Gonzalez Venegas
Free
Dany Goulet
People's
Eric Lacroix
Liberal
William Legault-Lacasse
Bloc Québécois
Sébastien Lemire
Rhinoceros
Joël Lirette
New Democratic
Bethany Stewart
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada [3]
hide 2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Sébastien Lemire
22,803
45.47
+26.06
$19,522.42
Liberal
Claude Thibault
12,417
24.76
-4.87
$61,531.99
Conservative
Mario Provencher
7,537
15.03
+8.14
none listed
New Democratic
Alain Guimond
5,093
10.15
-31.34
$14,294.83
Green
Aline Bégin
1,818
3.62
+1.90
none listed
People's
Jacques Girard
487
0.97
none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit
50,155
97.94
Total rejected ballots
1,057
2.06
+0.60
Turnout
51,212
62.20
+1.36
Eligible voters
82,341
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic
Swing
+28.70
Source: Elections Canada [4] [5]
hide 2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Christine Moore
20,636
41.50
-9.75
$20,806.53
Liberal
Claude Thibault
14,733
29.63
+23.71
$42,117.75
Bloc Québécois
Yvon Moreau
9,651
19.41
-12.09
$31,557.76
Conservative
Benoit Fortin
3,425
6.89
-3.01
$1,743.82
Green
Aline Bégin
859
1.73
+0.30
$6,188.67
Rhinoceros
Pascal Le Fou Gélinas
425
0.90
–
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
49,729
98.53
$253,899.84
Total rejected ballots
741
–
–
Turnout
50,470
62.25
+2.4
Eligible voters
82,695
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party
Vote
%
New Democratic
24,583
51.25
Bloc Québécois
15,110
31.50
Conservative
4,750
9.90
Liberal
2,839
5.92
Green
687
1.43
hide 2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Christine Moore
24,763
51.22
+41.72
$2,097.91
Bloc Québécois
Marc Lemay
15,258
31.56
-16.35
$100,215.97
Conservative
Steven Hébert
4,777
9.88
-9.05
$9,584.76
Liberal
Suzie Grenon
2,859
5.91
-14.82
$5,088.94
Green
Patrick Rochon
694
1.44
-0.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit
48,351
100.00
Total rejected ballots
654
1.33
Turnout
49,005
59.85
New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois
Swing
+29.0
hide 2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Marc Lemay
20,929
47.91
-4.42
$96,091
Liberal
Gilbert Barrette
9,055
20.73
+6.92
$29,810
Conservative
Pierre Grandmaitre
8,267
18.93
-3.66
$742
New Democratic
Christine Moore
4,151
9.50
+0.96
$3,377
Green
Bruno Côté
976
2.23
-0.50
$742
Independent
Ghislain Loiselle
302
0.69
–
$644
Total valid votes/Expense limit
43,680
100.00
$101,466
hide 2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Marc Lemay
24,637
52.33
-5.32
$73,954
Conservative
Marie-Josée Carbonneau
10,634
22.59
+17.01
$6,194
Liberal
Charles Lavergne
6,501
13.81
-17.17
$21,500
New Democratic
Christine Moore
4,022
8.54
+5.15
$2,782
Green
Patrick Rancourt
1,283
2.73
+0.34
$710
Total valid votes/Expense limit
47,077
100.00
$94,667
Bloc Québécois hold
Swing
-11.2
hide 2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Marc Lemay
25,041
57.66
+22.51
$80,876
Liberal
Gilbert Barrette
13,457
30.98
-26.03
$75,073
Conservative
Bernard Hugues Beauchesne
2,425
5.58
+1.02
$4,435
New Democratic
Dennis Shushack
1,472
3.39
0.11
$3,825
Green
Patrick Rancourt
1,037
2.39
–
$285
Total valid votes/Expense limit
43,432
100.00
$93,778
Témiscamingue, 1968–2004 [ ]
By-election: On Mr. Brien's resignation, 14 March 2003:
By-election on June 16, 2003
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Gilbert Barrette
10,195
57.01
+14.26
Bloc Québécois
Sylvain Sauvageau
6,287
35.15
-14.99
Progressive Conservative
Rachel Lord
733
4.10
1.96
New Democratic
Dennis Shushack
587
3.28
1.97
Alliance
Clarence Marshall
82
0.46
-3.19
Total valid votes
17,884
100.00
–
hide 2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Bloc Québécois
Pierre Brien
18,803
50.14
+3.52
Liberal
Roch Charron
16,032
42.75
+10.85
Alliance
Eric Larochelle
1,368
3.65
Progressive Conservative
Sébastien Héroux
805
2.14
-17.69
New Democratic
Anik-Maude Morin
489
1.31
-0.34
Total valid votes
37,497
100.00
–
hide 1993 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Bloc Québécois
Pierre Brien
22,555
55.74
Liberal
Gilles Héroux
9,246
22.87
+8.72
Progressive Conservative
Gabriel Desjardins
7,806
19.34
-26.91
Natural Law
Grégoire Deguire
530
1.31
Abolitionist
Célyne Ayotte
300
0.74
Total valid votes
40,437
100.00
–
hide 1980 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Henri Tousignant
22,031
61.02
+19.7
Social Credit
Roger Bureau
8,653
23.97
-15.17
Progressive Conservative
Bernard Martel
1,886
5.22
-6.70
New Democratic
Marc Lord
1,586
4.39
+0.62
Rhinoceros
Michel Célestin Massicotte
1,206
3.34
+0.53
Union populaire
Réjean Fortier
510
1.41
+0.61
Independent
Ted McLaren
136
0.38
Marxist–Leninist
Pierre-Jean Lafleur
96
0.27
+0.03
Total valid votes
36,104
100.00
–
By-election: On Mr. Réal Caouette's death, 16 December 1976
By-election on 24 June 1977
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Social Credit
Gilles Caouette
9,603
45.66
-18.25
Liberal
Gaston Pratte
7,422
35.29
+6.15
Progressive Conservative
Normand Grimard
3,136
14.91
+11.99
Communist
Guy Desautels
495
2.35
New Democratic
Réal Bellehumeur
377
1.79
-2.24
Total valid votes
21,033
100.00
–
hide 1974 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Social Credit
Réal Caouette
14,026
63.91
+0.69
Liberal
Jacquelin Bergeron
6,396
29.14
+1.97
New Democratic
Réal Bellehumeur
884
4.03
+0.91
Progressive Conservative
Wilbrod Ayotte
641
2.92
-0.12
Total valid votes
21,947
100.00
–
hide 1972 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Social Credit
Réal Caouette
15,660
63.22
+4.84
Liberal
Jacquelin Bergeron
6,731
27.17
-3.59
Independent
Claude Banville
854
3.45
New Democratic
Charles Carpenter
774
3.12
+0.53
Progressive Conservative
Roger Rioux
752
3.04
-5.22
Total valid votes
24,771
100.00
–
hide 1968 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Ralliement créditiste
Réal Caouette
12,532
58.38
Liberal
Côme-A. Lapierre
6,603
30.76
Progressive Conservative
Aurore Charron-Labrie
1,774
8.26
New Democratic
George Wormsley
556
2.59
Total valid votes
21,465
100.00
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