Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec previously included in the electoral districts of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine (21%) and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (79%).[3]

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Kristina Michaud
Bloc Québécois
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]71,897
Electors (2019)59,533
Area (km²)[2]14,461.67
Pop. density (per km²)5
Census division(s)Avignon, La Matanie, La Matapédia, La Mitis
Census subdivision(s)Amqui, Carleton-sur-Mer, Causapscal, Maria, Matane, Mont-Joli, Sainte-Luce

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which took place October 19, 2015.[4]

Profile

The Bloc did the best, with results from the 2011 election transposed onto the new riding boundaries from the redistribution. Their stronghold in the riding is in and around Mont-Joli, and for the most part, they carried the rural areas, particularly in the northern portion of the district. The NDP's strength was in the south, in the part of the new riding taken from Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The area around Amqui offered the most diverse range of support, with all parties doing fairly well, but with the Bloc coming out on top. Matane, and the rural regions surrounding it, were the best portions of the seat for the Liberals, although they had to contend with strong support for the Bloc as well.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2016 Census
  • Languages (2016 mother tongue) : 95.8% French, 3.3% English, 0.6% Mi'kmaq, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish[5]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Riding created from Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
42nd  2015–2019     Rémi Massé Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Kristina Michaud Bloc Québécois

Election results

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisKristina Michaud18,50051.43+30.41$17,758.63
LiberalRémi Massé12,18833.89-5.66none listed
ConservativeNatasha Tremblay2,7567.66+1.53none listed
New DemocraticRémi-Jocelyn Côté1,4353.99-16.20$1,497.40
GreenJames Morrison6991.94+0.94none listed
People'sÉric Barnabé2100.58-$0.00
RhinocerosMathieu Castonguay1800.50+0.02none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,96898.38
Total rejected ballots 5911.62+0.49
Turnout 36,55961.41+1.02
Eligible voters 59,533
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +18.04
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRémi Massé14,37839.55+16.34$63,694.54
Bloc QuébécoisKédina Fleury-Samson7,64121.02-13.47$33,559.21
New DemocraticJoël Charest7,34020.19-6.44$14,775.78
Strength in DemocracyJean-François Fortin4,22911.63-$23,500.51
ConservativeAndré Savoie2,2286.13-7.03$4,967.68
GreenSherri Springle3651.0-1.51-
RhinocerosÉric Normand1750.48--
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,356100.00-$209,811.36
Total rejected ballots 416--
Turnout 36,772--
Eligible voters 60,801
Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +14.90
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois12,59934.49
  New Democratic9,72526.63
  Liberal8,47723.21
  Conservative4,80613.16
  Green9182.51

References


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