Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It has the lowest percentage of visible minorities among all Canadian electoral districts (0.3%).

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Quebec electoral district
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1993
District abolished2013
First contested1935
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]71,389
Electors (2011)59,340
Area (km²)[2]16,038.24
Census division(s)La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Matane RCM, La Matapédia RCM, La Mitis RCM
Census subdivision(s)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

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".

As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be dissolved, and most will become part of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and the remainder will join Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Matapédia—Matane
Riding created from Matane
18th  1935–1940     Arthur-Joseph Lapointe Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Philéas Côté Independent Liberal
21st  1949–1953     Liberal
22nd  1953–1957 Léandre Thibault
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Alfred Belzile Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     René Tremblay Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Matane and Rimouski
Riding re-created from Matane and Rimouski
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
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
38th  2004–2006     Jean-Yves Roy Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2010
41st  2011–2014 Jean-François Fortin
 2014–2014     Independent
 2014–2015     Strength in Democracy
Riding dissolved into Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Election results

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 2003 Representation Order
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-François Fortin12,63336.05-1.48$83,313.68
LiberalNancy Charest8,96425.58-10.02$57,826.03
New DemocraticJoanie Boulet7,48421.36+16.67$24.16
ConservativeAllen Cormier5,25314.99-3.08$52,135.20
GreenLouis Drainville7072.02-1.55$3,418.82
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,041100.0   $86,709.81
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3931.11+0.07
Turnout 35,43459.81 +5.43
Eligible voters 59,397
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +4.27
Sources:[3][4]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy11,98437.53-8.51$27,685.06
LiberalNancy Charest11,36835.60+22.53$33,059.08
ConservativeJérôme Landry5,77118.07-11.68$36,135.20
New DemocraticJulie Demers1,4974.69-1.51none listed
GreenLouis Drainville1,1393.57+0.90$5,771.18
IndependentLiliane Potvin1750.55–$995.72
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,934100.0    $83,890
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3341.04-0.07
Turnout 32,26854.38-3.74
Eligible voters 59,340
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -15.52
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy15,72146.04-10.41$37,418.83
ConservativeRodrigue Drapeau10,15729.75+23.52$9,382.28
LiberalKim Leclerc4,46313.07-17.41$16,825.39
New DemocraticStéphane Ricard2,1166.20+1.21$6,369.99
GreenSarah Desjardins9102.67+0.82none listed
IndependentYvan Côté7782.28–$145.46
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,145100.0    $78,148
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3841.11-0.56
Turnout 34,52958.12+3.92
Eligible voters 59,403
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -16.96

Matapédia—Matane, 2003 Representation Order
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy17,87856.45+5.64$33,104.30
LiberalMarc Bélanger9,65330.48-10.00$43,493.59
ConservativeVahid Fortin-Vidah1,9726.23+0.96$7,100.94
New DemocraticJean-Guy Côté1,5814.99+2.53$1,189.95
GreenNicolas Deville5851.85–none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,669100.0   $76,262
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5361.67
Turnout 32,20554.20-1.77
Eligible voters 59,416
Bloc Québécois notional hold Swing +7.82
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois16,58450.81
  Liberal13,21340.48
  Progressive Conservative1,3264.06
  New Democratic8042.46
  Alliance3971.21
  Others3140.96

Matapédia—Matane, 1979–2000
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy14,67846.6+1.8
LiberalMarc Bélanger14,40245.8+15.6
Progressive ConservativeGermain Dumas1,4564.6-18.2
New DemocraticKarine Paquet-Gauthier9353.0+1.8
Total valid votes 31,471 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisRené Canuel15,69444.8-12.6
LiberalRobert Boulay10,55830.1-2.3
Progressive ConservativeDarryl Gray7,99122.8+15.1
New DemocraticAnny-Jos Paquin4171.2+0.5
Natural LawMiville Couture3771.1-0.7
Total valid votes 35,037 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisRené Canuel18,33157.4
LiberalMaurice Gauthier10,34532.4-4.0
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Joncas2,4467.7-42.5
Natural LawPierre Gauthier5731.8
New DemocraticRobert McKoy2190.7-12.7
Total valid votes 31,914 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Joncas15,96250.2-2.5
LiberalClaude Canuel11,58436.4+3.7
New DemocraticYves Coté4,25313.4+10.4
Total valid votes 31,799 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Joncas15,99452.7+41.3
LiberalJocelyne Lévesque9,92932.7-45.1
Parti nationalistePierre Dufort3,52311.6
New DemocraticFrédéric D'Astous9093.0-0.3
Total valid votes 30,355 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre De Bané21,11677.8+5.4
Progressive ConservativeRoland Paquin3,09511.4+0.4
Social CreditLéonard Boulay1,1374.2-9.0
RhinocerosMichel Bélair8923.3
New DemocraticThérèse Beaulieu8883.3+1.3
Total valid votes 27,128 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalPierre De Bané19,72872.4
Social CreditRoland Paquin3,60213.2
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Marie Lévesque2,99311.0
New DemocraticAndré Noël5482.0
Union populairePierre Demers3741.4
Total valid votes 27,245 100.0

Matapédia—Matane, 1933 - 1968
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRené Tremblay10,43551.8+8.8
Progressive ConservativeRoland-L. English5,56827.6+2.4
Ralliement créditisteJ.-Gérard Pelletier3,38316.8-14.5
New DemocraticH.-Aubin Dussault7693.8
Total valid votes 20,155 100.0

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

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRené Tremblay10,26543.0+6.2
Social CreditEudore Allard7,23730.3-1.4
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Alfred Belzile6,02125.2-11.6
  Independent Social Credit Gérard Ratté 344 1.4
Total valid votes 23,867 100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Alfred Belzile8,48436.8-22.1
Social CreditEudore Allard7,29931.7
LiberalWilfrid Lafontaine6,30427.4-13.7
Independent LiberalAmable Ouellet6332.7
New DemocraticH.-Aubin Dussault3281.4
Total valid votes 23,048 100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Alfred Belzile14,96958.9+10.6
LiberalRoland Bergeron10,43341.1-10.6
Total valid votes 25,402 100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLéandre Thibault11,64251.7-2.4
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Belzile10,88948.3-2.4
Total valid votes 22,531 100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLéandre Thibault12,68954.1+4.1
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Donat Brulé10,76545.9+3.2
Total valid votes 23,454 100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalA.-Philéas Coté11,54650.3+2.8
Progressive ConservativeAdélard Fortin9,81142.7
Union des électeursJean-Charles Gosselin6783.0
Independent LiberalLouis-Philippe Rioux5582.4-6.8
Independent LiberalDavid Ratté3681.6
Total valid votes 22,961 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent LiberalA.-Philéas Coté8,50047.5
IndependentOscar Drouin7,20840.3
Bloc populaireLouis-Philippe Rioux1,6489.2
IndependentArthur Lepage5463.0
Total valid votes 17,902 100.0
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalArthur-Joseph Lapointe9,95663.2+28.3
National GovernmentJoseph-Ernest-Henri Larue5,80436.8+3.0
Total valid votes 15,760 100.0

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

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalArthur-Joseph Lapoine4,98734.9
ConservativeJoseph-Ernest-Henri Larue4,83433.8
ReconstructionGeorges-Léonidas Dionne4,47631.3
Total valid votes 14,297 100.0

See also

References
  • "(Code 24041) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history for Matapédia—Matane 1979 - 2004 from the Library of Parliament
  • Riding history for Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia 2004 - present from the Library of Parliament

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  4. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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