Abitibi—Témiscamingue (electoral district) explained

47.3°N -79°W

Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24002
Fed-Created:1966
Fed-Election-First:1968
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Sébastien Lemire
Fed-Rep-Party:BQ
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:103491
Demo-Electors:82341
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:33444.46
Demo-Cd:Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Ouest RCM, Jamésie Territory, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscamingue RCM
Demo-Csd:Rouyn-Noranda, Amos, La Sarre, Macamic, Ville-Marie, Témiscaming, Barraute, Palmarolle, Lorrainville, Trécesson

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.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 92.8% White, 5.4% Indigenous

Languages: 94.0% French, 3.5% English

Religions: 72.4% Christian (66.9% Catholic, 5.5% Other), 26.7% None

Median income: $42,000 (2020)

Average income: $50,680 (2020)

History

Témiscamingue was created in 1968 from parts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve.

It was initially defined to consist of:

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

It was renamed "Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue" in 1996, and redefined to consist of:

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

Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 2004–present

2011 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 24,583 51.25
 15,110 31.50
 4,750 9.90
 2,839 5.92
 687 1.43

|align="left" colspan=2|New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois|align="right"|Swing|align="right"| +29.0|align="right"|

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Témiscamingue, 1968–2004

By-election: On Mr. Brien's resignation, 14 March 2003:

By-election: On Mr. Réal Caouette's death, 16 December 1976

See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Abitibi--Témiscamingue [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec ]. 2023-10-03 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1870 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections