Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Explained

Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24001
Fed-Created:1966
Fed-Election-First:1968
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Sylvie Bérubé
Fed-Rep-Party:BQ
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1] [2]
Demo-Area-Ref:[3]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:87787
Demo-Electors:64651
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:854754
Demo-Cd:Jamésie, Kativik Regional Government, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Demo-Csd:Val-d'Or, Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Mistissini, Malartic, Senneterre, Kuujjuaq, Eeyou-Istchee-Baie-James, Waskaganish, Lebel-sur-Quévillon

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Abitibi, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik and Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Since the 2019 federal election, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Sylvie Bérubé of the Bloc Québécois (BQ).

The riding of Abitibi was created in 1966 (ahead of the 1968 election), before it was renamed Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik in 1998. It was abolished in 2003 (ahead of the 2004 election); most of its territory was incorporated into Nunavik—Eeyou, which was then renamed Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in 2004.

Geography

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou consists of:

Nord-du-Québec(population 2016: 44,561)

The neighbouring ridings are Timmins-James Bay, Nunavut, Labrador, Manicouagan, Jonquière, Lac-Saint-Jean, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Pontiac and Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou contains more than half of Quebec's total landmass. As such, it is the largest riding in a Canadian province and the third largest in the country after the territorial ridings of Nunavut and Northwest Territories.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

History

The Abitibi riding was created in 1966 from parts of the Chapleau and Saguenay ridings. It was first contested in 1968. In 1976, parts of Villeneuve were incorporated. The electoral district's name was changed in 1998 to Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik.

In the 2003 redistribution, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik was abolished. A new riding, Nunavik—Eeyou, was created with substatilly the same territory as Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik. Parts of the Manicouagan and Roberval ridings were added, while a part was lost to Abitibi—Témiscamingue. Its name was changed to Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou after the 2004 election.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw the riding gain a small territory from Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

PartyAssociation namePresidentHQ address HQ city NDP Riding Association of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouPascal PorlierJ9P 0A1Val-d'OrAssociation PPC d'Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouGuillaume LanouetteJ0Y 2H0Rivière-HévaAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Conservative AssociationGilles BernatchezJ9P 3S9Val-d'OrAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Federal Liberal AssociationGhyslain BergeronJ9P 2C2Val-d'OrBloc Québécois d'Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouYvon LévesqueJ9P 0C3Val-d'Or

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2004–present

2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 14,141 44.82
 7,116 22.55
 5,763 18.27
 3,302 10.47
 1,228 3.89

|align="left" colspan=2|New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois|align="right"|Swing|align="right"| +29.11|align="right"|Source: Elections CanadaSource: The Gazette Popular Cree leader running for NDPSource: Nunatsiaq News Nunavik voters face two ballots in one week

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Nunavik—Eeyou, 2003–2004

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Abitibi, 1968–2000

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

57.8°N -72.9°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census. 8 February 2017.
  3. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Abitibi--Baie-James--Nunavik--Eeyou [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec ]. 2023-10-03 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?rid=1869 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections