Pontiac (federal electoral district) explained

Pontiac
Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24057
Fed-Created:1867
Fed-Election-First:1867
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Sophie Chatel
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:106499
Demo-Electors:86585
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:27588.31
Demo-Cd:Gatineau, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Pontiac
Demo-Csd:Gatineau (part), Val-des-Monts, Cantley, La Pêche, Chelsea, Pontiac, Maniwaki, Gracefield, Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Déléage

Pontiac (formerly known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle) is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.

In every election since its creation except 1979 and 2011, Pontiac has been a bellwether electoral district whose electoral winner also was a member of the winning party.

History

The electoral district existed over three distinct periods:

Pontiac lost territory to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and gained territory from Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will largely be replaced by Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi. It loses Val-des-Monts to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation; loses that part of the City of Gatineau west of Montée Paiement to the riding of Gatineau; and gains the rest of the Plateau neighbourhood from Hull—Aylmer.

Geography

The electoral district includes:

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Laurentides—Labelle, Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau (in Quebec) and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ottawa—Orléans, Ottawa West—Nepean, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke (in Ontario).

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 80.6% White, 7.9% Indigenous, 5.6% Black, 2.1% Arab, 1.2% Latin American

Languages: 65.1% French, 22.7% English, 1.5% Arabic, 1.2% Spanish

Religions: 64.4% Christian (50.4% Catholic, 1.6% Anglican, 1.4% United Church, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 9.8% Other), 3.4% Muslim, 31.0% None

Median income: $48,400 (2020)

Average income: $56,950 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi (future)

2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 23,154 43.86
 11,296 21.40
 8,011 15.17
 5,990 11.35
 2,364 4.48
 1,531 2.90
 Others 447 0.85

Pontiac, 2003–present

2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 23,809 47.27
 13,189 26.19
 7,649 15.19
 4,810 9.55
 823 1.63
 Others 87 0.17

Pontiac, 1867–1948

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

46.3333°N -126°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Pontiac [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec ]. 2023-10-12 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  5. Web site: Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections . 19 August 2015 . 27 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150827202219/http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1925 . live .