Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
Quebec electoral district
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Roméo Saganash
New Democratic
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1][2] 87,787
Electors (2015) 62,881
Area (km²)[3] 854,754
Pop. density (per km²) 0.1
Census divisions Jamésie, Kativik Regional Government, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Census subdivisions Chapais, Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Kuujjuaq, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Malartic, Matagami, Mistissini, Senneterre, Val-d'Or, Waskaganish

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 have been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1966.

"Abitibi" was created in 1966, and renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik". It was abolished in 2003, and most of its territory was incorporated into "Nunavik—Eeyou", which was renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" in 2004.

Geography

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

  • the Regional County Municipality of Vallée-de-l'Or, including: Lac-Simon Indian Reserve; the Indian Settlement of Grand-Lac Victoria;
  • the Equivalent Territory of Jamésie, including: the Cree villages and reserved lands of Chisasibi, Eastmain, Mistissini, Nemiscau, Waskaganish, Waswanipi and Wemindji; the Indian Settlement of Oujé-Bougoumou, excepting that part of the Municipality of Baie-James lying southerly of latitude 50°00′ N and westerly of longitude 79°00′ W; and
  • the Territory of the Kativik Regional Government, including the Cree village and reserved land of Whapmagoostui; the Nordic village municipalities of Akulivik, Aupaluk, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuarapik, Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq, Salluit, Tasiujaq and Umiujaq; the Naskapi Village Municipality of Kawawachikamach.

The neighbouring ridings are Timmins—James Bay, Nunavut, Labrador, Manicouagan, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Roberval—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 Canada 2016 Census
  • Languages: (2016) 63.0% French, 17.7% Cree, 13.4% Inuktitut, 3.7% English, 0.8% Algonquin, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Lao, 0.1% Atikamekw[4]

History

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

In the 2003 re-distribution, 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 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 this riding gain a small territory from Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Abitibi
Riding created from Chapleau, Villeneuve and Saguenay
28th  1968–1971     Gérard Laprise Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Armand Caouette
32nd  1980–1984     René Gingras Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Guy St-Julien Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Bernard Deshaies Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik
37th  2000–2004     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Nunavik—Eeyou
38th  2004–2006     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
39th  2006–2008     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Roméo Saganash New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present

Election results

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

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRoméo Saganash12,77837.02-7.80$33,061.53
LiberalPierre Dufour11,09432.14+21.67$29,180.64
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Ferland6,39818.54+0.27$31,842.28
ConservativeSteven Hébert3,2119.30-13.25$11,040.28
GreenPatrick Benoît7792.26-1.63$2,173.92
RhinocerosMario Gagnon2580.75–$3.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,518100.0   $247,914.66
Total rejected ballots 609––
Turnout 35,12755.55–
Eligible voters 63,226
New Democratic hold Swing -14.73
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic14,14144.82
  Conservative7,11622.55
  Bloc Québécois5,76318.27
  Liberal3,30210.47
  Green1,2283.89
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRoméo Saganash13,96144.79+36.59$61,976.57
ConservativeJean-Maurice Matte7,08922.74-7.63$75,028.15
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque5,61518.02-21.63$61,279.33
LiberalLéandre Gervais3,28210.53-7.89$76,159.99
GreenJohnny Kasudluak1,2213.92+0.58$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,168100.00
Total rejected ballots 4801.51
Turnout 31,68453.69
  New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +29.11

Source: Elections Canada Source: The Gazette Popular Cree leader running for NDP Source: Nunatsiaq News Nunavik voters face two ballots in one week

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque10,99539.65-6.91$63,715
ConservativeJean-Maurice Matte8,44230.37+9.43$76,072
LiberalMark Canada5,10818.42-3.97$16,924
New DemocraticErica Martin2,2768.20+2.15
GreenPatrick Rancourt9283.34-0.69
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,749 100.00 $96,336
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -8.17
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque13,92846.56+1.33$67,066
LiberalArmand Caouette6,70022.40−20.77$31,110
ConservativeGilles Gagnon6,26120.93+16.39$7,272
New DemocraticDominique Vaillancourt1,8106.05+2.11
GreenPierre Denis1,2104.04+0.95$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,909 100.00 $89,323
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +11.05

Nunavik—Eeyou, 2003–2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque12,57845.23+2.5$72,518
LiberalGuy St-Julien12,00643.17-6.8$52,505
ConservativeFrançois Dionne1,2654.54-1.2$3,420
New DemocraticPierre Corbeil1,0973.94+2.5$
GreenMartin Fournier8623.09–$
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,808100.00 $87,366

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

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, 2000–2004

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGuy St-Julien18,19850.0+6.2
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois Lemieux15,56742.8+5.9
AllianceFrançois Dionne1,2973.6
Progressive ConservativeSylvain Gemme8092.2-14.8
New DemocraticDaniel Fredrick5341.5-0.9
Total valid votes 36,405 100.0

Abitibi, 1968–2000

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGuy St-Julien16,80343.7+27.5
Bloc QuébécoisJeannot Couture14,16836.9-9.0
Progressive ConservativeArmand Caouette6,53117.0-18.6
New DemocraticClaudette Paquin9092.4+0.1
Total valid votes 38,411 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisBernard Deshaies18,87645.9
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien14,65135.6-21.9
LiberalLucie Blais6,66616.20.0
New DemocraticLouise Cloutier9512.3-24.0
Total valid votes 41,144 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien22,25457.6+5.6
New DemocraticGerry Lemoyne10,16126.3-1.7
LiberalNormand Michaud6,25116.2+8.2
Total valid votes 38,666 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien23,23052.0+47.4
LiberalRené Gingras12,52528.0-23.0
New DemocraticRoyal Tremblay3,5838.0+2.1
RhinocerosRobert Hamelin2,2645.1
Parti nationalisteGeorges Caron1,9254.3
Social CreditAlphonse Leduc1,1792.6-31.8
Total valid votes 44,706 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRené Gingras22,05051.1+17.8
Social CreditArmand Caouette14,88134.5-10.9
New DemocraticRoyal Tremblay2,5535.9+2.9
Progressive ConservativeMarius Gauthier1,9824.6-7.4
IndependentMyriam Bouchard1,002.3
Union populaireMartine Dion4161.0+0.2
Marxist–LeninistFernand Deschamps3000.7+0.2
Total valid votes 43,190 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditArmand Caouette21,38745.4-11.2
LiberalRonald Tetrault15,69733.3+1.2
Progressive ConservativeJean-Jacques Martel5,65212.0+6.5
RhinocerosDoris St-Pierre1,4253.0
New DemocraticMaurice Vaney1,4203.0-1.7
IndependentZebedee Nungak9862.1
Union populaireJudith Desjardins3440.7
Marxist–LeninistJean Letourneau2330.5
Total valid votes 47,144 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditGérard Laprise12,42356.50.9
LiberalMarcel Gagnon7,04632.1-4.5
Progressive ConservativeRobert Johnson1,1995.5-2.3
New DemocraticLéon Guenette1,0314.7
IndependentYves Limoges2821.3
Total valid votes 21,981 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditGérard Laprise12,48255.7+0.7
LiberalMarcel Bergeron8,20336.6+3.2
Progressive ConservativePaul-Emile Gelinas1,7397.8-1.3
Total valid votes 22,424 100.0

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

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
Ralliement créditisteGérard Laprise10,88455.0
LiberalAndré Lavigne6,60633.4
Progressive ConservativeMarc Parent1,7969.1
New DemocraticJ.-Gérald Leonard5152.6
Total valid votes 19,801 100.0

See also

References

  • "(Code 24046) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=501&S=46&O=A
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  4. ↑ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=109983&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2016&THEME=118&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 30 September 2015
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 57°48′N 72°54′W / 57.80°N 72.90°W / 57.80; -72.90

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