Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1996
District abolished 2003
First contested 1997
Last contested 2000

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les-Basques (formerly known as Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

This riding was created in 1996 as "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup riding. Its name was changed in 1997 to "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques".

It consisted of:

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny and Rimouski—Témiscouata ridings. Its only Member of Parliament was Paul Crête of the Bloc Québécois.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Riding created from Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
36th  1997–2000     Paul Crête Bloc Québécois
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny
and Rimouski—Témiscouata

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisPaul Crête16,518
LiberalFrance Dionne14,119
Progressive ConservativeAndré Plourde11,623
Natural LawPOULIOT, Armand480
New DemocraticCÔTÉ, Élaine420
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisPaul Crête23,319
LiberalOUELLET, Helen11,794
Progressive ConservativeAndré Plourde1,382
AllianceTHÉBERGE, René1,373
New DemocraticCÔTÉ, Elaine836
Marxist–LeninistFOURNIER, Normand170

See also

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