Manicouagan (electoral district)

Manicouagan
Quebec electoral district
Manicouagan in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Marilène Gill
Bloc Québécois
District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 94,766
Electors (2015) 75,124
Area (km²)[2] 264,226
Pop. density (per km²) 0.36
Census divisions Basse-Côte-Nord Territory, Caniapiscau RCM, Manicouagan RCM, Minganie RCM, Sept-Rivières RCM
Census subdivisions Baie-Comeau, Chute-aux-Outardes, Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Fermont, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Pessamit, Port-Cartier, Sept-Îles, Maliotenam, Uashat

Manicouagan is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Charlevoix and Saguenay ridings.

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Labrador.

This riding gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

It is named after the Manicouagan crater.


Demographics

According to the Canada 2016 Census
  • Languages: (2016) 85.5% French, 8.7% Innu, 4.5% English, 0.6% Naskapi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Portuguese[3]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Manicouagan
Riding created from Charlevoix and Saguenay
28th  1968–1972     Gustave Blouin Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 André Maltais
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993 Charles Langlois
35th  1993–1997     Bernard St-Laurent Bloc Québécois
 1997–1997     Independent
36th  1997–2000     Ghislain Fournier Bloc Québécois
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Gérard Asselin
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Jonathan Genest-Jourdain New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Marilène Gill Bloc Québécois

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarilène Gill17,33841.25+8.57$19,611.43
LiberalMario Tremblay12,34329.37+23.86$9,363.37
New DemocraticJonathan Genest-Jourdain7,35917.51-30.17$24,554.75
ConservativeYvon Boudreau4,31710.27-1.36$16,863.38
GreenNathan Grills6731.60-0.91
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,030100.00 $259,798.61
Total rejected ballots 6451.51
Turnout 75,03056.88
Eligible voters 75,030
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +19.37
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic18,45847.67
  Bloc Québécois12,65432.68
  Conservative4,50211.63
  Liberal2,1315.50
  Green9722.51
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJonathan Genest-Jourdain16,43748.93+44.1
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin10,49531.24-18.1
ConservativeGordon Ferguson3,87811.55-15.5
LiberalAndré Forbes[fn 1]1,8825.60-9.7
GreenJacques Gélineau8982.67-0.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 33,590 100.00
Total rejected ballots 5241.54+0.1
Turnout 34,114 52.10
Eligible voters 65,481
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin15,27249.3-1.8$60,396
ConservativePierre Breton8,37427.0+8.0$57,909
LiberalRandy Jones4,73715.3+1.0$3,407
New DemocraticMichaël Chicoine1,4914.8-8.0$228
GreenJacques Gélineau1,1123.6+1.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 30,986 100.0 $99,164
Total rejected ballots 444 1.4
Turnout 31,430
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin18,60151.1-7.4$59,792
ConservativePierre Paradis6,91019.0+14.1$9,560
LiberalRandy Jones5,21414.3-10.6$22,979
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse4,65712.8+2.5$20,006
GreenJacques Gélineau8242.3+0.9
IndependentEric Viver1950.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,401100.0 $92,367
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin19,04058.5+5.3$55,212
LiberalAnthony Detroio8,09724.9-10.8$54,120
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse3,36110.3+8.6$23,174
ConservativePierre Paradis1,6014.9-4.4[fn 2]$4,449
GreenLes Parsons4441.4$905
Total valid votes/Expense limit 32,543100.0 $90,297
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGhislain Fournier11,59553.2+6.2
LiberalRobert Labadie7,77035.7-5.5
AllianceLaurette De Champlain1,1975.5n/a
Progressive ConservativeGaby-Gabriel Robert8303.8-3.9
New DemocraticNormand Caplette3861.8-2.2
Total valid votes 21,778100.0
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGhislain Fournier12,20347.1-7.9
LiberalAndré Maltais10,67141.2+20.1
Progressive ConservativeMichel Allard2,0097.7-14.5
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse1,0414.0+2.3
Total valid votes 25,924100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisBernard St-Laurent14,85955.0n/a[fn 3]
Progressive ConservativeCharles Langlois6,02422.3-39.4
LiberalRita Lavoie5,69421.1-1.8
New DemocraticEric Hébert4511.7-12.8
Total valid votes 27,028100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Langlois17,12661.7-9.9
LiberalSylvain Garneau6,35522.9-1.6
New DemocraticCarol Guay4,00814.4+12.1
Commonwealth of CanadaAlan John York2811.0+0.8
Total valid votes 27,770100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrian Mulroney28,20871.6+56.1
LiberalAndré Maltais9,64024.5-44.2
New DemocraticDenis Faubert9392.4-4.4
Parti nationalisteLaurian Dupont5361.4
Commonwealth of CanadaRaynald Rouleau1010.3
Total valid votes 39,424100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAndré Maltais21,49968.610.0
Progressive ConservativeJacques Blouin4,84415.5-0.2
New DemocraticRoger Muller2,1116.7+0.1
Social CreditMarcel Brin1,1843.8-13.2
RhinocerosYves Truchon8412.7
RhinocerosDenis Tarzan Bédard7152.3
Marxist–LeninistLisette Paradis1250.4
Total valid votes 31,319100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAndré Maltais18,52858.6-8.6
Social CreditPaul-Henri Tremblay5,37817.0
Progressive ConservativeDenyse Patry4,94815.6-1.0
New DemocraticCarole Noel2,1056.7-6.8
Union populaireGilles Verrier6592.1
Total valid votes 31,618100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGustave Blouin16,22067.2+10.7
Progressive ConservativeAlban Malenfant4,02416.7+1.1
New DemocraticRaymond Perron3,24713.4+6.2
Marxist–LeninistGilles Verrier6592.7
Total valid votes 24,150100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGustave Blouin16,78056.5-4.1
Social CreditLionel-Joseph Desjardins6,13620.7+12.8
Progressive ConservativeJerry Giles4,62515.6-4.8
New DemocraticJean-Maurice Pinel2,1567.3-3.8
Total valid votes 29,697100.0
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGustave Blouin13,50460.6
Progressive ConservativeJerry Giles4,53920.4
New DemocraticLouis Rioux2,46311.1
Ralliement créditisteRoger Boulanger1,7617.9
Total valid votes 22,267100.0

See also

Notes

  1. André Forbes was nominated as a Liberal, but lost party support just before the nomination deadline. Instead of resigning, he continued to run as an Independent. He appears on the ballot as a Liberal.[7][8]
  2. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
  3. No BQ candidate in 1988 for comparison.

References

  • "(Code 24039) 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

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Mount Royal
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1984–1988
Succeeded by
Charlevoix

Coordinates: 51°31′N 66°08′W / 51.51°N 66.14°W / 51.51; -66.14

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