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

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.

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000

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

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisPaul Crête16,518
LiberalFrance Dionne14,119
Progressive ConservativeAndré Plourde11,623
Natural LawArmand Pouliot480
New DemocraticÉlaine Côté420
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisPaul Crête23,319
LiberalHelen Ouellet11,794
Progressive ConservativeAndré Plourde1,382
AllianceRené Théberge1,373
New DemocraticElaine Côté836
Marxist–LeninistNormand Fournier170

See also

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