Abitibi—Témiscamingue is a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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since 2004. The area was also represented by the electoral district of Témiscamingue from 1968 until 2004.
Geography
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of
Témiscamingue,
Abitibi,
Abitibi-Ouest, the city of
Rouyn-Noranda
Rouyn-Noranda ( 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada.
The city of Rouyn-Noranda is a coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census d ...
and a small section of south western
Jamésie territory.
The neighbouring ridings are
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
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 1 ...
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*Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality
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Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke,
Nipissing—Timiskaming
Nipissing—Timiskaming is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The riding was formed by the amalgamation of the former Nipissing riding with the southeastern p ...
, and
Timmins—James Bay
Timmins—James Bay (french: Timmins—Baie James) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Its population in 2011 was 83,104.
The district includes the extreme ...
.
History
Témiscamingue was created in 1968 from parts of
Pontiac—Témiscamingue and
Villeneuve.
It was initially defined to consist of:
* the Cities of Noranda and Rouyn;
* the Towns of
Belleterre
Belleterre is a ''ville'' in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.
History
In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold near Mud Lake (now called Lake Guillet). This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold ...
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Temiscaming and Ville-Marie;
* the County of Témiscamingue (except the Townships of Béraud, Chabert, Darlens, Desroberts, Granet, Jourdan, Landanet, Laubanie, Marrias, Mazérac, Pélissier and Sabourin without local municipal organization).
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
* the Cities of Noranda and Rouyn;
* the Towns of Belleterre,
Duparquet,
La Sarre
La Sarre is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, and is the most populous town and seat of the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It is located at the intersection of Routes 111 and 393, on the La Sarre River, a tributary of Lake ...
,
Macamic
Macamic is a ''ville'' in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 202.34 km² and had a population of 2,734 in the Canada 2011 Census.
In addition to Macamic itself, the town's territory ...
, Temiscaming and Ville-Marie;
* the County of Témiscamingue; and
* parts of the County of Abitibi.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
*the towns of Belleterre, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Noranda, Rouyn, Témiscaming and Ville-Marie;
*the County of Témiscamingue excluding the Territory of Témiscamingue-Lac-Granet portion;
* parts of the County of Abitibi; and
* the southwest part of the Municipality of
James Bay
James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost p ...
.
It was renamed "Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue" in 1996, and redefined to consist of:
* the cities of Belleterre, Cadillac, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscaming and Ville-Marie;
* the county regional municipalities of
Abitibi-Ouest and Rouyn-Noranda;
* the County Regional Municipality of Témiscamingue, including
Timiscaming Indian Reserve No. 19 and
Eagle Village First Nation-Kipawa Indian Reserve, the Indian settlements of
Hunter's Point and
Winneway; and
* the southwest part of the Municipality of James Bay.
In 1997, it was renamed "Témiscamingue".
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Abitibi—Témiscamingue.
Abitibi—Témiscamingue was created in 2003. 77.1% came from Témiscamingue, and 22.9% from neighbouring
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik riding.
The riding lost a small territory to
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
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 1 ...
as a result of the
2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
House of Commons of Canada
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Election results
Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 2004–present
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Bloc Québécois
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Témiscamingue, 1968–2004
By-election: On Mr. Brien's resignation, 14 March 2003:
By-election: On Mr. Réal Caouette's death, 16 December 1976
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
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Elections Canada 2011 resultsRiding history from the
Library of Parliament
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(1966 - 1996)(1996 - 1997)(1997 - 2003)Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Notes
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Quebec federal electoral districts
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