Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Quebec electoral district
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Guy Caron NDP
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	84,453
Electors (2011)	68,055
Area (km²)	8,061
Pop. density (per km²)	10.5
Census divisions	Rimouski-Neigette, Les Basques, Témiscouata
Census subdivisions	Rimouski, Trois-Pistoles, Dégelis, Cabano, Le Bic, Pohénégamook, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Notre-Dame-du-Lac

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques (formerly known as Rimouski—Témiscouata) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

Geography

This eastern Quebec riding includes the regional county municipalities of Rimouski-Neigette, Les Basques and Témiscouata, in the Quebec region of Bas-Saint-Laurent.

The neighbouring ridings are Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and Madawaska—Restigouche.

History

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was created in 2003 as "Rimouski—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis ridings. The district was given its present name in 2004.

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was a safe seat for Bloc Québécois until 2011, when New Democrat Guy Caron, an unsuccessful candidate in 2004, 2006 and 2008, unexpectedly won the riding in an NDP wave that swept throughout Quebec.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis prior to 2003
38th	2004–2006		Louise Thibault	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006–2007
	2007–2008			Independent
40th	2008–2011		Claude Guimond	Bloc Québécois
41st	2011–present		Guy Caron	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Guy Caron	18,360	42.98	+32.65
	Bloc Québécois	Claude Guimond	13,170	30.83	-13.85
	Conservative	Bertin Denis	6,218	14.56	-3.70
	Liberal	Pierre Cadieux	4,101	9.60	-10.49
	Green	Clément Pelletier	867	2.03	+0.40
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,716	100.00
Total rejected ballots			449	1.04	–
Turnout			43,165	63.00	–
Eligible voters			68,521	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Claude Guimond	17,652	44.68	-1.7	$26,339
	Liberal	Pierre Béland	7,937	20.09	+0.8	$16,590
	Conservative	Gaston Noël	7,216	18.26	-3.9	$45,303
	New Democratic	Guy Caron	4,085	10.33	+0.5	$9,109
	Independent	Louise Thibault	1,966	4.97	$10,442
	Green	James D. Morrison	645	1.63	-0.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit			39,501	100.00	$83,533

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Louise Thibault	19,804	46.4	-11.3	$42,117
	Conservative	Roger Picard	9,481	22.2	+13.3	$15,684
	Liberal	Michel Tremblay	8,254	19.3	-4.4	$55,239
	New Democratic	Guy Caron	4,186	9.8	+2.8	$14,971
	Green	François Bédard	973	2.3	-0.3	$31
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,698	100.0	$77,697

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Louise Thibault	22,215	57.6	$37,938
	Liberal	Côme Roy	9,161	23.8	$54,255
	Conservative	Denis Quimper	3,445	8.9	–	$14,150
	New Democratic	Guy Caron	2,717	7.0	$3,760
	Green	Marjolaine Delaunière	1,008	2.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit			38,546	100.0	$75,927

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

Sources

• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
• Riding history Rimouski--Témiscouata, Quebec (2003 - 2004) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history Rimouski-Neigette--Témiscouata--Les Basques, Quebec (2004 - 2008) from the Library of Parliament
• 2011 Results from Elections Canada