Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok (formerly known as Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1997 to 2004.
It was created in 1996 as "Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" riding from
Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Bonaventure (later known as Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997. It was created as "Bonaventure" riding ...
and
Gaspé ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into
Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
The district consisted of the cities of
Chandler
Chandler or The Chandler may refer to:
* Chandler (occupation), originally head of the medieval household office responsible for candles, now a person who makes or sells candles
* Ship chandler, a dealer in supplies or equipment for ships
Arts ...
,
Gaspé,
Grande-Rivière,
Murdochville
Murdochville is a town in Quebec, Canada, one of only a few inland communities on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its population (as of 2016) is 651.
Murdochville is located along Quebec Route 198 in the geographic township of Holland, south of L'Anse-P ...
,
New Richmond and
Percé, and the Regional County Municipalities of
Bonaventure,
La Côte-de-Gaspé,
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and
Pabok.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament:
The riding was one of the more federalist in eastern Quebec. Bernier only narrowly won in 1997 over
Patrick Gagnon
Patrick Cluny Gagnon was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. His career has been in international business consulting and government relations.
He was elected in the Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral distr ...
of the Liberals, and did not run again in 2000. Farrah won the open seat handily.
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
External links
Riding historyfrom the
Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec
Gaspé, Quebec