Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) 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
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The House of Common ...
from 1979 until 2013. It has the lowest percentage of visible minorities among all Canadian electoral districts (0.3%).
Geography
The district consists of the Regional County Municipalities of
La Haute-Gaspésie,
La Matapédia
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,
Matane and
La Mitis.
The neighbouring ridings are
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques,
Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord,
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*Manicouagan Reservoir, formed when the Manicouagan impact crater was converted to a reservoir.
*Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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,
Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and
Madawaska—Restigouche
Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 65,877.
Political geography
The district includes all of the ...
.
History
The riding was created in 1933 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of
Matane riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Matane and
Rimouski ridings.
It was created in 1976 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of Matane and Rimouski ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 2004 to "Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia".
As per the
2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be dissolved, and most will become part of
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and the remainder will join
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament:
Election results
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 2003 Representation Order
Matapédia—Matane, 2003 Representation Order
Matapédia—Matane, 1979–2000
Matapédia—Matane, 1933 - 1968
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
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Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
References
*
Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history for Matapédia—Matane 1979 - 2004 from the
Library of Parliament
Riding history for Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia 2004 - present from the
Library of Parliament
Notes
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec