Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata ridings. It was abolished in 1996, and redistributed between

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 ...

and

Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet (formerly known as Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. It was created as " ...

ridings. Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup consisted of the City of

Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup (; 2021 population 20,118) is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The city is the seat for the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Kamouraska. Its one of ...

; the Towns of

La Pocatière La Pocatière is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Pocatière had a population of living ...

Pohénégamook Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2940) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England. ...

, Saint-Pascal and

Trois-Pistoles Trois-Pistoles is a city in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. A ferry crosses the river t ...

; the Counties of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup; and the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise and the municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnets in the County of L'Islet. In 1987, the riding was redefined to consist of the towns of La Pocatière, Pohénégamook, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Pascal and Trois-Pistoles; the counties of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup; the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Louise and the Municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in the County of L'Islet; and the parish municipalities of Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux and Saint-Simon; the municipalities of Saint-Guy and Saint-Médard; the Territory of Rimouski-Lac-Boisbouscache portion in the County of Rimouski.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following

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Election history

, - ,

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

, Rosaire Gendron , align="right", 15,328 , Progressive Conservative , Claude Langlais , align="right", 5,662 ,

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

, Jean-Noël Lagacé , align="right", 515 , New Democratic , Marc Lord , align="right", 357 ,

, Rosaire Gendron , align="right", 19,117 , Progressive Conservative , Yvan Dionne , align="right", 1,519 , Progressive Conservative , André Plourde , align="right", 19,651 ,

Pierre Pettigrew Pierre Stewart Pettigrew (born April 18, 1951) is a Canadian politician and businessman. Early life and career Born in Quebec City, Pettigrew has a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (1972) ...

, align="right", 12,922 , New Democratic , Victor Bibaud , align="right", 1,550 ,

, Jean-Noël Lagacé , align="right", 233 , Progressive Conservative , André Plourde , align="right", 20,388 ,

, Gilles Desjardins , align="right", 10,353 , New Democratic , Maurice Tremblay , align="right", 3,257 , No affiliation , Pierre-Paul Malenfant , align="right", 192 , Progressive Conservative , André Plourde , align="right", 8,052 ,

, Maurice Tremblay , align="right", 7,479 ,

, Pierre-Paul Malenfant , align="right", 542 , New Democratic , Hélène Bois , align="right", 476

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Members of Parliament

Election history

See also

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