Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup 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 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; the Towns of La Pocatière, Pohénégamook, Saint-Pascal and Trois-Pistoles; 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 members of Parliament:

Election history

, - , Liberal ,

Rosaire Gendron Rosaire Gendron (19 October 1920 – 5 July 1986) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Saint-François-Xavier, Quebec, he was a Chartered Accountant by career. Gendron attended schools in Saint-François-Xav ...

, align="right", 15,328 , Progressive Conservative , Claude Langlais , align="right", 5,662 , Independent , Jean-Noël Lagacé , align="right", 515 , New Democratic , Marc Lord , align="right", 357 , Liberal ,

, align="right", 19,117 , Progressive Conservative , Yvan Dionne , align="right", 1,519 , Progressive Conservative ,

André Plourde André Plourde (born 12 January 1937 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman and industrialist by career. He represented the Quebec riding of Kamouraska—Rivi� ...

, align="right", 19,651 , Liberal , Pierre Pettigrew , align="right", 12,922 , New Democratic , Victor Bibaud , align="right", 1,550 , Independent , Jean-Noël Lagacé , align="right", 233 , Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 20,388 , Liberal , Gilles Desjardins , align="right", 10,353 , New Democratic , Maurice Tremblay , align="right", 3,257 , No affiliation , Pierre-Paul Malenfant , align="right", 192 , Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 8,052 , Liberal , Maurice Tremblay , align="right", 7,479 , Independent , 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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