Pontiac is a provincial electoral district in the

Outaouais Outaouais (, ; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts and the Papineau region. Geographically, it is located on the north side of the Ottawa ...

region of

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that elects members to the

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. It notably includes parts of the city of

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as well as the municipalities of

Pontiac Pontiac may refer to: *Pontiac (automobile), a car brand *Pontiac (Ottawa leader) ( – 1769), a Native American war chief Places and jurisdictions Canada *Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality ** Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, now the Roman Catholic D ...

Mansfield-et-Pontefract Mansfield-et-Pontefract is a municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River, northwest of Gatineau. It is the most populated municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Mun ...

, Shawville and Clarendon. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper C ...

). Its final election was in

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. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral district was Pontiac-Témiscamingue. However, Pontiac–Témiscamingue disappeared in the 1981 election and its successor electoral district was the re-created Pontiac. It was named after

Chief Pontiac Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due ...

, who led

Pontiac's Rebellion Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of Native Americans dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War (1754–176 ...

in 1763 in the

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region.

Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

This riding has elected the following members to the

: * John Egan, (1854–1857) * George Bryson,

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

(1857–1858) by-election * Edmund Heath, Conservative (1858–1861) * John Poupore, Conservative (1861–1867)

Members of the Legislative Assembly/National Assembly of Quebec

This riding has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1867–1968) and the

(1968–present):

Election results

, - ,

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 ...

, André Fortin , align="right", 25,659 , align="right", 75.76 , align="right", +19.13 , - , - , - ,

, Charlotte L'Écuyer , align="right", 16,981 , align="right", 56.63 , align="right", -9.47 , - , - , - * Increase is from Action Democratique du Quebec (ADQ) , - ,

, Charlotte L'Écuyer , align="right", 12,960 , align="right", 66.10 , align="right", +7.56 , - , - , - , - ,

, Charlotte L'Écuyer , align="right", 14,817 , align="right", 58.54 , align="right", -17.98 , - , - , - * Increase is from UFP , - ,

, Charlotte L'Écuyer , align="right", 17,885 , align="right", 76.52 , align="right", +1.25 , - , - , - ,

, Robert Middlemiss , align="right", 22,076 , align="right", 75.27 , align="right", -4.91 , - ,

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 ...

, Maxime Gauld , align="right", 112 , align="right", 0.38 , align="right", - , - ,

Socialist Democracy Socialist democracy is a political system that aligns with principles of both socialism and democracy. It includes ideologies such as council communism, democratic socialism, and Soviet democracy, as well as Marxist democracy like the dictatorsh ...

, Mohamed-Ali Khreis , align="right", 108 , align="right", 0.37 , align="right", - , - ,

Natural Law Natural law ( la, ius naturale, ''lex naturalis'') is a system of law based on a close observation of human nature, and based on values intrinsic to human nature that can be deduced and applied independently of positive law (the express enacte ...

, Claude Côté , align="right", 100 , align="right", 0.34 , align="right", -0.12 , - , - ,

, Robert Middlemiss , align="right", 23,066 , align="right", 80.18 , align="right", +33.62 , - , - ,

, Michael E. Wilson , align="right", 131 , align="right", 0.46 , align="right", - , - , - ,

, Robert Middlemiss , align="right", 9,514 , align="right", 46.56 , align="right", -25.52 , - ,

New Democrat New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats, or moderate Democrats, are a centrist ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States. As the Third Way faction of the party, they are seen as culturall ...

, Michael Coghlan , align="right", 956 , align="right", 4.68 , align="right", +0.03 , - , - ,

, Robert Middlemiss , align="right", 13,888 , align="right", 72.08 , align="right", +4.25 , - ,

, Michel Martin , align="right", 896 , align="right", 4.65 , align="right", - , - , Progressive Conservative , Anne Lupien , align="right", 783 , align="right", 4.06 , align="right", - , - ,

Christian Socialist Christian socialism is a religious and political philosophy that blends Christianity and socialism, endorsing left-wing politics and socialist economics on the basis of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus. Many Christian socialists believe capi ...

, Anne Charron , align="right", 77 , align="right", 0.40 , align="right", - , - ,

, Robert Middlemiss , align="right", 15,157 , align="right", 67.83 , align="right", +24.26 , - ,

Freedom of Choice Freedom of choice describes an individual's opportunity and autonomy to perform an action selected from at least two available options, unconstrained by external parties. In politics In the abortion debate, for example, the term "freedom of ch ...

, Stephen Hodgins , align="right", 1,793 , align="right", 8.02 , align="right", - , -

Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

Members of the Legislative Assembly/National Assembly of Quebec

Election results

References

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