Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) was a federal electoral district in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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,

Matane Matane is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itself, th ...

and

La Mitis La Mitis is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. It is named for the Mitis River (''The Mitis'') which has its source in the region (at Lac Inférieur) and flows thro ...

. The neighbouring ridings are

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques (formerly known as Rimouski—Témiscouata) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Geography This eastern Quebe ...

, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Manicouagan, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Madawaska—Restigouche.

History

The riding was created in 1933 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of

riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Matane and

Rimouski Rimouski ( ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), t ...

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 Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec previously included in the electoral districts of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine (21%) and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Ma ...

and the remainder will join

Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It was created by the Representation Order of 2003 from parts of Bonaventur ...

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

Members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

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. , - , style="width: 160px", Independent Social Credit , Gérard Ratté , align=344 , align=1.4 , - Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history for Matapédia—Matane 1979 - 2004 from the

Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Otta ...

Riding history for Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia 2004 - present from the

Notes

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