Abitibi-Est is a provincial electoral district in the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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, that elects members to the
National Assembly of Quebec
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. The district notably includes eastern portions of the city of
Rouyn-Noranda as well as
Val-d'Or,
Malartic and
Senneterre.
The riding was created for the
1944 election from a part of
Abitibi.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, Abitibi-Est lost the municipality of
Barraute
Barraute is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
It is home to the Mont-Vidéo Ski Resort.
History
Colonization began after the completion of the National Transcontinental Railw ...
and its share of the unorganized territory of
Lac-Despinassy to
Abitibi-Ouest.
Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
Election results
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,
Liberal
,
Guy Bourgeois
, align="right", 8,476
, align="right", 41.09
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, -
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,
Liberal
,
Pierre Corbeil
Pierre Corbeil, Doctor of Dental Surgery, D.M.D. (born June 23, 1955 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and dentist. He was the mayor of Val-d'Or, Quebec from 2013 to 2021. He was also a Member of National Assembly of Quebec (MN ...
, align="right", 7,653
, align="right", 34.85
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, -
^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.
References
External links
;Information:
Elections Quebec
;Election results:
(National Assembly)
;Maps
2011 map(PDF)
2001 map(Flash)
2001–2011 changes(Flash)
(Flash)
Electoral map of Abitibi-Témiscamingue regionQuebec electoral map, 2011
Neighbouring districts
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Quebec provincial electoral districts
Rouyn-Noranda
Val-d'Or