Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj (formerly Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine) is a federal

electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

(riding) in

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 2004. It was created by the Representation Order of 2003 from parts of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and Matapédia—Matane. Since

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, its member of Parliament (MP) has been

Alexis Deschênes Alexis Deschênes is a Canadian politician from the Bloc Québécois. He was elected Member of Parliament for Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj in the 2025 Canadian federal election. He unseated cabinet minister Diane Lebouthill ...

of the

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(BQ).

Geography

The riding occupies the eastern part of the

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, as well as the

Magdalen Islands The Magdalen Islands (, ) are a Canadian archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Since 2005, the 12-island archipelago is divided into two municipalities: the majority-francophone Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the majority-angloph ...

. The Magdalen Islands, being in the

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time zone, report election results one hour earlier than the rest of the riding, which in the

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with the rest of Quebec.

History

From 2004 to 2011 it consisted of: (a) the regional county municipalities of Bonaventure, La Côte-de-Gaspé and Le Rocher-Percé; (b) the Regional County Municipality of Avignon, including Gesgapegiag and Listuguj Indian reserves; and (c) the Municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the former riding of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine was dissolved, largely being replaced by Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with the Avignon Regional County Municipality going to

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia was 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� ...

, and gaining

La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality La Haute-Gaspésie () is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé peninsula. The regional county municipality seat is in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-des- ...

from

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until 2013. It has the lowest percenta ...

. Following the

2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a re ...

, the riding was largely replaced by Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj. It gained the entirety of the

La Matanie Regional County Municipality La Matanie () is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada. From January 1, 1982, to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane. The county seat is the city of Matane. Subdivisions There are 12 su ...

and Avignon Regional County Municipality from

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' * Languages: (2016) 91.5% French, 8.1% English, 0.1% Spanish

Riding associations

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s are the local branches of political parties:

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, 2023 representation order

Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2013 representation order

Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2003 representation order

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections CanadaRiding history from the

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Notes

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