Rimouski—La Matapédia (formerly known as Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski—Témiscouata) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 2004.

Geography

This eastern Quebec riding includes the regional county municipalities of

Rimouski-Neigette Rimouski-Neigette () is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. The county seat is in Rimouski. Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Rimouski ;Municipalitie ...

, Les Basques and Témiscouata, in the Quebec region of

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. The neighbouring ridings are Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, and

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History

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was created in 2003 as "Rimouski—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis ridings. The district was given its present name in 2004. Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was a safe seat for

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until 2011, when

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Guy Caron, an unsuccessful candidate in 2004, 2006 and 2008, unexpectedly won the riding in an NDP wave that swept throughout Quebec. There was a proposal to change the riding's name to Centre-du-Bas-Saint-Laurent following the

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; however, Parliament voted against this change. There were no territory changes to this riding as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution. Following the

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, the riding was merged with

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� ...

, becoming Rimouski—La Matapédia. The new riding consisted of Les Basuqes and Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipalities (taken from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) and La Mitis and La Matapédia Regional County Municipalities from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Rimouski—La Matapédia

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

There were no territory changes for the 42nd Canadian federal election.

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history Rimouski--Témiscouata, Quebec (2003 - 2004) from the

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Riding history Rimouski-Neigette--Témiscouata--Les Basques, Quebec (2004 - 2008) from the

2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

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