Abitibi—Témiscamingue


Abitibi—Témiscamingue is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The area was also represented by the electoral district of Témiscamingue from 1968 until 2004.

Geography

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Témiscamingue, Abitibi, Abitibi-Ouest, the City of Rouyn-Noranda and a small section of south western Jamésie Territory.
The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Pontiac, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Nipissing—Timiskaming, and Timmins—James Bay.

History

Témiscamingue was created in 1968 from parts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve.
It was initially defined to consist of:
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
It was renamed "Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue" in 1996, and redefined to consist of:
In 1997, it was renamed "Témiscamingue".
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Abitibi—Témiscamingue.
Abitibi—Témiscamingue was created in 2003. 77.1% came from Témiscamingue, and 22.9% from neighbouring Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik riding.
The riding lost a small territory to Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 2004–present

Témiscamingue, 1968–2004

By-election: On Mr. Brien's resignation, 14 March 2003:
By-election: On Mr. Réal Caouette's death, 16 December 1976