Manicouagan (electoral district)

Manicouagan
Quebec electoral district

Manicouagan in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Marilène Gill
Bloc Québécois

District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 94,766
Electors (2015) 75,124
Area (km²)[2] 264,226
Pop. density (per km²) 0.36
Census divisions Basse-Côte-Nord Territory, Caniapiscau RCM, Manicouagan RCM, Minganie RCM, Sept-Rivières RCM
Census subdivisions Baie-Comeau, Chute-aux-Outardes, Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Fermont, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Pessamit, Port-Cartier, Sept-Îles, Maliotenam, Uashat

Manicouagan is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Charlevoix and Saguenay ridings.

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Labrador.

This riding gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

It is named after the Manicouagan crater.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Manicouagan
Riding created from Charlevoix and Saguenay
28th  1968–1972     Gustave Blouin Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 André Maltais
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993 Charles Langlois
35th  1993–1997     Bernard St-Laurent Bloc Québécois
 1997–1997     Independent
36th  1997–2000     Ghislain Fournier Bloc Québécois
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Gérard Asselin
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Jonathan Genest-Jourdain New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Marilène Gill Bloc Québécois

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarilène Gill 17,338 41.25 +8.57
LiberalMario Tremblay 12,343 29.37 +23.86
New DemocraticJonathan Genest-Jourdain 7,359 17.51 -30.17
ConservativeYvon Boudreau 4,317 10.27 -1.36
GreenNathan Grills 673 1.60 -0.91
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,030100.00 $259,578.68
Total rejected ballots 6451.51
Turnout 75,03056.88
Eligible voters 75,030
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +19.37
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 18,458 47.67
  Bloc Québécois 12,654 32.68
  Conservative 4,502 11.63
  Liberal 2,131 5.50
  Green 972 2.51
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticJonathan Genest-Jourdain 16,437 48.93 +44.1
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin 10,495 31.24 -18.1
ConservativeGordon Ferguson 3,878 11.55 -15.5
LiberalAndré Forbes[fn 1] 1,882 5.60 -9.7
GreenJacques Gélineau 898 2.67 -0.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 33,590 100.00
Total rejected ballots 5241.54+0.1
Turnout 34,114 52.10
Eligible voters 65,481
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin 15,272 49.3 -1.8 $60,396
ConservativePierre Breton 8,374 27.0 +8.0 $57,909
LiberalRandy Jones 4,737 15.3 +1.0 $3,407
New DemocraticMichaël Chicoine 1,491 4.8 -8.0 $228
GreenJacques Gélineau 1,112 3.6 +1.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 30,986 100.0 $99,164
Total rejected ballots 444 1.4
Turnout 31,430
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin 18,601 51.1 -7.4 $59,792
ConservativePierre Paradis 6,910 19.0 +14.1 $9,560
LiberalRandy Jones 5,214 14.3 -10.6 $22,979
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse 4,657 12.8 +2.5 $20,006
GreenJacques Gélineau 824 2.3 +0.9
IndependentEric Viver 195 0.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,401100.0 $92,367
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Asselin 19,040 58.5 +5.3 $55,212
LiberalAnthony Detroio 8,097 24.9 -10.8 $54,120
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse 3,361 10.3 +8.6 $23,174
ConservativePierre Paradis 1,601 4.9 -4.4[fn 2] $4,449
GreenLes Parsons 444 1.4 $905
Total valid votes/Expense limit 32,543100.0 $90,297
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisGhislain Fournier 11,595 53.2 +6.2
LiberalRobert Labadie 7,770 35.7 -5.5
AllianceLaurette De Champlain 1,197 5.5 n/a
Progressive ConservativeGaby-Gabriel Robert 830 3.8 -3.9
New DemocraticNormand Caplette 386 1.8 -2.2
Total valid votes 21,778100.0
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisGhislain Fournier 12,203 47.1 -7.9
LiberalAndré Maltais 10,671 41.2 +20.1
Progressive ConservativeMichel Allard 2,009 7.7 -14.5
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse 1,041 4.0 +2.3
Total valid votes 25,924100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisBernard St-Laurent 14,859 55.0 n/a[fn 3]
Progressive ConservativeCharles Langlois 6,024 22.3 -39.4
LiberalRita Lavoie 5,694 21.1 -1.8
New DemocraticEric Hébert 451 1.7 -12.8
Total valid votes 27,028100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Langlois 17,126 61.7 -9.9
LiberalSylvain Garneau 6,355 22.9 -1.6
New DemocraticCarol Guay 4,008 14.4 +12.1
Commonwealth of CanadaAlan John York 281 1.0 +0.8
Total valid votes 27,770100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeBrian Mulroney 28,208 71.6 +56.1
LiberalAndré Maltais 9,640 24.5 -44.2
New DemocraticDenis Faubert 939 2.4 -4.4
Parti nationalisteLaurian Dupont 536 1.4
Commonwealth of CanadaRaynald Rouleau 101 0.3
Total valid votes 39,424100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAndré Maltais 21,499 68.6 10.0
Progressive ConservativeJacques Blouin 4,844 15.5 -0.2
New DemocraticRoger Muller 2,111 6.7 +0.1
Social CreditMarcel Brin 1,184 3.8 -13.2
RhinocerosYves Truchon 841 2.7
RhinocerosDenis Tarzan Bédard 715 2.3
Marxist–LeninistLisette Paradis 125 0.4
Total valid votes 31,319100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAndré Maltais 18,528 58.6 -8.6
Social CreditPaul-Henri Tremblay 5,378 17.0
Progressive ConservativeDenyse Patry 4,948 15.6 -1.0
New DemocraticCarole Noel 2,105 6.7 -6.8
Union populaireGilles Verrier 659 2.1
Total valid votes 31,618100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGustave Blouin 16,220 67.2 +10.7
Progressive ConservativeAlban Malenfant 4,024 16.7 +1.1
New DemocraticRaymond Perron 3,247 13.4 +6.2
Marxist–LeninistGilles Verrier 659 2.7
Total valid votes 24,150100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGustave Blouin 16,780 56.5 -4.1
Social CreditLionel-Joseph Desjardins 6,136 20.7 +12.8
Progressive ConservativeJerry Giles 4,625 15.6 -4.8
New DemocraticJean-Maurice Pinel 2,156 7.3 -3.8
Total valid votes 29,697100.0
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGustave Blouin 13,504 60.6
Progressive ConservativeJerry Giles 4,539 20.4
New DemocraticLouis Rioux 2,463 11.1
Ralliement créditisteRoger Boulanger 1,761 7.9
Total valid votes 22,267100.0

See also

Notes

  1. André Forbes was nominated as a Liberal, but lost party support just before the nomination deadline. Instead of resigning, he continued to run as an Independent. He appears on the ballot as a Liberal.[6][7]
  2. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
  3. No BQ candidate in 1988 for comparison.

References

Notes

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Mount Royal
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1984–1988
Succeeded by
Charlevoix

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