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Abitibi—Témiscamingue

Quebec electoral district
Abitibi—Témiscamingue in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Sébastien Lemire Bloc Québécois
District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]	103,491
Electors (2019)	82,341
Area (km²)[2]	33,444.46
Pop. density (per km²)	3.1
Census division(s)	Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Ouest RCM, Jamésie Territory, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscamingue RCM
Census subdivision(s)	Rouyn-Noranda, Amos, La Sarre, Macamic, Ville-Marie, Témiscaming, Barraute, Palmarolle, Lorrainville, Trécesson

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, (federal electoral district)|Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Nipissing—Timiskaming, and Timmins-James Bay.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census^[3]

Ethnic groups: 92.8% White, 5.4% Indigenous

Languages: 94.0% French, 3.5% English

Religions: 72.4% Christian (66.9% Catholic, 5.5% Other), 26.7% None

Median income: $42,000 (2020)

Average income: $50,680 (2020)

History

Témiscamingue was created in 1968 from parts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve.

It was initially defined to consist of:

• the Cities of Noranda and Rouyn;
• the Towns of Belleterre, Temiscaming and Ville-Marie;
• the County of Témiscamingue (except the Townships of Béraud, Chabert, Darlens, Desroberts, Granet, Jourdan, Landanet, Laubanie, Marrias, Mazérac, Pélissier and Sabourin without local municipal organization).

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

• the Cities of Noranda and Rouyn;
• the Towns of Belleterre, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Temiscaming and Ville-Marie;
• the County of Témiscamingue; and
• parts of the County of Abitibi.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

• the towns of Belleterre, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Noranda, Rouyn, Témiscaming and Ville-Marie;
• the County of Témiscamingue excluding the Territory of Témiscamingue-Lac-Granet portion;
• parts of the County of Abitibi; and
• the southwest part of the Municipality of James Bay.

It was renamed "Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue" in 1996, and redefined to consist of:

• the cities of Belleterre, Cadillac, Duparquet, La Sarre, Macamic, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscaming and Ville-Marie;
• the county regional municipalities of Abitibi-Ouest and Rouyn-Noranda;
• the County Regional Municipality of Témiscamingue, including Timiscaming Indian Reserve No. 19 and Eagle Village First Nation-Kipawa Indian Reserve, the Indian settlements of Hunter's Point and Winneway; and
• the southwest part of the Municipality of James Bay.

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.

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• "Abitibi—Témiscamingue (Code 24001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
• Elections Canada 2011 results
• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• (1966 - 1996)
• (1996 - 1997)
• (1997 - 2003)
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada