Kamouraska-Témiscouata
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1972
District abolished2011
First contested1973
Last contested2010 (by-election)
Demographics
Population (2006)44,307
Electors (2008)[1]34,426
Area (km²)[2]6,153.87
Census division(s)Kamouraska, Témiscouata
Census subdivision(s)Auclair, Dégelis, Kamouraska, La Pocatière, Lejeune, Mont-Carmel, Packington, Pohénégamook, Rivière-Bleue, Rivière-Ouelle, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Saint-André, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Saint-Athanase, Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Denis, Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata, Saint-Eusèbe, Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, Saint-Germain, Sainte-Hélène, Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata, Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Juste-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Sainte-Louise, Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long, Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth, Saint-Pacôme, Saint-Pascal, Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac; Petit-Lac-Sainte-Anne, Picard

Kamouraska-Témiscouata is a former provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of Kamouraska, La Pocatière, Saint-Athanase, Packington, Dégelis and Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

It was created for the 1973 election from Kamouraska and parts of L'Islet and Témiscouata. Its final election was in 2008. It was dissolved prior to the 2012 election and replaced by the Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata and Côte-du-Sud electoral districts.[3]

Members of the National Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Kamouraska,
L'Islet and Témiscouata
30th  1973–1976     Jean-Marie Pelletier Liberal
31st  1976–1981     Léonard Lévesque Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1989     France Dionne Liberal
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1997
 1997–1998 Claude Béchard
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007
38th  2007–2008
39th  2008–2010
 2010–2012     André Simard Parti Québécois
Dissolved into Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
and Côte-du-Sud

Electoral results

Quebec provincial by-election, November 29, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisAndré Simard7,21336.85+15.70
LiberalFrance Dionne7,01735.85-17.85
Action démocratiqueGérald Beaulieu4,50923.03+1.47
Québec solidaireSerge Proulx5222.67-0.27
GreenFrédéric Brophy Nolan3141.60–
Total valid votes 19,57598.51–
Rejected and declined votes 2961.49–
Turnout 19,871 57.65-2.90
Electors on the lists 34,470––
Parti Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +16.78
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Béchard11,04853.70+13.98
Action démocratiqueIan Sénéchal4,43621.56-15.12
Parti QuébécoisMichel Forget4,35121.15+1.73
Québec solidaireManon Côté6042.94+0.83
IndependentAlexis Plourde1340.65–
Total valid votes 20,573––
Liberal hold Swing +14.55
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Béchard9,82639.72-6.03
Action démocratiqueGérald Beaulieu9,07436.68+10.27
Parti QuébécoisNancy Gagnon4,80419.42-6.27
Québec solidaireCéline Tremblay5212.11-
GreenLouise Lebel5152.08+0.89
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Béchard11,26645.75+2.26
Action démocratiquePierre Lévesque6,50426.41+14.25
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel6,32625.69-17.37
GreenGuy Duguay2931.19-
IndependentRaymond Robert2380.97-
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Béchard11,25943.49-8.46
Parti QuébécoisDenis Simard11,14943.06+5.45
Action démocratiqueArsène Gendron3,14912.16+2.95
Socialist DemocracyJérôme Frédéric Bouchard3341.29+0.06
Quebec provincial by-election, October 6, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Béchard9,94651.95+9.26
Parti QuébécoisDenis Simard7,20137.61-3.49
Action démocratiqueCarl Raymond1,7629.21-4.05
Socialist DemocracyJérôme Frédéric Bouchard2361.23-1.72
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 15,632 52.66
Non 14 055 47.34
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrance Dionne10,37342.69-12.98
Parti QuébécoisHélène Alarie9,98741.10+4.00
Action démocratiqueYvan Ouellet3,22313.26–
New DemocraticAndré Bourgoin7172.95–
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 14,734 62.12
Oui 8,985 37.88
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrance Dionne12,35455.67-1.72
Parti QuébécoisClaudette Dorval8,23337.10+0.92
GreenMarie-Hélène Lemieux1,6057.23+4.35
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 13,920 56.03
Oui 10,922 43.97

References

  1. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=692&section=population
  2. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=692&section=superficie
  3. ↑ Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.
Information
Election results
Maps

47°39′N 68°52′W / 47.65°N 68.87°W / 47.65; -68.87

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.