Legislature House of Commons First contested 1935 District webpage profile, map Province Québec Elector 59,340 | District created 1993 Last contested 2011 Population (2011) 71,389 District abolished 2013 | |
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Census divisions Amqui, Cap-Chat, Causapscal, Mont-Joli | ||
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It has the lowest percentage of visible minorities among all Canadian electoral districts (0.3%).
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Geography
The district consists of the Regional County Municipalities of La Haute-Gaspésie, La Matapédia, Matane and La Mitis.
The neighbouring ridings are Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Manicouagan, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Madawaska—Restigouche.
History
The riding was created in 1933 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of Matane riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Matane and Rimouski ridings.
It was created in 1976 as "Matapédia—Matane" from parts of Matane and Rimouski ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 2004 to "Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia".
As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be dissolved, and most will become part of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and the remainder will join Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Matapédia—Matane, 1933 - 1968
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.