Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Kristina Michaud; Bloc Québécois
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District created	2013
District abolished	2023
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	71,897
Electors (2019)	59,533
Area (km²)	14,461.67
Pop. density (per km²)	5
Census division(s)	Avignon, La Matanie, La Matapédia, La Mitis
Census subdivision(s)	Matane, Mont-Joli, Amqui, Carleton-sur-Mer, Sainte-Luce, Maria, Causapscal, Listuguj, Nouvelle, Price

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec previously included in the electoral districts of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine (21%) and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (79%).^[3]

Profile

The Bloc did the best, with results from the 2011 election transposed onto the new riding boundaries from the redistribution. Their stronghold in the riding is in and around Mont-Joli, and for the most part, they carried the rural areas, particularly in the northern portion of the district. The NDP's strength was in the south, in the part of the new riding taken from Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The area around Amqui offered the most diverse range of support, with all parties doing fairly well, but with the Bloc coming out on top. Matane, and the rural regions surrounding it, were the best portions of the seat for the Liberals, although they had to contend with strong support for the Bloc as well.

Demographics

According to the 2016 Canadian census

Languages (2016 mother tongue) : 95.8% French, 3.3% English, 0.6% Mi'kmaq, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish^[4]

History

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which took place October 19, 2015.^[5]

The 2022 federal electoral boundaries redistribution eliminated one electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie, citing large deviations from the provincial population quota for ridings in the region. The Boundaries Commission refused requests from local politicians and constituents to invoke the "extraordinary circumstances" provision of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act. Consequently, the 2023 representation order for Quebec abolished Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and divided its territory between the neighbouring ridings of Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques.^[6]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Riding created from Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
42nd	2015–2019	Rémi Massé	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021	Kristina Michaud	Bloc Québécois
44th	2021–present	Kristina Michaud	Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj and Rimouski—La Matapédia

Election results

Graph of election results in Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (parties that never received at least 2% of the vote are omitted)

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Kristina Michaud	19,776	59.8	+8.4	$16,310.64
	Liberal	Louis-Éric Savoie	7,095	21.5	-12.4	$8,914.34
	Conservative	Germain Dumas	2,912	8.8	+1.1	$49.64
	New Democratic	Christel Marchand	1,501	4.5	+0.5	$24.77
	People's	Éric Barnabé	965	2.9	+2.3	$0.00
	Free	Mélanie Gendron	826	2.5	N/A	$1,224.47
Total valid votes/expense limit			33,075	98.0	–	$109,234.41
Total rejected ballots			680	2.0
Turnout			33,755	57.6
Registered voters			58,626
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		+10.4
Source: Elections Canada^[7]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Kristina Michaud	18,500	51.43	+30.41	$17,758.63
	Liberal	Rémi Massé	12,188	33.89	-5.66	none listed
	Conservative	Natasha Tremblay	2,756	7.66	+1.53	none listed
	New Democratic	Rémi-Jocelyn Côté	1,435	3.99	-16.20	$1,497.40
	Green	James Morrison	699	1.94	+0.94	none listed
	People's	Éric Barnabé	210	0.58	-	$0.00
	Rhinoceros	Mathieu Castonguay	180	0.50	+0.02	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			35,968	98.38
Total rejected ballots			591	1.62	+0.49
Turnout			36,559	61.41	+1.02
Eligible voters			59,533
	Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal		Swing		+18.04
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Rémi Massé	14,378	39.55	+16.34	$63,694.54
	Bloc Québécois	Kédina Fleury-Samson	7,641	21.02	-13.47	$33,559.21
	New Democratic	Joël Charest	7,340	20.19	-6.44	$14,775.78
	Strength in Democracy	Jean-François Fortin	4,229	11.63	-	$23,500.51
	Conservative	André Savoie	2,228	6.13	-7.03	$4,967.68
	Green	Sherri Springle	365	1.0	-1.51	-
	Rhinoceros	Éric Normand	175	0.48	-	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,356	100.00	-	$209,811.36
Total rejected ballots			416	-	-
Turnout			36,772	-	-
Eligible voters			60,801
	Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+14.90
Source: Elections Canada^[10]^[11]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Bloc Québécois	12,599	34.49
	New Democratic	9,725	26.63
	Liberal	8,477	23.21
	Conservative	4,806	13.16
	Green	918	2.51

References

^ Statistics Canada: 2016
^ Statistics Canada: 2016
^ Final Report – Quebec
^ "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.
^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
^ "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec" (PDF). Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. September 22, 2023. pp. 22–26.
^ "Confirmed candidates — Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

[1] Statistics Canada: 2016

[2] Statistics Canada: 2016

[report-3] Final Report – Quebec

[4] "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.

[timeline-5] Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts

[6] "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec" (PDF). Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. September 22, 2023. pp. 22–26.

[7] "Confirmed candidates — Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[8] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[9] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[10] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 30 September 2015

[11] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

[12] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
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Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères