Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Abitibi, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, and Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that have been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1966.

For other uses, see Abitibi (disambiguation).

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
Quebec electoral district
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Sylvie Bérubé
Bloc Québécois
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1][2]87,787
Electors (2019)64,651
Area (km²)[3]854,754
Pop. density (per km²)0.1
Census division(s)Jamésie, Kativik Regional Government, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Census subdivision(s)Val-d'Or, Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Mistissini, Malartic, Senneterre, Kuujjuaq, Eeyou-Istchee-Baie-James, Waskaganish, Lebel-sur-Quévillon

"Abitibi" was created in 1966, and renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik". It was abolished in 2003, and most of its territory was incorporated into "Nunavik—Eeyou", which was renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" in 2004.

Geography

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou consists of:

Nord-du-Québec

(Population 2016: 44,561)

  • the Territory of Eeyou Istchee James Bay, including: the Cree villages and reserved lands of Whapmagoostui, Chisasibi, Eastmain, Mistissini, Nemiscau, Waskaganish, Waswanipi and Wemindji; the Indian Settlement of Oujé-Bougoumou, excepting that part of the Municipality of Baie-James lying southerly of latitude 50°00′ N and westerly of longitude 79°00′ W; and
  • the Territory of the Kativik Regional Government, including the Nordic village municipalities of Akulivik, Aupaluk, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuarapik, Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq, Salluit, Tasiujaq and Umiujaq; the Naskapi Village Municipality of Kawawachikamach.

The neighbouring ridings are Timmins—James Bay, Nunavut, Labrador, Manicouagan, Jonquière, Lac-Saint-Jean, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Pontiac and Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou contains more than half of Quebec's total landmass. As such, it is the largest riding in a Canadian province and the third largest in the country after the territorial ridings of Nunavut and Northwest Territories.

Demographics
According to the Canada 2021 Census[4]
  • Ethnic groups: 57.9% White, 39.6% Indigenous, 1.2% Black
  • Languages: 60.4% French, 13.9% Inuktitut, 12.0% Cree, n.o.s., 4.6% English, 3.5% Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree)
  • Religions: 71.5% Christian (43.7% Catholic, 18.8% Anglican, 3.5% Pentecostal, 5.5% Other), 1.3% Indigenous Spirituality, 26.1% None
  • Median income: $43,200 (2020)
  • Average income: $53,050 (2020)

History

Abitibi riding was created in 1966 from parts of Chapleau and Saguenay electoral districts. In 1976, parts of Villeneuve were incorporated. The electoral district's name was changed in 1998 to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik".

In the 2003 re-distribution, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik was abolished. A new riding, "Nunavik—Eeyou", was created with substatilly the same territory as Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik. Parts of Manicouagan and Roberval ridings were added, while a part was lost to Abitibi—Témiscamingue. Its name was changed to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" after the 2004 election.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain a small territory from Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party Association name President HQ address HQ city
New Democratic NDP Riding Association of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Pascal Porlier J9P 0A1 Val-d'Or
People's Association PPC d'Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Guillaume Lanouette J0Y 2H0 Rivière-Héva
Conservative Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Conservative Association Gilles Bernatchez J9P 3S9 Val-d'Or
Liberal Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Federal Liberal Association Ghyslain Bergeron J9P 2C2 Val-d'Or
Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois d'Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Yvon Lévesque J9P 0C3 Val-d'Or

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Abitibi
Riding created from Chapleau, Villeneuve and Saguenay
28th  1968–1971     Gérard Laprise Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Armand Caouette
32nd  1980–1984     René Gingras Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Guy St-Julien Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Bernard Deshaies Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik
37th  2000–2004     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Nunavik—Eeyou
38th  2004–2006     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
39th  2006–2008     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Roméo Saganash New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021     Sylvie Bérubé Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (minor parties that never received 2% of the vote or did not run consistently are omitted)

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2004–present
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisSylvie Bérubé10,78437.92+1.81$18,335.60
LiberalLise Kistabish7,38425.97–2.34$33,563.25
ConservativeSteve Corriveau4,50815.85–0.70$17,415.31
New DemocraticPauline Lameboy3,32311.69–1.27$2,453.20
People'sMichaël Cloutier1,0723.77+2.57$0.00
FreeCédric Brazeau5942.09–$653.98
GreenDidier Pilon4421.55–2.09$0.00
MarijuanaJimmy Levesque3291.16–0.06$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 28,436100.00–$130,889.29
Total rejected ballots 8562.92+0.37
Turnout 29,29244.92–5.28
Eligible voters 65,211
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +2.08
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisSylvie Bérubé11,43236.11+17.57$21,739.42
LiberalIsabelle Bergeron8,96328.31-3.83$28,187.31
ConservativeMartin Ferron5,24016.55+7.25none listed
New DemocraticJacline Rouleau4,10412.96-24.06$1,679.03
GreenKiara Cabana-Whiteley1,1513.64+1.38none listed
MarijuanaDaniel Simon3871.22–none listed
People'sGuillaume Lanouette3791.20–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,656100.0
Total rejected ballots 828
Turnout 32,48450.2
Eligible voters 64,651
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +10.70
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRoméo Saganash12,77837.02-7.80$33,061.53
LiberalPierre Dufour11,09432.14+21.67$29,180.64
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Ferland6,39818.54+0.27$31,842.28
ConservativeSteven Hébert3,2119.30-13.25$11,040.28
GreenPatrick Benoît7792.26-1.63$2,173.92
RhinocerosMario Gagnon2580.75–$3.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,518100.0   $247,914.66
Total rejected ballots 609––
Turnout 35,12755.55–
Eligible voters 63,226
New Democratic hold Swing -14.73
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic14,14144.82
  Conservative7,11622.55
  Bloc Québécois5,76318.27
  Liberal3,30210.47
  Green1,2283.89
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRoméo Saganash13,96144.79+36.59$61,976.57
ConservativeJean-Maurice Matte7,08922.74-7.63$75,028.15
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque5,61518.02-21.63$61,279.33
LiberalLéandre Gervais3,28210.53-7.89$76,159.99
GreenJohnny Kasudluak1,2213.92+0.58$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,168100.00
Total rejected ballots 4801.51
Turnout 31,68453.69
  New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +29.11

Source: Elections Canada Source: The Gazette Popular Cree leader running for NDP Source: Nunatsiaq News Nunavik voters face two ballots in one week

2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque10,99539.65-6.91$63,715
ConservativeJean-Maurice Matte8,44230.37+9.43$76,072
LiberalMark Canada5,10818.42-3.97$16,924
New DemocraticErica Martin2,2768.20+2.15
GreenPatrick Rancourt9283.34-0.69
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,749 100.00 $96,336
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -8.17
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque13,92846.56+1.33$67,066
LiberalArmand Caouette6,70022.40−20.77$31,110
ConservativeGilles Gagnon6,26120.93+16.39$7,272
New DemocraticDominique Vaillancourt1,8106.05+2.11
GreenPierre Denis1,2104.04+0.95$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,909 100.00 $89,323
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +11.05

Nunavik—Eeyou, 2003–2004
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Lévesque12,57845.23+2.5$72,518
LiberalGuy St-Julien12,00643.17-6.8$52,505
ConservativeFrançois Dionne1,2654.54-1.2$3,420
New DemocraticPierre Corbeil1,0973.94+2.5$
GreenMartin Fournier8623.09–$
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,808100.00 $87,366

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, 2000–2004
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGuy St-Julien18,19850.0+6.2
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois Lemieux15,56742.8+5.9
AllianceFrançois Dionne1,2973.6
Progressive ConservativeSylvain Gemme8092.2-14.8
New DemocraticDaniel Fredrick5341.5-0.9
Total valid votes 36,405 100.0

Abitibi, 1968–2000
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGuy St-Julien16,80343.7+27.5
Bloc QuébécoisJeannot Couture14,16836.9-9.0
Progressive ConservativeArmand Caouette6,53117.0-18.6
New DemocraticClaudette Paquin9092.4+0.1
Total valid votes 38,411 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisBernard Deshaies18,87645.9
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien14,65135.6-21.9
LiberalLucie Blais6,66616.20.0
New DemocraticLouise Cloutier9512.3-24.0
Total valid votes 41,144 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien22,25457.6+5.6
New DemocraticGerry Lemoyne10,16126.3-1.7
LiberalNormand Michaud6,25116.2+8.2
Total valid votes 38,666 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGuy St-Julien23,23052.0+47.4
LiberalRené Gingras12,52528.0-23.0
New DemocraticRoyal Tremblay3,5838.0+2.1
RhinocerosRobert Hamelin2,2645.1
Parti nationalisteGeorges Caron1,9254.3
Social CreditAlphonse Leduc1,1792.6-31.8
Total valid votes 44,706 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRené Gingras22,05051.1+17.8
Social CreditArmand Caouette14,88134.5-10.9
New DemocraticRoyal Tremblay2,5535.9+2.9
Progressive ConservativeMarius Gauthier1,9824.6-7.4
IndependentMyriam Bouchard1,002.3
Union populaireMartine Dion4161.0+0.2
Marxist–LeninistFernand Deschamps3000.7+0.2
Total valid votes 43,190 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditArmand Caouette21,38745.4-11.2
LiberalRonald Tétrault15,69733.3+1.2
Progressive ConservativeJean-Jacques Martel5,65212.0+6.5
RhinocerosDoris St-Pierre1,4253.0
New DemocraticMaurice Vaney1,4203.0-1.7
IndependentZebedee Nungak9862.1
Union populaireJudith Desjardins3440.7
Marxist–LeninistJean Létourneau2330.5
Total valid votes 47,144 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditGérard Laprise12,42356.50.9
LiberalMarcel Gagnon7,04632.1-4.5
Progressive ConservativeRobert Johnson1,1995.5-2.3
New DemocraticLéon Guenette1,0314.7
IndependentYves Limoges2821.3
Total valid votes 21,981 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditGérard Laprise12,48255.7+0.7
LiberalMarcel Bergeron8,20336.6+3.2
Progressive ConservativePaul-Emile Gelinas1,7397.8-1.3
Total valid votes 22,424 100.0

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Ralliement créditisteGérard Laprise10,88455.0
LiberalAndré Lavigne6,60633.4
Progressive ConservativeMarc Parent1,7969.1
New DemocraticJ.-Gérald Leonard5152.6
Total valid votes 19,801 100.0

See also

References
  • "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (Code 24046) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". February 8, 2017.
  3. Statistics Canada: 2016
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Abitibi--Baie-James--Nunavik--Eeyou [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  5. "Election Night Results — Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 30 September 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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