Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

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Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques (formerly known as Rimouski—Témiscouata) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

This eastern Quebec riding includes the MRCs of Rimouski-Neigette, Les Basques et Témiscouata, in the Quebec region of Bas-Saint-Laurent.

The neighbouring ridings are Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and Madawaska—Restigouche.

[edit] History

It was created in 2003 as "Rimouski—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis ridings.

It was renamed "Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques" in 2004.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Louise Thibault, Bloc Québécois (2004-present)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Louise Thibault	19,804
	Conservative	Roger Picard	9,481
	Liberal	Michel Tremblay	8,254
	New Democrat	Guy Caron	4,186
	Green	François Bédard	973

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Louise Thibault	22,215
	Liberal	Côme Roy	9,161
	Conservative	Denis Quimper	3,445
	New Democrat	Guy Caron	2,717
	Green	Marjolaine Delaunière	1,008

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Eastern Quebec
Bloc Québécois	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine \| Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia \| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup \| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Conservative	Lévis—Bellechasse

Federal Ridings in Quebec
Central Quebec	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour \| Berthier—Maskinongé \| Joliette \| Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière \| Montcalm \| Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier \| Repentigny \| Saint-Maurice—Champlain \| Trois-Rivières
Côte-Nord and Saguenay	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord \| Jonquière—Alma \| Manicouagan \| Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord \| Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Eastern Quebec	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine \| Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia \| Lévis—Bellechasse \| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup \| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
The Eastern Townships	Beauce \| Brome—Missisquoi \| Compton—Stanstead \| Drummond \| Mégantic—L'Érable \| Richmond—Arthabaska \| Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot \| Shefford \| Sherbrooke
The Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou \| Abitibi—Témiscamingue \| Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel \| Gatineau \| Hull—Aylmer \| Laurentides—Labelle \| Pontiac \| Rivière-des-Mille-Îles \| Rivière-du-Nord \| Terrebonne—Blainville
Montreal (East, West, North & Laval)	Ahuntsic \| Alfred-Pellan \| Bourassa \| Hochelaga \| Honoré-Mercier \| Jeanne-Le Ber \| Lac-Saint-Louis \| La Pointe-de-l'Île \| LaSalle—Émard \| Laurier—Sainte-Marie \| Laval \| Laval—Les Îles \| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin \| Mount Royal \| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine \| Outremont \| Papineau \| Pierrefonds—Dollard \| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie \| Saint-Laurent—Cartierville \| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel \| Westmount—Ville-Marie
Montérégie	Beauharnois—Salaberry \| Brossard—La Prairie \| Chambly—Borduas \| Châteauguay—Saint-Constant \| Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher \| Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert \| Saint-Jean \| Saint-Lambert \| Vaudreuil-Soulanges \| Verchères—Les Patriotes
Quebec City	Beauport—Limoilou \| Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles \| Louis-Hébert \| Louis-Saint-Laurent \| Québec