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Manicouagan
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
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Manicouagan in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Gérard Asselin
BQ
District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2008
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 83,608
Electors (2006) 64,537
Area (km²) 252,365
Pop. density (per km²) 0.33
Census divisions Basse-Côte-Nord Territory, Caniapiscau RCM, Manicouagan RCM, Minganie RCM, Sept-Rivières RCM
Census subdivisions Baie-Comeau, Betsiamites, Chute-aux-Outardes, Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-
du-Saint-Laurent, Fermont, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Port-Cartier, Sept-ÃŽles

Manicouagan is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.

The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Charlevoix and Saguenay ridings.

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Labrador.

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Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Charlevoix and Saguenay prior to 1966
28th 1968-1972     Gustave Blouin Liberal
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979
31st 1979-1980     André Maltais
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1988     The Right Hon. Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative
34th 1988-1993     Charles Langlois
35th 1993-1997     Bernard St-Laurent Bloc Québécois
1997     Independent
36th 1997-2000     Ghislain Fournier Bloc Québécois
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006     Gérard Asselin
39th 2006-2008
40th 2008-present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Gérard Asselin 15,272 49.3%
     Conservative Pierre Breton 8,374 27.0%
     Liberal Randy Jones 4,737 15.3%
     New Democrat Michaël Chicoine 1,491 4.8%
     Green Jacques Gélineau 1,112 3,6%
Total valid votes 30,986
Total rejected ballots 444
Turnout 31,430  %
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Gérard Asselin 18,601 51.1%
     Conservative Pierre Paradis 6,910 19.0%
     Liberal Randy Jones 5,214 14.3%
     New Democrat Pierre Ducasse 4,657 12.8%
     Green Jacques Gélineau 824 2.3%
     Independent Eric Viver 195 0.5%
Total valid votes 36,401
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Gérard Asselin 19,040
     Liberal Anthony Detroio 8,097
     New Democrat Pierre Ducasse 3,361
     Conservative Pierre Paradis 1,601
     Green Les Parsons 444
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Ghislain Fournier 11,595
     Liberal Robert Labadie 7,770
     Canadian Alliance Laurette De Champlain 1,197
     Progressive Conservative Gaby-Gabriel Robert 830
     New Democrat Normand Caplette 386
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Ghislain Fournier 12,203
     Liberal André Maltais 10,671
     Progressive Conservative Michel Allard 2,009
     New Democrat Pierre Ducasse 1,041
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Bernard St-Laurent 14,859
     Progressive Conservative Charles Langlois 6,024
     Liberal Rita Lavoie 5,694
     New Democrat Eric Hébert 451
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Charles Langlois 17,126
     Liberal Sylvain Garneau 6,355
     New Democrat Carol Guay 4,008
     Commonwealth Alan John York 281
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney 28,208
     Liberal André Maltais 9,640
     New Democrat Denis Faubert 939
     Bloc Québécois Laurian Dupont 536
     Commonwealth Raynald Rouleau 101
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal André Maltais 21,499
     Progressive Conservative Jacques Blouin 4,844
     New Democrat Roger Muller 2,111
     Social Credit Marcel Brin 1,184
     Rhino Yves Truchon 841
     Rhino Denis Tarzan Bédard 715
     Marxist-Leninist Lisette Paradis 125
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal André Maltais 18,528
     Social Credit Paul-Henri Tremblay 5,378
     Progressive Conservative Denyse Patry 4,948
     New Democrat Carole Noel 2,105
     Union Populaire Gilles Verrier 659
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Gustave Blouin 16,220
     Progressive Conservative Alban Malenfant 4,024
     New Democrat Raymond Perron 3,247
     Marxist-Leninist Gilles Verrier 659
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Gustave Blouin 16,780
     Social Credit Lionel-Joseph Desjardins 6,136
     Progressive Conservative Jerry Giles 4,625
     New Democrat Jean-Maurice Pinel 2,156
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Gustave Blouin 13,504
     Progressive Conservative Jerry Giles 4,539
     New Democrat Louis Rioux 2,463
     Social Credit Roger Boulanger 1,761

See also

External links

Federal ridings in Côte-Nord and Saguenay
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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Mount Royal		 Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1984-1988		 Succeeded by
Charlevoix







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