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Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested 1997
Last contested 2000

Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok (formerly known as Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

It was created in 1996 as "Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" riding from Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and GaspĂ© ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into GaspĂ©sie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

The district consisted of the cities of Chandler, GaspĂ©, Grande-RiviĂšre, Murdochville, New Richmond and PercĂ©, and the Regional County Municipalities of Bonaventure, La CĂŽte-de-GaspĂ©, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Pabok.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
Riding created from Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and GaspĂ©
36th  1997–2000     Yvan Bernier Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois
37th  2000–2004     Georges Farrah Liberal
Riding dissolved into GaspĂ©sie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

The riding was one of the more federalist in eastern Quebec. Bernier only narrowly won in 1997 over Patrick Gagnon of the Liberals, and did not run again in 2000. Farrah won the open seat handily.

Election results

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Bloc Québécois Yvan Bernier 15,983 41.26
Liberal Patrick Gagnon 15,804 40.80
Progressive Conservative Yves Quinton 6,297 16.26
New Democratic Dennis P. Drainville 649 1.68
Turnout 38,733 100.00
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Georges Farrah 19,213 53.19 +12.39
Bloc Québécois Raynald Blais 15,532 43.00 +1.74
Alliance Linda Fournier 764 2.12 -
New Democratic Fred Kraenzel 613 1.70 +0.02
Turnout 36,112 100.00

See also

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested 1997
Last contested 2000

Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok (formerly known as Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

It was created in 1996 as "Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" riding from Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and GaspĂ© ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into GaspĂ©sie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

The district consisted of the cities of Chandler, GaspĂ©, Grande-RiviĂšre, Murdochville, New Richmond and PercĂ©, and the Regional County Municipalities of Bonaventure, La CĂŽte-de-GaspĂ©, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Pabok.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
Riding created from Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and GaspĂ©
36th  1997–2000     Yvan Bernier Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois
37th  2000–2004     Georges Farrah Liberal
Riding dissolved into GaspĂ©sie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

The riding was one of the more federalist in eastern Quebec. Bernier only narrowly won in 1997 over Patrick Gagnon of the Liberals, and did not run again in 2000. Farrah won the open seat handily.

Election results

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Bloc Québécois Yvan Bernier 15,983 41.26
Liberal Patrick Gagnon 15,804 40.80
Progressive Conservative Yves Quinton 6,297 16.26
New Democratic Dennis P. Drainville 649 1.68
Turnout 38,733 100.00
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Georges Farrah 19,213 53.19 +12.39
Bloc Québécois Raynald Blais 15,532 43.00 +1.74
Alliance Linda Fournier 764 2.12 -
New Democratic Fred Kraenzel 613 1.70 +0.02
Turnout 36,112 100.00

See also

External links


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