Interactive map of riding boundaries from the2015 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Bloc Québécois | ||
| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile,map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 103,491 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 82,341 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 33,444.46 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Abitibi RCM,Abitibi-Ouest RCM,Jamésie Territory,Rouyn-Noranda,Témiscamingue RCM | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Rouyn-Noranda,Amos,La Sarre,Macamic,Ville-Marie,Témiscaming,Barraute,Palmarolle,Lorrainville,Trécesson | ||
Abitibi—Témiscamingue (French pronunciation:[abitibitemiskamɛ̃ɡ]) is a federalelectoral district inQuebec, Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 2004. The area was also represented by the electoral district ofTémiscamingue from 1968 until 2004.
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities ofTémiscamingue,Abitibi,Abitibi-Ouest, the city ofRouyn-Noranda and a small section of south westernJamésie territory.
The neighbouring ridings areAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou,Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi,Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke,Nipissing—Timiskaming, andKapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk.
According to the2021 Canadian census[3]
Ethnic groups: 92.8% White, 5.4% Indigenous
Languages: 94.0% French, 3.5% English
Religions: 72.4% Christian (66.9% Catholic, 5.5% Other), 26.7% None
Median income: $42,000 (2020)
Average income: $50,680 (2020)
Riding associations are the local branches ofpolitical parties:
| Party | Association name | President | HQ city | |
| Conservative | Association du Parti conservateur d'Abitibi--Témiscamingue | Mathieu Ouellet | Saint-Colomban | |
| Liberal | Association libérale fédérale de Abitibi--Témiscamingue | Clifford Bélanger | Rouyn-Noranda | |
| New Democratic | Association NPD Abitibi--Témiscamingue | Duncan Viktor Salvain | Montreal | |
Témiscamingue was created in 1968 from parts ofPontiac—Témiscamingue andVilleneuve.
It was initially defined to consist of:
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
It was renamed "Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue" in 1996, and redefined to consist of:
In 1997, it was renamed "Témiscamingue".
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Abitibi—Témiscamingue.
Abitibi—Témiscamingue was created in 2003. 77.1% came from Témiscamingue, and 22.9% from neighbouringAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik riding.
The riding lost a small territory toAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou as a result of the2012 electoral redistribution.
This riding has elected the following members of theHouse of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Témiscamingue Riding created fromPontiac—TémiscamingueandVilleneuve | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1971 | Réal Caouette | Ralliement créditiste | |
| 1971–1972 | Social Credit | |||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1976 | |||
| 1977–1979 | Gilles Caouette | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Henri Tousignant | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Gabriel Desjardins | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Pierre Brien | Bloc Québécois | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000–2003 | |||
| 2003–2004 | Gilbert Barrette | Liberal | ||
| Abitibi—Témiscamingue | ||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Marc Lemay | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Christine Moore | New Democratic | |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | |||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Sébastien Lemire | Bloc Québécois | |
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | |||
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Lemire | 24,774 | 49.43 | -1.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Jonathan Andresen | 13,551 | 27.04 | +2.93 | ||||
| Conservative | Steve Tardif | 9,861 | 19.68 | +7.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jérémie Juneau | 1,480 | 2.95 | -3.17 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Vincent Palin-Bussières | 449 | 0.90 | +0.30 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,115 | 98.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 851 | 1.67 | ||||||
| Turnout | 50,966 | 62.16 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 81,995 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécoishold | Swing | -2.06 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Lemire | 23,120 | 50.61 | +5.14 | $27,362.09 | |||
| Liberal | William Legault-Lacasse | 11,013 | 24.11 | –0.65 | $12,006.97 | |||
| Conservative | Luis Henry Gonzalez Venegas | 5,339 | 11.69 | –3.34 | $7,297.49 | |||
| New Democratic | Bethany Stewart | 2,794 | 6.12 | –4.03 | $241.69 | |||
| People's | Eric Lacroix | 1,538 | 3.37 | +2.40 | none listed | |||
| Free | Dany Goulet | 858 | 1.88 | N/A | $1,862.60 | |||
| Green | Martin Chartrand | 748 | 1.64 | –1.98 | $0.00 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Joël Lirette | 275 | 0.60 | N/A | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,685 | 100.00 | – | $129,939.01 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 909 | 1.95 | –0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,594 | 56.47 | –5.73 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,518 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécoishold | Swing | +2.90 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Lemire | 22,803 | 45.47 | +26.06 | $19,522.42 | |||
| Liberal | Claude Thibault | 12,417 | 24.76 | -4.87 | $61,531.99 | |||
| Conservative | Mario Provencher | 7,537 | 15.03 | +8.14 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Alain Guimond | 5,093 | 10.15 | -31.34 | $14,294.83 | |||
| Green | Aline Bégin | 1,818 | 3.62 | +1.90 | none listed | |||
| People's | Jacques Girard | 487 | 0.97 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,155 | 97.94 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,057 | 2.06 | +0.60 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,212 | 62.20 | +1.36 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,341 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécoisgain fromNew Democratic | Swing | +28.70 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 20,636 | 41.50 | -9.75 | $20,806.53 | |||
| Liberal | Claude Thibault | 14,733 | 29.63 | +23.71 | $42,117.75 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Yvon Moreau | 9,651 | 19.41 | -12.09 | $31,557.76 | |||
| Conservative | Benoit Fortin | 3,425 | 6.89 | -3.01 | $1,743.82 | |||
| Green | Aline Bégin | 859 | 1.73 | +0.30 | $6,188.67 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Pascal Le Fou Gélinas | 425 | 0.90 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,729 | 98.53 | $253,899.84 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 741 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,470 | 62.25 | +2.4 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,695 | |||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 24,583 | 51.25 | |
| Bloc Québécois | 15,110 | 31.50 | |
| Conservative | 4,750 | 9.90 | |
| Liberal | 2,839 | 5.92 | |
| Green | 687 | 1.43 | |
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 24,763 | 51.22 | +41.72 | $2,097.91 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 15,258 | 31.56 | -16.35 | $100,215.97 | |||
| Conservative | Steven Hébert | 4,777 | 9.88 | -9.05 | $9,584.76 | |||
| Liberal | Suzie Grenon | 2,859 | 5.91 | -14.82 | $5,088.94 | |||
| Green | Patrick Rochon | 694 | 1.44 | -0.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,351 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 654 | 1.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,005 | 59.85 | ||||||
| New Democratic Partygain fromBloc Québécois | Swing | +29.0 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 20,929 | 47.91 | -4.42 | $96,091 | |||
| Liberal | Gilbert Barrette | 9,055 | 20.73 | +6.92 | $29,810 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Grandmaitre | 8,267 | 18.93 | -3.66 | $742 | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 4,151 | 9.50 | +0.96 | $3,377 | |||
| Green | Bruno Côté | 976 | 2.23 | -0.50 | $742 | |||
| Independent | Ghislain Loiselle | 302 | 0.69 | – | $644 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,680 | 100.00 | $101,466 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 24,637 | 52.33 | -5.32 | $73,954 | |||
| Conservative | Marie-Josée Carbonneau | 10,634 | 22.59 | +17.01 | $6,194 | |||
| Liberal | Charles Lavergne | 6,501 | 13.81 | -17.17 | $21,500 | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 4,022 | 8.54 | +5.15 | $2,782 | |||
| Green | Patrick Rancourt | 1,283 | 2.73 | +0.34 | $710 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,077 | 100.00 | $94,667 | |||||
| Bloc Québécoishold | Swing | -11.2 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 25,041 | 57.66 | +22.51 | $80,876 | |||
| Liberal | Gilbert Barrette | 13,457 | 30.98 | -26.03 | $75,073 | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Hugues Beauchesne | 2,425 | 5.58 | +1.02 | $4,435 | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Shushack | 1,472 | 3.39 | 0.11 | $3,825 | |||
| Green | Patrick Rancourt | 1,037 | 2.39 | – | $285 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,432 | 100.00 | $93,778 | |||||
By-election: On Mr. Brien's resignation, 14 March 2003:
| By-election on June 16, 2003 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Gilbert Barrette | 10,195 | 57.01 | +14.26 | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Sylvain Sauvageau | 6,287 | 35.15 | -14.99 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Rachel Lord | 733 | 4.10 | 1.96 | ||
| New Democratic | Dennis Shushack | 587 | 3.28 | 1.97 | ||
| Alliance | Clarence Marshall | 82 | 0.46 | -3.19 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,884 | 100.00 | – | |||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Pierre Brien | 18,803 | 50.14 | +3.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Roch Charron | 16,032 | 42.75 | +10.85 | ||||
| Alliance | Eric Larochelle | 1,368 | 3.65 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sébastien Héroux | 805 | 2.14 | -17.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anik-Maude Morin | 489 | 1.31 | -0.34 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,497 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Pierre Brien | 18,528 | 46.62 | -9.12 | ||||
| Liberal | Nora Bélanger-Teed | 12,678 | 31.90 | +9.03 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Pilon | 7,879 | 19.83 | +0.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anik-Maude Morin | 654 | 1.65 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,739 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Pierre Brien | 22,555 | 55.74 | |||||
| Liberal | Gilles Héroux | 9,246 | 22.87 | +8.72 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Desjardins | 7,806 | 19.34 | -26.91 | ||||
| Natural Law | Grégoire Deguire | 530 | 1.31 | |||||
| Abolitionist | Célyne Ayotte | 300 | 0.74 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,437 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Desjardins | 19,106 | 46.28 | -3.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rémy Trudel | 15,623 | 37.84 | +32.44 | ||||
| Liberal | Laurent Guertin | 5,843 | 14.15 | -19.81 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Jean Ouellet | 712 | 1.72 | -1.88 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,284 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Desjardins | 20,347 | 50.24 | +45.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Henri Tousignant | 13,756 | 33.96 | -27.06 | ||||
| New Democratic | Guy Verville | 2,189 | 5.40 | +1.01 | ||||
| Nationaliste | Roberte Parent | 2,126 | 5.25 | +3.84 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Marcel Yves Bégin | 1,457 | 3.60 | +0.26 | ||||
| Social Credit | Rachel Lord | 626 | 1.55 | -22.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,501 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Henri Tousignant | 22,031 | 61.02 | +19.7 | ||||
| Social Credit | Roger Bureau | 8,653 | 23.97 | -15.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Martel | 1,886 | 5.22 | -6.70 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marc Lord | 1,586 | 4.39 | +0.62 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Michel Célestin Massicotte | 1,206 | 3.34 | +0.53 | ||||
| Union populaire | Réjean Fortier | 510 | 1.41 | +0.61 | ||||
| Independent | Ted McLaren | 136 | 0.38 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Pierre-Jean Lafleur | 96 | 0.27 | +0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,104 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Henri Tousignant | 16,147 | 41.32 | +6.03 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gilles Caouette | 15,295 | 39.14 | -6.52 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Normand Grimard | 4,659 | 11.92 | -2.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Germain Boudreau | 1,473 | 3.77 | +1.98 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Raymond Paquin | 1,099 | 2.81 | |||||
| Union populaire | Marcel Lortie | 311 | 0.80 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Fernand Deschamps | 92 | 0.24 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,076 | 100.00 | – | |||||
By-election: On Mr. Réal Caouette's death, 16 December 1976
| By-election on 24 June 1977 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Social Credit | Gilles Caouette | 9,603 | 45.66 | -18.25 | ||
| Liberal | Gaston Pratte | 7,422 | 35.29 | +6.15 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Normand Grimard | 3,136 | 14.91 | +11.99 | ||
| Communist | Guy Desautels | 495 | 2.35 | |||
| New Democratic | Réal Bellehumeur | 377 | 1.79 | -2.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,033 | 100.00 | – | |||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Réal Caouette | 14,026 | 63.91 | +0.69 | ||||
| Liberal | Jacquelin Bergeron | 6,396 | 29.14 | +1.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Réal Bellehumeur | 884 | 4.03 | +0.91 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbrod Ayotte | 641 | 2.92 | -0.12 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,947 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Réal Caouette | 15,660 | 63.22 | +4.84 | ||||
| Liberal | Jacquelin Bergeron | 6,731 | 27.17 | -3.59 | ||||
| Independent | Claude Banville | 854 | 3.45 | |||||
| New Democratic | Charles Carpenter | 774 | 3.12 | +0.53 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Rioux | 752 | 3.04 | -5.22 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,771 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Réal Caouette | 12,532 | 58.38 | |||||
| Liberal | Côme-A. Lapierre | 6,603 | 30.76 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Aurore Charron-Labrie | 1,774 | 8.26 | |||||
| New Democratic | George Wormsley | 556 | 2.59 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,465 | 100.00 | ||||||