Manicouagan is a federal riding in Quebec , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1968. Since the 2015 federal election , its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois (BQ).
Manicouagan electoral district Manicouagan in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Legislature House of Commons MP Marilène Gill Bloc Québécois District created 1966 First contested 1968 Last contested 2021 District webpage profile , map Population (2016 )[ 1] 92,518 Electors (2019)72,256 Area (km²)[ 2] 264,226 Pop. density (per km²) 0.35 Census division(s) Basse-Côte-Nord Territory , Caniapiscau RCM , Manicouagan RCM , Minganie RCM , Sept-Rivières RCM Census subdivision(s) Sept-Îles , Baie-Comeau , Port-Cartier , Havre-Saint-Pierre , Forestville , Pessamit , Fermont , Pointe-Lebel , Les Escoumins , Sacré-Coeur
The riding was created in 1966 from parts of the 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—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Labrador .
This riding gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan .[ 3]
According to the 2021 Canadian census [ 4] Ethnic groups: 82.3% White, 16.2% IndigenousLanguages: 84.9% French, 7.1% Innu, 4.5% EnglishReligions: 79.4% Christian (71.3% Catholic, 1.9% Anglican, 6.2% Other), 19.6% NoneMedian income: $43,200 (2020)Average income: $53,100 (2020) Members of Parliament
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Graph of election results in Manicouagan (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marilène Gill 18,419
52.6
-1.3
$15,653.33
Conservative Rodrigue Vigneault
7,640
21.8
+2.6
$15,143.67
Liberal Thomas Gagné
6,545
18.7
-0.6
$11,042.69
New Democratic Nichola Saint-Jean
1,509
4.3
+0.6
$0.00
Free Blanca Girard
887
2.5
N/A $950.51
Total valid votes/expense limit
35,000 97.5 – $134,113.27
Total rejected ballots
904 2.5
Turnout
35,904 50.2
Registered voters
71,535
Bloc Québécois hold
Swing
-2.0
Source: Elections Canada [ 5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marilène Gill 21,768
53.90
+12.65
$18,875.24
Liberal Dave Savard
7,793
19.29
-10.08
$36,651.32
Conservative François Corriveau 7,771
19.24
+8.97
$30,489.35
New Democratic Colleen McCool
1,482
3.67
-13.84
$0.33
Green Jacques Gélineau
1,293
3.20
+1.6
none listed
People's Gabriel Côté
283
0.70
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
40,390 100.0
Total rejected ballots
712
Turnout
41,102 56.9
Eligible voters
72,256
Bloc Québécois hold
Swing
+11.37
Source: Elections Canada [ 6] [ 7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marilène Gill 17,338
41.25
+8.57
$19,611.43
Liberal Mario Tremblay
12,343
29.37
+23.86
$9,363.37
New Democratic Jonathan Genest-Jourdain 7,359
17.51
-30.17
$24,554.75
Conservative Yvon Boudreau
4,317
10.27
-1.36
$16,863.38
Green Nathan Grills
673
1.60
-0.91
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
42,030 100.00 $259,798.61
Total rejected ballots
645 1.51 –
Turnout
75,030 56.88 –
Eligible voters
75,030
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic
Swing
+19.37
Source: Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gérard Asselin 15,272
49.3
-1.8
$60,396
Conservative Pierre Breton
8,374
27.0
+8.0
$57,909
Liberal Randy Jones
4,737
15.3
+1.0
$3,407
New Democratic Michaël Chicoine
1,491
4.8
-8.0
$228
Green Jacques Gélineau
1,112
3.6
+1.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit
30,986 100.0 $99,164
Total rejected ballots
444 1.4
Turnout
31,430 –
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gérard Asselin 18,601
51.1
-7.4
$59,792
Conservative Pierre Paradis
6,910
19.0
+14.1
$9,560
Liberal Randy Jones
5,214
14.3
-10.6
$22,979
New Democratic Pierre Ducasse 4,657
12.8
+2.5
$20,006
Green Jacques Gélineau
824
2.3
+0.9
Independent Eric Viver
195
0.5
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
36,401 100.0 $92,367
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gérard Asselin 19,040
58.5
+5.3
$55,212
Liberal Anthony Detroio
8,097
24.9
-10.8
$54,120
New Democratic Pierre Ducasse 3,361
10.3
+8.6
$23,174
Conservative Pierre Paradis
1,601
4.9
-4.4[ fn 2]
$4,449
Green Les Parsons
444
1.4
–
$905
Total valid votes/Expense limit
32,543 100.0 $90,297
^ André Forbes was nominated as a Liberal, but lost party support just before the nomination deadline. Instead of resigning, he continued to run as an Independent. He appears on the ballot as a Liberal.[ 11] [ 12]
^ Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
^ No BQ candidate in 1988 for comparison.
^ Statistics Canada : 2016^ Statistics Canada : 2016^ "Quebec's New Federal Electoral Map" .^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Manicouagan [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved October 13, 2023 . ^ "Confirmed candidates — Manicouagan" . Elections Canada . Retrieved September 20, 2021 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 3, 2019 .^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Manicouagan, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections ^ Booted Liberal candidate still in the race . TheSpec.com, 11 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.^ Controversial Quebec Liberal to remain in race . CBC News, 11 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
51°31′N 66°08′W / 51.51°N 66.14°W / 51.51; -66.14
Quebec electoral district