Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
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.
 Quebec electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
It was created in 1996 as "Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" riding from Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Gaspé ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
The district consisted of the cities of Chandler, Gaspé, Grande-Rivière, Murdochville, New Richmond and Percé, and the Regional County Municipalities of Bonaventure, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Pabok.
Members of Parliament
editThis 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 Gaspé |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Yvan Bernier | Bloc Québécois | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Georges Farrah | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Gaspésie—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
edit| 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 | ||||||