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Gatineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1988 and since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 102,898. Image File history File links free clipart image of ballot box and ballot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... The contents of this page have been moved to http://en. ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...


It consists of the former city of Gatineau, Quebec (pre-2002 borders). It has an area of 156 sq. km. Motto: Ursus super montem ivit Area: 342. ...

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History

The district was created in 1947 from parts of Hull and Wright ridings. In 1987, it was abolished when it weas redistributed into Chapleau. Hull was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec. ... Wright was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1948. ... Chapleau was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec. ...


Gatineau electoral district was re-created from Gatineau—La Lièvre ridings in 1996. Gatineau—La Lièvre was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. ...


Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons: The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...


1949 - 1988

  1. Léon-Joseph Raymond, Liberal (1949)
  2. Joseph-Célestin Nadon, Liberal (1949-1953)
  3. Rodolphe Leduc, Liberal (1954-1965)
  4. Gaston Isabelle, Liberal (1965-1968)
  5. Gaston Clermont, Liberal (1968-1979)
  6. René Cousineau, Liberal (1979-1984)
  7. Claudy Mailly, Progressive Conservative (1984-1988)

1997 - present The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), coloquially known as Grits (originally Clear Grits) is a Canadian federal political party, positioned around center of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... Rodolphe Leduc ( 1902-1993) Canadian politician born in Sarsfield, Ontario. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...

  1. Mark Assad, Liberal (1997-2004)
  2. Françoise Boivin, Liberal (2004-2006)
  3. Richard Nadeau, Bloc Québécois (2006-present)

Mark Joseph Assad (b. ... Françoise Boivin, MP for Gatineau Françoise Boivin (born June 11, 1960 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Richard Nadeau (born: Hawkesbury, Ontario) is a teacher and Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada. ... The Bloc Québécois is a left-of-centre federal political party in Canada that is devoted to the promotion of sovereignty for Quebec. ...

Politics

The riding has always been safe for the Liberals, except for the Mulroney sweep in 1984. However, in the 2004 election the Bloc Québécois came very close to winning this seat. The Bloc Québécois is a left-of-centre federal political party in Canada that is devoted to the promotion of sovereignty for Quebec. ...


Election results

1949 - 1988

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal RAYMOND, Léon-Joseph 9,865
     Progressive Conservative ST-JEAN, Ernest-Anastase 4,448
     Union des électeurs ROCHON, Joseph-Eugène 697

By-Election: On Mr. Raymond's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 August 1949 The Canadian federal election of 1949 was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberals were not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), coloquially known as Grits (originally Clear Grits) is a Canadian federal political party, positioned around center of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Union des électeurs or UE (in English: Union of Electors) was founded in 1939 by Louis Even and Gilberte Côté-Mercier. ...

By-election on 24 October 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal NADON, Joseph-Célestin 5,438
     Progressive Conservative ST-JEAN, Ernest-Anastase 2,705
     Independent BONNIER, Marcel-Bernard 1,140
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal NADON, Joseph-Célestin 10,759
     Progressive Conservative ST-JEAN, Ernest-Anastase 4,932
     Co-operative Commonwealth MORGAN, Janet H.H. 662

By-Election: On Mr. Nadon's death, 17 December 1953 The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), coloquially known as Grits (originally Clear Grits) is a Canadian federal political party, positioned around center of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... National results Notes: (1) The Liberal-Labour MP sat with the Liberal caucus. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), coloquially known as Grits (originally Clear Grits) is a Canadian federal political party, positioned around center of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups as well as the League for Social Reconstruction. ...

By-election on 22 March 1954
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal LEDUC, Rodolphe 6,568
     Progressive Conservative ST-JEAN, Ernest-Anastase 2,614
     Independent BONNIER, Marcel-Bernard 796
     Co-operative Commonwealth BOUCHER, Roger 674
     Progressive Conservative ST-JEAN, Ernest-Anastase
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal LEDUC, Rodolphe 10,770
     Progressive Conservative CLOUTIER, Adrien 5,522
     Independent Liberal PROULX, J. Robert 2,028
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal LEDUC, Rodolphe 10,840
     Progressive Conservative PATRY, Réjean 9,004
     Social Credit JOANNISSE, Léo 878
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal LEDUC, Rodolphe 10,135
     Progressive Conservative VAN DUSEN, Thomas 7,983
     Social Credit MEUNIER, Henri 4,925
     New Democrat DE BREYNE, Charles J. 963
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal LEDUC, Rodolphe 11,589
     Social Credit BEAUDOIN, Conrad 6,295
     Progressive Conservative VAN DUSEN, Thomas 5,861
     New Democrat LABERGE, Roy 1,102
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal ISABELLE, Gaston 13,088
     Progressive Conservative BARRIÈRE, Jules 4,952
     Ralliement créditiste BEAUDOIN, Conrad 4,189
     New Democrat MORIN, Beverley 1,543
     Independent Liberal DANIS, Roger 734
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CLERMONT, Gaston 14,348
     Progressive Conservative LAROCQUE, Lévis 7,581
     Ralliement créditiste BÉDARD, Antoine 3,711
     New Democrat MONGEON, Emile 1,163
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CLERMONT, Gaston 15,894
     Social Credit DESCOEURS, Jean-Paul 9,469
     Progressive Conservative LAFORTUNE, Guy 4,163
     New Democrat ST-LOUIS, Mychèle 2,047
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CLERMONT, Gaston 19,513
     Social Credit CLÉMENT, Marcel 7,205
     Progressive Conservative MOREAU, Robert 3,944
     New Democrat MÉNARD, Lise 1,781
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal COUSINEAU, René 34,234
     Social Credit CROTEAU, Gérard 6,206
     New Democrat BEAUDRY, André 3,292
     Progressive Conservative BERGERON, René 3,174
     Union Populaire COTÉ, André 608
     Marxist-Leninist DANDENAULT, Christine 108
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal COUSINEAU, René 35,437
     New Democrat BRISSON, Renée Pierre 4,792
     Progressive Conservative PLOUFFE, Jean-Pierre 3,134
     Social Credit CORMIER, Marcelle 975
     Rhino PENZES, François R. 640
     Marxist-Leninist DANDENAULT, Christine 108
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative MAILLY, Claudy 25,873
     Liberal COUSINEAU, René 17,496
     New Democrat ROSSIGNOL, Sylvie 6,543
     Nationaliste SCUVÉE, Jean 766
     Commonwealth MÉTHOT, Jean-Guy 142

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1997 - present

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Mark Assad 25,298
     Progressive Conservative Richard Côté 15,786
     Bloc Québécois Christian Picard 11,391
     New Democrat Michelle Bonner 982
     Natural Law Jean-Claude Pommet 448
     Christian Heritage Claude Grant 445
     Marxist-Leninist Françoise Roy 150
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Mark Assad 26,054
     Bloc Québécois Richard Nadeau 12,857
     Canadian Alliance Stéphany Crowley 5,084
     Progressive Conservative Michael F. Vasseyr 3,645
     New Democrat Carl Hétu 1,765
     Natural Law Jean-Claude Pommet 472
     Independent Ronald Bélanger 392
     Not affiliated Samantha Demers 228
     Marxist-Leninist Françoise Roy 139
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Françoise Boivin 19,198
     Bloc Québécois Richard Nadeau 18,368
     Conservative Gérald Nicolas 3,461
     New Democrat Dominique Vaillancourt 2,610
     Green Brian Gibb 1,402
     Marijuana Stéphane Salko 453
     Marxist-Leninist Gabriel Girard-Bernier 125
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Françoise Boivin
     Bloc Québécois Richard Nadeau
     Conservative Patrick Robert
     New Democrat Anne Levesque
     Green Gail Walker

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See also

This is a list of Canadas 308 electoral districts (also known as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2003 Representation Order, which came into effect on May 23, 2004. ... This is a list of past arrangements of Canadas electoral districts. ...

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