Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
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Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi (formerly known as Pontiac) is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.
In every election since its creation except 1979 and 2011, Pontiac has been a bellwether electoral district whose electoral winner also was a member of the winning party.
History
The electoral district existed over three distinct periods:
- It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve in 1947.
- In 1966, an electoral district of Pontiac was created from Pontiac—Témiscamingue and parts of Gatineau and Labelle. Then, in 1978, it was renamed "Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle".
- In 2003, the electoral district of Pontiac was created again during a redistribution of the ridings in western Quebec.
Pontiac lost territory to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and gained territory from Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will largely be replaced by Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi. The new name refers to the reserve of Kitigan Zibi. It loses Val-des-Monts to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation; loses that part of the City of Gatineau west of Montée Paiement to the riding of Gatineau; and gains the rest of the Plateau neighbourhood from Hull—Aylmer.
Geography
The electoral district includes:
- the regional county municipality of Pontiac
- the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, including Rapid Lake and Kitigan Zibi indian reserves
- that part of the City of Gatineau northwest of a line following Montée Paiment to Autoroute 50 to Boulevard la Vérendrye Ouest.
- that part of the City of Gatineau northwest of a line following Promenade de la Gatineau to Boulevard Saint-Raymond to Chemin Pink to Boulevard des Grives to Boulevard des Allumettières to Chemin Eardley
- the regional county municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (excepting L'Ange-Gardien and Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette)
The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Laurentides—Labelle, Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau (in Quebec) and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ottawa—Orléans, Ottawa West—Nepean, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke (in Ontario).
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[1]
Ethnic groups: 80.6% White, 7.9% Indigenous, 5.6% Black, 2.1% Arab, 1.2% Latin American
Languages: 65.1% French, 22.7% English, 1.5% Arabic, 1.2% Spanish
Religions: 64.4% Christian (50.4% Catholic, 1.6% Anglican, 1.4% United Church, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 9.8% Other), 3.4% Muslim, 31.0% None
Median income: $48,400 (2020)
Average income: $56,950 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
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Election results
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| 2021 federal election redistributed results[2] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 23,154 | 43.86 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 11,296 | 21.40 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Bloc Québécois | 8,011 | 15.17 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 5,990 | 11.35 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | People's | 2,364 | 4.48 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Green | 1,531 | 2.90 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Others | 447 | 0.85 |
Pontiac, 2003–present
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| 2011 federal election redistributed results[3] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 23,809 | 47.27 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 13,189 | 26.19 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 7,649 | 15.19 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Bloc Québécois | 4,810 | 9.55 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Green | 823 | 1.63 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Others | 87 | 0.17 |
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Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, 1979–2003
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Pontiac, 1968–1979
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Pontiac, 1867–1948
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See also
References
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Pontiac 1867–1947
- Pontiac 1966–1978
- Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle 1978–2003
- Pontiac 2003–present
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
Notes
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