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Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les-Basques (French pronunciation: [kamuʁaska ʁivjɛʁ dy lu temiskwata le bask]; formerly known as Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
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Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000
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This riding was created in 1996 as "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup riding. Its name was changed in 1997 to "Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques".

It consisted of:

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques ridings. Its only Member of Parliament was Paul Crête of the Bloc Québécois.

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Riding created from Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
36th  1997–2000     Paul Crête Bloc Québécois
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny
and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
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Election results

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More information 2000 Canadian federal election, Party ...
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisPaul Crête23,319
LiberalHelen Ouellet11,794
Progressive ConservativeAndré Plourde1,382
AllianceRené Théberge1,373
New DemocraticElaine Côté836
Marxist–LeninistNormand Fournier170
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