Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (French pronunciation: [gaspezi il də la madlɛn]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
| Quebec electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 75,850 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 65,501 | ||
| Area (km²) | 17,145 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Bonaventure RCM, La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Rocher-Percé RCM | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Gaspé, Les-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Chandler, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, New Richmond, Grande-Rivière, Percé, Paspébiac, Bonaventure, Saint-Elzéar | ||
It was created by the Representation Order of 2003 from parts of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and Matapédia—Matane ridings.
As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the former riding of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine was dissolved, largely being replaced by Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and the rest going to Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, while gaining territory from Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia.
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