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Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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from 1979 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Kamouraska

Kamouraska

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and Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata ridings. It was abolished in 1996, and redistributed between Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques

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

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les-Basques was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004....

and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet

Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet

Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004....

ridings.

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup consisted of the City of Rivière-du-Loup; the Towns of La Pocatière, Pohénégamook, Saint-Pascal and Trois-Pistoles; the Counties of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup; and the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise and the municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnets in the County of L'Islet.

In 1987, the riding was redefined to consist of the towns of La Pocatière, Pohénégamook, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Pascal and Trois-Pistoles; the counties of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup; the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Louise and the Municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in the County of L'Islet; and the parish municipalities of Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux and Saint-Simon; the municipalities of Saint-Guy and Saint-Médard; the Territory of Rimouski-Lac-Boisbouscache portion in the County of Rimouski.

Electoral history

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|Liberal

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|GENDRON, Rosaire
|align="right"|15,328

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

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| DIONNE, Chas-Eugène
|align="right"| 12,529

|Progressive Conservative

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New Democratic Party

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|LORD, Marc
|align="right"|357
|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|GENDRON, Rosaire
|align="right"|19,117

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

| DIONNE, Chs-Eugène
|align="right"|13,101

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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| DIONNE, Yvan
|align="right"|1,519

|Union Populaire

Union Populaire

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Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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|PLOURDE, André

André Plourde

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|align="right"|19,651

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

| PETTIGREW, Pierre

Pierre Pettigrew

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New Democratic Party

|BIBAUD, Victor
|align="right"| 1,550

|Nationaliste

Parti nationaliste du Québec

-Origins:For decades, the Social Credit Party's Quebec wing, the Ralliement créditiste, attracted many Quebec nationalists as a party that could represent Quebec's interests in the Canadian House of Commons...

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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|PLOURDE, André

André Plourde

André Plourde was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and industrialist by career....

|align="right"|20,388

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

| DESJARDINS, Gilles
|align="right"|10,353

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

|TREMBLAY, Maurice
|align="right"|3,257

|Green

Green Party of Canada

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Bloc Québécois

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|CRÊTE, Paul

Paul Crête

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|align="right"|18,510

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|PLOURDE, André

André Plourde

André Plourde was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and industrialist by career....

|align="right"|8,052

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

New Democratic Party

|BOIS, Hélène
|align="right"| 476

Electoral history

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