# Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (French pronunciation:) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
It was created by the Representation Order of 2003 from parts of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and Matapédia—Matane ridings.

## Geography

The riding occupies the eastern part of the Gaspé Peninsula, as well as the Magdalen Islands. The Magdalen Islands, being in the Atlantic time zone, report election results one hour earlier than the rest of the riding, which in the Eastern Time Zone with the rest of Quebec.

## History

From 2004 to 2011 it consisted of:
(a) the regional county municipalities of Bonaventure, La Côte-de-Gaspé and Le Rocher-Percé; (b) the Regional County Municipality of Avignon, including Gesgapegiag and Listuguj Indian reserves; and (c) the Municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
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, with the Avignon Regional County Municipality going to Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and gaining La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality from Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will largely be replaced by Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj. It gains the entirety of the La Matanie Regional County Municipality and Avignon Regional County Municipality from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia.

## Demographics

    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Languages: (2016) 91.5% French, 8.1% English, 0.1% Spanish

## Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Riding created from Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and Matapédia—Matane |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Raynald Blais | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Raynald Blais | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Raynald Blais | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Philip Toone | New Democratic |
| Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Diane Lebouthillier | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Diane Lebouthillier | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Diane Lebouthillier | Liberal |

## Election results
### Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 23,743 | 44.34 |
| Liberal | 21,289 | 39.76 |
| Conservative | 4,421 | 8.26 |
| New Democratic | 2,288 | 4.27 |
| People's | 1,074 | 2.01 |
| Others | 731 | 1.37 |

### Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Diane Lebouthillier | 17,099 | 46.4 | +3.9 | $82,566.31 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Guy Bernatchez | 14,481 | 39.3 | -1.5 | $12,869.61 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Pigeon | 3,010 | 8.2 | +0.3 | $9,458.03 |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Phung | 1,358 | 3.7 | -0.8 | $744.35 |
| | People's | Christian Rioux | 621 | 1.7 | +1.2 | $995.81 |
| | Free | Monique Leduc | 289 | 0.8 | N/A | $1,116.77 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,858 | 97.9 | – | $112,788.79 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 778 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,636 | 57.5 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 65,501 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.7 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Diane Lebouthillier | 16,296 | 42.5 | +3.8 | $53,469.21 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Guy Bernatchez | 15,659 | 40.8 | +19.9 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Pigeon | 3,022 | 7.9 | +1.8 | $9,786.76 |
| | New Democratic | Lynn Beaulieu | 1,722 | 4.5 | -28.0 | none listed |
| | Green | Dennis Drainville | 1,130 | 2.9 | +1.9 | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Jay Cowboy | 353 | 0.9 | +0.1 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Eric Hébert | 198 | 0.5 | | $2,821.16 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,380 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 783 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,163 | 60.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 64,748 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -8.05 |
| Source: Elections Canada and CBC |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Diane Lebouthillier | 15,345 | 38.73 | +21.69 | $34,217.07 |
| | New Democratic | Philip Toone | 12,885 | 32.52 | +3.69 | $45,644.59 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nicholas Roussy | 8,289 | 20.92 | -12.15 | $51,177.09 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Pigeon | 2,398 | 6.05 | -13.02 | $9,215.28 |
| | Green | Jim Morrison | 400 | 1.01 | -0.98 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Max Boudreau | 300 | 0.76 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,617 | 100.0 | | $215,809.52 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 395 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,012 | 60.97 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 65,623 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 11,684 | 33.07 |
| New Democratic | 10,186 | 28.83 |
| Conservative | 6,739 | 19.07 |
| Liberal | 6,020 | 17.04 |
| Green | 702 | 1.99 |

### Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2003 representation order

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Philip Toone | 12,427 | 33.76 | +26.78 | none listed |
| | Bloc Québécois | Daniel Côté | 11,650 | 31.64 | −8.46 | $39,768.78 |
| | Conservative | Régent Bastien | 6,292 | 17.09 | −5.75 | $48,704.71 |
| | Liberal | Jules Duguay | 5,533 | 15.03 | −11.93 | none listed |
| | Green | Julien Leblanc | 913 | 2.48 | −0.63 | $328.10 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,815 | 100.0 | | $90,208.08 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 571 | 1.53 | +0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,386 | 53.85 | −0.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,429 |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +17.62 |
| Sources: |||||||
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 14,636 | 40.10 | -2.59 | $35,057.79 |
| | Liberal | Denis Gauvreau | 9,840 | 26.96 | +7.70 | $75,736.95 |
| | Conservative | Darryl Gray | 8,334 | 22.84 | -9.39 | $61,592.38 |
| | New Democratic | Gaston Langlais | 2,549 | 6.98 | +4.02 | $1,775.37 |
| | Green | Julien Leblanc | 1,136 | 3.11 | +0.25 | $157.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,495 | 100.0 | | $86,955 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 445 | 1.20 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,940 | 54.11 | -7.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,270 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -5.14 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 17,678 | 42.69 | -12.98 | $39,804.88 |
| | Conservative | Gaston Langlais | 13,347 | 32.23 | +25.39 | $16,170.29 |
| | Liberal | Mario Levesque | 7,977 | 19.26 | -13.39 | $27,785.44 |
| | New Democratic | Sophie Dauphinais | 1,225 | 2.96 | +0.87 | $1,237.16 |
| | Green | Bob Eichenberger | 1,183 | 2.86 | +0.11 | $325.71 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,410 | 100.0 | | $80,993 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 474 | 1.13 | -0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,884 | 61.15 | +4.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,494 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -19.18 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 21,446 | 55.67 | +13.10 | $44,886.71 |
| | Liberal | Georges Farrah | 12,579 | 32.65 | −20.15 | $44,503.86 |
| | Conservative | Guy De Coste | 2,636 | 6.84 | +4.17 | $12,110.72 |
| | Green | Bob Eichenberger | 1,060 | 2.75 | – | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Philip Toone | 805 | 2.09 | +0.13 | $1,695.37 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,526 | 100.00 | | $79,194 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 559 | 1.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,085 | 56.57 | −5.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,089 |
| | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.62 |
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 22,302 | 52.80 |
| Bloc Québécois | 17,981 | 42.57 |
| New Democratic | 827 | 1.96 |
| Alliance | 741 | 1.75 |
| Progressive Conservative | 388 | 0.92 |