# Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques (French pronunciation:; formerly known as Rimouski—Témiscouata) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## Geography

This eastern Quebec riding includes the regional county municipalities of Rimouski-Neigette, Les Basques and Témiscouata, in the Quebec region of Bas-Saint-Laurent.
The neighbouring ridings are Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and Madawaska—Restigouche.

## History

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was created in 2003 as "Rimouski—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis ridings. The district was given its present name in 2004.
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was a safe seat for Bloc Québécois until 2011, when New Democrat Guy Caron, an unsuccessful candidate in 2004, 2006 and 2008, unexpectedly won the riding in an NDP wave that swept throughout Quebec.
There was a proposal to change the riding's name to Centre-du-Bas-Saint-Laurent following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012; however, Parliament voted against this change. There were no territory changes to this riding as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will be merged with Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia to become Rimouski—La Matapédia. It will consist of Les Basuqes and Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipalities (taken from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) and La Mitis and La Matapédia Regional County Municipalities from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques Riding created from Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Louise Thibault | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2007 | Louise Thibault | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2007–2008 | Louise Thibault | Independent |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Claude Guimond | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Guy Caron | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Guy Caron | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results
### Rimouski—La Matapédia

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 26,658 | 54.30 |
| Liberal | 10,842 | 22.08 |
| Conservative | 5,497 | 11.20 |
| New Democratic | 2,876 | 5.86 |
| People's | 1,010 | 2.06 |
| Others | 2,215 | 4.51 |

### Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | 20,657 | 49.0 | +11.2 | $29,861.18 |
| | Liberal | Léonie Lajoie | 10,482 | 24.9 | +2.8 | $9,539.74 |
| | Conservative | France Gagnon | 5,569 | 13.2 | +4.3 | $3,704.22 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvain Lajoie | 2,641 | 6.3 | -22.2 | $621.60 |
| | Independent | Noémi Bureau-Civil | 1,467 | 3.5 | N/A | $2,245.90 |
| | People's | Jean Tardy | 700 | 1.7 | +1.2 | $2,383.86 |
| | Free | Michel Raymond | 430 | 1.0 | N/A | $301.03 |
| | Rhinoceros | Megan Hodges | 192 | 0.5 | +0.1 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,138 | 98.0 | – | $110,576.53 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 881 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,019 | 61.1 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 70,467 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +4.2 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | 17,314 | 37.8 | +18.50 | $13,984.50 |
| | New Democratic | Guy Caron | 13,050 | 28.5 | -14.61 | none listed |
| | Liberal | Chantal Pilon | 10,095 | 22.1 | -5.92 | $42,899.50 |
| | Conservative | Nancy Brassard-Fortin | 4,073 | 8.9 | +1.42 | $13,507.19 |
| | Green | Jocelyn Rioux | 824 | 1.8 | +0.31 | none listed |
| | People's | Pierre Lacombe | 232 | 0.50 | New | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Lysane Picker-Paquin | 179 | 0.4 | -0.21 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,767 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 758 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,525 | 66.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,939 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +16.56 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
There were no territory changes for the 42nd Canadian federal election.
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Guy Caron | 19,374 | 43.11 | +0.13 | $35,673.90 |
| | Liberal | Pierre Cadieux | 12,594 | 28.02 | +18.42 | $17,003.50 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Johanne Carignan | 8,673 | 19.30 | -11.53 | $16,944.09 |
| | Conservative | Francis Fortin | 3,361 | 7.48 | -7.08 | $4,751.28 |
| | Green | Louise Boutin | 669 | 1.49 | -0.54 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Sébastien CôRhino Côrriveau | 274 | 0.61 | – | $41.32 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,837 | 100.0 | | $211,200.56 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,631 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -0.02 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Guy Caron | 18,360 | 42.98 | +32.65 | $1,454.82 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Guimond | 13,170 | 30.83 | -13.85 | $37,084.15 |
| | Conservative | Bertin Denis | 6,218 | 14.56 | -3.70 | $48,523.44 |
| | Liberal | Pierre Cadieux | 4,101 | 9.60 | -10.49 | $12,947.19 |
| | Green | Clément Pelletier | 867 | 2.03 | +0.40 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,716 | 100.0 | | $86,716.92 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 449 | 1.04 | -0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,165 | 62.90 | +4.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,625 |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +23.25 |
| Sources: |||||||
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Guimond | 17,652 | 44.68 | -1.70 | $26,530.06 |
| | Liberal | Pierre Béland | 7,937 | 20.09 | +0.76 | $16,213.11 |
| | Conservative | Gaston Noël | 7,216 | 18.26 | -3.94 | $50,736.77 |
| | New Democratic | Guy Caron | 4,085 | 10.33 | +0.53 | $8,921.06 |
| | Independent | Louise Thibault | 1,966 | 4.97 | – | $10,441.59 |
| | Green | James D. Morrison | 645 | 1.63 | -0.65 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 39,501 | 100.0 | | $83,533 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 468 | 1.17 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,969 | 58.73 | -5.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,055 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -1.23 |
| Independent candidate Louise Thibault was previously elected as a member of the Bloc Québécois, and lost 41.41 percentage points from her results in the 2006 election. |||||||
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louise Thibault | 19,804 | 46.38 | -11.25 | $37,738.52 |
| | Conservative | Roger Picard | 9,481 | 22.20 | +13.26 | $15,575.69 |
| | Liberal | Michel Tremblay | 8,254 | 19.33 | -4.44 | $54,457.05 |
| | New Democratic | Guy Caron | 4,186 | 9.80 | +2.75 | $15,288.40 |
| | Green | François Bédard | 973 | 2.28 | -0.34 | $30.76 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,698 | 100.0 | | $77,697 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 529 | 1.22 | -0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,227 | 63.76 | +5.71 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 67,793 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -12.26 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louise Thibault | 22,215 | 57.63 | -2.77 | $37,917.81 |
| | Liberal | Côme Roy | 9,161 | 23.77 | -5.96 | $52,950.93 |
| | Conservative | Denis Quimper | 3,445 | 8.94 | +2.10 | $14,150.40 |
| | New Democratic | Guy Caron | 2,717 | 7.05 | +5.10 | $6,486.64 |
| | Green | Marjolaine Delaunière | 1,008 | 2.62 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 38,546 | 100.0 | | $75,927 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 747 | 1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,293 | 58.05 | -0.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 67,686 |
| | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Swing | Swing | +1.60 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 23,583 | 60.40 |
| Liberal | 11,609 | 29.73 |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,343 | 3.44 |
| Alliance | 1,327 | 3.40 |
| New Democratic | 762 | 1.95 |
| Others | 418 | 1.07 |