# Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec previously included in the electoral districts of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine (21%) and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (79%).

## Profile

The Bloc did the best, with results from the 2011 election transposed onto the new riding boundaries from the redistribution. Their stronghold in the riding is in and around Mont-Joli, and for the most part, they carried the rural areas, particularly in the northern portion of the district. The NDP's strength was in the south, in the part of the new riding taken from Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The area around Amqui offered the most diverse range of support, with all parties doing fairly well, but with the Bloc coming out on top. Matane, and the rural regions surrounding it, were the best portions of the seat for the Liberals, although they had to contend with strong support for the Bloc as well.

## Demographics

    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Languages (2016 mother tongue) : 95.8% French, 3.3% English, 0.6% Mi'kmaq, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish

## History

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which took place October 19, 2015.
The 2022 federal electoral boundaries redistribution eliminated one electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie, citing large deviations from the provincial population quota for ridings in the region. The Boundaries Commission refused requests from local politicians and constituents to invoke the "extraordinary circumstances" provision of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act. Consequently, the 2023 representation order for Quebec abolished Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and divided its territory between the neighbouring ridings of Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Riding created from Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Rémi Massé | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Kristina Michaud | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Kristina Michaud | Bloc Québécois |
| Riding dissolved into Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj and Rimouski—La Matapédia |||||

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Kristina Michaud | 19,776 | 59.8 | +8.4 | $16,310.64 |
| | Liberal | Louis-Éric Savoie | 7,095 | 21.5 | -12.4 | $8,914.34 |
| | Conservative | Germain Dumas | 2,912 | 8.8 | +1.1 | $49.64 |
| | New Democratic | Christel Marchand | 1,501 | 4.5 | +0.5 | $24.77 |
| | People's | Éric Barnabé | 965 | 2.9 | +2.3 | $0.00 |
| | Free | Mélanie Gendron | 826 | 2.5 | N/A | $1,224.47 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 33,075 | 98.0 | – | $109,234.41 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 680 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,755 | 57.6 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 58,626 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +10.4 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Kristina Michaud | 18,500 | 51.43 | +30.41 | $17,758.63 |
| | Liberal | Rémi Massé | 12,188 | 33.89 | -5.66 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Natasha Tremblay | 2,756 | 7.66 | +1.53 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Rémi-Jocelyn Côté | 1,435 | 3.99 | -16.20 | $1,497.40 |
| | Green | James Morrison | 699 | 1.94 | +0.94 | none listed |
| | People's | Éric Barnabé | 210 | 0.58 | - | $0.00 |
| | Rhinoceros | Mathieu Castonguay | 180 | 0.50 | +0.02 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,968 | 98.38 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 591 | 1.62 | +0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,559 | 61.41 | +1.02 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 59,533 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.04 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Rémi Massé | 14,378 | 39.55 | +16.34 | $63,694.54 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Kédina Fleury-Samson | 7,641 | 21.02 | -13.47 | $33,559.21 |
| | New Democratic | Joël Charest | 7,340 | 20.19 | -6.44 | $14,775.78 |
| | Strength in Democracy | Jean-François Fortin | 4,229 | 11.63 | - | $23,500.51 |
| | Conservative | André Savoie | 2,228 | 6.13 | -7.03 | $4,967.68 |
| | Green | Sherri Springle | 365 | 1.0 | -1.51 | - |
| | Rhinoceros | Éric Normand | 175 | 0.48 | - | - |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,356 | 100.00 | - | $209,811.36 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 416 | - | - |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,772 | - | - |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 60,801 |
| | Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois | Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +14.90 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 12,599 | 34.49 |
| New Democratic | 9,725 | 26.63 |
| Liberal | 8,477 | 23.21 |
| Conservative | 4,806 | 13.16 |
| Green | 918 | 2.51 |