Pontiac (electoral district)


Pontiac is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.
From 1980 until 2011 and again in 2015, Pontiac was a bellwether electoral district whose electoral winner also was a member of the winning party.

History

The electoral district existed over three distinct periods:
Pontiac lost territory to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and gained territory from Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

The electoral district includes:
The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Laurentides—Labelle, Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ottawa—Orléans, Ottawa West—Nepean, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke.

Linguistic demographics

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Pontiac, 2003-present

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, 1979-2003

Pontiac, 1968-1979

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Pontiac, 1867-1948

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote