Summary: This is another of the former Bloc Québécois seats that went down to NDP defeat in 2011. Incumbent Christine Moore will face former journalist Yvon Moreau, who is running for the Bloc.
Boundaries: This riding covers a large area of western Quebec along the Ontario border. The community of Baie-James has now moved into this riding.
Last Election: NDP Moore won this seat with 51.2 per cent of the vote, defeating three-term Bloc Québécois incumbent Marc Lemay, who earned 31.6 per cent.
History: This seat was primarily Bloc Québécois territory from 1993 through 2011, with Liberal MP Gilbert Barrette holding the seat for just one year after a by-election in 2003. Like Quebec electoral districts outside the Island of Montreal, they elected BQ candidates from 1993 to 2011, PC candidates in 1984 and 1988.
Demographics: Just 0.84 per cent of the population were immigrants here as of the last census, the second lowest number in Quebec.
Candidates
Conservative: Benoit Fortin
NDP: Christine Moore, MP since 2011
Liberal: Claude Thibault, works in international trade and development
Bloc Québécois: Yvon Moreau, former journalist
Green: Aline Bégin, french teacher in the House of Commons
Rhino: Pascal Gélinas
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