Summary: NDP MP Philip Toone, elected in 2011, is running again, but major boundary changes here may work against him, by dividing the NDP vote.
Boundaries: The Gaspé Peninsula, formerly divided between north and south, is now split between west and east. This riding covers the eastern tip.
Last Election: NDP Toone was elected with 33.8 per cent of the vote, defeating BQ candidate Daniel Côté by just 777 votes. However, voters within this riding’s new boundaries, voted 33.1 per cent for the Bloc Québécois, and 28.8 per cent for the NDP.
History: This riding was created in 2004, and elected BQ MP Raynald Blais in 2004, 2006 and 2008.
Candidates
Conservative: Jean-Pierre Pigeon, President, Chic-Chocs School Board
NDP: Philip Toone, MP since 2011
Liberal: Diane Lebouthillier, Warden of the RCM of Rocher Percé
Bloc Québécois: Nicolas Roussy, consultant, communications and management
Green: Jim Morrison
Rhino: Max Boudreau
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