Global News has declared Sylvie Bérubé of the Bloc Québécois the winner in the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavuk-Eeyou, which had no incumbent candidate.
The riding consists all of northern and northwestern Quebec. According to a 2016 census, 87,787 people live in the riding and 65.4 per-cent of them are between 15 to 64 years old.
Boundaries: The district’s west bank borders the Hudson Bay and a small part of Northeastern Ontario. The district includes more than half of Quebec’s total landmass and is the largest riding in a Canadian province.
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Last Election: In 2015, Romeo Saganash of the NDP was re-elected MP with 37.02 per cent of the vote. He was first elected in 2011 succeeding Yvon Lévesque of the Bloc Québécois. Being a Cree from Waswanipi, Saganash was the first indigenous MP ever elected in Quebec. After his two terms in office, he decided not to seek reelection.
History: The Bloc Québécois were elected for three consecutive terms since 2004 before NDP’s “Orange Wave” in 2011. The Liberals held this seat for two elections before the Bloc.
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Candidates (2019 General election)
Incumbent: Romeo Saganash (not seeking re-election)
NDP: Jacline Rouleau
Liberals: Isabelle Bergeron
Conservatives: Martin Ferron
Green: Kiara Cabana-Whiteley
Bloc Québécois: Sylvie Bérubé
PPC: Guillaume Lanouette
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