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.
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.
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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