Rimouski-Neigette—Mitis—Matapédia—Les Basques
federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada (Since 2025)
Rimouski-Neigette—Mitis—Matapédia—Les Basques (formerly known as Rimouski—La Matapédia and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Geography
This eastern Quebec riding includes the regional county municipalities of La Matapédia, La Mitis, Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette, in the Quebec region of Bas-Saint-Laurent.
The neighbouring ridings are Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, and Madawaska—Restigouche.
History
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was created in 2003 as "Rimouski—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis ridings. The district was given its present name in 2004.
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was a safe seat for Bloc Québécois until 2011, when New Democrat Guy Caron, an unsuccessful candidate in 2004, 2006 and 2008, unexpectedly won the riding in an NDP wave that swept throughout Quebec.
There was a proposal to change the riding's name to Centre-du-Bas-Saint-Laurent following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012; however, Parliament voted against this change. There were no territory changes to this riding as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding was merged with Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, becoming Rimouski—La Matapédia. The new riding consisted of Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipalities (taken from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) and La Mitis and La Matapédia Regional County Municipalities from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Rimouski-Neigette—Mitis—Matapédia—Les Basques” is federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada (Since 2025). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Rimouski-Neigette, Mitis and Matapédia, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q133690919. Authority coordinates are 47.940, -68.510. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004, 2003, 2011 and 2006.
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