Ungava (electoral district)

Ungava is a provincial electoral district in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes all of the Nord-du-Québec region (which is also a single census division) except for the Naskapi village municipality of Kawawachikamach.

Ungava
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Denis Lamothe
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1980
First contested1981
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2016)44,560
Electors (2017)[1]27,501
Area (km²)[2]855,110.7
Pop. density (per km²)0.05
Census division(s)Nord-du-Québec
Census subdivision(s)Akulivik (northern village), Aupaluk (northern village), Baie-James, Chapais, Chibougamau, Chisasibi (Cree village municipality), Eastmain (Cree village municipality), Inukjuak (northern village), Ivujivik, Kangiqsualujjuaq (northern village), Kangiqsujuaq (northern village), Kangirsuk (northern village), Kuujjuaq (northern village), Kuujjuarapik (northern village), Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Matagami, Mistissini (Cree village municipality), Nemaska (Cree village municipality), Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq (northern village), Salluit (northern village), Tasiujaq (northern village), Umiujaq (northern village), Waskaganish (Cree village municipality), Waswanipi (Cree village municipality), Wemindji (Cree village municipality), Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality), Oujé-Bougoumou; Akulivik (Inuit reserved land), Aupaluk (Inuit reserved land), Chisasibi (Cree reserved land), Eastmain (Cree reserved land), Inukjuak (Inuit reserved land), Kangiqsualujjuaq (Inuit reserved land), Kangiqsujuaq (Inuit reserved land), Kangirsuk (Inuit reserved land), Kiggaluk, Killiniq, Kuujjuaq (Inuit reserved land), Kuujjuarapik (Inuit reserved land), Mistissini (Cree reserved land), Nemaska (Cree reserved land), Quaqtaq (Inuit reserved land), Salluit (Inuit reserved land), Tasiujaq (Inuit reserved land), Umiujaq (Inuit reserved land), Waskaganish (Cree reserved land), Waswanipi (Cree reserved land), Wemindji (Cree reserved land), Whapmagoostui (Cree reserved land); Baie-d'Hudson, Rivière-Koksoak (part)

It covers the Ungava Peninsula of northern Quebec and notably includes the municipalities and communities of Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Mistissini, Kuujjuaq, Eeyou Istchee Baie James, Waskaganish, Puvirnituq, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Inukjuak and Wemindji.

It was created for the 1981 election from Abitibi-Est and Abitibi-Ouest electoral districts.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost the unorganized territories of Caniapiscau and Lac-Juillet (in Côte-Nord region) to Duplessis electoral district.

Members of the National Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Abitibi-Est and Abitibi-Ouest
32nd  1981–1985     Marcel Lafrenière Parti Québécois
33rd  1985–1989 Christian Claveau
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998 Michel Létourneau
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007
38th  2007–2008 Luc Ferland
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2014
41st  2014–2018     Jean Boucher Liberal
42nd  2018–2022     Denis Lamothe Coalition Avenir Québec
43rd  2022–Present

Election results

2022 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecDenis Lamothe3,13236.27+9.76
Québec solidaireMaïtée Labrecque-Saganash2,09224.23+7.70
LiberalTunu Napartuk1,57118.19-6.73
Parti QuébécoisChristine Moore1,08412.55-13.42
ConservativeNancy Lalancette7568.76+6.52
Total valid votes8,63596.80
Total rejected ballots2853.20
Turnout8,92030.21-0.68
Electors on the lists29,522
2018 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecDenis Lamothe2,27026.51+10.00
Parti QuébécoisJonathan Mattson2,22425.97-7.05
LiberalJean Boucher2,13424.92-17.42
Québec solidaireAlisha Tukkiapik1,41616.53+11.83
ConservativeAlexandre Croteau1922.24
GreenCristina Roos1832.14
New DemocraticLouis R. Couture1451.69
Total valid votes 8,564 97.92
Total rejected ballots 182 2.08
Turnout 8,746 30.89
Eligible voters 28,314
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from LiberalSwing+8.53
These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The initial results declared Denis Lamothe the victor by a margin of 44 votes. The recount resulted in Lamothe keeping the seat by a margin of 46 votes.
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
"CAQ keeps northern Quebec seat in Ungava recount | CBC News". CBC News. October 15, 2018.
2014 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJean Boucher4,61542.34+7.63
Parti QuébécoisLuc Ferland3,59933.02-12.51
Coalition Avenir QuébecMichael Donald Cameron1,80016.51+5.48
Québec solidaireAndré Richer5124.70-1.45
Option nationaleZoé Allen-Mercier2352.16-0.44
Parti nulMatthew Guillemette1401.28
Total valid votes 10,901 98.14
Total rejected ballots 207 1.86
Turnout 11,108 41.47 -0.15
Electors on the lists 26,786
Liberal gain from Parti QuébécoisSwing+10.07
2012 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti QuébécoisLuc Ferland4,85445.52-1.77
LiberalGérald Lemoyne3,70134.71+0.09
Coalition Avenir QuébecStéphane Robichaud1,17611.03+0.49
Québec solidaireSylvain Couture6556.14+1.10
Option nationaleDominic Hamelin-Johnston2772.60
Total valid votes 10,663 98.18
Total rejected ballots 198 1.82
Turnout 10,861 41.62 +5.53
Electors on the lists 26,098
Parti Québécois holdSwing-0.93

^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.

2008 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti QuébécoisLuc Ferland4,11947.30+5.89
LiberalPierre Gaudreault3,01534.62+2.10
Action démocratiquePascal Dion91810.54-10.94
Québec solidaireMélanie Dufour4395.04+0.44
IndependentGilbert Hamel2182.50-2.10
Total valid votes8,70998.61
Total rejected ballots1231.39
Turnout8,83236.09-10.38
Electors on the lists24,474
2007 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti QuébécoisLuc Ferland4,55541.41-8.70
LiberalAline Sauvageau3,57732.52-4.63
Action démocratiqueJacques L. Cadieux2,36321.48+8.74
Québec solidaireGilbert Hamel5064.60
Total valid votes11,00198.88
Total rejected ballots1251.12
Turnout11,12646.47-4.05
Electors on the lists23,944


2003 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti QuébécoisMichel Létourneau5,74450.11
LiberalDonald Don Bubar4,25837.15
Action démocratiqueGloria Trudeau1,46012.74
Total valid votes11,462100.00
Rejected and declined votes192
Turnout11,65450.52
Electors on the lists23,067


1998 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti QuébécoisMichel Létourneau6,48248.22−5.97
LiberalClaude Eric Gagné5,51741.04+1.04
Action démocratiqueSteve Paquette1,44310.74
Total valid votes13,442100.00
Rejected and declined votes180
Turnout13,62261.93+10.12
Electors on the lists21,997
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
1995 Quebec referendum
SideVotes%
Non10,39653.09
Oui9,18746.91
1994 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti QuébécoisMichel Létourneau7,27654.19+3.23
 LiberalVicto Murray5,37140.00-9.04
GreenThomas DeMarco4073.03
 Natural LawSteve Paquette3722.77
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
SideVotes%
Non10,54962.08
Oui6,44437.92
1989 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti QuébécoisChristian Claveau6,44250.96-0.88
 LiberalJacques Bérubé6,19949.04+4.62
1985 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti QuébécoisChristian Claveau6,41451.84-9.69
 LiberalJacques Bérubé5,49744.42+5.95
 Christian SocialistDenis Turgeon4633.74
1981 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti QuébécoisMarcel Lafrenière9,67961.53
 LiberalLaurent Levasseur6,05238.47

References

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Maps

57°30′N 68°42′W / 57.5°N 68.7°W / 57.5; -68.7