Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi

The electoral district existed over three distinct periods:

• It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve in 1947.
• In 1966, an electoral district of Pontiac was created from Pontiac—Témiscamingue and parts of Gatineau and Labelle. Then, in 1978, it was renamed "Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle".
• In 2003, the electoral district of Pontiac was created again during a redistribution of the ridings in western Quebec.

Pontiac lost territory to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and gained territory from Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will largely be replaced by Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi. The new name refers to the reserve of Kitigan Zibi. It loses Val-des-Monts to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation; loses that part of the City of Gatineau west of Montée Paiement to the riding of Gatineau; and gains the rest of the Plateau neighbourhood from Hull—Aylmer.

The electoral district includes:

• the regional county municipality of Pontiac
• the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, including Rapid Lake and Kitigan Zibi indian reserves
• that part of the City of Gatineau northwest of a line following Montée Paiment to Autoroute 50 to Boulevard la Vérendrye Ouest.
• that part of the City of Gatineau northwest of a line following Promenade de la Gatineau to Boulevard Saint-Raymond to Chemin Pink to Boulevard des Grives to Boulevard des Allumettières to Chemin Eardley
• the regional county municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (excepting L'Ange-Gardien and Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette)

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Laurentides—Labelle, Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau (in Quebec) and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ottawa—Orléans, Ottawa West—Nepean, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke (in Ontario).

According to the 2021 Canadian census{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Pontiac [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

Ethnic groups: 80.6% White, 7.9% Indigenous, 5.6% Black, 2.1% Arab, 1.2% Latin American

Languages: 65.1% French, 22.7% English, 1.5% Arabic, 1.2% Spanish

Religions: 64.4% Christian (50.4% Catholic, 1.6% Anglican, 1.4% United Church, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 9.8% Other), 3.4% Muslim, 31.0% None

Median income: $48,400 (2020)

Average income: $56,950 (2020)

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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| FromYr = 1867

| ToYr = 1872

| Assembly# = 1

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = Edmund Heath

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{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1872

| ToYr = 1874

| Assembly# = 2

| CanParty = Liberal-Conservative

| RepName = William McKay Wright

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1874

| ToYr = 1878

| Assembly# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1878

| ToYr = 1882

| Assembly# = 4

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = John Poupore

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1882

| ToYr = 1887

| Assembly# = 5

| RepName = John Bryson

| RepLink = John Bryson (Canadian politician)

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1887

| ToYr = 1891

| Assembly# = 6

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1891

| ToYr = 1892

| Assembly# = 7

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Thomas Murray

| RepLink = Thomas Murray (Canadian politician)

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1892

| ToYr = 1896

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = John Bryson

| RepLink = John Bryson (Canadian politician)

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1896

| ToYr = 1900

| Assembly# = 8

| RepName = William Joseph Poupore

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1900

| ToYr = 1904

| Assembly# = 9

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Thomas Murray

| RepLink = Thomas Murray (Canadian politician)

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1904

| ToYr = 1908

| Assembly# = 10

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = Gerald Hugh Brabazon

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1908

| ToYr = 1911

| Assembly# = 11

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = George Frederick Hodgins

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1911

| ToYr = 1917

| Assembly# = 12

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = Gerald Hugh Brabazon

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1917

| ToYr = 1921

| Assembly# = 13

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Frank S. Cahill

| RepTerms# = 4

| PartyTerms# = 4

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1921

| ToYr = 1925

| Assembly# = 14

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1925

| ToYr = 1926

| Assembly# = 15

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1926

| ToYr = 1930

| Assembly# = 16

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1930

| ToYr = 1935

| Assembly# = 17

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = Charles Bélec

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1935

| ToYr = 1940

| Assembly# = 18

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Wallace McDonald

| RepTerms# = 3

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1940

| ToYr = 1945

| Assembly# = 19

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1945

| ToYr = 1946

| Assembly# = 20

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1946

| ToYr = 1949

| CanParty = Social Credit

| RepName = Réal Caouette

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding re-created from Pontiac—Témiscamingue, Gatineau and Labelle}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1968

| ToYr = 1972

| Assembly# = 28

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Thomas Lefebvre

| RepTerms# = 3

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1972

| ToYr = 1974

| Assembly# = 29

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1974

| ToYr = 1979

| Assembly# = 30

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1979

| ToYr = 1980

| Assembly# = 31

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Thomas Lefebvre

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1980

| ToYr = 1984

| Assembly# = 32

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1984

| ToYr = 1988

| Assembly# = 33

| CanParty = PC

| RepName = Barry Moore

| RepLink = Barry Moore (Canadian politician)

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1988

| ToYr = 1993

| Assembly# = 34

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1993

| ToYr = 1997

| Assembly# = 35

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Robert Bertrand

| RepTerms# = 3

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1997

| ToYr = 2000

| Assembly# = 36

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2000

| ToYr = 2004

| Assembly# = 37

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Pontiac}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2004

| ToYr = 2006

| Assembly# = 38

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = David Smith

| RepLink = David Smith (Quebec politician)

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2006

| ToYr = 2008

| Assembly# = 39

| CanParty = Conservative

| RepName = Lawrence Cannon

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2008

| ToYr = 2011

| Assembly# = 40

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2011

| ToYr = 2015

| Assembly# = 41

| CanParty = NDP

| RepName = Mathieu Ravignat

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2015

| ToYr = 2019

| Assembly# = 42

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Will Amos

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2019

| ToYr = 2021

| Assembly# = 43

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2021

| ToYr = 2025

| Assembly# = 44

| RepName = Sophie Chatel

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2025

| ToYr =

| Assembly# = 45

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Sophie Chatel

| RepTerms# = 1

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

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| xAxisMax=2019

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| y8Title=Social Credit

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{{CANelec/top|CA|16 September 1946|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|Pontiac (federal electoral district)|Pontiac}}

{{CANelec/note|On Mr. McDonald's death, 2 May 1946}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Réal Caouette|11,412|35.86 |+17.68}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Lucien Labelle|10,379|32.61 |-8.77}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Hector-Émile Bélec|7,487|23.53 |+4.47}}

{{CANelec|XX|Unknown|Bernard Molloy|1,975|6.21 |}}

{{CANelec|XX|Unknown|Oscar Roy|572|1.80 |}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|31,825 |100.00}}

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{{CanElec1-by|26 June 1892|On election being declared void, 9 May 1892}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|John Bryson|??}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Thomas Murray|??}}

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• [http://www.elections.ca Campaign expense data from Elections Canada]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=551 Pontiac 1867–1947]
• [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=552 Pontiac 1966–1978]
• [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=553&Include= Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle 1978–2003]
• [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1369 Pontiac 2003–present]
• [http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts_e.aspx?type=3&criteria=Pontiac 2011 Results from Elections Canada]

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