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Rimouski—La Matapédia

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

Bloc Québécois

maxime.blanchette-joncas@parl.gc.ca 613-992-5302

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A federal riding is one of 343 geographic electoral districts in Canada. Each elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.

Projected vote share — current polls

Bloc Québécois47%±6%·89% win

Liberal38%±6%·11% win

Conservative7%±6%·<1% win

NDP4%±5%·<1% win

Green3%±3%·<1% win

People's2%±2%·<1% win

Bar = est. vote share (shading = p10–p90 range) · 2,000 simulations

Riding snapshot

French knowledge

99.8%

#2 of 343top 5%

Median income

$44,720

Renters

31.1%

Under 35

14.6%

Top industry

Public sector · 34.7%

Area

14,002 km²

GE45 result

Margin

10.7%

Competitive

89.3/100

Key issues

Seniors & healthcare35.1% aged 65+

Demographics · 2021 Census

Key Stats

#302

Median income

$44,720

bottom 25%

#325

Avg 2BR rent

$918/mo

bottom 10%

2021 census variation scaled to CMHC Fall 2025

#T270

Unemployment

7.8%

bottom 25%

#T317

Shelter stressed

10.9%

bottom 10%

#131

Renters

31.1%

Age distribution

Under 35

14.6%#181

35–64

50.2%

65+

35.1%#45

Housing tenure

Renters

31.1%#131

Owners

68.9%

Education attainment (ages 25–64)

No diploma

13.4%#73

High school

16.1%#T302

College/trades

49.3%#18

Bachelor's

13.9%#254

Postgrad

7.2%#212

People & Economy

French knowledge

99.8%

top 5%

#T330

Immigrants

1.5%

bottom 5%

#T314

Recent arrivals

0.4%

bottom 10%

Immigrants arrived 2016–21

#T333

Visible minority

1.5%

bottom 5%

#T193

Indigenous

2.2%

#18

Govt. transfers

20.5%

top 10%

#287

Self-employed

10.5%

bottom 25%

Industry of employment

Public sector34.7%

Trades & transport17.3%

Manufacturing7.5%

Finance & prof6.4%

Resources6.3%

Infrastructure & environment

Flood riskⓘMean NRCan flood susceptibility index score for the riding (scale 0–100). Categories: Low < 20 · Moderate 20–35 · High 35–50 · Very High 50+.

Moderate

Index: 34.5 / 100

Wildfire riskⓘHectares burned per km² of riding area, 2015–2024 (NRCan NFDB). Categories: Low < 10 · Moderate 10–50 · High 50–200 · Extreme 200+.

Low

Index: 0 (avg = 100)

Crime severityⓘStatsCan Crime Severity Index for the riding's CMA, rescaled so Canada's national average = 100. Categories: Below average < 80 · Average 80–110 · Elevated 110–140 · High severity 140+.

Below average

Index: 69.2 (avg = 100)

Federal Spending

Avg federal spending

$6.7M/yr

Avg CCBF allocation

$2.3M/yr

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