Summary: NDP MP Jonathan Genest-Jourdain won this seat in 2011, ending a long Bloc Québécois reign. He is running for re-election.
Boundaries: This riding in eastern Quebec runs along the St. Lawrence river, and north to surround the boundaries of Labrador. It includes Sept Iles and Baie Comeau. It has expanded slightly to the southwest in this election to include La Haute Cote-Nord.
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Last Election: The NDP’s Jourdain took 48.9 per cent of the vote to defeat the BQ incumbent, Gérard Asselin, who earned 31.2 per cent.
History: This riding was a BQ stronghold prior to 2011, with the party winning it in every election since 1993. Asselin had been elected three times before his 2011 defeat.
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Candidates
Conservative: Yvon Boudreau, Baie-Comeau councillor
NDP: Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, MP since 2011
Liberal: Mario Tremblay, former mayor of Longue-Rive (2001-2009)
Bloc Québécois: Marilène Gill
Green: Nathan Grills
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