Pontiac candidate information and riding profile

Traditionally a Liberal riding, Pontiac in west Quebec was taken over by the Conservatives in 2006 before joining the orange wave that saw the NDP elected as official opposition in 2011.

Candidates

Pitches

William Amos makes his election pitch

9 years ago

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William Amos, Liberal candidate in the west Quebec riding of Pontiac, makes his election pitch.

Mathieu Ravignat makes his election pitch

9 years ago

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Mathieu Ravignat, NDP incumbent in the west Quebec riding of Pontiac, makes his election pitch.

Benjamin Woodman makes his election pitch

9 years ago

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Benjamin Woodman, Conservative candidate in the west Quebec riding of Pontiac, makes his election pitch.

Colin Griffiths makes his election pitch

9 years ago

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Green candidate Colin Griffiths makes his pitch for the election.

Riding history

This mainly rural riding in west Quebec is north of Ottawa, much of italong the Ontario border. It includes part of the City of Gatineau, as well as theregional municipalitiesof Pontiac, les Collines de l'Outaouais andLa Valle-de-la-Gatineau, including thevillages ofChelsea andWakefield.

Rapid Lake andKitiganZibiFirst Nations reserves are in the riding, and the number of people reporting aboriginal origin was more than 13 per cent in the 2011National Household Survey.

Nearly 24 per cent of people in the riding reported English as a first language in the 2011 census.