Abitibi (electoral district)

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

Quebec electoral district
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Roméo Saganash New Democratic
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	87,787
Electors (2015)	62,881
Area (km²)	854,754
Pop. density (per km²)	0.1
Census divisions	Jamésie, Kativik Regional Government, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Census subdivisions	Chapais, Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Kuujjuaq, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Malartic, Matagami, Mistissini, Senneterre, Val-d'Or, Waskaganish

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Abitibi, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, and Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that have been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1966.

"Abitibi" was created in 1966, and renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik". It was abolished in 2003, and most of its territory was incorporated into "Nunavik—Eeyou", which was renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" in 2004.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou consists of:

The neighbouring ridings are Timmins—James Bay, Nunavut, Labrador, Manicouagan, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Pontiac, and Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou contains more than half of Quebec's total landmass. As such, it is the largest riding in a Canadian province, and the third largest in the country after the territorial ridings of Nunavut and Northwest Territories.

Abitibi riding was created in 1966 from parts of Chapleau and Saguenay electoral districts. In 1976, parts of Villeneuve were incorporated. The electoral district's name was changed in 1998 to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik".