Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
 Quebec electoral district
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Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
New Democratic |
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| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 84,809 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 69,631 | ||
| Area (km²) | 8,061 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 10.5 | ||
| Census divisions | Rimouski-Neigette, Les Basques, Témiscouata | ||
| Census subdivisions | Rimouski, Trois-Pistoles, Dégelis, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Pohénégamook, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, | ||
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques (formerly known as Rimouski—Témiscouata) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
This eastern Quebec riding includes the regional county municipalities of Rimouski-Neigette, Les Basques and Témiscouata, in the Quebec region of Bas-Saint-Laurent.
The neighbouring ridings are Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and Madawaska—Restigouche.
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was created in 2003 as "Rimouski—Témiscouata" from parts of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis ridings. The district was given its present name in 2004.
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was a safe seat for Bloc Québécois until 2011, when New Democrat Guy Caron, an unsuccessful candidate in 2004, 2006 and 2008, unexpectedly won the riding in an NDP wave that swept throughout Quebec.
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