Pontiac (federal electoral district)

Pontiac

Quebec electoral district
Pontiac in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Sophie Chatel Liberal
District created	1867
First contested	1867
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	106,499
Electors (2015)	86,585
Area (km²)[2]	27,588.31
Pop. density (per km²)	3.9
Census division(s)	Gatineau, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Pontiac
Census subdivision(s)	Gatineau (part), Val-des-Monts, Cantley, La Pêche, Chelsea, Pontiac, Maniwaki, Gracefield, Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Déléage

Pontiac (formerly known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle) is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.

In every election since its creation except 1979 and 2011, Pontiac has been a bellwether electoral district whose electoral winner also was a member of the winning party.