📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Abitibi--Témiscamingue was contested during the 2008 Federal election which was held on October 13, 2008. 🏆 Marc Lemay, the Bloc Québécois candidate, won the riding with 20929 votes making up a 47.9% share of the vote. 🥈 The runner-up Liberal candidate, Gilbert Barrette, received 9055 votes (20.7%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 11874. 📊 Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Pierre Grandmaitre - Conservative (18.9%), and Christine Moore - NDP-New Democratic Party (9.5%).