Editing Bas-Saint-Laurent (section)

===Representation and political tendencies===
Since the modification of the electoral map of Quebec in 2011, three constituencies are entirely located inside the region of Bas-Saint-Laurent: [[Matane-Matapédia]], [[Rimouski (provincial electoral district)|Rimouski]] et [[Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata]]. The voters of the western part of the region are part of the constituency of [[Côte-du-Sud]], shared between the regions of Bas-Saint-Laurent and [[Chaudière-Appalaches]].

The Maliseet are also represented by the [[Maliseet First Nation of Viger]].

==== Provincial representation ====
The region is represented in the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] since the [[2014 Quebec general election]] by :

* [[Matane-Matapédia]] : [[Pascal Bérubé]] ([[Parti québécois|PQ]])
*[[Rimouski (provincial electoral district)|Rimouski]] :  [[Harold LeBel]] ([[Parti québécois|PQ]]).
* [[Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata]] : [[Jean D'Amour]] ([[Quebec Liberal Party|QLP]])
* [[Côte-du-Sud]] : [[Norbert Morin]] ([[Quebec Liberal Party|QLP]]).

With the exception of Rimouski's, all constituencies voted "no" during the [[1980 Quebec referendum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Référendum du 20 mai 1980 |url=http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/francais/tableaux/referendum-1980-8483.php |website=Directeur général des élections du Québec |access-date=10 March 2013 |language=fr}}</ref> In 1992, the five constituencies of Bas-Saint-Laurent refused the [[Charlottetown Accord]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Référendum du 26 octobre 1992 |url=http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/francais/tableaux/referendum-1992-8482.php |website=Directeur général des élections du Québec |access-date=10 March 2013 |language=fr |archive-date=23 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523180716/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/francais/tableaux/referendum-1992-8482.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Three years later, every constituency votes "yes" to the [[1995 Quebec referendum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Référendum du 30 octobre 1995 |url=http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/francais/tableaux/referendum-1995-8481.php |website=Directeur général des élections du Québec |access-date=10 March 2013 |language=fr}}</ref>

==== Federal representation ====
Bas-Saint-Laurent is represented in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] since the [[2021 Canadian federal election]] by :

* [[Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques]], situated entirely within the adminastrative region: [[Maxime Blanchette-Joncas]] ([[Bloc Quebecois|BQ]]);
* [[Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup]], including voters from [[Chaudière-Appalaches]]: [[Bernard Généreux]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|CPC]]);
* [[Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia]], also contains voters from the region of [[Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine]]: [[Kristina Michaud]] ([[Bloc Quebecois|BQ]]).