Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Edmund Heath | Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | William McKay Wright | Liberal-Conservative | |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John Poupore | Conservative | |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Bryson | Conservative | |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | |||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Thomas Murray | Liberal | |
| 1892–1896 | John Bryson | Conservative | ||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | William Joseph Poupore | Conservative | |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Thomas Murray | Liberal | |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Gerald Hugh Brabazon | Conservative | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | George Frederick Hodgins | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Gerald Hugh Brabazon | Conservative | |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Frank S. Cahill | Liberal | |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | |||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | |||
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Charles Bélec | Conservative | |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Wallace McDonald | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1946 | |||
| 1946–1949 | Réal Caouette | Social Credit | ||
| Pontiac—Témiscamingue, Gatineau, and Labelle from 1947 to 1966 | ||||
| Pontiac | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Thomas Lefebvre | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Thomas Lefebvre | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Barry Moore | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Robert Bertrand | Liberal | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| Pontiac | ||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | David Smith | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Lawrence Cannon | Conservative | |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–present | Mathieu Ravignat | New Democratic | |
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