Laurentides—Labelle
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| Member of Parliament | Johanne Deschamps Bloc Québécois |
| Population, 2001 | 96 133 |
| Electors, 2006 | 86 438 |
| Area (km²) | 19 694 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 4.9 |
| Electoral district created | 2004, from Laurentides, Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle and Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. |
| Census divisions | • Antoine-Labelle RCM • Les Laurentides RCM • Les Pays-d'En-Haut RCM |
| Polling divisions | 212 |
| Major municipalities | • Ferme-Neuve • Labelle • Lac-des-Écorces • Mont-Laurier • Mont-Tremblant • Saint-Faustin—Lac-Carré • Saint-Sauveur • Sainte-Adèle • Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts • Val-David |
Laurentides—Labelle is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 96,133.
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[edit] Geography
The district is located north of Gatineau and northwest of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Laurentides. It includes the Regional County Municipalities of Antoine-Labelle, and Les Laurentides, and the eastern part of Les Pays-d'En-Haut
The main towns are Saint-Sauveur, Sainte-Agathe, Mont-Laurier, Mont-Tremblant, and Val-David.
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Pontiac, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Joliette, and Rivière-du-Nord.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2004: 61.5 per cent of the riding came from Laurentides, 34.9 per cent from Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, and 3.6 per cent from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Laurentides, Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle and Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel prior to 2004 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Johanne Deschamps | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Johanne Deschamps | 28,217 | |||
| Conservative | Guy Joncas | 10,666 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Pierre Fortin | 7,616 | |||
| New Democrat | Rose-Aimée Auclair | 3,382 | |||
| Green | Richard Savignac | 2,543 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Johanne Deschamps | 28,675 | |||
| Liberal | Dominique Boyer | 14,459 | |||
| Conservative | Guillaume Desjardins | 2,887 | |||
| Green | Jacques Léger | 1,781 | |||
| New Democrat | Brendan Naef | 1,320 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
