Laval—Les Îles
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| Laval—Les Îles | |
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| Member of Parliament | Raymonde Folco Liberal |
| Population, 2001 | 100 137 |
| Electors, 2006 | 84 662 |
| Area (km²) | 59 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 1697 |
| Electoral district created | 2003, from Laval West |
| Census division | Laval |
| Polling divisions | 193 |
| Major neighbourhoods | • Fabreville (part) • Îles-Laval • Laval-Ouest • Laval-sur-le-Lac • Sainte-Dorothée |
Laval—Les Îles 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 100,137.
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[edit] Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of Îles-Laval, Laval-Ouest, Laval-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Dorothée and the western part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville in the City of Laval. The neighbouring ridings are Laval, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Pierrefonds—Dollard, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Laval West riding.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Laval West prior to 2003 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Raymonde Folco | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Raymonde Folco | 20739 | 39.2 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Christiane Pichette | 17527 | 33.1 | |||
| Conservative | Qais Hamidi | 9055 | 17.1 | |||
| New Democrat | Alain Giguère | 3817 | 7.2 | |||
| Green | Theodore Kouretas | 1557 | 2.9 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 206 | 0.3 | |||
| Total | 52906 | 100.0 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Raymonde Folco | 23,985 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Micaël Poirier | 18,597 | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Paul Pratte | 3,498 | |||
| New Democrat | Paul Michaud | 2,202 | |||
| Green | Pierre Véronneau | 1,178 | |||
| Marijuana | Michel Allard | 498 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 154 | |||
