La Pointe-de-l'Île (electoral district)

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La Pointe-de-l'Île
Quebec electoral district


La Pointe-de-l'Île in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Francine Lalonde
BQ
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 99,685
Electors (2006) 79,135
Area (km²) 43
Pop. density (per km²) 2,318.3
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Montreal, Montréal-Est

La Pointe-de-l'Île 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 98,878.

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, and Mercier ridings.

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[edit] Geography

The district includes the City of Montreal East, the neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles in the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Longue-Pointe and the southern part of the neighbourhood of Tétreaultville in the Borough of Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga, Honoré-Mercier, Montcalm, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, and Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.

[edit] History

[edit] Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, and Mercier prior to 2003
38th 2004-2006     Francine Lalonde Bloc Québécois
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Francine Lalonde 29,268
     Conservative Christian Prevost 7,402
     Liberal Marie-Mignaud Dominique 6,855
     New Democrat Nicolas Tremblay 3,507
     Green Benjamin Rankin 1,544


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Francine Lalonde 30,713
     Liberal Jean-Claude Gobé 10,593
     Conservative Christian Prevost 1,961
     New Democrat André Langevin 1,751
     Green André Levert 1,186

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