La Pointe-de-l'Île

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.

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 Sources

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.

History

the riding is located in eastern Montreal, traditionally the power base of the Quebec sovereigntism movement. It had long been reckoned as the Bloc Quebecois' safest riding. However, in 2011, after the retirement of longtime MP Francine Lalonde, it fell to the New Democratic Party along with all of the other ridings in eastern Montreal.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, and Mercier prior to 2003
38th	2004–2006	Francine Lalonde	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present	Ève Péclet	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Ève Péclet	23,033	48.3	+35.4
	Bloc Québécois	Ginette Beaudry	15,475	32.5	-23.6
	Liberal	Olivier L. Coulombe	4,369	9.2	-6.8
	Conservative	Mathieu Drolet	3,664	7.7	-3.5
	Green	David J. Cox	898	1.9	-1.0
	Marxist–Leninist	Claude Brunelle	213	0.4	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,652	100.0
Total rejected ballots			813	1.7
Turnout			48,465	60.6
Eligible voters			79,984

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Francine Lalonde	25,966	56.1	-4.1	$54,982
	Liberal	Oumy Sarr	7,389	16.0	+1.9	$7,431
	New Democrat	Isabelle McGuire	5,965	12.9	+5.7
	Conservative	Hubert Pichet	5,176	11.2	-4.1	$46,847
	Green	Domita Cundari	1,340	2.9	-0.3
	Neorhino.ca	Ben 97 Benoit	261	0.6		$1,606
	Marxist–Leninist	Claude Brunelle	176	0.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,273	100.0		$84,945

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Francine Lalonde	29,268	60.3	-6.2	$62,051
	Conservative	Christian Prevost	7,402	15.2	+11.0	$18,056
	Liberal	Marie-Mignaud Dominique	6,855	14.1	-8.8	$8,895
	New Democrat	Nicolas Tremblay	3,507	7.2	+3.4	$1,505
	Green	Benjamin Rankin	1,544	3.2	+0.6	$12
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,576	100.0

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Francine Lalonde	30,713	66.5		$58,592
	Liberal	Jean-Claude Gobé	10,593	22.9		$62,081
	Conservative	Christian Prevost	1,961	4.2		$2,401
	New Democrat	André Langevin	1,751	3.8
	Green	André Levert	1,186	2.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,204	100.0		$78,952

Sources

Federal ridings in Montreal

New Democratic	Alfred-Pellan • Hochelaga • Honoré-Mercier • Jeanne-Le Ber • La Pointe-de-l'Île • LaSalle—Émard • Laurier—Sainte-Marie • Laval • Laval—Les Îles • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine • Outremont • Pierrefonds—Dollard • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie

Liberal	Bourassa • Lac-Saint-Louis • Mount Royal • Papineau • Saint-Laurent—Cartierville • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel • Westmount—Ville-Marie

Bloc Québécois	Ahuntsic

Federal ridings in Quebec

Central Quebec	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour • Berthier—Maskinongé • Joliette • Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Montcalm • Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier • Repentigny • Saint-Maurice—Champlain • Trois-Rivières

Côte-Nord and Saguenay	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord • Jonquière—Alma • Manicouagan • Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord • Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean

Eastern Quebec	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine • Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Lévis—Bellechasse • Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

The Eastern Townships	Beauce • Brome—Missisquoi • Compton—Stanstead • Drummond • Mégantic—L'Érable • Richmond—Arthabaska • Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot • Shefford • Sherbrooke

The Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou • Abitibi—Témiscamingue • Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel • Gatineau • Hull—Aylmer • Laurentides—Labelle • Pontiac • Rivière-des-Mille-Îles • Rivière-du-Nord • Terrebonne—Blainville

Montreal (East, West, North & Laval)	Ahuntsic • Alfred-Pellan • Bourassa • Hochelaga • Honoré-Mercier • Jeanne-Le Ber • Lac-Saint-Louis • La Pointe-de-l'Île • LaSalle—Émard • Laurier—Sainte-Marie • Laval • Laval—Les Îles • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin • Mount Royal • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine • Outremont • Papineau • Pierrefonds—Dollard • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie • Saint-Laurent—Cartierville • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel • Westmount—Ville-Marie

Montérégie	Beauharnois—Salaberry • Brossard—La Prairie • Chambly—Borduas • Châteauguay—Saint-Constant • Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher • Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert • Saint-Jean • Saint-Lambert • Vaudreuil-Soulanges • Verchères—Les Patriotes

Quebec City	Beauport—Limoilou • Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles • Louis-Hébert • Louis-Saint-Laurent • Québec

See also: Quebec provincial electoral districts