Laurentides—Labelle
Laurentides—Labelle
| Quebec electoral district |
|
| Laurentides—Labelle in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts |
| Federal electoral district |
| Legislature |
House of Commons |
| MP |
Marc-André Morin
NDP |
| District created |
2004 |
| First contested |
2004 |
| Last contested |
2011 |
| District webpage |
profile, map |
| Demographics |
| Population (2008) |
105,884 |
| Electors (2011) |
88,692 |
| Area (km²) |
19,694 |
| Pop. density (per km²) |
5.4 |
| Census divisions |
Antoine-Labelle RCM, Les Laurentides RCM, Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM |
| Census subdivisions |
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.
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.
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.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Johanne Deschamps |
24,956 |
47.08 |
-6.7 |
$84,074 |
| |
Liberal |
Pierre Gfeller |
14,143 |
26.68 |
+12.2 |
$68,722 |
| |
Conservative |
Guy Joncas |
6,914 |
13.04 |
-7.3 |
$21,200 |
| |
New Democrat |
David Dupras |
4,896 |
9.23 |
+2.8 |
$2,719 |
| |
Green |
Jacques Rigal |
2,094 |
3.95 |
-0.9 |
$700 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
53,003 |
100.00 |
|
$98,720 |
| Total rejected ballots |
570 |
1.06 |
|
|
| Turnout |
53,573 |
60.40 |
|
|
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Johanne Deschamps |
28,217 |
53.8 |
-4.6 |
$82,985 |
| |
Conservative |
Guy Joncas |
10,666 |
20.3 |
+14.5 |
$46,224 |
| |
Liberal |
Jean-Pierre Fortin |
7,616 |
14.5 |
-14.9 |
$22,123 |
| |
New Democrat |
Rose-Aimée Auclair |
3,382 |
6.5 |
+3.8 |
$1,635 |
| |
Green |
Richard Savignac |
2,543 |
4.9 |
+1.2 |
|
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
52,424 |
100.0 |
|
$90,966 |
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Johanne Deschamps |
28,675 |
58.4 |
|
$76,294 |
| |
Liberal |
Dominique Boyer |
14,459 |
29.4 |
|
$75,647 |
| |
Conservative |
Guillaume Desjardins |
2,887 |
5.9 |
|
$13,907 |
| |
Green |
Jacques Léger |
1,781 |
3.6 |
|
$2,090 |
| |
New Democrat |
Brendan Naef |
1,320 |
2.7 |
|
$877 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
49,122 |
100.0 |
|
$88,110 |
See also
Sources