Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (electoral district)

For the river channel, see Rivière des Mille-Îles

Rivière-des-Mille-Îles

Quebec electoral district

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

District created

1996

First contested

Last contested

District webpage

Demographics

Population (2006)

97,258

Electors (2011)

77,006

Area (km²)

116

Pop. density (per km²)

838.4

Census divisions

Census subdivisions

Saint-Eustache, Boisbriand, Deux-Montagnes, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (formerly known as Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

Contents

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
- 3.1 Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
- 3.2 Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse
4 See also
5 Sources

Geography

This riding is located in the northern suburbs of Montreal, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles. Since 2003, it has consisted of the cities of Deux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache and Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac in the Regional County Municipality of Deux-Montagnes; and the City of Boisbriand in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-De Blainville.

The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Laval, Laval—Les Îles, and Pierrefonds—Dollard.

History

It was created in 1996 as "Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse" riding from parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes riding.

It was renamed "Rivière-des-Mille-Îles" in 1998.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
36th	1997–2000		Gilles Perron	Bloc Québécois
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011		Luc Desnoyers	Bloc Québécois
41st	2011–present		Laurin Liu	New Democratic

Election results

Rivière-des-Mille-Îles

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Laurin Liu	25,639	49.2	+35.9
	Bloc Québécois	Luc Desnoyers	14,873	28.5	-16.8
	Liberal	Denis Joanette	5,300	10.2	-7.2
	Conservative	Lucie Leblanc	5,057	9.7	-9.8
	Green	Gilles Bisson	1,229	2.4	-1.8
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,098	100.0
Total rejected ballots			973	1.8
Turnout			53,071	66.8
Eligible voters			79,428

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Luc Desnoyers	23,216	45.7	-8.2	$52,131
	Conservative	Claude Carignan	9,911	19.5	-1.4	$81,773
	Liberal	Denis Joannette	8,823	17.4	+4.6	$15,359
	New Democrat	Normand Beaudet	6,741	13.3	+6.3	$1,453
	Green	Marie Martine Bédard	2,134	4.2	-1.2	$3,053
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,825	100.0		$83,475

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Bloc Québécois	Gilles A. Perron	26,272	53.9	-7.5	$28,133
	Conservative	Érick Gauthier	10,173	20.9	+14.2	$5,917
	Liberal	Robert Frégeau	6,239	12.8	-11.4	$30,097
	New Democrat	Francis Chartrand	3,418	7.0	+3.6	$1,522
	Green	Marie Martine Bédard	2,643	5.4	+1.1	$1,860
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,745	100.0		$76,468

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Gilles A. Perron	27,993	61.4	+12.0	$36,071
	Liberal	Yolaine Savignac	11,025	24.2	-10.2	$36,430
	Conservative	Érick Gauthier	3,064	6.7	-5.6	$6,653
	Green	Marie Martine Bédard	1,961	4.3	+1.8	$1,319
	New Democrat	Nicolas Du Cap	1,559	3.4	+2.0	$411
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,602	100.0		$74,324

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Bloc Québécois	Gilles A. Perron	26,508	49.4	+3.0
	Liberal	Robert Fragasso	18,456	34.4	+5.1
	Canadian Alliance	François Desrochers	3,677	6.9
	Progressive Conservative	Jonathan Paquette	2,935	5.5	-17.1
	Green	Eric Squire	1,329	2.5
	New Democrat	Stephane Thinel	739	1.4	-0.3
Total valid votes			53,644	100.0

Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bloc Québécois	Gilles A. Perron	25,807	46.5
	Liberal	Yolaine Savignac	16,280	29.3
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Blanchard	12,522	22.5
	New Democrat	Valérie Kinslow	947	1.7
Total valid votes			55,556	100.0

See also

Sources

Federal ridings in the Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec

New Democratic	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

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