La Pointe-de-l'Île

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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
 
 
 
Ève Péclet
New Democratic
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 99,894
Electors (2006) 79,049
Area (km²)[2] 41.86
Pop. density (per km²) 2,386.4
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 House of Commons of Canada 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.

Geography

The district includes the City of Montréal-Est, 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 sovereignty movement. It had long been reckoned as the Bloc Québécois' 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 Member 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, 2004: La Pointe-de-l'Île
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
Bloc Québécois(x)Francine Lalonde 30,713 66.47 +13.35 $58,592
LiberalJean-Claude Gobé 10,593 22.93 -9.79 $62,081
ConservativeChristian Prévost 1,961 4.24 -3.11 $5,476
New DemocraticAndré Langevin 1,751 3.79 +2.69 none listed
GreenAndré Levert 1,186 2.57 none listed
Total valid votes 46,204 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,075
Turnout 47,279 59.18
Electors on the lists 79,894
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2006: La Pointe-de-l'Île
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde (incumbent) 29,368 60.46 -6.01 $62,051
ConservativeChristian Prévost 7,402 15.24 +11.00 $7,391
LiberalMarie-Migniaud Dominique 6,855 14.11 -8.82 $9,649
New DemocraticNicolas Tremblay 3,407 7.01 +3.22 $1,505
GreenBenjamin Rankin 1,544 3.18 +0.61 $12
Total valid votes 48,576 100.00
Total rejected ballots 739
Turnout 49,315 62.32+3.14
Electors on the lists 79,135
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2008: La Pointe-de-l'Île
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde (incumbent) 25,976 56.09 -4.37 $54,814
LiberalOumy Sarr 7,403 15.99 +1.88 $7,501
New DemocraticIsabelle McGuire 5,975 12.90 +5.89 none listed
ConservativeHubert Pichet 5,179 11.18 -4.06 $49,752
GreenDomita Cundari 1,340 2.89 -0.29 none listed
RhinocerosBen 97 Benoit 261 0.56 $1,608
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle 177 0.38 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,311100.0$84,945
Total rejected ballots 688 1.46
Turnout 46,999 59.46-2.86
Eligible voters 79,049
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2011: La Pointe-de-l'Île
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
New DemocraticÈve Péclet 23,033 48.34 +35.44 none listed
Bloc QuébécoisGinette Beaudry 15,475 32.48 -23.61 $75,555
LiberalOlivier L. Coulombe 4,369 9.17 -6.82 $4,159
ConservativeMathieu Drolet 3,664 7.69 -3.49 $4,500
GreenDavid J. Cox 898 1.89 -1.00 $125
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle 213 0.45 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,652 100.0
Total rejected ballots 813 1.68
Turnout 48,465 60.43+0.97
Eligible voters 80,201
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

See also

References

Notes

  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012

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