La Pointe-de-l'Île
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:
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
New Democratic | Ève Péclet | 23,033 | 48.34 | +35.44 | none listed |
|
Bloc Québécois | Ginette Beaudry | 15,475 | 32.48 | -23.61 | $75,555 |
|
Liberal | Olivier L. Coulombe | 4,369 | 9.17 | -6.82 | $4,159 |
|
Conservative | Mathieu Drolet | 3,664 | 7.69 | -3.49 | $4,500 |
|
Green | David J. Cox | 898 | 1.89 | -1.00 | $125 |
|
Marxist–Leninist | Claude 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. |
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde (incumbent) | 25,976 | 56.09 | -4.37 | $54,814 |
|
Liberal | Oumy Sarr | 7,403 | 15.99 | +1.88 | $7,501 |
|
New Democratic | Isabelle McGuire | 5,975 | 12.90 | +5.89 | none listed |
|
Conservative | Hubert Pichet | 5,179 | 11.18 | -4.06 | $49,752 |
|
Green | Domita Cundari | 1,340 | 2.89 | -0.29 | none listed |
|
Rhinoceros | Ben 97 Benoit | 261 | 0.56 | – | $1,608 |
|
Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 177 | 0.38 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
46,311 | 100.0 | – | $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, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde (incumbent) | 29,368 | 60.46 | -6.01 | $62,051 |
|
Conservative | Christian Prévost | 7,402 | 15.24 | +11.00 | $7,391 |
|
Liberal | Marie-Migniaud Dominique | 6,855 | 14.11 | -8.82 | $9,649 |
|
New Democratic | Nicolas Tremblay | 3,407 | 7.01 | +3.22 | $1,505 |
|
Green | Benjamin 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, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | (x)Francine Lalonde | 30,713 | 66.47 | +13.35 | $58,592 |
|
Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 10,593 | 22.93 | -9.79 | $62,081 |
|
Conservative | Christian Prévost | 1,961 | 4.24 | -3.11 | $5,476 |
|
New Democratic | André Langevin | 1,751 | 3.79 | +2.69 | none listed |
|
Green | André 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. |
See also
References
Notes
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