Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (electoral district)
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin 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 99,044.
Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of Auteuil and Sainte-Rose, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville, and the western part of neighbourhood of Vimont in the City of Laval; the City of Sainte-Thérèse; the Towns of Lorraine and Rosemère; and the Municipality of Bois-des-Filion. The neighbouring ridings are Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Terrebonne—Blainville, Alfred-Pellan, and Laval.
History
The district was created in 2004 from Laval Centre, Terrebonne—Blainville, Laval East and Rivière-des-Milles-Îles ridings. It is named in honour of the artist Marc-Aurèle Fortin.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
New Democratic | Alain Giguère | 29,107 | 49.68 | +37.38 | |
|
Bloc Québécois | Marie-France Charbonneau | 15,470 | 26.40 | -19.12 | |
|
Liberal | Eduardo Gonzalo Agurto Catalán | 7,035 | 12.01 | -12.45 | |
|
Conservative | Johanne Théorêt | 5,768 | 9.85 | -3.97 | |
|
Green | Charles Sicotte | 1,208 | 2.06 | -1.82 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
58,588 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
751 | 1.27 | +0.11 |
| Turnout |
59,339 | 67.74 | +0.33 |
| Eligible voters |
59,339 | – | – |
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Serge Ménard | 25,552 | 45.52 | -5.5 | $82,764 |
|
Liberal | Robert Frégeau | 13,728 | 24.46 | +8.9 | $15,982 |
|
Conservative | Claude Moreau | 7,759 | 13.82 | -6.7 | $43,446 |
|
New Democratic | Benoît Beauchamp | 6,907 | 12.30 | +4.3 | $854 |
|
Green | Lise Bissonnette | 2,178 | 3.88 | -1.2 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
56,124 | 100.0 | $87,972 |
| Total rejected ballots |
661 | 1.16 |
| Turnout |
56,785 | 67.41 |
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Serge Ménard | 27,638 | 51.0 | -7.9 | $75,195 |
|
Conservative | Claude Moreau | 11,098 | 20.5 | +14.5 | $8,106 |
|
Liberal | Renée Gagné | 8,407 | 15.5 | -12.2 | $19,434 |
|
New Democratic | Martin Duplantis | 4,313 | 8.0 | +4.4 | $1,328 |
|
Green | Lise Bissonnette | 2,733 | 5.0 | +1.2 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
54,189 | 100.0 | $80,381 |
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Serge Ménard | 30,779 | 58.9 | – | $76,323 |
|
Liberal | Nancy Girard | 14,491 | 27.7 | – | $62,416 |
|
Conservative | Marc Bissonnette | 3,125 | 6.0 | – | $5,053 |
|
Green | Lise Bissonnette | 2,012 | 3.8 | – | $23 |
|
New Democratic | Lyse Généreux | 1,867 | 3.6 | – | $806 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
52,274 | 100.0 | $78,363 |
See also
References
Notes
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