Laurier—Sainte-Marie () is a federal Electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons since the 1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 federal election. Its 2016 population was 111,835. 2019 Canadian federal election, Since 2019, its Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) has been Steven Guilbeault of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party.

Geography

The district includes Côte Saint-Louis and the eastern parts of the Plateau and Mile End, Montreal, Mile End in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the eastern part of Downtown Montreal and the western part of Centre-Sud (including part of the neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie, Montreal, Sainte-Marie) in the Borough of Ville-Marie, Montreal, Ville-Marie.

History

In 1987, the district of "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" was created from Laurier (federal electoral district), Laurier, Hochelaga (electoral district), Montreal—Sainte-Marie and Saint-Jacques (federal electoral district), Saint-Jacques electoral district (Canada), ridings. In 2003, Laurier—Sainte-Marie was abolished when it was redistributed into Laurier (federal electoral district), Laurier and Hochelaga (electoral district), Hochelaga ridings. After the 2004 election, Laurier riding was renamed "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" in 2004. The name comes from Laurier Avenue, a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after Wilfrid Laurier, and Sainte-Marie, a former name for Centre-Sud, which in turn came from a parish church dedicated to Saint Mary. The riding was represented by Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois, until 2011, when he was defeated by Hélène Laverdière of the New Democratic Party (Canada), New Democratic Party. This riding lost territory to Outremont (electoral district), Outremont and Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, and gained territory from Hochelaga (electoral district), Hochelaga, Westmount—Ville-Marie and Outremont (electoral district), Outremont during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Image:Laurier, riding.png, 2004 to 2011 election

Demographics

:''According to the 2006 Canadian census'' Racial groups: 84.9% White, 3.6% Black, 2.9% Latin American, 2.1% Chinese, 1.8% Arab, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% South Asian
Religions (2001): 68.5% Catholic, 2.8% Muslim, 2.8% Protestant, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Other Christian, 21.0% No religion
Average income: $25,079 :''According to the 2016 Canadian census'' * Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 70.9% French, 10.4% English, 4.1% Spanish, 2.3% Arabic, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.2% Cantonese, 0.9% Bengali, 0.7% Farsi, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.6% Russian, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.4% Romanian, 0.3% Creole languages, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Korean, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% Turkish

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament, members of Parliament:

Election results

References

Notes

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
Laurier—Sainte-Marie (1987-2003)
accessed 5 November 2006
Laurier (2003-2004)
accessed 5 November 2006
Laurier—Sainte-Marie (2004-present)
accessed 5 November 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurier-Sainte-Marie Federal electoral districts of Montreal Ville-Marie, Montreal Centre-Sud Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Quartier Latin, Montreal