LaSalle—Émard was a federal
electoral district in the
Canadian province of
Quebec
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that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. Its population in 2001 was 99,767. The MP from 1988 to 2008 was
Paul Martin
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, who served as prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. As part of redistribution begun in 2012 the riding is now known by its current name and boundaries of
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun while the southwestern portion joined the new riding of
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle.
Geography
The district included the
Montreal
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borough
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History
In the Middle A ...
of
LaSalle and the
Southwest borough's Ville-Émard and
Côte-Saint-Paul neighbourhoods. The neighbouring ridings were
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine,
Westmount—Ville-Marie,
Jeanne-Le Ber
Jeanne-Le Ber was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 112,863. It was abolished for the 2015 election and dissolved into Ville-Mar ...
,
Brossard—La Prairie and
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant.
Political geography
Historically, the LaSalle part of the riding was fairly Liberal-leaning, with a few Bloc pockets in the west. Meanwhile, Ville-Émard and Côte-Saint-Paul were mostly Bloc areas. However, the division was swept over by the NDP surge in the
2011 Canadian federal election
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.
History
The electoral district was created in 1987 from
LaSalle,
Saint-Henri—Westmount and
Verdun—Saint-Paul
Verdun (also known as Verdun—Saint-Paul, Verdun—Saint-Henri and Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to ...
ridings.
Member of parliament
This riding elected the following
member of parliament
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:
Election results
Change from 2000 for top three parties is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections CanadaRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Map of riding archived by Elections Canada
Notes
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec
LaSalle, Quebec