Laporte is a provincial electoral district in the

Montérégie Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion. ...

region of

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that elects members to the

National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, déput ...

. It was created for the 1973 election from parts of

Taillon Taillon is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil of the city of Longueuil. It was created for ...

and Chambly. It was named after former

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

Minister

Pierre Laporte Pierre Laporte (25 February 1921 – 17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ ...

who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the

October Crisis The October Crisis (french: Crise d'Octobre) refers to a chain of events that started in October 1970 when members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped the provincial Labour Minister Pierre Laporte and British diplomat James Cr ...

in 1970. In the change from the 2011 to the 2017 electoral map, it will gain the area around the

Champlain Mall The Champlain Mall (french: link=no, Mail Champlain) is a shopping mall located in Brossard, Quebec, Canada at the intersection of Taschereau Boulevard and Lapinière Boulevard. Champlain Mall is named in honour of Samuel de Champlain but refere ...

from the riding of

La Pinière La Pinière is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Its territory corresponds to the city of Brossard, less its "P" and "V" sectors that are located no ...

Geography

The riding currently includes: *The entire City of Saint-Lambert * The following areas of the City of Longueuil: ** Borough of Greenfield Park, ** LeMoyne district of the Borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil, ** Laflèche district of the Borough of Saint-Hubert * The north-west areas of

Brossard Brossard (, , ) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada and is part of the Greater Montreal area. According to the 2021 census, Brossard's population was 91,525. It shares powers with the urban agglomeration of Longueuil ...

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

Members of the National Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

Election results

* Result compared to Action démocratique * Result compared to UFP ,

, Michel Audet , align="right", 18,673 , align="right", 55.22 , align="right", +2.37

Geography

Members of the National Assembly

Election results

References

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