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Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
Saint-Laurent (, known from 1993 to 2015 as Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, ) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 1988. Since a 2017 by-election triggered by the resignation of longtime Member of Parliament (MP) Stéphane Dion, its MP has been Emmanuella Lambropoulos of the Liberal Party. Geography The district used to correspond exactly to the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal. However, due to the 2023 redistribution, it now goes all the way up to the south of Acadie boulevard, in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, Mount Royal and Pierrefonds—Dollard. Demographics :''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Ethnic groups: 40.9% White, 18.6% Arab, 10.1% Black, 8.6% South Asian, 8.2% Chinese, 3.8% Southeast Asian, 3.2% Latin American, 2% Filipino, 1.5% West Asian Languages: 25.5% French, 15.2% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Dion
Stéphane Maurice Dion (; ; born 28September 1955) is a Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician who has been the List of ambassadors of Canada to France, Canadian ambassador to France and Monaco since 2022 and special envoy to the European Union since 2017. He was Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), leader of the Opposition and Liberal Party of Canada#Leaders, leader of the Liberal Party from 2006 to 2008. He served in cabinets as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, intergovernmental affairs minister (1996–2003), Minister of Environment and Climate Change, environment minister (2003–2006), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), foreign affairs minister (2015–2017). Before entering politics, Dion was a professor of political science at the Université de Montréal. His research focused on Canadian federalism and public administration. Throughout his tenure in government, Dion held a number of portfolios. He was first named Minister of Intergovernmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahuntsic-Cartierville (electoral District)
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Ahuntsic-Cartierville was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. It was created from parts of Ahuntsic (federal electoral district), Ahuntsic (80%) and Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (20%). Geography The riding comprises the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, excluding south of the Acadie boulevard, which is part of the riding of Saint-Laurent (federal electoral district), Saint-Laurent and the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Récollet, which is part of the riding of Bourassa (electoral district), Bourassa. Demographics :''According to the 2016 Canadian census'' * Langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Laurent (Canadian Electoral District)
Saint Laurent, Saint-Laurent, St. Laurent or St-Laurent may refer to: * Saint Lawrence or (225-258), a Christian martyr Places Canada * Saint-Laurent river * St. Laurent, Manitoba * Saint-Laurent, New Brunswick * Saint-Laurent, Quebec, a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec * Bas-Saint-Laurent, a region of Quebec * Saint-Laurent (federal electoral district), an electoral district Montreal, Quebec * Louis-Saint-Laurent (federal electoral district), a federal riding of Canada in Quebec * Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, a federal riding of Canada in Quebec * Saint-Laurent (provincial electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district * Montréal-Saint-Laurent, a former Quebec provincial electoral district * St. Laurent de Grandin, Saskatchewan * Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans France *Saint-Laurent, Ardennes, in the Ardennes ''département'' *Saint-Laurent, Cher, in the Cher ''département'' *Saint-Laurent, Côtes-d'Armor, in the Côtes-d'Armor ''département'' *Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds—Dollard
Pierrefonds—Dollard () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population was 108,587 at the 2016 Canadian Census. This riding occupies the northwest part of the Island of Montreal on Lac des Deux-Montagnes and Rivière des Prairies. It contains the cities of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pierrefonds, Roxboro and L'Île-Bizard. This riding is home to a number of pharmaceutical companies. Manufacturing is the main industry, followed by retail trade. Over 17% of the population has a university degree, while just over 4% has less than a Grade 9 education. The average family income is $75,497 with an unemployment rate of 6.5%. According to the 2001 Canadian census, 37% of the population lists English as their mother tongue, while French is the first language for 32%. The total immigrant population is almost 30%. Geography The district includes the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, L'Île-Bizar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dollard (electoral District)
Dollard was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988. History This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Laval and Mount Royal. In 1966, it was defined to consist of: * the City of Saint-Laurent; * the Towns of Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Roxboro; * two parts of the City of Pierrefonds, one situated northeast of the Town of Roxboro, and the other bounded on one side by Des Prairies River and on the three other sides by the Town of Roxboro; * the part of the City of Montreal bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Montreal-Laurentians Autoroute and Des Prairies River; east following the Autoroute to the northwestern limit of the City of Saint-Laurent; along the limit with the City of Montreal to the northeastern limit of the City of Pierrefonds; northwest along that limit to Des Prairies River; and back to the Autoroute. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of: * the Towns of Dolla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Saint-Laurent Federal By-election
A by-election was held in the Electoral district (Canada), federal riding of Saint-Laurent (federal electoral district), Saint-Laurent in Quebec, Canada on 3 April 2017 following the resignation of Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Member of Parliament (Canada), MP and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion, who was appointed to a diplomatic post. The seat was held by the Liberal candidate Emmanuella Lambropoulos on a reduced majority."Saint-Laurent riding rallies behind Liberal rookie Emmanuella Lambropoulos" . CBC News Montreal, April 3, 2017. The by-election was scheduled to coincide with four others across the country; 2017 Calgary Heritage federal by-elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Royal (electoral District)
Mount Royal (, ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. Its population in 2006 was 98,888. The riding is among the strongest Liberal ridings in the country. Réal Caouette, long-time leader of the Social Credit Party in Quebec, once said that a mailbox could win the Liberal nomination in Mount Royal and still win election just because it was red (the traditional colour of the Liberal Party). The Liberals have held the riding continuously since 1940, and have only been seriously threatened three times since then—in 1958, 1984 and 2011. Its best-known MP is former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who represented the riding from 1965 to 1984. Its current MP, Anthony Housefather, was elected on 19 October 2015, garnering 50.3% of the vote, and was profiled as one of 10 rookie MPs to watch in the new parliament. Mr. Housefather has won, since then, three more races, tallying 56.4% of the vote i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides () is a district in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Geography The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by Chomedey, on the east and north-east by Pont-Viau and on the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. * Écoles secondaire de la Mosaïque * Écoles secondaire Mont-de-La Salle * École primaire De l’Arc-en-ciel * École primaire Léon-Guilbault * École primaire Marcel-Vaillancourt * École primaire Sainte-Marguerite " . Retrieved on September 24, 2017. |
Canadian Federal Electoral Redistribution, 2012
The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian census. As a result of amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867, the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338. The previous electoral redistribution was in 2003. Background and previous attempts at reform Prior to 2012, the redistribution rules for increasing the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada was governed by section 51 of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'', as last amended in 1985. As early as 2007, attempts were made to reform the calculation of how that number was determined, as the 1985 formula did not fully take into account the rapid population growth being experienced in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. The revised formula, as originally presented, was estimated to have the following impact: Three successive bills were presented by the Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Denis (electoral District)
Saint-Denis (also known as St. Denis and St-Denis) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1997. This riding was created in 1914 as "St. Denis" from parts of Maisonneuve riding. St. Denis riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Papineau (electoral district) and into a successor district, "St-Denis". In 1952, the district was abolished, and a new riding, "Saint-Denis" was created. In 1996, the riding was abolished. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results St. Denis, 1917–1953 St-Denis, 1949–1953 Saint-Denis, 1953–1997 , Capital familial , Henri-Georges Grenier, , align=393 By-election: On Mr. Denis' resignation, 27 December 1963 , Parti républicain , Paul Ferron, , align=18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval Centre
Laval Centre (; formerly known as Laval-des-Rapides) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004. It was created as "Laval-des-Rapides" riding in 1976 from parts of Laval, Ahuntsic, Dollard and Duvernay ridings. It was renamed "Laval Centre" in 1990. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Laval and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin ridings. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results Laval-des-Rapides Laval Centre See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament () is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
