Alfred-Pellan (formerly Duvernay and Laval East) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 104,765.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Duvernay, Pont-Viau, Saint-François, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Vimont in the City of Laval. The neighbouring ridings are Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Terrebonne—Blainville, Montcalm, Honoré-Mercier, Ahuntsic, and

Vimy Vimy lemish: Wimi or ; ) is a commune in the French department of Pas-de-Calais. Located west of Vimy is the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Canadian soldiers who were killed during the First Wor ...

Demographics

:''According to the

2021 Canadian census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...

''Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). ''Census Profile''. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 24, 2025). : :Languages: English (17.45%), French (75.07%), English and French (6.36%), Neither English nor French (1.10%) :Religions: Christian (69.15%), None (18.38%), Muslim (10.82%), Buddhist (1.13%), Hindu (0.21%), Other (0.21%), Jewish (0.10%) :Median total income (2020): 42,800$

History

The riding was created in 1968 from Laval and was known as Duvernay until 1990 when it became Laval East. Upon redistribution in 2003 it was renamed Alfred-Pellan after the famous Quebec artist

Alfred Pellan Alfred Pellan (born Alfred Pelland; 16 May 1906 – 31 October 1988) was an important figure in twentieth-century Canadian painting. Biography Alfred Pellan was born on 16 May 1906 in the Saint-Roch quarter of Quebec City. His mother, Régi ...

. Also it lost a small part of its territory to the newly created Marc-Aurèle-Fortin riding. The riding lost territory to

and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Alfred-Pellan, 2003 - present

Laval East, 1990 - 2003

Duvernay, 1966 - 1990

References

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Riding history from the

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Riding history for Laval East from the

Riding history for Duvernay from the

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alfred-Pellan (Electoral District) Politics of Laval, Quebec Quebec federal electoral districts