Bourassa (; formerly known as Montreal—Bourassa) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1968. Its population in 2021 was 105,637.

Geography

The district includes

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and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of

Sault-au-Récollet Sault-au-Récollet (, '' Recollet Rapids'') is a neighbourhood in Montreal. It is located in the eastern edge of the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, bordering the Rivière des Prairies. Autoroute 19 connects Sault-au-Récollet to Laval. The n ...

in the Borough of

Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, ...

. The neighbouring ridings are

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel (; known until 1996 as Saint-Léonard) is a federal electoral district within the City of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 1988. Its population during the 201 ...

, Honoré-Mercier, and

Alfred-Pellan Alfred-Pellan (formerly Duvernay and Laval East) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 104,765. Geography The district includes th ...

Demographics

20.4% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada. :''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 45.1% White, 29.4% Black, 11.8% Arab, 7.4% Latin American, 2% Southeast Asian, 1.2% South Asian
Languages: 48.2% French, 7.5% Arabic, 7.5% Haitian Creole, 7.2% Spanish, 5.7% Italian, 4.6% English, 2.8% Creole, 1.8% Kabyle, 1.1% Turkish, 1% Vietnamese
Religions: 60.6% Christian (39.8% Catholic, 2.3% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal), 19.3% No Religion, 18% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist
Median income: $33,200 (2020)
Average income: $38,960 (2020)

History

The electoral district of Bourassa was created in 1966 from

Mercier Mercier is French for ''notions dealer'' or ''haberdasher'', and may refer to: People * Agnès Mercier, French curler and coach *Annick Mercier (born 1964), French curler * Amanda H. Mercier (born 1975), American Judge *Armand Mercier, (1933–201 ...

and Laval ridings. The name comes from a street running through the three neighbourhoods which is named after

Henri Bourassa Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa (; September 1, 1868 – August 31, 1952) was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the Government of the United Kingdom, British government's request for Cana ...

. The name of the riding was changed to "Montreal—Bourassa" in 1971. In 1976, Montreal—Bourassa was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Bourassa" riding and Saint-Michel riding. The new Bourassa riding was created from parts of Montreal—Bourassa,

Ahuntsic Ahuntsic (; , ) is a district in the northern part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally an independent village, Ahuntsic was first annexed by Montreal in 1910, then merged into the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in 2002. It is home to Coll ...

and Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ridings. This riding lost territory to Honoré-Mercier and gained territory from

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of parliament

This riding has elected the following members of parliament:

Election results

Bourassa, 1979–present

On 16 May 2013, Liberal MP

Denis Coderre Denis Coderre (; born July 25, 1963) is a Canadian politician who served as the 44th mayor of Montreal from 2013 to 2017. Coderre was involved in federal politics as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, serving as the member of Parliame ...

announced he would resign his seat on 2 June in order to run for Mayor of Montreal. The Chief Electoral Officer received official notification of the vacancy on 3 June 2013 and the by-election had to be called by 30 November 2013. Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Montreal—Bourassa, 1972–1979

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Bourassa, 1968–1972

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections Canada
Riding history from the

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Bourassa (1966–1971)Montreal—Bourassa (1971–1976)Bourassa (1976– )

Notes

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