Laurier—Sainte-Marie

Geography

The district includes Côte Saint-Louis and the eastern parts of the Plateau and Mile End in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the eastern part of Downtown Montreal and the western part of Centre-Sud (including part of the neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie) in the Borough of Ville-Marie.

History

In 1987, the district of "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" was created from Laurier, Montreal—Sainte-Marie and Saint-Jacques ridings.

In 2003, Laurier—Sainte-Marie was abolished when it was redistributed into Laurier and Hochelaga ridings.

After the 2004 election, Laurier riding was renamed "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" in 2004.

The name comes from Laurier Avenue, a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after Wilfrid Laurier, and Sainte-Marie, a former name for Centre-Sud, which in turn came from a parish church dedicated to Saint Mary.

The riding was represented by Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois, until 2011, when he was defeated by Hélène Laverdière of the New Democratic Party.

This riding lost territory to Outremont and Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, and gained territory from Hochelaga, Westmount—Ville-Marie and Outremont during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost the territory south of Av. Christophe-Colombe and west of Rue Rachel to Outremont; gained territory north of Boul. Robert-Bourassa and east of Av. Viger (including Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island) from Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs.

Former boundaries

Image:Laurier, riding.png|2004 to 2011 election

Demographics

:According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order

Racial groups: 73.4% White, 5.1% Black, 4.4% Arab, 4.3% Latin American, 3.7% Chinese, 3.1% South Asian, 1.7% Southeast Asian, 1.2% Indigenous

Languages: 67.2% French, 15.7% English, 4.3% Spanish, 2.8% Arabic, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% Cantonese

Religions: 36.4% Christian (29.1% Catholic, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 6.1% Other), 6.8% Muslim, 1.2% Buddhist, 1.1% Jewish, 52.7% None

Median income: $39,600 (2020)

Average income: $55,000 (2020)

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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Election results

References

Notes

References

1. [[#2016fed. Statistics Canada]]: 2017
2. [[#2016fed. Statistics Canada]]: 2017
3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2024-08-02). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Laurier--Sainte-Marie[Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Quebec".
4. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders".
5. [http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=24039&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=QC&PROVID=24&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, 30 September 2015]
6. link. (2015-08-15)
7. [http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1907 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]