La Pointe-de-l'Île

La Pointe-de-l'Île
Quebec electoral district
La Pointe-de-l'Île in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°39′04″N 73°30′32″W / 45.651°N 73.509°W / 45.651; -73.509Coordinates: 45°39′04″N 73°30′32″W / 45.651°N 73.509°W / 45.651; -73.509
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mario Beaulieu
Bloc Québécois
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 103,512
Electors (2015) 84,335
Area (km²)[2] 43
Pop. density (per km²) 2,407.3
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Montreal, Montréal-Est

La Pointe-de-l'Île (French pronunciation: [la pwɛ̃t də lil]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,878.

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, and Mercier ridings.

Geography

The district includes the City of Montréal-Est, the neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles in the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Longue-Pointe and the southern part of the neighbourhood of Mercier-Est in the Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga, Honoré-Mercier, Montcalm, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, and Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2016 Census
  • Languages: (2016) 83.0% French, 3.5% Spanish, 2.6% English, 2.0% Creole, 1.9% Arabic, 1.3% Italian, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Romanian, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Kabyle[3]

History

The riding is located in Eastern Montreal, traditionally the power base of the Quebec sovereignty movement. It had long been reckoned as the Bloc Québécois' safest riding. However, in 2011, after the retirement of longtime MP Francine Lalonde, it fell to the New Democratic Party along with all of the other ridings in Eastern Montreal.

This riding lost territory to Hochelaga and gained territory from Honoré-Mercier during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
La Pointe-de-l'Île
Riding created from Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies,
Hochelaga—Maisonneuve and Mercier
38th  2004–2006     Francine Lalonde Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Ève Péclet New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Mario Beaulieu Bloc Québécois

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Beaulieu18,54533.58+1.21$48,190.59
LiberalMarie-Chantale Simard15,77728.57+18.47$5,384.21
New DemocraticÈve Péclet14,77726.76-20.77$51,626.51
ConservativeGuy Morissette4,4087.98+0.33$4,736.10
GreenDavid J. Cox1,1302.05+0.16
RhinocerosBen 97 Benoit3580.65$1,062.19
Strength in DemocracyJean-François Larose1350.24
Marxist–LeninistGeneviève Royer960.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,226100.00 $222,699.43
Total rejected ballots 9121.62
Turnout 56,13865.43[4]
Eligible voters 84,507
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +10.99
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic23,61347.53
  Bloc Québécois16,08132.37
  Liberal5,01810.10
  Conservative3,8017.65
  Green9361.88
  Others2350.47
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticÈve Péclet23,03348.34+35.44none listed
Bloc QuébécoisGinette Beaudry15,47532.48−23.61$75,555
LiberalOlivier L. Coulombe4,3699.17−6.82$4,159
ConservativeMathieu Drolet3,6647.69−3.49$4,500
GreenDavid J. Cox8981.89−1.00$125
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle2130.45none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,652 100.0
Total rejected ballots 813 1.68
Turnout 48,465 60.43+0.97
Eligible voters 80,201
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde (incumbent)25,97656.09−4.37$54,814
LiberalOumy Sarr7,40315.99+1.88$7,501
New DemocraticIsabelle McGuire5,97512.90+5.89none listed
ConservativeHubert Pichet5,17911.18−4.06$49,752
GreenDomita Cundari1,3402.89−0.29none listed
RhinocerosBen 97 Benoit2610.56$1,608
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle1770.38none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,311100.0 $84,945
Total rejected ballots 688 1.46
Turnout 46,999 59.46−2.86
Eligible voters 79,049
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde (incumbent)29,36860.46−6.01$62,051
ConservativeChristian Prévost7,40215.24+11.00$7,391
LiberalMarie-Migniaud Dominique6,85514.11−8.82$9,649
New DemocraticNicolas Tremblay3,4077.01+3.22$1,505
GreenBenjamin Rankin1,5443.18+0.61$12
Total valid votes 48,576 100.00
Total rejected ballots 739
Turnout 49,315 62.32 +3.14
Electors on the lists 79,135
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde30,71366.47+13.35$58,592
LiberalJean-Claude Gobé10,59322.93−9.79$62,081
ConservativeChristian Prévost1,9614.24−3.11$5,476
New DemocraticAndré Langevin1,7513.79+2.69none listed
GreenAndré Levert1,1862.57none listed
Total valid votes 46,204 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,075
Turnout 47,279 59.18
Electors on the lists 79,894
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

See also

References

  • "(Code 24028) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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