Mirabel (electoral district)

Mirabel
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Simon Marcil
Bloc Québécois
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 103,536
Electors (2015) 86,304
Area (km²)[1] 868
Pop. density (per km²) 119.3
Census divisions Deux-Montagnes, Mirabel, La Rivière-du-Nord, Thérèse-De Blainville
Census subdivisions Mirabel, Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Saint-Colomban, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac

Mirabel is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec previously included in the electoral districts of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Terrebonne—Blainville and Rivière-du-Nord.[2]

Mirabel was created by the 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.[3]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mirabel
Riding created from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel,
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Rivière-du-Nord and Terrebonne—Blainville
42nd  2015–2018     Simon Marcil Bloc Québécois
 2018–2018     Groupe parlementaire québécois
 2018–Present     Bloc Québécois

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisSimon Marcil18,71031.49+0.48$14,070.30
New DemocraticMylène Freeman17,87330.08-19.47$52,822.53
LiberalKarl Trudel15,51426.11+18.36$16,340.47
ConservativeGordon Ferguson6,02010.13+0.91$4,496.74
GreenJocelyn Gifford1,3012.19+0.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,418100.0 $227,491.40
Total rejected ballots 1,178
Turnout 60,596
Eligible voters 87,622
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +9.98
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic23,52749.55
  Bloc Québécois14,72731.01
  Conservative4,3809.22
  Liberal3,6797.75
  Green9582.02
  Others2130.45

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Final Report – Quebec
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mirabel, 30 September 2015
  5. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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