Mount Royal (electoral district)

Mount Royal
Quebec electoral district
Mount Royal in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Anthony Housefather
Liberal
District created 1924
First contested 1925
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 101,258
Electors (2015) 74,055
Area (km²)[2] 23
Pop. density (per km²) 4,402.5
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Montreal, Côte Saint-Luc, Mount Royal, Hampstead

Mount Royal (French: Mont-Royal) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. Its population in 2006 was 98,888.

The riding is among the strongest Liberal ridings in the country. Réal Caouette, long-time leader of the Social Credit Party in Quebec, once said that a mailbox could win the Liberal nomination in Mount Royal and still win election just because it was red (the traditional colour of the Liberal Party). The Liberals have held the riding continuously since 1940, and have only been seriously threatened three times since then—in 1958, 1984 and 2011.

Its best-known MP is former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who represented the riding from 1965 to 1984. Its current MP, Anthony Housefather, was elected on 19 October 2015, garnering 50.3% of the vote,[3] and was profiled as one of 10 rookie MPs to watch in the new parliament.[4]

Once the English name of this riding was eliminated in the 2012 electoral redistribution but reversed by the Riding Name Change Act, 2014.

The riding has a large Jewish population, the second largest in Canada—36.3 percent. Mount Royal and Thornhill in Ontario are the only two districts in Canada where Judaism is the most commonly practised religion.

Geography

The district includes the City of Côte Saint-Luc, the Towns of Mount Royal and Hampstead, the neighbourhood of Snowdon and the western part of the neighbourhood of Côte-des-Neiges in the city of Montreal, Quebec.

Demographics


According to the Canada 2011 Census[5]

Ethnic groups: 62.1% White, 10.8% Filipino, 6.3% Black, 5.5% South Asian, 3.4% Arab, 3.3% Southeast Asian, 2.9% Chinese, 2.1% Latino, 1.2% West Asian, 2.4% Other
Languages: 33.0% English, 23.8% French, 5.4% Tagalog, 4.2% Russian, 3.5% Arabic, 2.9% Spanish, 2.4% Chinese, 2.2% Romanian, 1.9% Tamil, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.7% Hebrew, 1.7% Yiddish, 1.6% Italian, 1.4% Bengali, 1.2% Greek, 1.2% Persian, 10.1% Other
Religions: 44.4% Christian, 30.7% Jewish, 7.4% Muslim, 2.8% Hindu, 2.1% Buddhist, 0.3% Other, 12.3% None
Median income: $24,313 (2010)
Average income: $48,466 (2010)


According to the Canada 2016 Census
  • 2016 mother tongue languages (top twenty) : 31.5% English, 25.1% French, 5.8% Tagalog. 3.8% Arabic, 3.8% Russian, 2.8% Spanish, 2.2% Farsi, 2.1% Romanian, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.6% Italian, 1.6% Hebrew, 1.5% Tamil, 1.3% Bengali, 1.2% Greek, 1.1% Yiddish, 0.7% Hungarian, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.5% Korean, 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Creole languages[6]

History

The electoral district was created in 1924 from Jacques-Cartier and Westmount—Saint-Henri ridings. The electoral district was actually abolished twice since 1924, in 1966 and in 1987; however, the district to replace it kept the same name and incumbent both times.

This riding remained largely intact during the 2012 electoral redistribution, losing a small (uninhabited) territory to Outremont.

Former boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mount Royal
Riding created from Jacques-Cartier and Westmount—St. Henri
15th  1925–1926     Robert Smeaton White Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940 William Allen Walsh
19th  1940–1945     Fred Whitman Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953 Alan Macnaughton
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968 Pierre Trudeau
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988 Sheila Finestone
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–1999
 1999–2000 Irwin Cotler
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present Anthony Housefather

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAnthony Housefather24,18750.34+8.93$95,380.32
ConservativeRobert Libman18,20137.88+2.27$157,866.00
New DemocraticMario Jacinto Rimbao3,8848.08-9.77$8,395.91
Bloc QuébécoisJade Bossé-Bélanger9081.90-1.01$198.94
GreenTimothy Landry7471.55-0.20–
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston1240.26-0.02–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,051100.00–$207,183.11
Total rejected ballots 4250.88––
Turnout 48,47665.18+7.54–
Eligible voters 74,374–––
Liberal hold Swing +6.66
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIrwin Cotler16,15141.41-14.24–
ConservativeSaulie Zajdel13,89135.61+8.28–
New DemocraticJeff Itcush6,96317.85+10.13–
Bloc QuébécoisGabriel Dumais1,1362.91-1.45–
GreenBrian Sarwer-Foner6831.75-2.67–
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston1090.28+0.01–
IndependentAbraham Weizfeld740.19––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,007100.00––
Total rejected ballots 3120.79+0.04–
Turnout 39,31957.64+5.34–
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIrwin Cotler19,70255.65-9.90$70,302
ConservativeRafael Tzoubari9,67627.33+9.43$63,120
New DemocraticNicolas Thibodeau2,7337.72+1.02$3,089
GreenTyrell Alexander1,5654.42+0.57$600
Bloc QuébécoisMaryse Lavallée1,5434.36-1.35$6,931
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston970.27-0.02
CommunistAntonio Artuso890.25–$907
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,405100.00 – $80,838
Total rejected ballots 268 0.75+0.06–
Turnout 35,67352.30-0.51–
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIrwin Cotler24,24865.55-10.13$66,099
ConservativeNeil Martin Drabkin6,62117.90+9.27$41,404
New DemocraticNicolas R. Thibodeau2,4796.70+1.79$2,810
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Dussault2,1125.71-1.25$8,542
GreenDamien Pichereau1,4233.85+1.09
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston1060.29+0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,989 100.00 – $75,740
Total rejected ballots 2410.65-0.18–
Turnout 37,23052.81-0.59–
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIrwin Cotler28,67075.68-5.56$79,191
ConservativeMatthew Fireman3,2718.63-1.02$16,501
Bloc QuébécoisVincent Gagnon2,6366.96+2.69$5,960
New DemocraticSébastien Beaudet1,8594.91+2.37$2,199
GreenAdam Sommerfeld1,0462.76+1.09
MarijuanaAdam Greenblatt3080.81–
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston940.25–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,884 100.00– $74,792
Total rejected ballots 3170.83––
Turnout 38,20153.40––

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalIrwin Cotler33,11881.24-10.74
Progressive ConservativeStephane Gelgoot2,4896.11+2.34
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Sebastien Houle1,7404.27+2.03
AllianceAlex Gabanski1,4443.54
New DemocraticMaria Pia Chávez1,0342.54+0.52
GreenJean-Claude Balu6811.67
CommunistJudith Chafoya1400.34
Natural LawEna Kahn1220.30
Total valid votes 40,768100.00–
Canadian federal by-election, 15 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Resignation of Sheila Finestone, 10 August 1999
LiberalIrwin Cotler15,82091.98+29.72
Progressive ConservativeNoel Earl Alexander6483.77-6.58
Bloc QuébécoisMathieu Alarie3852.24-1.86
New DemocraticSerge Granger3472.02+0.02
Total valid votes 17,200100.00–

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSheila Finestone30,11562.26-20.68
IndependentHoward Galganov10,09020.86
Progressive ConservativeCarolyn Steinman5,00610.35+4.57
Bloc QuébécoisJacques Thibaudeau1,9814.10-2.86
New DemocraticAdam Giambrone9662.00+0.33
Natural LawEna Kahn2110.44-0.21
Total valid votes 48,369100.00–
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSheila Finestone39,59882.94+23.09
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Dumas3,3246.96
Progressive ConservativeNeil Drabkin2,7585.78-26.17
New DemocraticMichael Richard Werbowski7961.67-3.70
IndependentHarry Polansky5371.12
Natural LawKen Matthews3120.65
NationalKurtis Law3000.63
Commonwealth of CanadaGeorges Duchesnay710.15-0.09
AbolitionistMarie Vienneau470.10
Total valid votes 47,743100.00–
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSheila Finestone27,35459.85+12.38
Progressive ConservativeRobert Presser14,60131.95-7.14
New DemocraticTariq Alvi2,4555.37-4.52
RhinocerosLady Be Ann Poulin5121.12-0.50
GreenDaniel Reicher4380.96
IndependentBarry Goodman1650.36
Commonwealth of CanadaPaul G. Fraleigh1080.24+0.07
IndependentAbe Rosner680.15
Total valid votes 45,701 100.00–
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSheila Finestone22,71647.47-33.76
Progressive ConservativeSharon Wolfe18,70739.09+28.52
New DemocraticNancy Pearson4,7359.89+4.23
RhinocerosClaude Parachute Racine7761.62-0.10
Parti nationalisteAndré Daoust3920.82
LibertarianVictor Lévis3380.71+0.41
IndependentMark Sholzberg1100.23
Commonwealth of CanadaGuy R. Huard800.17
Total valid votes 47,854100.00–
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Trudeau33,82181.23-3.9
Progressive ConservativeHarry Bloomfield4,40210.57+3.4
New DemocraticDavid C. Winch2,3565.66+1.7
RhinocerosMichel Flybin Rivard7151.72+0.4
IndependentGordon Edwards1490.36
LibertarianEddie Paul1260.30
Marxist–LeninistLiz Watkins680.16+0.0
Total valid votes 41,637 100.00–
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Trudeau43,20285.2+10.2
Progressive ConservativeJ. David Dejong3,6607.2-6.1
New DemocraticDavid C. Winch2,0234.0-5.8
Social CreditLaflèche Trudeau1,0492.11.1
RhinocerosJacques Ferron6491.3
CommunistDavid G. Johnston810.2
Marxist–LeninistRobert Verrier610.1-0.3
Total valid votes 50,725 100.0–
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Trudeau32,16675.0-5.6
Progressive ConservativeÉmile Mashaal5,72313.3+3.6
New DemocraticJoe Rabinovitch4,2149.8+2.7
Social CreditBertrand Marcil4141.0-0.4
IndependentEdward J. Sommer2110.5
Marxist–LeninistRobert A. Cruise1620.4+0.2
Total valid votes 42,890 100.0–
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Trudeau36,87580.6-10.1
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Albert Brichant4,4469.7+5.0
New DemocraticHarry Yudin3,2747.2+3.3
Social CreditAlexander O. Bronstein6251.4+1.2
IndependentGaston Miron4330.9
IndependentRobert A. Cruise800.2
Total valid votes 45,733 100.0–

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

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Trudeau37,40290.8+35.1
Progressive ConservativeHuguette Marleau1,9654.8-8.8
New DemocraticJussy Brainin1,5833.8-25.8
IndependentWalter Gallagher1820.4
Ralliement créditisteMichel Lamonde800.2-1.0
Total valid votes 41,212 100.0–
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Trudeau28,06455.6-14.7
New DemocraticCharles Taylor14,92929.6+13.1
Progressive ConservativePeter S. Wise6,84013.6+2.9
Ralliement créditisteMichel Smith5981.2-1.3
Total valid votes 50,431 100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton37,64870.4+7.3
New DemocraticCharles Taylor8,85516.5+3.8
Progressive ConservativeThomas Joseph Coonan5,69310.6-12.0
Social CreditAustin G. Gordon1,3182.5+0.8
Total valid votes 53,514 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton31,65463.0+14.6
Progressive ConservativeStanley Shenkman11,35222.6-24.7
New DemocraticCharles Taylor6,38812.7+8.4
Social CreditHenri-J. Bernard8451.7
Total valid votes 50,239 100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton22,05148.4-12.0
Progressive ConservativeReginald J. Dawson21,56247.3+11.4
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold Atwill1,9524.3+0.6
Total valid votes 45,565 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton23,33060.4-1.2
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Brown13,86135.9+2.0
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold Atwill1,4203.7+1.9
Total valid votes 38,611 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton17,18361.7-2.2
Progressive ConservativeDudley Holden Kerr9,46033.9-0.1
Labor–ProgressiveNorman Nerenberg7272.6
Co-operative CommonwealthRoss Worrall5001.8-0.3
Total valid votes 27,870 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton21,65463.8+17.1
Progressive ConservativeEarle Moore11,55034.0-5.7
Co-operative CommonwealthRoss Edward Worrall7192.1-5.9
Total valid votes 33,923 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrederick Primrose Whitman20,92546.8-9.7
Progressive ConservativeSt. Clair Holland17,79839.8+1.9
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Stanley Allen3,6088.1+2.4
Independent PCGilbert Layton1,2702.8
Labor–ProgressiveBeryl Truax1,1472.6
Total valid votes 44,748 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrederick Primrose Whitman19,85856.5+20.0
National GovernmentWilliam Allen Walsh13,31937.9-11.6
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Stanley Allen1,9835.6+1.1
Total valid votes 35,160 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Allen Walsh16,20349.4-26.0
LiberalAdam Kirk Cameron11,96736.5+12.0
ReconstructionClifford Henry Cheasley2,7828.5
Co-operative CommonwealthLloyd B. Almond1,4734.5
IndependentThomas Henry Carveth3431.0
Total valid votes 32,768 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRobert Smeaton White19,93275.5-0.5
LiberalOctavia Grace Ritchie England6,48324.5+0.5
Total valid votes 26,415 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRobert Smeaton White14,24976.0+6.3
LiberalThomas Henry Carveth4,49924.0
Total valid votes 18,748 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeRobert Smeaton White16,37769.7
Independent LiberalRobert Louis Calder7,12930.3
Total valid votes 23,506 100.0

See also

References

  • "(Code 24044) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ↑ "Quebec / Mount Royal". Elections Canada. 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nearly 200 rookie MPs were elected on Monday. Here's who to watch". National Post. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  5. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=24052&Data=Count&SearchText=mount%20royal&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  6. ↑ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=109979&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=888&Temporal=2016,2017&THEME=118&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Election Results, 22 October 2015
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Algoma East		 Riding represented by the Prime Minister
1968–1979		 Succeeded by
Yellowhead
Preceded by
Yellowhead		 Riding represented by the Prime Minister
1980–1984		 Succeeded by
Vacant; next was Manicouagan, in 1984

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