Laurier—Sainte-Marie

Laurier—Sainte-Marie

Quebec electoral district
Laurier—Sainte-Marie in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Gilles Duceppe BQ
District created	1987
First contested	1988
Last contested	2008
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	101,758
Electors (2006)	80,549
Area (km²)	13
Pop. density (per km²)	7,827.5
Census divisions	Montreal
Census subdivisions	Montreal

Laurier—Sainte-Marie is a federal electoral district in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. Its population in 2006 was 101,758.

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 re-named "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 has been represented since 1990 by Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois since 1997.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Racial groups: 84.9% White, 3.6% Black, 2.9% Latin American, 2.1% Chinese, 1.8% Arab, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% South Asian
Languages: 73.8% French, 8.2% English, 17.2% Others
Religions (2001): 68.5% Catholic, 2.8% Muslim, 2.8% Protestant, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Other Christian, 21.0% No religion
Average income: $25,079

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Laurier—Sainte-Marie (2006-present)

Laurier (2004-2006)

Laurier—Sainte-Marie (1988-2004)

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• Laurier—Sainte-Marie (1987-2003), accessed 5 November 2006
• Laurier (2003-2004), accessed 5 November 2006
• Laurier—Sainte-Marie (2004-present), accessed 5 November 2006

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