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Saint Lambert (sānt lăm'bərt), city (1991 pop. 20,976), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a residential suburb of Montreal.


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Saint-Lambert in relation to other Montérégie federal electoral districts.

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Josée Beaudin
BQ
District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2008
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 94,541
Electors (2006) 75,114
Area (km²) 27
Pop. density (per km²) 3,501.5
Census divisions Longueuil
Census subdivisions Longueuil, Saint-Lambert

Saint-Lambert is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 94,541.

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Geography

This riding on Montreal's South Shore is located in the Quebec region of Montérégie. The district includes the City of Saint-Lambert, the former Towns of Greenfield Park and LeMoyne, and the southern part of the former City of Longueuil.

The neighbouring ridings are Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Brossard—La Prairie, Jeanne-Le Ber, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, and Hochelaga.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census
  • Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Chinese
  • Languages: 77.0% French, 11.9% English, 9.2% Others, 1.9% Multiple responses
  • Religions: 77.9% Catholic, 8.1% Protestant, 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 7.9% No religion
  • Average income: $29,974

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
La Prairie, Longueuil, Saint-Hubert prior to 1996
Saint-Lambert
36th 1997-2000     Yolande Thibeault Liberal
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006     Maka Kotto Bloc Québécois
39th 2006 - March 13, 2008
40th 2008-present     Josée Beaudin Bloc Québécois

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Josée Beaudin 16,346 37.6
     Liberal Roxane Stanners 12,383 28.5
     Conservative Patrick Clune 6,867 15.8
     New Democrat Richard Marois 6,280 14.5
     Green Diane Joubert 1,566 3.6
Total valid votes 43,442 100
Total rejected ballots 513
Turnout 43,955 59.6%
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
     Bloc Québécois Maka Kotto 20,949 45.30
     Liberal Jean-Jacques Hermans 10,777 23.30
     Conservative Patrick Clune 9,097 19.67
     New Democrat Ronaldo Garcia 3,404 7.36
     Green Sonia Ziadé 1,819 3.93
     Marxist-Leninist Normand Fournier 196 0.42
Total valid votes 46,242 100
Total rejected ballots 562
Turnout 46,804  %
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
     Bloc Québécois Maka Kotto 22,024 48.8
     Liberal Yolande Thibeault 16,654 36.9
     Conservative Patrick Clune 2,739 6.1
     New Democrat Monique Garcia 2,130 4.7
     Green Diane Joubert 1,404 3.1
     Marxist-Leninist Normand Fournier 145 0.3
Total valid votes 45,096 100
Total rejected ballots 861
Turnout 45,957  %
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Yolande Thibeault 19,674 45.4
     Bloc Québécois Christian Picard 16,520 38.1
     Canadian Alliance Nic Leblanc 3,056 7.0
     Progressive Conservative Walter Stirling 2,708 6.2
     Marijuana Katherine Léveillé 1,377 3.2
Total valid votes 43,355 100
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Yolande Thibeault 19,436 41.2
     Bloc Québécois Richard Bélisle 18,458 39.1
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Frédéric Lafontaine 8,084 17.1
     New Democrat Allison Engel 921 2.0
     Canadian Action Jean-Louis Pagé 304 0.6
Total valid votes 47,203 100

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