Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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 2016 Canadian 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 members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
References
- "La Pointe-de-l'Île (Code 24028) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
Notes
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
- ^ "First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (269), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — La Pointe-de-l'Île". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?ed=2102
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for La Pointe-de-l'Île, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
