Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel (formerly Saint-Léonard) is a federal electoral district within the City of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population during the 2011 election was 108,811.^[3] The current member of parliament is Patricia Lattanzio who is the first woman to represent this riding since its creation and is also a member of the Liberal Party. This riding is one of the safest Liberal ridings in all of Canada having elected the last candidate with over 69% of the vote.^[4]

Geography

The district is located in the north eastern part of the island of Montreal. The district includes the entire borough of Saint Leonard, and the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel which is a part of the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and a small part of the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie lying northwesterly of Bélanger Street.^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages (2021 mother tongue): 33.4% French, 17.0% Italian, 12.0% Arabic, 8.6% Spanish, 6.8% English, 6.2% Creole, 2.8% Vietnamese, 1.6% Kabyle, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.1% Khmer, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.9% Tamil, 0.8% Turkish, 0.5% Romanian, 0.5% Bengali, 0.4% Min Nan, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Ukrainian^[6]

History

"Saint-Léonard" riding was first created in 1976 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont, Mercier and Saint-Michel ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 1977 to Saint-Léonard—Anjou before an election was held. It consisted of the City of Saint-Léonard, the Town of Anjou, and part of the City of Montreal.

The neighbouring ridings are Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Papineau, Ahuntsic, Bourassa, Honoré-Mercier, and Hochelaga.

The current electoral district was created as "Saint-Léonard" riding in 1987 from parts of Gamelin and Saint-Léonard—Anjou ridings. In 1996, its name was changed to "Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel" when its boundaries changed and now included part of the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel.

This riding lost some territory to Papineau, and gained territory from Ahuntsic and Hochelaga during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

During the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel lost territory north of Boul. Langelier and west of Rue Bombardier to Honoré-Mercier; This leaves part of the borough of Saint-Léonard in that riding. The boundary with Hochelaga along Rue Bélanger moved to the borough boundary between Rosemont—La-Petite-Patrie and Saint-Léonard.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results