Laurier—Sainte-Marie

Laurier—Sainte-Marie

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Quebec


caption = Laurier—Sainte-Marie in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 24031
fed-created = 1987
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1988
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Gilles Duceppe
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = BQ
fed-rep-party-link = Bloc Québécois
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 101758
demo-electors = 80549
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 13
demo-cd = Montreal
demo-csd = Montreal

Laurier—Sainte-Marie is a federal electoral district in 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 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.

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:
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=913 Laurier—Sainte-Marie (1987 - 2003)] , accessed 5 November 2006
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1392&Include= Laurier (2003-2004)] , accessed 5 November 2006
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1410&Include= Laurier—Sainte-Marie (2004-present)] , accessed 5 November 2006


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