Honoré-Mercier (electoral district)

Honoré-Mercier (formerly Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.

Honoré-Mercier
Quebec electoral district
Honoré-Mercier in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Coordinates:45°38′N 73°34′W / 45.63°N 73.57°W / 45.63; -73.57
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Pablo Rodriguez
Independent
District created1987
First contested1988
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]102,587
Electors (2019)78,549
Area (km²)[2]39
Pop. density (per km²)2,630.4
Census division(s)Montreal
Census subdivision(s)Montreal

Since 2015, its Member of Parliament has been Pablo Rodriguez of the Liberal Party of Canada, who previously held the seat from 2004 to 2011.

Geography

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The district includes the entire Borough of Anjou, the eastern part of the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the northern part of the Borough of Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Bourassa, Alfred-Pellan, Montcalm, and La Pointe-de-l'Île.

Political geography

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While the other eastern Montreal ridings have traditionally been Bloc Québécois strongholds, Honoré-Mercier is politically a very divided riding. Rivière-des-Prairies is very Liberal leaning, while Anjou supports the Bloc for the most part, but has some Liberal pockets.

However, the NDP's "orange wave" in the 2011 election overwhelmed previous distinctions, with the New Democrats winning 149 of 218 polling divisions in the district.

Demographics

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According to the 2016 Canadian census
  • Languages: (2016) 51.1% French, 16.2% Italian, 8.1% English, 6.2% Creole, 4.9% Spanish, 4.1% Arabic, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.2% Romanian, 1.0% Kabyle, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.6% Khmer[3]

History

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The district was created in 1987 under the name Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from parts of Gamelin, Montreal—Mercier and Saint-Léonard—Anjou ridings.

It consisted of:

  • the Borough of Anjou;
  • the parts of the Town of Montréal bounded by:
  1. Sherbrooke Street East, Duquesne Street, Rosemont Boulevard and Lacordaire Boulevard; and
  2. Autoroute de la Rive Nord, Henri-Bourassa Boulevard East; the limits of the towns of Montréal-Est, Anjou and Montréal-Nord to the point of commencement.

In 2003, its name was changed to Honoré-Mercier and its boundaries were adjusted slightly such that 95.5% of the riding came from the original Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, while 4.5% came from Hochelaga—Maisonneuve.

This riding lost territory to La Pointe-de-l'Île and Hochelaga, and gained territory from Bourassa during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Anjou—Rivières-des-Prairies
Riding created from Gamelin, Montreal—Mercier
and Saint-Léonard—Anjou
34th  1988–1993     Jean Corbeil Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Roger Pomerleau Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000     Yvon Charbonneau Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Honoré-Mercier
38th  2004–2006     Pablo Rodriguez Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Paulina Ayala New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Pablo Rodriguez Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2024
 2024–present     Independent

Election results

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Honoré-Mercier, 2003–present

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 29,033 60.0 +1.3 $39,670.10
Bloc Québécois Charlotte Lévesque-Marin 7,908 16.3 -3.5 $3,008.90
Conservative Guy Croteau 5,086 10.5 +0.9 $2,893.59
New Democratic Paulina Ayala 3,537 7.3 -0.9 $433.46
People's Lucilia Miranda 2,023 4.2 +3.3 $508.19
Green Bianca Deltorto-Russell 734 1.5 -1.2 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Yves Le Seigle 88 0.2 +0.1 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,409 98.0 $109,578.67
Total rejected ballots 971 2.0
Turnout 49,380 64.1
Registered voters 77,078
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 29,280 59.99
  Bloc Québécois 7,946 16.28
  Conservative 5,145 10.54
  New Democratic 3,570 7.31
  People's 2,042 4.18
  Green 734 1.50
  Others 88 0.18
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 29,543 58.66 +2.11 $45,514.73
Bloc Québécois Jacques Binette 9,979 19.81 +6.88 $7,951.83
Conservative Guy Croteau 4,808 9.55 -2.5 $3,314.94
New Democratic Chu Anh Pham 4,130 8.2 -8.21 none listed
Green Domenico Cusmano 1,373 2.73 +1.15 none listed
People's Patrick St-Onge 459 0.91 $2,885.14
Marxist–Leninist Yves Le Seigle 71 0.14 -0.02 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,363 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,013
Turnout 51,376 65.4
Eligible voters 78,549
Liberal hold Swing -2.39
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 29,211 56.55 +23.5 $53,622.10
New Democratic Paulina Ayala 8,478 16.41 -18.81 $12,795.65
Bloc Québécois Audrey Beauséjour 6,680 12.93 -3.07 $11,516.20
Conservative Guy Croteau 6,226 12.05 -0.96 $3,697.33
Green Angela Budilean 814 1.58 -0.03
Strength in Democracy Dayana Dejean 168 0.33
Marxist–Leninist Yves Le Seigle 81 0.16 -0.19
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,658 100.0     $213,214.66
Total rejected ballots 682
Turnout 52,340
Eligible voters 78,428
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +17.11
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 15,854 35.22
  Liberal 15,081 33.50
  Bloc Québécois 7,204 16.00
  Conservative 5,856 13.01
  Green 725 1.61
  Others 299 0.66
2011 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Paulina Ayala 17,545 36.37 +26.26
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 14,641 30.35 -13.32
Bloc Québécois Martin Laroche 8,935 18.52 -9.60
Conservative Gérard Labelle 5,992 12.42 -2.88
Green Gaëtan Bérard 770 1.60 -1.20
Rhinoceros Valery Chevrefils-Latulippe 181 0.38
Marxist–Leninist Jean-Paul Bédard 170 0.35
Total valid votes 48,234 100.00
Total rejected ballots 622 1.27 -0.06
Turnout 48,856 59.98 -2.18
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +19.79


2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 21,544 43.67 +5.44 $64,461
Bloc Québécois Gérard Labelle 13,871 28.12 −6.71 $57,274
Conservative Rodrigo Alfaro 7,549 15.30 −2.14 $35,152
New Democratic François Pilon 4,986 10.11 +3.89 $1,499
Green Gaëtan Bérard 1,380 2.80 −0.13 $1,387
Total valid votes 49,330 100.00
Total rejected ballots 667 1.33
Turnout 49,997 62.16 −2.71
Electors on the lists 80,429
Liberal hold Swing +6.08
Source: Official Voting Results, 40th General Election 2008, Elections Canada.
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 19,622 38.23 −7.87 $62,095
Bloc Québécois Gérard Labelle 17,879 34.83 −5.54 $39,105
Conservative Angelo M. Marino 8,952 17.44 +11.42 $62,813
New Democratic François Pilon 3,191 6.22 +2.13 $2,374
Green Sylvain Castonguay 1,502 2.93 +1.16 not listed
Marxist–Leninist Hélène Héroux 183 0.36 +0.02 none listed
Total valid votes 51,329 100.00
Total rejected ballots 650 1.25
Turnout 51,979 64.87 +3.23
Electors on the lists 80,122
Liberal hold Swing -1.17
Source: Official Voting Results, 39th General Election, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 22,223 46.10 −11.76 $78,649
Bloc Québécois Éric St-Hilaire 19,461 40.37 +10.02 $13,063
Conservative Gianni Chiazzese 2,902 6.02 −2.28 $5,060
New Democratic François Pilon 1,973 4.09 +2.81 $885
Green Richard Lahaie 852 1.77 $0
Marijuana Steve Boudrias 626 1.30 −0.59 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Hélène Héroux 164 0.34 +0.03 none listed
Total valid votes 48,201 100.00
Total rejected ballots 854 1.74
Turnout 49,055 61.64
Electors on the lists 79,585
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Source: Official Voting Results, Thirty-Eighth General Election, Elections Canada.
Liberal hold Swing -10.89

Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, 1987–2003

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2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Yvon Charbonneau 28,134 57.86 +10.55
Bloc Québécois Jacques Dagenais 14,755 30.35 -2.03
Progressive Conservative Michel Tanguay 2,034 4.18 -14.21
Alliance Gianni Chiazzese 2,005 4.12
Marijuana Normand Néron 918 1.89
New Democratic Bruce Whelan 624 1.28 -0.19
Marxist–Leninist Hélène Héroux 151 0.31 -0.13
Total valid votes 48,621 100.00
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Yvon Charbonneau 24,189 47.31 +5.09
Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau 16,558 32.38 -10.72
Progressive Conservative Jean Corbeil 9,405 18.39 +6.75
New Democratic Elizabeth Lemay Amabili 752 1.47 -0.11
Marxist–Leninist Yves Le Seigle 227 0.44
Total valid votes 51,131 100.00
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau 26,163 43.10
Liberal Normand Biron 25,631 42.22 +9.51
Progressive Conservative Jean Corbeil 7,066 11.64 -39.90
New Democratic Zamba Mandala 958 1.58 -10.98
Natural Law Gilles Raymond 747 1.23
Commonwealth of Canada Frantz-Albert Mitton 139 0.23
Total valid votes 60,704 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Jean Corbeil 27,451 51.54
Liberal Vincent Arciresi 17,421 32.71
New Democratic Vincent Marchione 6,687 12.56
Green Mario Paul 1,217 2.29
Independent Catherine Commandeur 483 0.91
Total valid votes 53,259 100.00

See also

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References

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  • "Honoré-Mercier (electoral district) (Code 24022) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Honoré-Mercier riding history from the Library of Parliament Archived January 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  • Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies riding history from the Library of Parliament Archived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Notes

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