Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine (formerly known as Lachine—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 104,715.
 Quebec electoral district | |
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 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal | |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2012 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 105,306 |
| Electors (2011) | 76,119 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 47.03 |
| Census division(s) | Montreal |
| Census subdivision(s) | Dorval, Montreal West, Lachine, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
Geography
editThe district included the cities of Dorval and Montreal West, the borough of Lachine and the part of the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce west of Hingston Avenue in the City of Montreal.[3] The neighbouring ridings were Mount Royal, Westmount—Ville-Marie, LaSalle—Émard, Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, Lac-Saint-Louis, Pierrefonds—Dollard, and Saint-Laurent—Cartierville.
45°26′37″N 73°38′53″W / 45.4436°N 73.6481°W
Political geography
editThe Liberals had their strongest support in NDG, but also had a lot of support in most of Lachine and Dorval. The Conservatives failed to win any polls, but were the strongest in Lachine and Dorval. The Bloc, despite finishing third in 2008, was very strong in eastern Lachine including Ville Saint-Pierre. The riding was won by the NDP in its 2011 sweep of the province.
History
editThe electoral district of "Lachine—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce" was created in 1996 from parts of Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ridings. The name was changed to Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine in 1997 before the 1997 election was held.
Member of Parliament
editThis riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Riding created from Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Marlene Jennings | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Isabelle Morin | New Democratic | |
| Riding dissolved into Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount |
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Election results
edit| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Isabelle Morin | 17,943 | 39.73 | +24.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Marlene Jennings | 14,407 | 31.90 | -12.72 | ||||
| Conservative | Matthew Conway | 6,574 | 14.56 | -1.66 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Gabrielle Ladouceur-Despins | 3,983 | 8.82 | -7.07 | ||||
| Green | Jessica Gal | 1,914 | 4.24 | -3.47 | ||||
| Independent | David Andrew Lovett | 207 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 131 | 0.29 | -0.11 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,159 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 464 | 1.02 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,623 | 58.61 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,848 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marlene Jennings | 19,554 | 44.62 | +0.77 | $43,963 | |||
| Conservative | Carmine Pontillo | 7,108 | 16.22 | -1.22 | $45,991 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Éric Taillefer | 6,962 | 15.89 | -4.45 | $7,443 | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Deslauriers | 6,641 | 15.16 | +3.34 | $50,302 | |||
| Green | Jessica Gal | 3,378 | 7.71 | +1.74 | $959 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 177 | 0.40 | +0.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,820 | 100.00 | $83,411 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 396 | 0.90 | ||||||
| Turnout | 44,216 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marlene Jennings | 20,235 | 43.85 | -9.35 | $64,145 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alexandre Lambert | 9,385 | 20.34 | -1.65 | $15,822 | |||
| Conservative | Allen F. MacKenzie | 8,048 | 17.44 | +7.22 | $29,196 | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Deslauriers | 5,455 | 11.82 | +3.89 | $19,445 | |||
| Green | Pierre-Albert Sévigny | 2,754 | 5.97 | +0.97 | $1,065 | |||
| Libertarian | Earl Wertheimer | 152 | 0.33 | -0.04 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 118 | 0.26 | +0.06 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,147 | 100.00 | $78,444 | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.85 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marlene Jennings | 23,552 | 53.20 | -7.53 | $63,389 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-Philippe Chartre | 9,736 | 21.99 | +3.88 | $9,950 | |||
| Conservative | William R McCullock | 4,526 | 10.22 | -1.30 | $19,959 | |||
| New Democratic | Maria Pia Chávez | 3,513 | 7.93 | +3.20 | $6,040 | |||
| Green | Jessica Gal | 2,214 | 5.00 | +2.79 | $1,069 | |||
| Marijuana | Jay Dell | 479 | 1.08 | -0.84 | ||||
| Libertarian | Earl Wertheimer | 165 | 0.37 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 88 | 0.20 | -0.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,273 | 100.00 | $78,500 | |||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Marlene Jennings | 28,328 | 60.72 | +4.17 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Jeannine Ouellet | 8,449 | 18.11 | +1.29 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kathy Megyery | 3,352 | 7.19 | -12.60 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Toombs | 2,208 | 4.73 | +0.31 | ||||
| Alliance | Darrin Etcovitch | 2,022 | 4.33 | |||||
| Green | Katie Graham | 1,031 | 2.21 | |||||
| Marijuana | Grégoire Faber | 897 | 1.92 | |||||
| Natural Law | Michael Wilson | 205 | 0.44 | -0.65 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 159 | 0.34 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 46,651 | 98.50 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 710 | 1.50 | -0.47 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,361 | 62.60 | -15.13 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,657 | – | – | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.44 | ||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada, Official Voting Results | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Marlene Jennings | 29,582 | 56.56 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | John V. Hachey | 10,350 | 19.79 | |||||
| Bloc Québécois | Geneviève Dumont-Frenette | 8,797 | 16.82 | |||||
| New Democratic | André Cardinal | 2,315 | 4.43 | |||||
| Natural Law | Ronald Bessette | 569 | 1.09 | |||||
| Independent | Bryan Wolofsky | 389 | 0.74 | |||||
| Independent | Caroline Polcsak | 303 | 0.58 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,305 | 98.03 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,053 | 1.97 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,358 | 77.73 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 68,644 | – | ||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada, Official Voting Results | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- "Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine (Code 24045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- Riding history for Lachine—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
Notes
edit- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/Map.aspx?L=e&ED=24045&EV=99&EV_TYPE=6&PC=H4B1B9&Prov=&ProvID=&MapID=&QID=-1&PageID=27&TPageID= district map from Elections Canada