Hochelaga (electoral district) explained

Hochelaga
Province:	Quebec
Fed-Status:	active
Fed-District-Number:	24028
Fed-Created:	2003
Fed-Election-First:	2004
Fed-Election-Last:	2021
Fed-Rep:	Soraya Martinez Ferrada
Fed-Rep-Party:	Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:	Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:	^[2]
Demo-Census-Date:	2016
Demo-Pop:	106496
Demo-Electors:	82504
Demo-Electors-Date:	2019
Demo-Area:	20
Demo-Cd:	Montreal
Demo-Csd:	Montreal

Hochelaga (formerly known as Sainte-Marie and Montreal—Sainte-Marie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and the western part of the neighbourhood of Longue-Pointe in the Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Rosemont in the Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Centre-Sud in the Borough of Ville-Marie.

Political geography

Until 2011, this working class riding strongly favoured the Bloc, which in 2008, won most polls.

The New Democrats placed second in the 2009 by-election; as in much of Quebec, Bloc support collapsed in the 2011 election and the New Democrats swept the riding.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Canadian census

• Ethnic groups: 83.5% White, 4.5% Black, 2.8% Latin American, 2.5% Arab, 2.2% Chinese, 1.9% Southeast Asian, 1.0% South Asian
• Religions: (2001) 80.9% Catholic, 3.1% Protestant, 2.2% Muslim, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 9.4% No religion
• Average income: $20,781

According to the 2016 Canadian census

• Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 75.8% French, 4.1% Spanish, 3.7% Arabic, 3.6% English, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.4% Italian, 1.1% Creole languages, 1.1% Vietnamese, 0.9% Kabyle, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% Russian, 0.5% Romanian, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Ukrainian, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Khmer, 0.2% Farsi, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Lingala^[3]

History

The electoral district of Hochelaga was created in 1867 covering the entire eastern part of the Island of Montreal. In 1976, it was renamed "Sainte-Marie". In 1981, it was renamed "Montreal—Sainte-Marie".

The riding was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Laurier—Sainte-Marie and Rosemont ridings.

"Hochelaga" riding was recreated in 2003 from parts of Hochelaga—Maisonneuve and Laurier—Sainte-Marie ridings.

This riding lost territory to Laurier—Sainte-Marie and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, and gained territory from La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est. The boundary with Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel along Rue Bélanger will move to the borough boundary between Rosemont—La-Petite-Patrie and Saint-Léonard.^[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est (future)

2021 federal election redistributed results^[5]
Party		Vote	%
			18,586	38.43
			15,192	31.42
			9,808	20.28
			2,276	4.71
			1,100	2.27
			965	2.00
		Others	430	0.89

Hochelaga, 2004 - present

2011 federal election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
			22,425	47.48
			14,528	30.76
			5,542	11.73
			3,402	7.20
			788	1.67
		Others	546	1.16

Hochelaga, 1867 - 1979

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See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• Hochelaga 1867-1976
• Sainte-Marie 1976-1981
• Montreal—Sainte-Marie 1981-1987
• Hochelaga 2004-present

Notes

Notes and References

1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
2. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
3. Web site: Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), 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.
4. Web site: Quebec's New Federal Electoral Map.
5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
6. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1896 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections