Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district) explained

Louis-Saint-Laurent
Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24045
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Gérard Deltell
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Conservative Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:117238
Demo-Electors:94734
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:141
Demo-Cd:Capitale-Nationale
Demo-Csd:Quebec City (part), L'Ancienne-Lorette, Wendake

Louis-Saint-Laurent (in French pronounced as /lwi sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃/) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Portneuf and Quebec East ridings.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northwestern part of Quebec City, including parts of the boroughs of Laurentien, Les Rivières, and La Haute-Saint-Charles, along with the Wendake Indian reserve and the city of L'Ancienne-Lorette.

The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Québec, and Louis-Hébert.

The riding lost a small fraction of territory to Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles and gained a small fraction from Louis-Hébert during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk. It will lose territory to Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles east of the following line: Boul. Val-Cartier to Rue de la Rivière-Nelson, Rivière Saint-Charles, the eastern limits of the Wendake Indian Reserve, Boul. Bastien and Boul. Pierre-Bertrand.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 94.9% White, 3.0% Indigenous, 0.6% Black, 1.5% other
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.3% English, 1.9% other
Religions: 88.9% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% other, 10.2% none
Median income: $35,225 (2010)
Average income: $39,793 (2010)

History

The riding is named after former prime minister Louis St. Laurent, and is mostly a reconfigured version of his old riding of Quebec East; ironically, it has not been represented by an MP from his Liberal Party at any point since its creation. In the 2004 federal election, Bernard Cleary defeated Conservative candidate Josée Verner by some 3,000 votes. Verner's win in the 2006 election, was part of a Conservative breakthrough in Quebec that helped the party win government for the first time. After five years, Verner was swept out by the NDP's Alexandrine Latendresse as part of the NDP's sweep of Quebec City.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk

2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 30,443 52.03
 11,778 20.13
 10,145 17.34
 3,087 5.28
 1,244 2.13
 833 1.42
 Others 985 1.68

Louis-Saint-Laurent

2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 22,576 39.88
 21,278 37.58
 8,128 14.36
 3,606 6.37
 852 1.50
 Others 175 0.31

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See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Quebec's New Federal Electoral Map.
  3. Web site: 2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order). 8 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  5. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1913 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections