Saint-Laurent (federal electoral district) explained

Saint-Laurent
Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24068
Fed-Created:1987
Fed-Election-First:1988
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Emmanuella Lambropoulos
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:102104
Demo-Electors:66181
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:42.83
Demo-Cd:Montreal
Demo-Csd:Montreal

Saint-Laurent (formerly Saint-Laurent—Cartierville) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.

Geography

The district corresponds exactly to the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal.

The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, Mount Royal and Pierrefonds—Dollard.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[1]

Ethnic groups: 40.9% White, 18.6% Arab, 10.1% Black, 8.6% South Asian, 8.2% Chinese, 3.8% Southeast Asian, 3.2% Latin American, 2% Filipino, 1.5% West Asian
Languages: 25.5% French, 15.2% Arabic, 14.4% English, 3.6% Mandarin, 3.2% Spanish, 2.9% Yue, 2.7% Greek, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.6% Armenian, 1.5% Tamil, 1.5% Italian, 1.2% Punjabi, 1% Urdu
Religions: 44.9% Christian (23.6% Catholic, 9.1% Christian Orthodox, 1% Pentecostal), 22.4% Muslim, 18.4% No Religion, 5.5% Jewish, 3.8% Hindu, 3.4% Buddhist, 1% Sikh
Median income: $32,200 (2020)
Average income: $50,320 (2020)

History

The electoral district of Saint-Laurent was created in 1987 from Dollard, Laval-des-Rapides and Saint-Denis. The name was changed to Saint-Laurent—Cartierville in 1989.

This riding lost territory to Ahuntsic-Cartierville during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

It was represented since a by-election in 2017 by Emmanuella Lambropoulos, member of the Liberal Party. It has long been regarded as one of the safest Liberal ridings in the nation.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Saint-Laurent, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results[2]
PartyVote%
 23,308 59.35
 7,193 18.31
 4,225 10.76
 3,122 7.95
 1,239 3.15
 42 0.11
 Others 146 0.37
2011 federal election redistributed results[3]
PartyVote%
 13,915 42.86
 9,437 29.07
 6,206 19.11
 2,089 6.43
 680 2.09
 Others 140 0.43

Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, 1993–2015

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Saint-Laurent, 1988–1993

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

45.506°N -73.708°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order). 15 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  3. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1936 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections