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Laval (federal Electoral District)
Laval was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917, 1949 to 1979, and from 2004 to 2015. Geography The district included the neighbourhoods of Chomedey, Laval-des-Rapides and Fabreville in the City of Laval. The neighbouring ridings were Papineau, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Laval—Les Îles, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, and Alfred-Pellan. History The electoral district of Laval was created in 1867 covering the entire County of Laval (now the City of Laval). In 1914, Laval riding was abolished. The district of Laval—Two Mountains was created from Laval and Two Mountains. In 1947, the new district of Laval was created from Laval—Two Mountains and Mercier. In 1976, riding was abolished when it was redistributed into Laval-des-Rapides and Mille-Îles ridings. In 1977, a new Laval riding was created. In 1990, it was renamed Laval West. In 2003, a new Laval riding was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Federal Electoral Redistribution, 2012
The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian census. As a result of amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867, the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338. The previous electoral redistribution was in 2003. Background and previous attempts at reform Prior to 2012, the redistribution rules for increasing the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada was governed by section 51 of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'', as last amended in 1985. As early as 2007, attempts were made to reform the calculation of how that number was determined, as the 1985 formula did not fully take into account the rapid population growth being experienced in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. The revised formula, as originally presented, was estimated to have the following impact: Three successive bills were presented by the Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Mountains (electoral District)
Two Mountains (french: Deux-Montagnes) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867. The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Laval—Two Mountains riding. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results By-election: On election being declared void, 14 January 1875 By-election: On Mr. Globensky's resignation According to Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867–1967, p. 234., this by-election did not occur and Mr. Globensky sat until the dissolution of the 3rd Parliament. By-election: On Mr. Daoust's death, 28 December 1891 By-election: On election being declared void, 6 August 1902 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Riding h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Federal Electoral Districts Of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. 96 of Ontario's 107 provincial electoral districts, roughly those outside Northern Ontario, remain coterminous with their federal counterparts. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees, including the use of a Grandfather clause, for Quebec, the Central Prairies and the Maritime provinces, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments approved by seven out of ten provinces with two-thirds of the population to ratify constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Federal Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to Canada's House of Commons every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart, but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2021 federal election on . There are four ridings established by the British North America Act of 1867 that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These ridings, however, have experienced territorial changes since their inception. On October 27, 2011, the Conservative government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet, (baptised Aldric; May 20, 1848 – May 12, 1916) was a Canadian parliamentarian. Biography Ouimet was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an 1873 by-election as Member of Parliament for Laval, Quebec. He was a Liberal-Conservative and supporter of the government of Sir John A. Macdonald. After being educated in a seminary, and a brief career as a journalist, Ouimet became a lawyer. He was first elected to the House of Commons at the age of 25. His advocacy of the rights of French Canadians was challenged by the Conservative government's attitude to Louis Riel. Following the First Riel Rebellion, Ouimet argued for Riel to be pardoned, and, in 1875, voted against a Conservative motion to expel Riel from the seat in the House of Commons to which he had been elected. With the beginning of the Second Riel Rebellion in 1885, Minister of Militia Adolphe Caron asked Ouimet to raise a regiment from Montreal to join in the suppression of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Giguère
Alain Giguère (born October 24, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Marc-Aurèle-Fortin as a member of the New Democratic Party. In the 2015 election he ran in Thérèse-De Blainville, but lost to Liberal Ramez Ayoub. Before to being elected, Giguère was a tax lawyer. He has a bachelor's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in legal science, and a certificate in social justice. Before finally being elected in 2011, Giguère had run unsuccessfully in seven previous federal elections, in Verdun—Saint-Paul in 1984, in Roberval in 1993, 1997 and 2000, in Laval in 2004 and 2008, and in Laval—Les Îles in 2006, as well as provincially once for the New Democratic Party of Quebec in Saint-Henri in 1985. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Nassif
Eva Nassif (in Arabic إيفا ناصيف) is a Canadian politician and a Certified Translator who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Vimy in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Background and education Born in Ain el Dilb, South Lebanon, Lebanon, Nassif got her diploma in nursing in Lebanon and worked as a registered nurse for five years in the American University Hospital (AUH) in Beirut before arriving in Canada. After immigrating to Canada in 1993, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in translation and a Master of Arts in translation studies from Concordia University. The subject of her master's dissertation was "the terminology of proteomics". She became a certified translator and terminologist. She also worked as a teacher for the Laval School Board. Nassif is an activist for women's rights and social and youth affairs and is actively involved in a number of organizations. From 2009 to 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Demers
Nicole Demers (January 15, 1950 — July 3, 2023) is a Canadian politician. Demers was born in Montreal, Quebec. An administrator of health services and a restaurant owner, Demers was first elected into the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election. She was the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ... and she defeated Liberal Pierre Lafleur by nearly 7,000 votes. She was the Bloc's critic to Families and Caregivers from August 6, 2004, to February 9, 2006, and Bloc's critic for Seniors until 2011. However, she was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's José Nunez-Melo. External links * 1950 births Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada French Quebecers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Núñez-Melo
José Núñez-Melo (born November 13, 1956) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Laval from 2011 to 2015. He served as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Background Originally from the Dominican Republic, Núñez-Melo graduated from Colegio San Luis Gonzaga in Santo Domingo in 1974. He later managed a hotel in Puerto Plata before immigrating to Canada in 1990. Prior to entering federal politics, he worked for Revenu Québec. 2011 election In the 2011 federal election, Núñez-Melo was elected to represent the riding of Laval as part of the NDP's surge in popularity in Quebec, which saw the party capture 59 of the province's 75 seats. 2015 election Núñez-Melo was not allowed to run as a NDP candidate in the 2015 federal election for the new riding of Vimy, which included the bulk of his old riding, after he publicly criticized nomination meeting procedures which he claimed were contrary to the rules of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (electoral District)
:''Sainte-Rose (electoral district) re-directs here. For the provincial electoral district, see Sainte-Rose (provincial electoral district)'' Marc-Aurèle-Fortin is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Geography The district includes the neighbourhoods of Auteuil and Sainte-Rose, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville, and the western part of neighbourhood of Vimont in the City of Laval. The neighbouring ridings are Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Terrebonne—Blainville, Alfred-Pellan, and Vimy. History The district was created in 2004 from Laval Centre, Terrebonne—Blainville, Laval East and Rivière-des-Milles-Îles ridings. It is named in honour of the artist Marc-Aurèle Fortin. This riding was significantly changed during the 2012 electoral redistribution. It lost territory to Thérèse-De Blainville and Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimy (electoral District)
Vimy is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Vimy was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Laval (78%), Laval—Les Îles (12%) and Alfred-Pellan (11%). Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...: Election results References Quebec federal electoral districts Politics of Laval, Quebec {{Canada-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
