Jeanne-Le Ber was a federal

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in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 112,863. It was abolished for the 2015 election and dissolved into Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs and

LaSalle—Émard—Verdun LaSalle—Émard—Verdun is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec. It 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 o ...

Geography

The district included the Borough of Verdun, along with the neighbourhoods of

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, Little Burgundy, and Pointe-Saint-Charles and the eastern part of

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, in the Southwest borough. It was named for Jeanne Le Ber, a religious

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and craftswoman who lived in Pointe-Saint-Charles in the 18th century.

Political geography

Until 2011, the

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was strongest in Verdun, Saint-Henri and Point-Saint-Charles while the

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prevailed in Nuns' Island and Little Burgundy. However, in 2011 the NDP swept nearly every poll in the borough.

Demographics

Average family income: $57,49

''(2001)''
Median household income: $31,38

br> Unemployment: 9.8%
Language, Mother Tongue: French 65%, English 19%, Other 16%
Religion: Catholic 70%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 4%, Other Christian 2%, Orthodox Christian 1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 1%, Hindu 1%, Other 1%, No Religious Affiliation 12%

Visible Minority: Black 5%, Chinese 3%, South Asian 2%, Arab 2%, Latin American 2%, Others 2%, Southeast Asian 1%.

History

The riding was created in 2003 from the electoral district (Canada), ridings of

Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles Verdun (also known as Verdun—Saint-Paul, Verdun—Saint-Henri and Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 t ...

and Westmount—Ville-Marie; essentially the area of Little Burgundy and Griffintown were transferred from Westmount—Ville-Marie to Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

, - Change is from redistributed votes from the 2000 election. Conservative change is based on a combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history from the
Library of Parliament

Notes

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