Laval-des-Rapides is a provincial electoral district in the
Laval region of
Quebec
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that elects members to the
National Assembly of Quebec
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. It is located between
Autoroute 15 and
Autoroute 19 and between
Rivière des Prairies
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and
Autoroute 440.
It was created for the
1981 election from parts of
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and
Mille-Îles
Mille-Îles is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Laval and includes the eastern portion of the island of Laval ( Île Jésus).
It was created ...
electoral districts.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained a small amount of territory from Mille-Îles.
From when the riding was created in 1981 until 2014, the riding had always voted for the winning party in every general election.
"Le libéral Saul Polo a raison de Léo Bureau-Blouin"
''Le Devoir
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'', April 8, 2014.
Members of the National Assembly
Election results
* Result compared to Action démocratique
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References
External links
;Information:
Elections Quebec
;Election results:
(National Assembly)
Election results
(QuébecPolitique)
;Maps
2011 map
(PDF)
2001 map
(Flash)
2001–2011 changes
(Flash)
(Flash)
Electoral map of Laval region
Quebec electoral map, 2011
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Politics of Laval, Quebec
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides is a district in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
Geography
The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by Chomedey, on the east and north-eas ...