Laval was a federal

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1867 to 1917, 1949 to 1979, and from 2004 to 2015.

Geography

The district included the neighbourhoods of Chomedey,

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 ...

and Fabreville in the City 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 ...

. The neighbouring ridings were Papineau,

Saint-Laurent—Cartierville 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 S ...

Laval—Les Îles Laval—Les Îles is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 100,137. Of the population, 15.9% are Christian Orthodox, and 14.0% are of ...

, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, and

Alfred-Pellan Alfred-Pellan (formerly Duvernay and Laval East) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 104,765. Geography The district includes the ...

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 Mercier is French for ''notions dealer'' or ''haberdasher'', and may refer to: People * Agnès Mercier, French curler and coach *Annick Mercier (born 1964), French curler *Amanda H. Mercier (born 1975), American Judge * Armand Mercier, (1933–20 ...

. In 1976, riding was abolished when it was redistributed into

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 ...

ridings. In 1977, a new Laval riding was created. In 1990, it was renamed

Laval West Laval West (french: Laval-Ouest; formerly known as Mille-Iles and Laval) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004. It was created as the riding of "Mille-Iles" ...

. In 2003, a new Laval riding was created from

Laval Centre Laval Centre (french: Laval-Centre; formerly known as Laval-des-Rapides) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004. It was created as "Laval-des-Rapides" riding ...

and

ridings. It was abolished for the 2015 election, and dissolved into

Vimy Vimy ( or ; ; Dutch: ''Wimi'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Located east of Vimy is the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Canadian soldiers ...

and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

2004-present

1979-1993

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1949-1979

1867-1917

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections Canada
Riding history from the

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:
Laval West

Notes

{{Ridings in Quebec Former federal electoral districts of Quebec Politics of Laval, Quebec