Louis-Saint-Laurent () is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 2004. It was created in 2003 from parts of Portneuf and

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ridings.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of

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, consists of the northwestern part of

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, including parts of the boroughs of Laurentien, Les Rivières, and

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, along with the Wendake Indian reserve and the city of

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. The neighbouring ridings are

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, and

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. The riding lost a small fraction of territory to

and gained a small fraction from

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 94.9% White, 3.0% Indigenous, 0.6% Black, 1.5% Other
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.3% English, 1.9% Other
Religions: 88.9% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% Other, 10.2% None
Median income: $35,225 (2010)
Average income: $39,793 (2010)

History

The riding is named after former prime minister Louis St. Laurent, and is mostly a reconfigured version of his old riding of

; ironically, it has not been represented by an MP from his

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at any point since its creation. In the 2004 federal election, Bernard Cleary defeated

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candidate

Josée Verner Josée Verner, (born December 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Louis-Saint-Laurent in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She also served ...

by some 3,000 votes. Verner's win in the 2006 election, was part of a Conservative breakthrough in Quebec that helped the party win government for the first time. After five years, Verner was swept out by the NDP's

Alexandrine Latendresse Alexandrine Latendresse (born April 30, 1984) was the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent and was elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election. She defeated former Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Josée Vern ...

as part of the NDP's sweep of Quebec City.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

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References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
* Web page o
this electoral district
at Elections Canada (includes district map, info on the candidates, population stats)
Riding history from the

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Notes

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