La Pointe-de-l'Île () is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,878. The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies,

Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Hochelaga—Maisonneuve (formerly known as Maisonneuve) 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 in 1976 as "Maisonneuve" riding from parts of ...

, and

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ridings.

Geography

The district includes the City of Montréal-Est, the neighbourhood of

Pointe-aux-Trembles Pointe-aux-Trembles was a municipality, founded in 1674, that was annexed by Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1982. This was the last city to be merged into Montreal until the 2002 municipal reorganization. On January 1, 2002 this neighbourhood a ...

in the Borough of

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough (''arrondissement'') on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal. Geography The borough is located at ...

, and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of

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and the southern part of the neighbourhood of

Mercier-Est Mercier denotes the eastern portion of the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec. It consists of two neighbourhoods Mercier-Ouest (''Longue-Pointe'') and Mercier-Est (''Tétreaultville''). History Mercier ...

in the Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga, Honoré-Mercier, Montcalm, Repentigny,

Verchères—Les Patriotes Verchères—Les Patriotes (formerly Verchères) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until the 2012 electoral redistribution. Geography The riding runs along th ...

, and Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' * Languages: (2016) 83.0% French, 3.5% Spanish, 2.6% English, 2.0% Creole, 1.9% Arabic, 1.3% Italian, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Romanian, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Kabyle

History

The riding is located in Eastern Montreal, traditionally the power base of the

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. It had long been reckoned as the Bloc Québécois' safest riding. However, in

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, after the retirement of longtime MP

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, it fell to the

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along with all of the other ridings in Eastern Montreal. This riding lost territory to Hochelaga and gained territory from Honoré-Mercier during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections CanadaRiding history from the

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Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:La Pointe-de-l'Ile Federal electoral districts of Montreal Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Montréal-Est, Quebec Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve