Montcalm is a federal electoral district in

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, which has been represented in the

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from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004. In the 2004 election, the Bloc Québécois won a larger percentage of the vote than in any other riding, with 71% of the vote. It held the seat until 2011, when it was defeated by the NDP.

Geography

The riding is located to the northeast of the

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region, in the Quebec region of

Lanaudière Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geog ...

. It consists of the Montcalm RCM, the city of

Mascouche Mascouche () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southern Quebec, Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River within the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and has a population of 51,183, ranking 20th among Quebec municipaliti ...

, and the districts of La Plaine and Lachenaie in the city of

Terrebonne Terrebonne, meaning ''good earth'' in French, is a name of several places in North America: ;Canada *Terrebonne, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal ** Terrebonne station, a commuter railway station in Terrebonne, Quebec **Terrebonne City Council, the go ...

. The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Honoré-Mercier,

Alfred-Pellan Alfred-Pellan (formerly Duvernay and Laval East) is a federal electoral district (Canada), 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. Geogra ...

Terrebonne—Blainville Terrebonne—Blainville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 until 2015. It was created in 1996 out of parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Repentigny and Jol ...

, and Rivière-du-Nord.

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 92.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.0% Latin American Languages: 92.8% French, 1.8% English, 1.0% Spanish Religions: 66.8% Christian (59.4% Catholic, 7.4% Other), 1.2% Muslim, 31.6% none Median income: $42,400 (2020) Average income: $48,640 (2020)

History

Montcalm riding was created by the

British North America Act of 1867 The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...

. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into

L'Assomption—Montcalm L'Assomption—Montcalm was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of L'Assomption and Montcalm ridings. It consisted ...

riding. It was re-created in 2003 from parts of the ridings of Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny, and

. This riding lost territory to

and gained some territory from Repentigny during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

2004–present

1867–1917

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history 1867-1914 from the

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Riding history 2003-present from the

2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

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