Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (formerly known as Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1997.

Geography

This riding is located in the northern suburbs of

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, on the north shore of the

Rivière des Mille-Îles Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to: Places Belgium * Rivière, Profondeville, a village Canada * La Rivière, Manitoba, a community * Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough France * La Rivière, Giron ...

. Since 2003, it has consisted of the cities of Deux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache and Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac in the Regional County Municipality of Deux-Montagnes; and the City of Boisbriand in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-De Blainville. The neighbouring ridings are

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, Marc-Aurèle-Fortin,

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 ...

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 ...

, and

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Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 94.0% White, 1.4% Black, 1.1% Southeast Asian
Languages: 85.5% French, 8.2% English, 1.8% Yiddish
Religions: 83.7% Christian (78.4% Catholic, 5.3% Other), 3.1% Jewish, 1.1% Muslim, 12.2% No religion
Median income (2010): $31,752
Average income (2010): $39,705

History

It was created in 1996 as "Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse" riding from parts of

Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Blainville—Deux-Montagnes (formerly known as Deux-Montagnes) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. The riding was created as "Deux-Montagnes" in 1976 from ...

riding. It was renamed "Rivière-des-Mille-Îles" in 1998. This riding lost territory to Mirabel and gained territory from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Rivière-des-Mille-Îles

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history for Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse from the

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Riding history for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles from the

2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

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