Saint-Lambert was a federal

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in the

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. It was first represented in the

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in 1997. Its population in 2006 was 94,541. It has been replaced by

Brossard—Saint-Lambert Brossard—Saint-Lambert is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of Brossard—La ...

Geography

This riding on Montreal's South Shore was located in the Quebec region of

Montérégie Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion. The ...

. The district included the City of Saint-Lambert, the former City of Greenfield Park, the former Town of LeMoyne, and the western part of the pre-2002 City of Longueuil. The neighbouring ridings were Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher,

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, and Hochelaga.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2001 Census'' * Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Chinese * Languages: 77.0% French, 11.9% English, 9.2% Others, 1.9% Multiple responses * Religions: 77.9% Catholic, 8.1% Protestant, 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 7.9% No religion * Average income: $29,974

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following

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Election results

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

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history from the
Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada

Notes