Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel (; known until 1996 as Saint-Léonard) is a federal

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within the

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, Canada, which has been represented in the

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since

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. Its population during the 2011 election was 108,811. Since

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, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been

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of the

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, the first woman to represent the district.

Geography

The district is located in the north eastern part of the

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. The district includes the entire borough of Saint-Leonard, and the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel which is a part of the borough of

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension () is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It had a population of 143,853 according to the 2016 Census and a land area of . The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extensi ...

and a small part of the borough of

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie () is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located centre-east of the island. Geography The borough is bordered to the northwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, ...

lying northwesterly of Bélanger Street.

Demographics

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'' * Languages (2021 mother tongue): 33.4% French, 17.0% Italian, 12.0% Arabic, 8.6% Spanish, 6.8% English, 6.2% Creole, 2.8% Vietnamese, 1.6% Kabyle, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.1% Khmer, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.9% Tamil, 0.8% Turkish, 0.5% Romanian, 0.5% Bengali, 0.4% Min Nan, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Ukrainian

History

"Saint-Léonard" riding was first created in 1976 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont,

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and Saint-Michel ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 1977 to

Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Léonard—Anjou (; formerly known as Saint-Léonard) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament ...

before an election was held. It consisted of the City of Saint-Léonard, the Town of Anjou, and part of the City of Montreal. The neighbouring ridings are Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Papineau,

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, Bourassa, Honoré-Mercier, and Hochelaga. The current electoral district was created as "Saint-Léonard" riding in 1987 from parts of

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and

ridings. In 1996, its name was changed to "Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel" when its boundaries changed and now included part of the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel. This riding lost some territory to Papineau, and gained territory from

and Hochelaga during the 2012 electoral redistribution. During the

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Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel lost territory north of Boul. Langelier and west of Rue Bombardier to Honoré-Mercier; This leaves part of the borough of Saint-Léonard in that riding. The boundary with Hochelaga along Rue Bélanger moved to the borough boundary between Rosemont—La-Petite-Patrie and Saint-Léonard.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, 1996–present

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Saint-Léonard, 1988–1996

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history from the

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2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel Federal electoral districts of Montreal Saint-Leonard, Quebec Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension 1987 establishments in Quebec