Westmount—Ville-Marie was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1997 to 2015. Its population in 2001 was 97,226.

Geography

The district included the City of Westmount as well as

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and the southwestern part of

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in the Borough of Ville-Marie, the western part of

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in the Borough of

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and the part of

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east of Hingston Avenue in the Borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the City of

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Political geography

The Liberals were strong throughout this riding, but had their strongest support in Westmount. In the 2008 election, the NDP saw their second-strongest result on the island in this riding. Much of their support was concentrated in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, where they won a handful of polls. In the 2011 election, the NDP surge held the Liberals to a tight margin of victory of 642 votes.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2001 Census'' * Ethnic groups: 75.9% White, 5.9% Chinese, 5.1% Arab, 3.7% Black, 2.4% South Asian, 1.8% Latin American, 1.1% West Asian * Languages: 37.8% English, 29.6% French, 29.3% Others, 3.2% Multiple responses * Religions: 40.2% Catholic, 12.5% Protestant, 11.9% Jewish, 7.3% Muslim, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.0% Other Christian, 1.3% Buddhist, 19.3% No religion * Average income: $44,790

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of

and

Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Henri—Westmount (formerly known as Westmount) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. "Saint-Henri" was created in 1966 from parts of Mount Royal, Not ...

ridings.

Member of Parliament

This riding has 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

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2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Westmount-Ville-Marie Former federal electoral districts of Quebec Westmount, Quebec Ville-Marie, Montreal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce