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LaSalle—Émard
LaSalle—Émard was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. Its population in 2001 was 99,767. The MP from 1988 to 2008 was Paul Martin, who served as prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. As part of redistribution begun in 2012 the riding is now known by its current name and boundaries of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun while the southwestern portion joined the new riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle. Geography The district included the Montreal borough of LaSalle and the Southwest borough's Ville-Émard and Côte-Saint-Paul neighbourhoods. The neighbouring ridings were Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Westmount—Ville-Marie, Jeanne-Le Ber, Brossard—La Prairie and Châteauguay—Saint-Constant. Political geography Historically, the LaSalle part of the riding was fairly Liberal-leaning, with a few Bloc pockets in the west. Meanwhile, Ville-Émard and Côte-Saint-Paul we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Montreal, Quebec. It was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, held on 19 October 2015. History The riding was created out of parts of Jeanne-Le Ber (51%) and LaSalle—Émard (49%) plus a small section of territory between the Lachine Canal and the Le Sud-Ouest borough boundary taken from Westmount—Ville-Marie and an adjacent uninhabited section from Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine. The riding was originally intended to be named LaSalle—Verdun. The former member of Parliament for the LaSalle—Émard riding, Hélène Leblanc, sought reelection in the new riding for the NDP, while the incumbent in Jeanne-Le Ber, Tyrone Benskin lost the party's nomination in the neighbouring riding of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène LeBlanc
Hélène LeBlanc (born March 27, 1958) is a Canadian politician. She served in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015, representing the riding of LaSalle—Émard as a member of the New Democratic Party. In the official opposition shadow cabinet, she was critic for Industry. Early life and career LeBlanc was born on March 27, 1958, in Lyster, Quebec. Her father was a doctor and her mother was a school trustee and mayor of Lyster, sparking her interest in politics. LeBlanc received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 from Université Sainte-Anne and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Ottawa in 1983. LeBlanc worked as an educator, teaching French in Vancouver and Ottawa. She also served as an interpreter and guide for the Canada Museums of Science and Technology Corporation in Ottawa and the Canada Agriculture Museum. LeBlanc later received a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture and environment from McGill University in 2004. An agronomist by trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son of former Senate of Canada, senator and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), secretary of state for external affairs Paul Martin Sr., Martin was a lawyer from Ontario before he became president and the chief executive officer of Canada Steamship Lines in 1973. He held that position until his election as a Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament for the Montreal electoral district (Canada), riding of LaSalle—Émard in 1988 Canadian federal election, 1988. Martin ran for leader of the Liberal Party in 1990 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 1990, losing to Jean Chrétien. Martin would become Chrétien's longtime rival for the leadership of the party, though was appointed his Minister of Finance (Canada), ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Zarac
Lise Zarac (born August 22, 1950 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, currently sitting on the Montreal City Council. She represented the federal electoral district of LaSalle—Émard, Quebec from 2008 until 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party., Accessed 14 March 2018 She was defeated by Hélène LeBlanc of the NDP in 2011. In 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ... she turned to municipal politics, and was elected to represent the district of Cecil-P.-Newman in LaSalle on Montreal City Council as part of the local LaSalle party Équipe Barbe Team. References External linksProfile from the Liberal Party of Canada 1950 births Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasalle (electoral District)
Lasalle (also known as Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle and Saint-Henri ridings. It consisted of the City of LaSalle and a part of the City of Montreal bordering on that city. The name of the electoral district was changed in 1973 to "Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul". The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into a new Lasalle riding, and Verdun and Westmount ridings. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into LaSalle—Émard riding. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results Lasalle, 1968–1974 Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul, 1974–1979 Lasalle, 1979–1988 See also * List of Canadian e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Outremont—St-Jean, Saint-Antoine—Westmount, and St. Lawrence—St. George ridings. In 1978, it was renamed "Saint-Henri—Westmount". In 1996, it was abolished when it was merged into LaSalle—Émard riding. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results Westmount Saint-Henri—Westmount By-election: Resignation of David Berger, 28 December 1994 See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External links Riding history of Westmount from theLibrary of Parliament Riding hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaSalle (electoral District)
Lasalle (also known as Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle and Saint-Henri ridings. It consisted of the City of LaSalle and a part of the City of Montreal bordering on that city. The name of the electoral district was changed in 1973 to "Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul". The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into a new Lasalle riding, and Verdun and Westmount ridings. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into LaSalle—Émard riding. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results Lasalle, 1968–1974 Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul, 1974–1979 Lasalle, 1979–1988 See also * List of Canadian e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district on Montreal Island in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of LaSalle—Émard and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine. Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, which took place October 19, 2015. The riding was originally intended to be named Dorval—Lachine. Geography The district includes the municipalities of Dorval and L'Île-Dorval, the borough of Lachine, Quebec, Lachine and part of the borough of LaSalle, Quebec, LaSalle in Montreal. Demographics : ''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Visible Minority: 59.2% Not a visible minority, 15.8% Black, 7.4% South Asian, 5.3% Chinese, 3.5% Arab, 3.4% Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaSalle, Quebec
LaSalle () is the most southerly borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the south-west portion of the Island of Montreal, along the Saint Lawrence River. Prior to 2002, it was a separate municipality that had been incorporated in 1912. History LaSalle was named for the area's first ''Seigneurial system of New France, seigneur'', French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687). The area became part of a municipality during the mid 19th century, and LaSalle was Municipal corporation, incorporated as an independent municipality in 1912. The Lachine Rapids are situated within LaSalle territory. The name Lachine, which is also the name of the Lachine, Quebec, neighbouring borough, stayed because the LaSalle area was part of the parish of Saints-Anges-de-la-Chine during the New France, French regime period. Before the creation of the Lachine Canal in the 1820s, the rapids had to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest (, ) is a Montreal borough, borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geography Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-class and industrial origins, grouped around the Lachine Canal. These include Saint-Henri (Montreal), Saint-Henri, Little Burgundy, and Griffintown to the north of the canal, and Ville-Émard, Côte-Saint-Paul, and Pointe-Saint-Charles to the south. Located southwest of downtown Montreal (hence the name), the borough is bordered to the northwest by Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, to the northeast by the Ville-Marie (Montreal), Ville-Marie borough, to the south by the borough of Verdun, Quebec, Verdun, to the west by the borough of LaSalle, Quebec, LaSalle and the town of Montreal West, Quebec, Montreal West, and to the north by the city of Westmount, Quebec, Westmount. The Saint Lawrence River is located upon part of its eastern edge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne-Le Ber
Jeanne-Le Ber was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 112,863. It was abolished for the 2015 election and dissolved into Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs and LaSalle—Émard—Verdun. Geography The district included the Borough of Verdun, along with the neighbourhoods of Saint-Henri, Little Burgundy, and Pointe-Saint-Charles and the eastern part of Côte-Saint-Paul, in the Southwest borough. It was named for Jeanne Le Ber, a religious recluse and craftswoman who lived in Pointe-Saint-Charles in the 18th century. Political geography Until 2011, the Bloc Québécois was strongest in Verdun, Saint-Henri and Point-Saint-Charles while the Liberal Party of Canada prevailed in Nuns' Island and Little Burgundy. However, in 2011 the NDP swept nearly every poll in the borough. Demographics Average family income: $57,49''(2001)'' Median household income: $31,38 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Federal Electoral Redistribution, 2012
The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian census. As a result of amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867, the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338. The previous electoral redistribution was in 2003. Background and previous attempts at reform Prior to 2012, the redistribution rules for increasing the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada was governed by section 51 of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'', as last amended in 1985. As early as 2007, attempts were made to reform the calculation of how that number was determined, as the 1985 formula did not fully take into account the rapid population growth being experienced in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. The revised formula, as originally presented, was estimated to have the following impact: Three successive bills were presented by the Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
