Honoré-Mercier (; formerly Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1988. Its most recent Member of Parliament was Pablo Rodriguez of the

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, who resigned the seat on January 20, 2025.

Geography

The district includes the entire Borough of

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, the eastern part of the Borough of

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, and the northern part of the Borough of Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est,

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel (; known until 1996 as Saint-Léonard) is a federal electoral district within the City of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 1988. Its population during the 201 ...

, Bourassa,

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, Montcalm, and

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Political geography

While the other eastern Montreal ridings have traditionally been

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strongholds, Honoré-Mercier is politically a very divided riding. Rivière-des-Prairies is very Liberal leaning, while Anjou supports the Bloc for the most part, but has some Liberal pockets. However, the NDP's "orange wave" in the 2011 election overwhelmed previous distinctions, with the New Democrats winning 149 of 218 polling divisions in the district.

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' * Languages: (2016) 51.1% French, 16.2% Italian, 8.1% English, 6.2% Creole, 4.9% Spanish, 4.1% Arabic, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.2% Romanian, 1.0% Kabyle, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.6% Khmer

History

The district was created in 1987 under the name Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from parts of

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, Montreal—Mercier and

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 ...

ridings. It consisted of: * the Borough of Anjou; * the parts of the Town of Montréal bounded by: # Sherbrooke Street East, Duquesne Street, Rosemont Boulevard and Lacordaire Boulevard; and # Autoroute de la Rive Nord, Henri-Bourassa Boulevard East; the limits of the towns of Montréal-Est, Anjou and Montréal-Nord to the point of commencement. In 2003, its name was changed to Honoré-Mercier and its boundaries were adjusted slightly such that 95.5% of the riding came from the original Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, while 4.5% came from Hochelaga—Maisonneuve. This riding lost territory to

and Hochelaga, and gained territory from Bourassa during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Honoré-Mercier, 2003–present

Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, 1987–2003

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaHonoré-Mercier riding history from the Library of Parliament

Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Honore-Mercier (federal electoral district) Federal electoral districts of Montreal Anjou, Quebec Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve