Laurier—Sainte-Marie () is a federal

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, Canada, which has been represented in the

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since the 1988 federal election. Its 2016 population was 111,835. Since 2019, its member of Parliament (MP) has been

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of the

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Geography

The district includes

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and the eastern parts of

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and

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in the Borough of

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and the eastern part of

and the western part of

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(including part of the neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie) in the Borough of Ville-Marie.

History

In 1987, the district of "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" was created from Laurier, Montreal—Sainte-Marie and

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ridings. In 2003, Laurier—Sainte-Marie was abolished when it was redistributed into Laurier and Hochelaga ridings. After the 2004 election, Laurier riding was renamed "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" in 2004. The name comes from Laurier Avenue, a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after

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, and Sainte-Marie, a former name for Centre-Sud, which in turn came from a parish church dedicated to

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. The riding was represented by

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, leader of the

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, until 2011, when he was defeated by

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of the

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. This riding lost territory to

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and

Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs 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 distri ...

, and gained territory from Hochelaga, Westmount—Ville-Marie and

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Image:Laurier, riding.png, 2004 to 2011 election

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' Racial groups: 84.9% White, 3.6% Black, 2.9% Latin American, 2.1% Chinese, 1.8% Arab, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% South Asian
Religions (2001): 68.5% Catholic, 2.8% Muslim, 2.8% Protestant, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Other Christian, 21.0% No religion
Average income: $25,079 :''According to the

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'' * Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 70.9% French, 10.4% English, 4.1% Spanish, 2.3% Arabic, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.2% Cantonese, 0.9% Bengali, 0.7% Farsi, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.6% Russian, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.4% Romanian, 0.3% Creole languages, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Korean, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% Turkish

Riding associations

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s are the local branches of political parties:

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

References

Notes

External links

Riding history from the

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Laurier—Sainte-Marie (1987-2003)
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Laurier (2003-2004)
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Laurier—Sainte-Marie (2004-present)
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