Laval—Les Îles () is a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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since 2004.
Its population in 2001 was 100,137.
Of the population, 15.9% are
Christian Orthodox, and 14.0% are of Greek ethnic origin,
both the highest such percentages in Canada.
Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of
ÃŽles-Laval,
Laval-Ouest,
Laval-sur-le-Lac,
Sainte-Dorothée, the western part of the neighbourhood of
Fabreville and the western part of
Chomedey in the City of
Laval. The neighbouring ridings are
Vimy
Vimy lemish: Wimi or ; ) is a commune in the French department of Pas-de-Calais. Located west of Vimy is the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Canadian soldiers who were killed during the First Wor ...
,
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
Saint-Laurent (, known from 1993 to 2015 as Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, ) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 1988.
Since a 2017 by-election triggered by t ...
,
Pierrefonds—Dollard
Pierrefonds—Dollard () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population was 108,587 at the 2016 Canadian Census.
This riding occupies the northwest part ...
,
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.
Demographics
:''According to the
2011 Canadian census
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''
* Mother tongue: French (48%), English (10%), Greek (9%), Arabic (7%), Armenian (4%)
History
The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of
Laval West riding.
This riding lost territory to
Vimy
Vimy lemish: Wimi or ; ) is a commune in the French department of Pas-de-Calais. Located west of Vimy is the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Canadian soldiers who were killed during the First Wor ...
and
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the
2012 electoral redistribution.
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections CanadaRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Notes
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Politics of Laval, Quebec
Quebec federal electoral districts
2003 establishments in Quebec