Laval—Les Îles () is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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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 Îles-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

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, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

Demographics

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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

and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution. This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

References

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