Papineau (; formerly Papineau—Saint-Denis and Papineau—Saint-Michel) is a federal

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(riding) in

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1948. Its population in 2016 was 110,750.

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, the former

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and former leader of the

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, represented the riding from the 2008 federal election until he resigned in 2025. Trudeau became Liberal leader in a 2013 leadership election, succeeding

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, and prime minister when the Liberals returned to government in the

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, succeeding

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leader

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. The name of the riding comes from a street in the Villeray neighbourhood, named after

Joseph Papineau Joseph Papineau (; October 16, 1752 – July 8, 1841) was a civil law notary, notary, seigneurial system of New France, seigneur, and political figure in Lower Canada. Between 1773 and 1775, he worked as a surveyor. Papineau was also a hort ...

. At , it covers the second smallest area of any federal riding in Canada after Toronto Centre. Linguistically, 45% of residents list French as their mother tongue, 8% list English, and 47% list neither English nor French, with large groups speaking Spanish, Italian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashtu, Bengali, Greek, and Arabic. Immigrants make up 40 percent of the riding's population.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Villeray and

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, as well as the southern part of the old city of Saint-Michel in the Borough of

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. The southwest corner of the riding borders the

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riding, held by

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of the

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Political geography

Except for the years 2006 to 2008, when it was held by

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of the Bloc, the seat has been in Liberal hands since 1953.

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' * Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 49.7% French, 6.6% Spanish, 6.5% English, 5.9% Arabic, 4.2% Greek, 3.4% Italian, 2.7% Vietnamese, 2.4% Creole languages, 2.2% Punjabi, 2.1% Portuguese, 1.8% Bengali, 1.8% Urdu, 1.5% Tamil, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.0% Gujarati, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% Kabyle, 0.5% Khmer, 0.5% Turkish, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Russian

History

The electoral district of Papineau was created in 1947 from parts of the Hochelaga, Mercier, St. James and Saint-Denis ridings. It was renamed Papineau-Saint-Michel in 1987 and Papineau-Saint-Denis in 1994. It was shortened back to "Papineau" in 2003. This riding gained territory from

and

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 ...

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

File:Papineau, riding.png, 2004 to 2011 election

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Papineau, 2003–present

Papineau—Saint-Denis, 1996–2003

Papineau—Saint-Michel, 1987–1996

Papineau, 1947–1987

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election. Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election. Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

References

External links

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Riding history 1948–1988 from the

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Riding history 2004–present from the

2011 Results from Elections CanadaCampaign expense data from Elections Canada
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