Saint-Laurent (electoral district)


Saint-Laurent is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.

Geography

The district corresponds exactly to the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal.
The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, Mount Royal and Pierrefonds—Dollard.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 49.5% White, 15.0% Arab, 8.3% Chinese, 8.1% Black, 6.1% South Asian, 4.8% Southeast Asian, 3.4% Latin American, 1.6% West Asian, 1.5% Filipino

Languages: 32.7% French, 18.0% English, 7.0% Chinese, 4.0% Spanish, 3.5% Greek, 2.1% Vietnamese, 1.9% Italian, 1.9% Armenian, 1.7% Tamil, 1.6% Romanian, 1.1% Creoles, 1.1% Russian, 1.1% Farsi, 1.0% Urdu

Religions: 54.6% Christian, 17.0% Muslim, 7.4% Jewish, 4.3% Buddhist, 3.2% Hindu, 13.1% None.

Median income: $23,739

Average income: $35,647

History

The electoral district of Saint-Laurent was created in 1987 from Dollard, Laval-des-Rapides and Saint-Denis. The name was changed to Saint-Laurent—Cartierville in 1989.
This riding lost territory to Ahuntsic-Cartierville during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
It was represented since a by-election in 2017 by Emmanuella Lambropoulos, member of the Liberal Party. It has long been regarded as one of the safest Liberal ridings in the nation.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Saint-Laurent, 2015–present

Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, 1993–2015

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Saint-Laurent, 1988–1993