Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine (formerly known as Lachine—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 104,715.

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
Quebec electoral district
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal
District created1996
District abolished2012
First contested1997
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]105,306
Electors (2011)76,119
Area (km²)[2]47.03
Census division(s)Montreal
Census subdivision(s)Dorval, Montreal West, Lachine, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Geography

The district included the cities of Dorval and Montreal West, the borough of Lachine and the part of the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce west of Hingston Avenue in the City of Montreal.[3] The neighbouring ridings were Mount Royal, Westmount—Ville-Marie, LaSalle—Émard, Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, Lac-Saint-Louis, Pierrefonds—Dollard, and Saint-Laurent—Cartierville.

Political geography

The Liberals had their strongest support in NDG, but also had a lot of support in most of Lachine and Dorval. The Conservatives failed to win any polls, but were the strongest in Lachine and Dorval. The Bloc, despite finishing third in 2008, was very strong in eastern Lachine including Ville Saint-Pierre. The riding was won by the NDP in its 2011 sweep of the province.

History

The electoral district of "Lachine—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce" was created in 1996 from parts of Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ridings. The name was changed to Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine in 1997 before the 1997 election was held.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
Riding created from Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis
and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
36th  1997–2000     Marlene Jennings Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Isabelle Morin New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle,
and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticIsabelle Morin17,94339.73+24.57
LiberalMarlene Jennings14,40731.90-12.72
ConservativeMatthew Conway6,57414.56-1.66
Bloc QuébécoisGabrielle Ladouceur-Despins3,9838.82-7.07
GreenJessica Gal1,9144.24-3.47
IndependentDavid Andrew Lovett2070.46
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman1310.29-0.11
Total valid votes 45,159100.00
Total rejected ballots 464 1.02+0.12
Turnout 45,623 58.61
Eligible voters 77,848
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMarlene Jennings19,55444.62+0.77$43,963
ConservativeCarmine Pontillo7,10816.22-1.22$45,991
Bloc QuébécoisÉric Taillefer6,96215.89-4.45$7,443
New DemocraticPeter Deslauriers6,64115.16+3.34$50,302
GreenJessica Gal3,3787.71+1.74$959
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman1770.40+0.14
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,820100.00 $83,411
Total rejected ballots 3960.90
Turnout 44,216
  Liberal hold Swing +1.0
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMarlene Jennings20,23543.85-9.35$64,145
Bloc QuébécoisAlexandre Lambert9,38520.34-1.65$15,822
ConservativeAllen F. MacKenzie8,04817.44+7.22$29,196
New DemocraticPeter Deslauriers5,45511.82+3.89$19,445
GreenPierre-Albert Sévigny2,7545.97+0.97$1,065
LibertarianEarl Wertheimer1520.33-0.04
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman1180.26+0.06
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,147 100.00$78,444
  Liberal hold Swing -3.85
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMarlene Jennings23,55253.20-7.53$63,389
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Philippe Chartre9,73621.99+3.88$9,950
ConservativeWilliam R McCullock4,52610.22-1.30$19,959
New DemocraticMaria Pia Chávez3,5137.93+3.20$6,040
GreenJessica Gal2,2145.00+2.79$1,069
MarijuanaJay Dell4791.08-0.84
LibertarianEarl Wertheimer1650.37
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman880.20-0.14
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,273 100.00$78,500

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

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarlene Jennings28,32860.72+4.17
Bloc QuébécoisJeannine Ouellet8,44918.11+1.29
Progressive ConservativeKathy Megyery3,3527.19-12.60
New DemocraticBruce Toombs2,2084.73+0.31
AllianceDarrin Etcovitch2,0224.33
GreenKatie Graham1,0312.21
MarijuanaGrégoire Faber8971.92
Natural LawMichael Wilson2050.44-0.65
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman1590.34
Total valid votes 46,651 100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMarlene Jennings29,58256.56
Progressive ConservativeJohn V. Hachey10,35019.79
Bloc QuébécoisGeneviève Dumont-Frenette8,79716.82
New DemocraticAndré Cardinal2,3154.43
Natural LawRonald Bessette5691.09
IndependentBryan Wolofsky3890.74
IndependentCaroline Polcsak3030.58
Total valid votes 52,305 100.00

See also

References

  • "(Code 24045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Riding history for Lachine—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from the Library of Parliament
  • Riding history for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

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