Saint-Lambert (electoral district)

Saint-Lambert was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was first represented in the House of Commons of Canada in 1997. Its population in 2006 was 94,541. It has been replaced by Brossard—Saint-Lambert.

Saint-Lambert
Quebec electoral district
Saint-Lambert in relation to other Montérégie federal electoral districts.
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]92,419
Electors (2011)73,935
Area (km²)[1]25.05
Census division(s)Longueuil
Census subdivision(s)Longueuil, Saint-Lambert

Geography

This riding on Montreal's South Shore was located in the Quebec region of Montérégie. The district included the City of Saint-Lambert, the former City of Greenfield Park, the former Town of LeMoyne, and the western part of the pre-2002 City of Longueuil.

The neighbouring ridings were Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Brossard—La Prairie, Jeanne-Le Ber, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, and Hochelaga.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census
  • Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Chinese
  • Languages: 77.0% French, 11.9% English, 9.2% Others, 1.9% Multiple responses
  • Religions: 77.9% Catholic, 8.1% Protestant, 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 7.9% No religion
  • Average income: $29,974

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Lambert
Riding created from La Prairie, Longueuil and Saint-Hubert
36th  1997–2000     Yolande Thibeault Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Maka Kotto Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Josée Beaudin
41st  2011–2015     Sadia Groguhé New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne
and Brossard—Saint-Lambert

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticSadia Groguhé18,70542.64+28.19
Bloc QuébécoisJosée Beaudin11,35325.88-11.74
LiberalRoxane Stanners8,46319.29-9.21
ConservativeQais Hamidi4,39610.02-5.78
GreenCarmen Budilean9442.15-1.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,861 100.0
Total rejected ballots 584 1.31 +0.14
Turnout 44,44560.60 +1.15
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJosée Beaudin16,34637.62-7.7$34,922
LiberalRoxane Stanners12,38328.50+5.2$38,229
ConservativePatrick Clune6,86715.80-3.9$66,890
New DemocraticRichard Marois6,28014.45+7.1$14,258
GreenDiane Joubert1,5663.60-0.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,442100.00 $82,317
Total rejected ballots 513 1.17-0.03
Turnout 43,95559.45
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMaka Kotto20,94945.3-3.5$45,282
LiberalJean-Jacques Hermans10,77723.3-13.6$57,186
ConservativePatrick Clune9,09719.7+13.6$36,940
New DemocraticRonaldo Garcia3,4047.4+2.6$1,200
GreenSonia Ziadé1,8193.9+0.8
Marxist–LeninistNormand Fournier1960.4+0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,242100.00 $77,306
Total rejected ballots 562 1.2-0.7
Turnout 46,804
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMaka Kotto22,02448.8+10.7$44,877
LiberalYolande Thibeault16,65436.9-8.5$51,431
ConservativePatrick Clune2,7396.1-7.2$16,096
New DemocraticMonique Garcia2,1304.7$984
GreenDiane Joubert1,4043.1
Marxist–LeninistNormand Fournier1450.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,096100.0 $77,333
Total rejected ballots 861
Turnout 45,9571.9

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%±%
LiberalYolande Thibeault19,67445.4+4.2
Bloc QuébécoisChristian Picard16,52038.1-1.0
AllianceNic Leblanc3,0567.1
Progressive ConservativeWalter Stirling2,7086.2-10.9
MarijuanaKatherine Léveillé1,3773.2
Total valid votes 43,355100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalYolande Thibeault19,43641.2
Bloc QuébécoisRichard Bélisle18,45839.1
Progressive ConservativeJean-Frédéric Lafontaine8,08417.1
New DemocraticAllison Engel9212.0
Canadian ActionJean-Louis Pagé3040.6
Total valid votes 47,203100.0

See also

References

  • "(Code 24065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada

Notes

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