Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine

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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

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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.

45°26′37″N 73°38′53″W / 45.4436°N 73.6481°W / 45.4436; -73.6481

Political geography

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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

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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

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This riding has elected the following members 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

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Isabelle Morin 17,943 39.73 +24.57
Liberal Marlene Jennings 14,407 31.90 -12.72
Conservative Matthew Conway 6,574 14.56 -1.66
Bloc Québécois Gabrielle Ladouceur-Despins 3,983 8.82 -7.07
Green Jessica Gal 1,914 4.24 -3.47
Independent David Andrew Lovett 207 0.46
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 131 0.29 -0.11
Total valid votes 45,159 100.00
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
Liberal Marlene Jennings 19,554 44.62 +0.77 $43,963
Conservative Carmine Pontillo 7,108 16.22 -1.22 $45,991
Bloc Québécois Éric Taillefer 6,962 15.89 -4.45 $7,443
New Democratic Peter Deslauriers 6,641 15.16 +3.34 $50,302
Green Jessica Gal 3,378 7.71 +1.74 $959
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 177 0.40 +0.14
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,820 100.00 $83,411
Total rejected ballots 396 0.90
Turnout 44,216
  Liberal hold Swing +1.0
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marlene Jennings 20,235 43.85 -9.35 $64,145
Bloc Québécois Alexandre Lambert 9,385 20.34 -1.65 $15,822
Conservative Allen F. MacKenzie 8,048 17.44 +7.22 $29,196
New Democratic Peter Deslauriers 5,455 11.82 +3.89 $19,445
Green Pierre-Albert Sévigny 2,754 5.97 +0.97 $1,065
Libertarian Earl Wertheimer 152 0.33 -0.04
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 118 0.26 +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
Liberal Marlene Jennings 23,552 53.20 -7.53 $63,389
Bloc Québécois Jean-Philippe Chartre 9,736 21.99 +3.88 $9,950
Conservative William R McCullock 4,526 10.22 -1.30 $19,959
New Democratic Maria Pia Chávez 3,513 7.93 +3.20 $6,040
Green Jessica Gal 2,214 5.00 +2.79 $1,069
Marijuana Jay Dell 479 1.08 -0.84
Libertarian Earl Wertheimer 165 0.37
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 88 0.20 -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 % ±%
Liberal Marlene Jennings 28,328 60.72 +4.17
Bloc Québécois Jeannine Ouellet 8,449 18.11 +1.29
Progressive Conservative Kathy Megyery 3,352 7.19 -12.60
New Democratic Bruce Toombs 2,208 4.73 +0.31
Alliance Darrin Etcovitch 2,022 4.33
Green Katie Graham 1,031 2.21
Marijuana Grégoire Faber 897 1.92
Natural Law Michael Wilson 205 0.44 -0.65
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 159 0.34
Total valid votes 46,651 98.50
Total rejected ballots 710 1.50 -0.47
Turnout 47,361 62.60 -15.13
Eligible voters 75,657
Liberal hold Swing +1.44
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada, Official Voting Results
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Marlene Jennings 29,582 56.56
Progressive Conservative John V. Hachey 10,350 19.79
Bloc Québécois Geneviève Dumont-Frenette 8,797 16.82
New Democratic André Cardinal 2,315 4.43
Natural Law Ronald Bessette 569 1.09
Independent Bryan Wolofsky 389 0.74
Independent Caroline Polcsak 303 0.58
Total valid votes 52,305 98.03
Total rejected ballots 1,053 1.97
Turnout 53,358 77.73
Eligible voters 68,644
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada, Official Voting Results

See also

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References

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  • "Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine (Code 24045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 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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