Ahuntsic (electoral district)

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Ahuntsic
Quebec electoral district


Ahuntsic in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Maria Mourani
BQ
District created 1987
First contested 1988
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 100,471
Electors (2006) 75,100
Area (km²) 19
Pop. density (per km²) 5,287.9
Census divisions Montréal
Census subdivisions Montreal

Ahuntsic is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and since 1988. Its population in 2006 was 100,471.

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[edit] Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Ahuntsic and Bordeaux-Cartierville and the western part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Recollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

The neighbouring ridings are Papineau, Mount Royal, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Laval, Alfred-Pellan, Bourassa, and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel.

[edit] History

The electoral district of Ahuntsic was created in 1966 from Saint-Denis and Laval ridings. In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Saint-Michel riding.

In 1987, the new district of Ahuntsic was created from Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic and Saint-Denis.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Denis and Laval prior to 1968
28th 1968-1972     Jean Rochon Liberal
29th 1972-1974     Jeanne Sauvé Liberal
30th 1974-1979
see Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic and Saint-Denis from 1976-1987
34th 1988-1993     Nicole Roy-Arcelin Progressive Conservative
35th 1993-1997     Michel Daviault Bloc Québécois
36th 1997-2000     Eleni Bakopanos Liberal
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-     Maria Mourani Bloc Québécois

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1988 - present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Maria Mourani 19,428 38.91 -2.34
     Liberal Eleni Bakopanos 18,594 37.24 -6.51
     Conservative Etienne Morin 6,089 12.25 +7.01
     New Democrat Caroline Desrosiers 3,948 7.90 +1.70
     Green Lynette Tremblay 1,836 3.67 +0.99
     Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +4.4%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Eleni Bakopanos 21,234 43.75
     Bloc Québécois Maria Mourani 20,020 41.25
     New Democrat Annick Bergeron 3,013 6.20
     Conservative Jean E. Fortier 2,544 5.24
     Green Lynette Tremblay 1,301 2.68
     Marijuana F.X. de Longchamp 314 0.64
     Marxist-Leninist Marsha Fine 102 0.21


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Eleni Bakopanos 28,643
     Bloc Québécois Fatima El Amraoui 17,132
     Progressive Conservative Jessica Chartrand 3,018
     Canadian Alliance Eugenia Romain 1,816
     Green Mimi Ghosh 1,123
     New Democrat Steve Moran 997
     Communist Antonio Artuso 262
     Marxist-Leninist Vincent Dorais 159


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Eleni Bakopanos 28,971
     Bloc Québécois Pauline Charest 18,689
     Progressive Conservative Nicole Roy-Arcelin 9,520
     New Democrat Stephen Moran 1,051
     Natural Law Carmel Bernard 589


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Michel Daviault 22,275
     Liberal Céline Hervieux-Payette 20,934
     Progressive Conservative Nicole Roy-Arcelin 4,332
     Natural Law Marc Lacroix 752
     New Democrat René Samson 675
     Independent Haytoug Chamlian 567
     Abolitionist Rolando Fusco 385
     Commonwealth Christiane Deland-Gervais 332


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Nicole Roy-Arcelin 21,748
     Liberal Raymond Garneau 21,056
     New Democrat Vincent Guadagnano 5,638
     Green Michel Mike Lime Limoges 1,131
     Rhino Daniel Roumain I Muresan 1,042
     Not affiliated Christine Dandenault 343
     Communist S. Dagenais 203
     Commonwealth Denis Tremblay 77

[edit] 1968 - 1979

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jeanne Sauvé 24,041
     Progressive Conservative Marcel Grenier 5,304
     New Democrat Emile Boudreau 3,448
     Social Credit Aldéï Lanthier 2,449
     Marxist-Leninist Francine Lavigne 223
     Communist Beatrice F. Hough 161


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jeanne Sauvé 21,741
     New Democrat Pierre de Bellefeuille 6,706
     Progressive Conservative Normand Duval 6,429
     Social Credit Aldéï Lanthier 4,467
     Not affiliated Monique L'Hostie 734


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean-L. Rochon 23,149
     New Democrat Louis-Philippe Lecours 4,977
     Progressive Conservative Claude Barriere 4,807
     Independent Liberal Claude Patenaude 1,483
     Ralliement créditiste Albert Paiement 1,243

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