Brossard—La Prairie

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Brossard—La Prairie

Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Marcel Lussier BQ
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	113,985
Electors (2006)	86,808
Area (km²)	179
Pop. density (per km²)	636.8
Census divisions	Roussillon RCM
Census subdivisions	Brossard, Candiac, La Prairie, Saint-Philippe

Brossard—La Prairie is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 113,985.

[edit] Geography

The riding is located in the South Shore area of the Montreal metropolitan region, within the Quebec region of Montérégie.

The district includes the Cities of Candiac and La Prairie, the Municipality of Saint-Philippe, and the City of Brossard.

The neighbouring ridings are Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, Beauharnois—Salaberry, Saint-Jean, Chambly—Borduas, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, and Saint-Lambert as well as Jeanne-Le Ber and LaSalle—Émard located across the Champlain Bridge.

[edit] History

The riding was created in 1996 from parts of La Prairie riding.

It consisted initially of the cities of Brossard, Candiac and La Prairie, and the Parish Municipality of Saint-Philippe in the County Regional Municipality of Roussillon.

It obtained its current boundaries in 2003.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] Election results

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament

v • d • e Federal ridings in Montérégie Bloc Québécois Beauharnois—Salaberry • Brossard—La Prairie • Chambly—Borduas • Châteauguay—Saint-Constant • Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher • Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert • Saint-Jean • Saint-Lambert • Vaudreuil-Soulanges • Verchères—Les Patriotes