Jeanne-Le Ber

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Jeanne-Le Ber
Quebec electoral district


Jeanne-Le Ber in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Thierry St-Cyr
BQ
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 112,863
Electors (2006) 86,427
Area (km²) 21
Pop. density (per km²) 5,374.4
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Côte-Saint-Paul (part), Little Burgundy, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Saint-Henri, Verdun

For the woman born in 1662, see Jeanne Le Ber.

Jeanne-Le Ber is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 112,863.

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[edit] Geography

The district includes the Borough of Verdun, along with the neighbourhoods of Saint-Henri, Little Burgundy, and Pointe-Saint-Charles and the eastern part of Côte-Saint-Paul, in the Borough of Le Sud-Ouest.

[edit] Demographics

Average family income: $57,496[1] (2001)
Median household income: $31,386[2]
Unemployment: 9.8%
Language, Mother Tongue: French 65%, English 19%, Other 16%
Religion: Catholic 70%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 4%, Other Christian 2%, Orthodox Christian 1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 1%, Hindu 1%, Other 1%, No Religious Affiliation 12%. [3]
Visible Minority: Black 5%, Chinese 3%, South Asian 2%, Arab 2%, Latin American 2%, Others 2%, Southeast Asian 1%.

[edit] History

The riding was created in 2003 from Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine and Westmount—Ville-Marie ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine and Westmount—Ville-Marie prior to 2003
38th 2004-2006     Liza Frulla Liberal
39th 2006-     Thierry St-Cyr Bloc Québécois


[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Thierry St-Cyr 20,213 40.2 -0.7 $60,247.55
     Liberal Liza Frulla 17,118 34.1 -7.0 $81,394.03
     Conservative Pierre-Olivier Brunelle 5,951 11.8 +6.3 $21,416.89
     New Democrat Matthew McLauchlin 4,621 9.2 +2.3 $9,536.06
     Green Claude William Genest 2,357 4.7 +0.6 $30.02
Total 50,260 100.0
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Liza Frulla 18,766 41.1 n/a
     Bloc Québécois Thierry St-Cyr 18,694 40.9 n/a
     New Democrat Anthony Philbin 3,160 6.9 n/a
     Conservative Pierre-Albert Sévigny 2,524 5.5 n/a
     Green Jean-Claude Mercier 1,864 4.1 n/a
     Marijuana Cathy Duchesne 520 1.1 n/a
     Marxist-Leninist Normand Chouinard 148 0.3 n/a
Total 45,676 100.0

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