Laurentides—Labelle

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Laurentides—Labelle

Quebec electoral district
Laurentides—Labelle in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Johanne Deschamps BQ
District created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	105,884
Electors (2006)	86,438
Area (km²)	19,694
Pop. density (per km²)	5.4
Census divisions	Antoine-Labelle RCM, Les Laurentides RCM, Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
Census subdivisions	Ferme-Neuve, Labelle, Lac-des-Écorces, Mont-Laurier, Mont-Tremblant, Saint-Faustin—Lac-Carré, Saint-Sauveur, Sainte-Adèle, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Val-David

Laurentides—Labelle is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 96,133.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2.1 Member of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

The district is located north of Gatineau and northwest of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Laurentides. It includes the Regional County Municipalities of Antoine-Labelle, and Les Laurentides, and the eastern part of Les Pays-d'en-Haut

The main towns are Saint-Sauveur, Sainte-Agathe, Mont-Laurier, Mont-Tremblant, and Val-David.

The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Pontiac, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Joliette, and Rivière-du-Nord.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 2004: 61.5 per cent of the riding came from Laurentides, 34.9 per cent from Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, and 3.6 per cent from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel.

[edit] Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Laurentides, Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle and Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel prior to 2004
38th	2004-2006		Johanne Deschamps	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Johanne Deschamps	28,217
	Conservative	Guy Joncas	10,666
	Liberal	Jean-Pierre Fortin	7,616
	New Democrat	Rose-Aimée Auclair	3,382
	Green	Richard Savignac	2,543

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Johanne Deschamps	28,675
	Liberal	Dominique Boyer	14,459
	Conservative	Guillaume Desjardins	2,887
	Green	Jacques Léger	1,781
	New Democrat	Brendan Naef	1,320

[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 the Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec Bloc Québécois Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou • Abitibi—Témiscamingue • Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel • Gatineau • Laurentides—Labelle • Rivière-des-Mille-Îles • Rivière-du-Nord • Terrebonne—Blainville Liberal Hull—Aylmer Conservative Pontiac

v • d • e Federal ridings in Quebec Central Quebec Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour • Berthier—Maskinongé • Joliette • Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Montcalm • Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier • Repentigny • Saint-Maurice—Champlain • Trois-Rivières Côte-Nord and Saguenay Chicoutimi—Le Fjord • Jonquière—Alma • Manicouagan • Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord • Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Eastern Quebec Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine • Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Lévis—Bellechasse • Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques The Eastern Townships Beauce • Brome—Missisquoi • Compton—Stanstead • Drummond • Mégantic—L'Érable • Richmond—Arthabaska • Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot • Shefford • Sherbrooke The Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou • Abitibi—Témiscamingue • Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel • Gatineau • Hull—Aylmer • Laurentides—Labelle • Pontiac • Rivière-des-Mille-Îles • Rivière-du-Nord • Terrebonne—Blainville Montreal (East, West, North & Laval) Ahuntsic • Alfred-Pellan • Bourassa • Hochelaga • Honoré-Mercier • Jeanne-Le Ber • Lac-Saint-Louis • La Pointe-de-l'Île • LaSalle—Émard • Laurier—Sainte-Marie • Laval • Laval—Les Îles • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin • Mount Royal • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine • Outremont • Papineau • Pierrefonds—Dollard • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie • Saint-Laurent—Cartierville • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel • Westmount—Ville-Marie Montérégie 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 Quebec City Beauport—Limoilou • Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles • Louis-Hébert • Louis-Saint-Laurent • Québec