Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (electoral district)

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Marc-Aurèle-Fortin

Quebec electoral district
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Serge Ménard BQ
District created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	107,149
Electors (2006)	80,351
Area (km²)	58
Pop. density (per km²)	1,847.4
Census divisions	Laval, Thérèse-de-Blainville RCM
Census subdivisions	Bois-des-Filion, Laval (part), Lorraine, Rosemère, Sainte-Thérèse

Marc-Aurèle-Fortin 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 99,044.

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

[edit] Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Auteuil and Sainte-Rose, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville, and the western part of neighbourhood of Vimont in the City of Laval; the City of Sainte-Thérèse; the Towns of Lorraine and Rosemère; and the Municipality of Bois-des-Filion. The neighbouring ridings are Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Terrebonne—Blainville, Alfred-Pellan, and Laval.

[edit] History

The district was created in 2004 from Laval Centre, Terrebonne—Blainville, Laval East and Rivière-des-Milles-Îles ridings. It is named in honour of the artist Marc-Aurèle Fortin.

[edit] Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Laval Centre, Terrebonne—Blainville, Laval East and Rivière-des-Milles-Îles prior to 2004
38th	2004-2006		Serge Ménard	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Serge Ménard	27,638
	Conservative	Claude Moreau	11,098
	Liberal	Renée Gagné	8,407
	New Democrat	Martin Duplantis	4,313
	Green	Lise Bissonnette	2,733

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Serge Ménard	30,779
	Liberal	Nancy Girard	14,491
	Conservative	Marc Bissonnette	3,125
	Green	Lise Bissonnette	2,012
	New Democrat	Lyse Généreux	1,867

[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 Montreal Liberal Bourassa • Honoré-Mercier • Lac-Saint-Louis • LaSalle—Émard • Laval—Les Îles • Mount Royal • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine • Pierrefonds—Dollard • Saint-Laurent—Cartierville • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel • Westmount—Ville-Marie Bloc Québécois Ahuntsic • Alfred-Pellan • Hochelaga • Jeanne-Le Ber • La Pointe-de-l'Île • Laurier—Sainte-Marie • Laval • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin • Papineau • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie New Democratic Outremont

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