Jeanne-Le Ber in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal | |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2012 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile,map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 115,821 |
| Electors (2006) | 86,201 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 19.87 |
| Census division | Montreal |
| Census subdivision | Montreal |
Jeanne-Le Ber was a federalelectoral district inQuebec, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 112,863. It was abolished for the 2015 election and dissolved intoVille-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs andLaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
The district included the Borough ofVerdun, along with the neighbourhoods ofSaint-Henri,Little Burgundy, andPointe-Saint-Charles and the eastern part ofCôte-Saint-Paul, in the Southwest borough. It was named forJeanne Le Ber, a religiousrecluse andcraftswoman who lived in Pointe-Saint-Charles in the 18th century.
Until 2011, theBloc Québécois was strongest in Verdun, Saint-Henri and Point-Saint-Charles while theLiberal Party of Canada prevailed inNuns' Island andLittle Burgundy. However, in 2011 the NDP swept nearly every poll in the borough.
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][dead link]
Visible Minority: Black 5%, Chinese 3%, South Asian 2%, Arab 2%, Latin American 2%, Others 2%, Southeast Asian 1%.
The riding was created in 2003 from theridings ofVerdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles andWestmount—Ville-Marie; essentially the area of Little Burgundy and Griffintown were transferred from Westmount—Ville-Marie to Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles.
This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanne-Le Ber Riding created fromVerdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles andWestmount—Ville-Marie | ||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Liza Frulla | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Thierry St-Cyr | Bloc Québécois | |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Tyrone Benskin | New Democratic | |
| Riding dissolved intoVille-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs andLaSalle—Émard—Verdun | ||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Tyrone Benskin | 23,293 | 44.66 | +28.96 | $25,255.34 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 12,635 | 24.22 | -10.69 | $91,577.01 | |||
| Liberal | Mark Bruneau | 10,054 | 19.28 | -12.98 | $93,089.65 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Lafontaine | 4,678 | 8.97 | -2.22 | $17,698.39 | |||
| Green | Richard Noël | 1,377 | 2.64 | -2.14 | $3,679.20 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Eileen Studd | 121 | 0.23 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 52,158 | 98.79 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 637 | 1.21 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,795 | 59.08 | +1.42 | |||||
| Registered voters | 89,365 | |||||||
| New Democraticgain fromBloc Québécois | Swing | +19.82 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 17,144 | 34.91 | -5.31 | $89,615 | |||
| Liberal | Christian Feuillette | 15,841 | 32.26 | -1.80 | $67,962 | |||
| New Democratic | Daniel Breton | 7,708 | 15.70 | +6.50 | $32,536 | |||
| Conservative | Daniel Beaudin | 5,494 | 11.19 | -0.65 | $28,824 | |||
| Green | Véronik Sansoucy | 2,345 | 4.78 | +0.09 | $669 | |||
| Independent | Darryl Gray | 577 | 1.17 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,109 | 98.80 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 595 | 1.20 | -0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,704 | 57.66 | -1.27 | |||||
| Registered voters | 86,201 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécoishold | Swing | -1.75 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 20,213 | 40.22 | -0.71 | $60,248 | |||
| Liberal | Liza Frulla | 17,118 | 34.06 | -7.03 | $81,394 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre-Olivier Brunelle | 5,951 | 11.84 | +6.31 | $21,417 | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew McLauchlin | 4,621 | 9.19 | +2.28 | $9,536 | |||
| Green | Claude William Genest | 2,357 | 4.69 | +0.61 | $30 | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,260 | 98.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 673 | 1.32 | -0.48 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,833 | 59.05 | +3.83 | |||||
| Registered voters | 86,247 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécoisgain fromLiberal | Swing | +3.16 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Liza Frulla | 18,766 | 41.09 | -10.53 | $61,848 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 18,694 | 40.93 | +12.32 | $32,921 | |||
| New Democratic | Anthony Philbin | 3,160 | 6.92 | +4.28 | $1,281 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre-Albert Sévigny | 2,524 | 5.53 | -6.21 | $14,155 | |||
| Green | Jean-Claude Mercier | 1,864 | 4.08 | – | – | |||
| Marijuana | Cathy Duchesne | 520 | 1.14 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 148 | 0.32 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,676 | 98.20 | – | $81,871 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 836 | 1.80 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,512 | 55.22 | +1.64 | |||||
| Registered voters | 84,223 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -11.42 | ||||||
Change is from redistributed votes from the 2000 election. Conservative change is based on a combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.
| 2000 federal election redistributed results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 22,864 | 51.62 | |
| Bloc Québécois | 12,673 | 28.61 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,949 | 6.66 | |
| Canadian Alliance | 2,248 | 5.07 | |
| New Democratic | 1,168 | 2.64 | |
| Others | 2,394 | 5.40 | |
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