Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Bourassa (French pronunciation: [buʁasa] Montreal—Bourassa ) is a federalelectoral district inQuebec , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2021 was 105,637.
The district includesMontreal North and the eastern part of the neighbourhood ofSault-au-Récollet in the Borough ofAhuntsic-Cartierville .
The neighbouring ridings areAhuntsic-Cartierville ,Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel ,Honoré-Mercier , andAlfred-Pellan .
20.4% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.[ 2]
According to the2021 Canadian census [ 2] Ethnic groups: 45.1% White, 29.4% Black, 11.8% Arab, 7.4% Latin American, 2% Southeast Asian, 1.2% South AsianLanguages: 48.2% French, 7.5% Arabic, 7.5% Haitian Creole, 7.2% Spanish, 5.7% Italian, 4.6% English, 2.8% Creole, 1.8% Kabyle, 1.1% Turkish, 1% VietnameseReligions: 60.6% Christian (39.8% Catholic, 2.3% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal), 19.3% No Religion, 18% Muslim, 1.1% BuddhistMedian income: $33,200 (2020)Average income: $38,960 (2020)
The electoral district of Bourassa was created in 1966 fromMercier andLaval ridings. The name comes from a street running through the three neighbourhoods which is named afterHenri Bourassa .
The name of the riding was changed to "Montreal—Bourassa" in 1971.
In 1976, Montreal—Bourassa was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Bourassa" riding andSaint-Michel riding. The new Bourassa riding was created from parts of Montreal—Bourassa,Ahuntsic andAnjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ridings.
This riding lost territory toHonoré-Mercier and gained territory fromAhuntsic during the2012 electoral redistribution .
Members of parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the followingmembers of parliament :
[ edit ] 2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 23,231 57.6 +3.54 $42,025.88 Bloc Québécois Anne-Marie Lavoie 9,043 22.4 +5.27 $2,855.91 New Democratic Konrad Lamour 3,204 7.9 -7.04 $0.10 Conservative Catherine Lefebvre 2,899 7.2 -2.09 none listed Green Payton Ashe 1,343 3.3 +1.15 $0.00 People's Louis Léger 347 0.9 – $3,418.25 Independent Joseph Di Iorio 212 0.5 – $3,793.99 Marxist–Leninist Françoise Roy 72 0.2 – $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 40,351 100.0 Total rejected ballots 1,009 Turnout 41,360 59.1 Eligible voters 69,996 Liberalhold Swing -0.87 Source:Elections Canada [ 6] [ 7]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 22,234 54.06 +5.94 $37,690.66 Bloc Québécois Gilles Léveillé 7,049 17.13 +4.11 $16,012.89 New Democratic Dolmine Laguerre 6,144 14.94 -16.5 $3,229.14 Conservative Jason Potasso-Justino 3,819 9.29 +4.64 $3,258.29 Green Maxime Charron 886 2.15 +0.14 – Independent Julie Demers 669 1.63 – – Marxist–Leninist Claude Brunelle 229 0.56 – – Strength in Democracy Jean-Marie Floriant Ndzana 99 0.24 – $2,757.07 Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,129 100.0 $204,465.64 Total rejected ballots 859 – – Turnout 41,988 59.2 – Eligible voters 70,815 Liberalhold Swing +11.22 Source:Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9]
November 25, 2013 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 8,825 48.12 +7.21 $ 86,108.33 New Democratic Stéphane Moraille 5,766 31.44 −0.84 87,240.19 Bloc Québécois Daniel Duranleau 2,387 13.02 −3.04 81,591.19 Conservative Rida Mahmoud 852 4.65 −4.17 21,442.95 Green Danny Polifroni 368 2.01 +0.40 34,300.92 Rhinoceros Serge Lavoie 140 0.76 216.08 Total valid votes/expense limit 18,338 100.0 – $ 89,016.17 Total rejected ballots 295 1.58 −0.19 Turnout 18,633 26.22 −28.90 Eligible voters 69,527 Liberal hold Swing +4.05 By-election due to the resignation ofDenis Coderre .
On 16 May 2013, Liberal MPDenis Coderre announced he would resign his seat on 2 June in order torun for Mayor of Montreal .[ 11] [ 12]
2011 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Denis Coderre 15,550 40.91 -8.89 $82,932.75 New Democratic Julie Demers 12,270 32.28 +24.29 $2,576.07 Bloc Québécois Daniel Mailhot 6,105 16.06 -9.36 $35,234.98 Conservative David Azoulay 3,354 8.82 -4.72 $5,747.39 Green Tiziana Centazzo 613 1.61 -1.31 $245.29 Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 121 0.32 -0.01 none listed Total valid votes/Expense limit 38,013 100.0 – $ 83,923.41 Total rejected ballots 685 1.77 +0.06 Turnout 38,698 55.12 -3.20 Eligible voters 70,207 Liberal hold Swing -16.59
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Denis Coderre 19,869 49.79 +6.38 $79,580.44 Bloc Québécois Daniel Mailhot 10,145 25.42 −6.55 $20,296.58 Conservative Michelle Allaire 5,405 13.55 −2.30 $54,889.35 New Democratic Samira Laouni 3,188 7.99 +2.80 $8,509.18 Green François Boucher 1,166 2.92 −0.26 $50.79 Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 130 0.33 −0.07 none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 39,903 100.0 – $ 81,509.50 Total rejected ballots 695 1.71 −0.15 Turnout 40,598 58.32 −1.36 Electors on the lists 69,612 Liberal hold Swing +6.47 | Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Denis Coderre 18,705 43.41 -6.63 $74,877 Bloc Québécois Apraham Niziblian 13,777 31.97 -5.79 $42,887 Conservative Liberato Martelli 6,830 15.85 +10.53 $16,397 New Democratic Stefano Saykaly 2,237 5.19 +1.22 $2,513 Green François Boucher 1,370 3.18 +1.60 $469 Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 173 0.40 +0.03 Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,092 100.0 – $76,351 Total rejected ballots 815 1.86 -0.50 Turnout 43,907 59.68 +2.68 Liberal hold Swing -0.42
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Denis Coderre 20,927 50.03 -11.35 $71,984 Bloc Québécois Doris Provencher 15,794 37.76 +9.13 $25,867 Conservative Frédéric Grenier 2,226 5.32 -1.56 $3,369 New Democratic Stefano Saykaly 1,661 3.97 +2.15 $8,113 Green Noémi Lopinto 660 1.57 – Marijuana Philippe Gauvin 403 0.96 – Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 154 0.36 – Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,825 100.0 – $76,415 Total rejected ballots 1,010 2.36 – Turnout 42,835 57.00 -2.53 – Liberal hold Swing -10.24
Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Denis Coderre (incumbent) 25,403 62.22 $57,411 Bloc Québécois Umberto Di Genova 11,462 28.07 $40,416 Alliance Marcel Lys François 1,435 3.51 $2,028 Progressive Conservative Marcel Pitre 1,325 3.25 none listed New Democratic Richard Gendron 736 1.80 $631 Marxist–Leninist Claude Brunelle 330 0.81 $10 Communist Ulises Nitor 137 0.34 $187 Total valid votes 40,828 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,248 Turnout 42,076 62.35 Electors on the lists 67,488 Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
[ edit ] Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
[ edit ] Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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