Hochelaga Quebec electoral district Hochelaga in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Soraya Martinez FerradaLiberal District created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2019 District webpage profile , map Demographics Population (2016)[1] 106,496 Electors (2019) 82,504 Area (km²)[2] 20 Pop. density (per km²) 5,324.8 Census division(s) Montreal Census subdivision(s) Montreal
Hochelaga (formerly known as Sainte-Marie and Montreal—Sainte-Marie ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004.
Geography The district includes the neighbourhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and the western part of the neighbourhood of Longue-Pointe in the Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Rosemont in the Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Centre-Sud in the Borough of Ville-Marie.
Political geography Until 2011, this working class riding strongly favoured the Bloc, which in 2008, won most polls.
The New Democrats placed second in the 2009 by-election; as in much of Quebec, Bloc support collapsed in the 2011 election and the New Democrats swept the riding.
Demographics According to the Canada 2006 Census Ethnic groups: 83.5% White, 4.5% Black, 2.8% Latin American, 2.5% Arab, 2.2% Chinese, 1.9% Southeast Asian, 1.0% South Asian Religions: (2001) 80.9% Catholic, 3.1% Protestant, 2.2% Muslim, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 9.4% No religion Average income: $20,781 According to the Canada 2016 Census Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 75.8% French, 4.1% Spanish, 3.7% Arabic, 3.6% English, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.4% Italian, 1.1% Creole languages, 1.1% Vietnamese, 0.9% Kabyle, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% Russian, 0.5% Romanian, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Ukrainian, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Khmer, 0.2% Farsi, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Lingala[3] History The electoral district of Hochelaga was created in 1867 covering the entire eastern part of the Island of Montreal . In 1976, it was renamed "Sainte-Marie". In 1981, it was renamed "Montreal—Sainte-Marie".
The riding was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Laurier—Sainte-Marie and Rosemont ridings.
"Hochelaga" riding was recreated in 2003 from parts of Hochelaga—Maisonneuve and Laurier—Sainte-Marie ridings.
This riding lost territory to Laurier—Sainte-Marie and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, and gained territory from La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results Hochelaga, 2004 - present 2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Soraya Martinez Ferrada 18,008 33.95 +4.02 $79,299.74 Bloc Québécois Simon Marchand 17,680 33.34 +5.62 none listed New Democratic Catheryn Roy-Goyette 11,451 21.59 -9.3 $44,334.97 Green Robert D. Morais 2,618 4.94 +1.75 none listed Conservative Christine Marcoux 2,381 4.49 -2.36 $4,785.89 People's Stepan Balatsko 377 0.71 – none listed Rhinoceros Chinook Blais-Leduc 314 0.59 -0.2 none listed Communist JP Fortin 107 0.2 -0.14 $865.68 Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 101 0.19 -0.1 none listed Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,037 100.0 Total rejected ballots 907 Turnout 53,944 Eligible voters 82,504 A judicial recount was requested in this electoral district and was terminated at the request of the applicant, after a partial recount was conducted. [4] Source: Elections Canada [5] [4]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures New Democratic Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet 16,034 30.89 -16.59 $64,664.42 Liberal Marwah Rizqy 15,534 29.93 +18.20 $19,746.32 Bloc Québécois Simon Marchand 14,389 27.72 -3.04 $47,613.01 Conservative Alexandre Dang 3,555 6.85 -0.35 $3,363.29 Green Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny 1,654 3.19 +1.52 – Rhinoceros Nicolas Lemay 411 0.79 +0.26 $651.34 Communist Marianne Breton Fontaine 179 0.34 -0.05 – Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 148 0.29 -0.02 – Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,904 100.0 $219,682.85 Total rejected ballots 877 – – Turnout 52,781 – – Eligible voters 83,088 These results were subject to a judicial recount,[6] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet over Marwah Rizqy decreased from 541 votes to 500 votes as a result of the recount.[7] Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]
2011 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures New Democratic Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet 22,314 48.17 +33.72 $18,453 Bloc Québécois Daniel Paillé 14,451 31.20 −18.53 $46,974 Liberal Gilbert Thibodeau 5,064 10.93 −9.74 $17,622 Conservative Audrey Castonguay 3,126 6.75 −2.45 $5,647 Green Yaneisy Delgado Dihigo 798 1.72 −2.54 none listed Rhinoceros Hugo Samson Veillette 246 0.53 +0.03 none listed Communist Marianne Breton Fontaine 180 0.39 −0.01 $1,772 Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 143 0.31 −0.08 none listed Total valid votes 46,322 100.00 Total rejected ballots 725 Turnout 47,047 58.43 +0.19 Electors on the lists 80,515 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada . Percentage change figures refer to voting shifts as compared with the 2008 general election, not the 2009 by-election.
Canadian federal by-election, November 9, 2009 Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Bloc Québécois Daniel Paillé 8,989 51.16 +1.43 $54,233 New Democratic Jean-Claude Rocheleau 3,444 19.60 +5.15 $69,082 Liberal Robert David 2,519 14.34 −6.33 $23,211 Conservative Stéphanie Cloutier 1,768 10.06 +0.86 $37,337 Green Christine Lebel 572 3.26 −1.00 not listed neorhino.ca Gabrielle Anctil 129 0.73 +0.23 $130 Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 79 0.45 +0.06 $349 Independent John Turmel 69 0.39 none listed Total valid votes 17,569 100.00 Total rejected ballots 264 Turnout 17,833 22.63 −35.61 Electors on the lists 78,801 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Bloc Québécois Réal Ménard 22,720 49.73 −5.85 $28,893 Liberal Diane Dicaire 9,442 20.67 +3.43 not listed New Democratic Jean-Claude Rocheleau 6,600 14.45 +5.54 $21,479 Conservative Luc Labbé 4,201 9.20 −3.01 $8,586 Green Philippe Larochelle 1,946 4.26 −0.60 not listed neorhino.ca Simon Landry 230 0.50 – not listed Communist Marianne Breton Fontaine 184 0.40 $898 Marijuana Blair T. Longley 183 0.40 −0.32 not listed Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 177 0.39 −0.09 not listed Total valid votes 45,683 100.00 Total rejected ballots 644 Turnout 46,327 58.24 −0.07 Electors on the lists 79,542 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Bloc Québécois Réal Ménard 25,570 55.58 −4.54 $25,836 Liberal Vicky Harvey 7,932 17.24 −8.39 $10,318 Conservative Audrey Castonguay 5,617 12.21 +8.15 $30,705 New Democratic David-Roger Gagnon 4,101 8.91 +3.42 $2,780 Green Rolf Bramann 2,235 4.86 +1.88 none listed Marijuana Blair T. Longley 332 0.72 −0.33 none listed Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 220 0.48 +0.23 none listed Total valid votes 46,007 100.00 Total rejected ballots 723 Turnout 46,730 58.31 +0.52 Electors on the lists 80,142 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Bloc Québécois Réal Ménard 27,476 60.12 +9.60 $35,055 Liberal Benoit Bouvier 11,712 25.63 −10.06 $22,566 New Democratic David Gagnon 2,510 5.49 +3.55 $695 Conservative Mario Bernier 1,856 4.06 −3.33 $2,131 Green Rolf Bramann 1,361 2.98 $963 Marijuana Antoine Théorêt-Poupart 482 1.05 – none listed Communist Pierre Bibeau 190 0.42 $647 Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 112 0.25 none listed Total valid votes 45,699 100.00 Total rejected ballots 936 Turnout 46,635 57.79 Electors on the lists 80,702 Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative figures from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
Montreal—Sainte-Marie, 1984 - 1988 Sainte-Marie, 1979 - 1984 1980 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Jean-Claude Malépart 19,160 68.49 +9.08 Progressive Conservative André Payette 3,576 12.78 -7.81 New Democratic Jean-Pierre Juneau 2,443 8.73 +3.96 Rhinoceros François Straight Favreau 1,659 5.93 1.30 Social Credit Gaston Pleau 605 2.16 -6.73 Independent Lorraine Rondeau 301 1.08 Marxist–Leninist André Gagnon 115 0.41 -0.09 Union populaire Claude Cousineau 114 0.41 -0.52 Total valid votes 27,973 100.00
Hochelaga, 1867 - 1979 Canadian federal by-election, 14 October 1975 Party Candidate Votes % Pelletier resigned, 29 August 1975 Progressive Conservative Jacques Lavoie 8,236 48.58 +18.19 Liberal Pierre Juneau 5,649 33.32 -16.54 Social Credit Gilles Caouette 1,729 10.20 -0.46 New Democratic Onias Synnott 675 3.98 -2.92 Independent Gérard Contant 396 2.34 Independent Louise Ouimet 169 1.00 Independent Daniel Charlebois 101 0.60 Total valid votes 16,955 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Gérard Pelletier 11,235 44.34 -10.80 Progressive Conservative Jacques Lavoie 6,199 24.47 -1.64 New Democratic Raymond-Gérard Laliberté 4,515 17.82 +5.07 Independent Gérard Contant 2,171 8.57 Independent Jacques Ferron 879 3.47 Independent Françoise Lévesque 338 1.33 Total valid votes 25,337 100.00
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
1940 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Raymond Eudes 16,849 53.83 -10.77 Independent Liberal Jean-Paul Chauvin 9,172 29.30 National Government Achille Dubeau 4,049 12.94 +1.26 Independent Liberal Richard Thibault 1,230 3.93 Total valid votes 31,300 100.00
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
1935 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Édouard-Charles St-Père 19,506 64.60 -3.81 Reconstruction Hervé Langevin 7,164 23.73 Conservative Armand Chevrette 3,524 11.67 -19.92 Total valid votes 30,194 100.00
1930 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Édouard-Charles St-Père 19,382 68.41 -15.94 Conservative Joseph-Thomas-Ulric Simard 8,949 31.59 +18.53 Total valid votes 28,331 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Édouard-Charles St-Père 16,339 84.35 +8.65 Conservative Joseph-Thomas-Ulric Simard 2,530 13.06 -11.24 Independent Liberal Jean-Marie-Mastaï-Georges Cardinal 502 2.59 Total valid votes 19,371 100.00
1925 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Édouard-Charles St-Père 14,741 75.70 -13.92 Conservative Jean-Baptiste Bumbray alias Jean Edouard Charles 4,732 24.30 +13.92 Total valid votes 19,473 100.00
1921 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Édouard-Charles St-Père 20,164 89.62 -4.59 Conservative Joseph Rosario Léo Ayotte 2,335 10.38 Total valid votes 22,499 100.00
Note: Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote in 1917 election.
1917 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Joseph-Edmond Lesage 9,697 94.21 Labour Gédéon Martel 309 3.00 Unknown Cléophas Dignard 287 2.79 Total valid votes 10,293 100.00
By-election on 15 October 1915 Coderre appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 6 October 1915
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Esioff Léon Patenaude acclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, 19 November 1912 Party Candidate Votes % Coderre appointed Secretary of State for Canada, 29 October 1912 Conservative Louis Coderre 4,276 68.10 +12.81 Nationalist Léopold Doyon 2,003 31.90 Total valid votes 6,279 100.00
1904 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet 4,974 53.17 +1.29 Conservative A.A. Bernard 4,381 46.83 -1.29 Total valid votes 9,355 100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 16 February 1904 Party Candidate Votes % Madore appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Quebec, December 1903 Liberal Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet 4,114 51.88 -2.50 Conservative A.A. Bernard 3,816 48.12 +2.50 Total valid votes 7,930 100.00
1900 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore 4,127 54.38 +0.64 Conservative Sévérin Lachapelle 3,462 45.62 -0.64 Total valid votes 7,589 100.00
1896 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore 3,635 53.74 +11.79 Conservative Sévérin Lachapelle 3,129 46.26 -11.79 Total valid votes 6,764 100.00
Note: change in popular vote indicates change from 1891 general election.
By-election on 21 October 1892 Desjardins called to the Senate, 1 October 1892
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Séverin Lachapelle acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Alphonse Desjardins 5,266 58.05 +6.20 Liberal Joseph Lanctot 3,805 41.95 -6.20 Total valid votes 9,071 100.00
1887 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Conservative Alphonse Desjardins 3,050 51.85 Liberal Joseph Lanctot 2,832 48.15 Total valid votes 5,882 100.00
1882 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alphonse Desjardins acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Alphonse Desjardins 3,039 56.48 Unknown Laurent-Olivier David 2,342 43.52 Total valid votes 5,381 100.00
1874 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alphonse Desjardins acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Louis Beaubien 1,800 58.40 Unknown V. Hudon 1,282 41.60 Total valid votes 3,082 100.00
1867 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Antoine Aimé Dorion 1,312 50.44 Unknown Mr. Lanouette 1,289 49.56 Total valid votes 2,601 100.00
See also References Riding history from the Library of Parliament :
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