La Prairie Quebec electoral district |
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| Federal electoral district |
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| Legislature | House of Commons |
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| MP | Alain Therrien
Bloc Québécois |
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| District created | 2013 |
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| First contested | 2015 |
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| Last contested | 2019 |
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| District webpage | profile, map |
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| Demographics |
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| Population (2016)[1] | 105,496 |
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| Electors (2019) | 86,779 |
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| Area (km²)[1] | 295 |
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| Pop. density (per km²) | 357.6 |
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| Census division(s) | Roussillon |
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| Census subdivision(s) | Candiac, Delson, Kahnawake 14, La Prairie, Saint-Constant, Sainte-Catherine, Saint-Mathieu, Saint-Philippe |
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La Prairie (previously known as Laprairie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896, 1968 to 1997 and again since 2015.
History
The riding of Laprairie was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Parishes of Laprairie, Saint-Philippe, Saint Jacques le Mineur, Saint Isidore and Saint Constant, the Indian Lands of Sault Saint Louis, and all islands in the River Saint Lawrence close to the county. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into the Châteauguay and Laprairie—Napierville electoral districts.
The riding was re-created in 1966 from Beauharnois—Salaberry and Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie ridings. It consisted of:
- the City of Saint-Lambert;
- the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Châteauguay, Châteauguay-Centre, Châteauguay Heights, Delson, Greenfield Park, La Prairie, LeMoyne, Léry and Préville; and
- in the County of Laprairie: the parish municipalities of Saint-Constant and Sainte-Catherine-d'Alexandrie-de-Laprairie; and the Indian Reserve of Caughnawaga No. 14.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
- the City of Saint-Lambert;
- the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Greenfield Park, La Prairie and LeMoyne; and
- in the county of Laprairie: the municipality of Notre-Dame.
In 1980, it was renamed La Prairie. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Brossard, Candiac, La Prairie et Saint-Lambert.
The riding was abolished in 1996 when it was abolished into Brossard—La Prairie and Saint-Lambert.
This riding was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant and Brossard—La Prairie.
Profile
The 2011 results, put onto the new boundaries for the La Prairie riding, showed strong support for the NDP. This support mainly came from the west of the riding, in cities formerly included in the old Châteauguay—Saint-Constant riding. They had lower support in La Prairie and Saint-Philippe, where the Liberals performed better. Conservative support was relatively uniform across the riding, while also being pretty weak. The Bloc Québécois, which would have come second in the riding, had its stronger support in the old riding of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, but had some pockets within La Prairie.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
La Prairie, 2015–present
| 2019 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 25,707 | 41.8 | +15.56 | $16,299.46 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Poissant | 22,504 | 36.6 | +0.14 | $58,876.52 |
| | Conservative | Isabelle Lapointe | 5,540 | 9.0 | -2.91 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Victoria Hernandez | 4,744 | 7.7 | -15.18 | $0.10 |
| | Green | Barbara Joannette | 2,565 | 4.2 | +2.05 | $362.15 |
| | People's | Gregory Yablunovsky | 393 | 0.6 | – | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 100 | 0.2 | -0.15 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,553 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | 886 |
| Turnout | 62,439 | 71.95 |
| Eligible voters | 86,779 |
| Source: Elections Canada[2][3] |
| 2015 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Poissant | 20,993 | 36.46 | +23.24 | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christian Picard | 15,107 | 26.24 | +0.51 | – |
| | New Democratic | Pierre Chicoine | 13,174 | 22.88 | -27.08 | – |
| | Conservative | Yves Perras | 6,859 | 11.91 | +2.46 | – |
| | Green | Joanne Tomas | 1,235 | 2.15 | +0.69 | $43.49 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 204 | 0.35 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,572 | 100.00 | | $218,081.80 |
| Total rejected ballots | 996 | 1.70 | – |
| Turnout | 58,568 | 71.15 | – |
| Eligible voters | 82,318 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +25.16 |
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] |
La Prairie, 1980–1987
Laprairie, 1966–1980
Laprairie, 1867–1892
| 1891 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis Conrad Pelletier | 970 |
| | Liberal | Cyrille Doyon | 916 |
| 1887 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Liberal | Cyrille Doyon | 917 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Tassé | 894 |
| 1882 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Pinsonneault | 675 |
| | Unknown | J.E. Robidoux | 572 |
| 1878 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Pinsonneault | 661 |
| | Unknown | T.A. Longtin | 601 |
| 1874 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Pinsonneault | Acclaimed |
| 1872 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Pinsonneault | 632 |
| | Unknown | J.-M. Loranger | 563 |
| 1867 Canadian federal election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Pinsonneault | 750 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Normandeau | 293 |
See also
References
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
Quebec electoral district