Laurier—Sainte-Marie () is a federal electoral district in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since the 1988 federal election. Its 2016 population was 111,835.
Since 2019, its member of Parliament (MP) has been Steven Guilbeault of the Liberal Party.
Geography
The district includes Côte Saint-Louis and the eastern parts of the Plateau and Mile End in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the eastern part of Downtown Montreal and the western part of Centre-Sud (including part of the neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie) in the Borough of Ville-Marie.
History
In 1987, the district of "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" was created from Laurier, Montreal—Sainte-Marie and Saint-Jacques ridings.
In 2003, Laurier—Sainte-Marie was abolished when it was redistributed into Laurier and Hochelaga ridings.
After the 2004 election, Laurier riding was renamed "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" in 2004.
The name comes from Laurier Avenue, a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after Wilfrid Laurier, and Sainte-Marie, a former name for Centre-Sud, which in turn came from a parish church dedicated to Saint Mary.
The riding was represented by Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois, until 2011, when he was defeated by Hélène Laverdière of the New Democratic Party.
This riding lost territory to Outremont and Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, and gained territory from Hochelaga, Westmount—Ville-Marie and Outremont during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost the territory south of Av. Christophe-Colombe and west of Rue Rachel to Outremont; gained territory north of Boul. Robert-Bourassa and east of Av. Viger (including Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island) from Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs.
Former boundaries
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Demographics
:According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order
Racial groups: 73.4% White, 5.1% Black, 4.4% Arab, 4.3% Latin American, 3.7% Chinese, 3.1% South Asian, 1.7% Southeast Asian, 1.2% Indigenous<br />
Languages: 67.2% French, 15.7% English, 4.3% Spanish, 2.8% Arabic, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% Cantonese<br />
Religions: 36.4% Christian (29.1% Catholic, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 6.1% Other), 6.8% Muslim, 1.2% Buddhist, 1.1% Jewish, 52.7% None<br />
Median income: $39,600 (2020)<br />
Average income: $55,000 (2020)
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
{| class="wikitable"
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| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top" | Party
| valign="top" |Association name
| valign="top" |CEO
| valign="top" |HQ City
|Association du Parti conservateur de Laurier—Sainte-Marie
|Philip Mastromatteo
|Mirabel
|Association du parti vert de Laurier—Sainte-Marie
|David H.J. MacFarquhar
|Montreal
|Association libérale fédérale de Laurier—Sainte-Marie
|Bernard Bourget
|Montreal
|Association NPD Laurier—Sainte-Marie
|Sebastien Pentland-Hyde
|Montreal
|}
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 17,689 ||align=right| 39.51
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 13,625 ||align=right| 30.43
|-
| |
| Bloc Québécois ||align=right| 9,015 ||align=right| 20.13
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 2,013 ||align=right| 4.50
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 997 ||align=right| 2.23
|-
| |
| People's ||align=right| 791 ||align=right| 1.77
|-
| |
| Free ||align=right| 224||align=right| 0.50
|-
| |
| Animal Protection ||align=right| 181||align=right| 0.40
|-
| |
| Communist ||align=right| 87||align=right| 0.19
|-
| |
| Marxist-Leninist ||align=right| 74||align=right| 0.17
|-
| |
| Independent ||align=right| 69 ||align=right| 0.15
|-
| |
| Marijuana ||align=right| 11||align=right| 0.02
|-
| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 44,776 ||align=right| 98.76
|-
| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 560 ||align=right| 1.24
|-
| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 80,560 ||align=right| 56.28
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 23,749 ||align=right| 46.48
|-
| |
| Bloc Québécois ||align=right| 17,853 ||align=right| 34.94
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 5,451 ||align=right| 10.67
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 2,019 ||align=right| 3.95
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 1,348 ||align=right| 2.64
|-
| |
| Others ||align=right| 677 ||align=right| 1.32
|}
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Laurier—Sainte-Marie (1987-2003), accessed 5 November 2006
- Laurier (2003-2004), accessed 5 November 2006
- Laurier—Sainte-Marie (2004-present), accessed 5 November 2006