Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (; formerly known as Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Geography
This riding is located in the northern suburbs of Montreal, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles. Since 2003, it has consisted of the cities of Deux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache and Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac in the Regional County Municipality of Deux-Montagnes; and the City of Boisbriand in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-De Blainville.
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Laval, Laval—Les Îles, and Pierrefonds—Dollard.
Demographics
:According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 Representation Order
Racial groups: 87.3% White, 3.4% Black, 2.8% Arab, 1.8% Latin American, 1.7% Indigenous<br />
Languages: 80.7% French, 9.4% English, 2.1% Arabic, 1.9% Yiddish, 1.8% Spanish<br />
Religions: 65.3% Christian (54.8% Catholic, 2.3% Christian Orthodox, 8.2% Other), 3.6% Muslim, 2.7% Jewish, 27.4% None<br />
Median income: $44,000 (2020)<br />
Average income: $53,650 (2020)
History
It was created in 1996 as "Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse" riding from parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes riding.
It was renamed "Rivière-des-Mille-Îles" in 1998.
This riding lost territory to Mirabel and gained territory from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost its territory west of Montée Laurin, south of Ch. de la Rivière-Sud and west of Boul. Industriel in Saint-Eustache to Mirabel.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Bloc Québécois ||align=right| 21,522 ||align=right| 40.54
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| Liberal ||align=right| 18,770 ||align=right| 35.36
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| Conservative ||align=right| 5,441 ||align=right| 10.25
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 3,825 ||align=right| 7.20
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| People's ||align=right| 1,458 ||align=right| 2.75
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| Green ||align=right| 966 ||align=right| 1.82
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| Free ||align=right| 842 ||align=right| 1.59
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| Patriote ||align=right| 148 ||align=right| 0.28
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| Pour l'Indépendance du Québec ||align=right| 118 ||align=right| 0.22
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| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 53,090 ||align=right| 98.04
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| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 1,059 ||align=right| 1.96
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| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 82,720 ||align=right| 65.46
|}
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 25,758 ||align=right| 49.1
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| Bloc Québécois ||align=right| 14,223 ||align=right| 27.1
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| Liberal ||align=right| 5,819 ||align=right| 11.1
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| Conservative ||align=right| 5,399 ||align=right| 10.3
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| Green ||align=right| 1,242 ||align=right| 2.4
|}
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history for Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada