Bourassa (formerly known as Montreal—Bourassa ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2016 was 101,032.
Geography
The district includes Montreal North and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Récollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville .
The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic , Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel , Honoré-Mercier , and Alfred-Pellan .
Demographics
13.2% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.[2]
According to the Canada 2011 Census
Ethnic groups: 59.3% White, 20.9% Black, 8.9% Arab, 6.1% Latin American, 2.1% Southeast Asian
Languages: 51.4% French, 9.7% Italian, 8.6% Creoles, 7.3% Arabic, 6.7% Spanish, 4.0% English
Religions: 61.8% Catholic, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 11.1% All Other Christian, 12.7% Muslim, 1.9% Buddhist, 8.2% None.
Median income: $20,688 (2010)[3]
Average income: $25,986 (2010)[3]
According to the Canada 2016 Census
Languages: (2016) 67.8% French, 7.8% English, 5.0% Spanish, 5.0% Arabic, 4.5% Creole, 4.2% Italian, 1.0% Vietnamese, 1.0% Turkish, 0.6% Kabyle, 0.3% Khmer[4]
History
The electoral district of Bourassa was created in 1966 from Mercier and Laval ridings. The name comes from a street running through the three neighbourhoods which is named after Henri 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 and Saint-Michel riding. The new Bourassa riding was created from parts of Montreal—Bourassa, Ahuntsic and Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ridings.
This riding lost territory to Honoré-Mercier and gained territory from Ahuntsic during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Members of parliament
This riding has elected the following members of parliament :
Election results
Bourassa, 1979–present
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
Liberal hold
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
Liberal hold
Swing
+11.22
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]
Canadian federal by-election, 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 of Denis Coderre .
On 16 May 2013, Liberal MP Denis Coderre announced he would resign his seat on 2 June in order to run for Mayor of Montreal .[11] The Chief Electoral Officer received official notification of the vacancy on 3 June 2013 and the by-election had to be called by 30 November 2013.[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 and Financial 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 and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
Montreal—Bourassa, 1972–1979
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Bourassa, 1968–1972
See also
References
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
Notes
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Coordinates : 45°36′52″N 73°36′59″W / 45.6145°N 73.6163°W / 45.6145; -73.6163