Honoré-Mercier (formerly Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
Geography
The district includes the entire Borough of Anjou , the eastern part of the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles , and the northern part of the Borough of Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve .
The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga , Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel , Bourassa , Alfred-Pellan , Montcalm , and La Pointe-de-l'Île (electoral district) .
Political geography
While the other eastern Montreal ridings have traditionally been Bloc Québécois strongholds, Honoré-Mercier is politically a very divided riding. Rivière-des-Prairies is very Liberal leaning, while Anjou supports the Bloc for the most part, but has some Liberal pockets.
However, the NDP's "orange wave" in the 2011 election overwhelmed previous distinctions, with the New Democrats winning 149 of 218 polling divisions in the district.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2016 Census
Languages: (2016) 51.1% French, 16.2% Italian, 8.1% English, 6.2% Creole, 4.9% Spanish, 4.1% Arabic, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.2% Romanian, 1.0% Kabyle, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.6% Khmer[3]
History
The district was created in 1987 under the name Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from parts of Gamelin , Montreal—Mercier and Saint-Léonard—Anjou ridings .
It consisted of:
the Borough of Anjou;
the parts of the Town of Montréal bounded by:
Sherbrooke Street East, Duquesne Street, Rosemont Boulevard and Lacordaire Boulevard; and
Autoroute de la Rive Nord, Henri-Bourassa Boulevard East; the limits of the towns of Montréal-Est, Anjou and Montréal-Nord to the point of commencement.
In 2003, its name was changed to Honoré-Mercier and its boundaries were adjusted slightly such that 95.5% of the riding came from the original Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, while 4.5% came from Hochelaga—Maisonneuve .
This riding lost territory to La Pointe-de-l'Île and Hochelaga , and gained territory from Bourassa during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results
Honoré-Mercier, 2003–present
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Pablo Rodríguez
29,543
58.66
+2.11
$45,514.73
Bloc Québécois
Jacques Binette
9,979
19.81
+6.88
$7,951.83
Conservative
Guy Croteau
4,808
9.55
-2.5
$3,314.94
New Democratic
Chu Anh Pham
4,130
8.2
-8.21
none listed
Green
Domenico Cusmano
1,373
2.73
+1.15
none listed
People's
Patrick St-Onge
459
0.91
–
$2,885.14
Marxist–Leninist
Yves Le Seigle
71
0.14
-0.02
$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
50,363
100.0
Total rejected ballots
1,013
Turnout
51,376
65.4
Eligible voters
78,549
Liberal hold
Swing
-2.39
Source: Elections Canada [5] [6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Pablo Rodríguez
29,211
56.55
+23.5
$53,622.10
New Democratic
Paulina Ayala
8,478
16.41
-18.81
$12,795.65
Bloc Québécois
Audrey Beauséjour
6,680
12.93
-3.07
$11,516.20
Conservative
Guy Croteau
6,226
12.05
-0.96
$3,697.33
Green
Angela Budilean
814
1.58
-0.03
–
Strength in Democracy
Dayana Dejean
168
0.33
–
–
Marxist–Leninist
Yves Le Seigle
81
0.16
-0.19
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
51,658
100.0
$213,214.66
Total rejected ballots
682
–
–
Turnout
52,340
–
–
Eligible voters
78,428
Liberal gain from New Democratic
Swing
+17.11
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Pablo Rodríguez
21,544
43.67
+5.44
$64,461
Bloc Québécois
Gérard Labelle
13,871
28.12
−6.71
$57,274
Conservative
Rodrigo Alfaro
7,549
15.30
−2.14
$35,152
New Democratic
François Pilon
4,986
10.11
+3.89
$1,499
Green
Gaëtan Bérard
1,380
2.80
−0.13
$1,387
Total valid votes
49,330
100.00
Total rejected ballots
667
1.33
Turnout
49,997
62.16
−2.71
Electors on the lists
80,429
Liberal hold
Swing
+6.08
Source: Official Voting Results, 40th General Election 2008, Elections Canada .
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Pablo Rodríguez
19,622
38.23
−7.87
$62,095
Bloc Québécois
Gérard Labelle
17,879
34.83
−5.54
$39,105
Conservative
Angelo M. Marino
8,952
17.44
+11.42
$62,813
New Democratic
François Pilon
3,191
6.22
+2.13
$2,374
Green
Sylvain Castonguay
1,502
2.93
+1.16
not listed
Marxist–Leninist
Hélène Héroux
183
0.36
+0.02
none listed
Total valid votes
51,329
100.00
Total rejected ballots
650
1.25
Turnout
51,979
64.87
+3.23
Electors on the lists
80,122
Liberal hold
Swing
-1.17
Source: Official Voting Results, 39th General Election, Elections Canada .
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Pablo Rodríguez
22,223
46.10
−11.76
$78,649
Bloc Québécois
Éric St-Hilaire
19,461
40.37
+10.02
$13,063
Conservative
Gianni Chiazzese
2,902
6.02
−2.28
$5,060
New Democratic
François Pilon
1,973
4.09
+2.81
$885
Green
Richard Lahaie
852
1.77
–
$0
Marijuana
Steve Boudrias
626
1.30
−0.59
none listed
Marxist–Leninist
Hélène Héroux
164
0.34
+0.03
none listed
Total valid votes
48,201
100.00
Total rejected ballots
854
1.74
Turnout
49,055
61.64
Electors on the lists
79,585
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Source: Official Voting Results, Thirty-Eighth General Election, Elections Canada .
Liberal hold
Swing
-10.89
Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, 1987–2003
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