La Pointe-de-l'Île (French pronunciation: [la pwɛ̃t lil]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,878.

La Pointe-de-l'Île
Quebec electoral district
La Pointe-de-l'Île in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Coordinates:45°39′04″N 73°30′32″W / 45.651°N 73.509°W / 45.651; -73.509
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mario Beaulieu
Bloc Québécois
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]106,336
Electors (2019)85,589
Area (km²)[2]43
Pop. density (per km²)2,472.9
Census division(s)Montreal
Census subdivision(s)Montreal (part), Montréal-Est

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, and Mercier ridings.

Geography

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The district includes the City of Montréal-Est, the neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles in the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Longue-Pointe and the southern part of the neighbourhood of Mercier-Est in the Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga, Honoré-Mercier, Montcalm, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, and Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.

Demographics

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According to the 2016 Canadian census
  • Languages: (2016) 83.0% French, 3.5% Spanish, 2.6% English, 2.0% Creole, 1.9% Arabic, 1.3% Italian, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Romanian, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Kabyle[3]

History

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The riding is located in Eastern Montreal, traditionally the power base of the Quebec sovereignty movement. It had long been reckoned as the Bloc Québécois' safest riding. However, in 2011, after the retirement of longtime MP Francine Lalonde, it fell to the New Democratic Party along with all of the other ridings in Eastern Montreal.

This riding lost territory to Hochelaga and gained territory from Honoré-Mercier during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
La Pointe-de-l'Île
Riding created from Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies,
Hochelaga—Maisonneuve and Mercier
38th  2004–2006     Francine Lalonde Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Ève Péclet New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Mario Beaulieu Bloc Québécois
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Mario Beaulieu 23,835 46.7 -0.1 $40,618.35
Liberal Jonas Fadeu 16,508 32.3 +1.9 $37,367.99
New Democratic Alexandre Vallerand 4,954 9.7 -1.2 $0.00
Conservative Massimo Anania 3,427 6.7 -0.5 $2,567.20
People's Jonathan Desclin 1,399 2.7 +2.0 $1,481.55
Free Agnès Falquet 577 1.1 N/A $604.58
Indépendance du Québec Charles Phillippe Gervais 221 0.4 ±0.0 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Genevieve Royer 159 0.3 +0.1 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,080 97.6 $113,429.83
Total rejected ballots 1,239 2.4
Turnout 52,319 62.3
Registered voters 83,970
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.0
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Mario Beaulieu 26,010 46.84 +13.26 $38,017.09
Liberal Jonathan Plamondon 16,898 30.43 +1.86 $50,221.87
New Democratic Ève Péclet 6,057 10.91 -15.85 $6,545.53
Conservative Robert Coutu 3,984 7.17 -0.81 $25,219.21
Green Franco Fiori 1,910 3.44 none listed
People's Randy Manseau 388 0.70 none listed
Indépendence du Québec Jacinthe Lafrenaye 199 0.4 $636.28
Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 88 0.2 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,534 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,141
Turnout 56,675 66.2
Eligible voters 85,589
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +5.70
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Mario Beaulieu 18,545 33.58 +1.21 $48,190.59
Liberal Marie-Chantale Simard 15,777 28.57 +18.47 $5,384.21
New Democratic Ève Péclet 14,777 26.76 -20.77 $51,626.51
Conservative Guy Morissette 4,408 7.98 +0.33 $4,736.10
Green David J. Cox 1,130 2.05 +0.16
Rhinoceros Ben 97 Benoit 358 0.65 $1,062.19
Strength in Democracy Jean-François Larose 135 0.24
Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 96 0.17
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,226 100.00   $222,699.43
Total rejected ballots 912 1.62
Turnout 56,138 65.43[7]
Eligible voters 84,507
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +10.99
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 23,613 47.53
  Bloc Québécois 16,081 32.37
  Liberal 5,018 10.10
  Conservative 3,801 7.65
  Green 936 1.88
  Others 235 0.47
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ève Péclet 23,033 48.34 +35.44 none listed
Bloc Québécois Ginette Beaudry 15,475 32.48 −23.61 $75,555
Liberal Olivier L. Coulombe 4,369 9.17 −6.82 $4,159
Conservative Mathieu Drolet 3,664 7.69 −3.49 $4,500
Green David J. Cox 898 1.89 −1.00 $125
Marxist–Leninist Claude Brunelle 213 0.45 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,652 100.0
Total rejected ballots 813 1.68
Turnout 48,465 60.43 +0.97
Eligible voters 80,201
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Francine Lalonde (incumbent) 25,976 56.09 −4.37 $54,814
Liberal Oumy Sarr 7,403 15.99 +1.88 $7,501
New Democratic Isabelle McGuire 5,975 12.90 +5.89 none listed
Conservative Hubert Pichet 5,179 11.18 −4.06 $49,752
Green Domita Cundari 1,340 2.89 −0.29 none listed
Rhinoceros Ben 97 Benoit 261 0.56 $1,608
Marxist–Leninist Claude Brunelle 177 0.38 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,311 100.0 $84,945
Total rejected ballots 688 1.46
Turnout 46,999 59.46 −2.86
Eligible voters 79,049
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Francine Lalonde (incumbent) 29,368 60.46 −6.01 $62,051
Conservative Christian Prévost 7,402 15.24 +11.00 $7,391
Liberal Marie-Migniaud Dominique 6,855 14.11 −8.82 $9,649
New Democratic Nicolas Tremblay 3,407 7.01 +3.22 $1,505
Green Benjamin Rankin 1,544 3.18 +0.61 $12
Total valid votes 48,576 100.00
Total rejected ballots 739
Turnout 49,315 62.32 +3.14
Electors on the lists 79,135
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Francine Lalonde 30,713 66.47 +13.35 $58,592
Liberal Jean-Claude Gobé 10,593 22.93 −9.79 $62,081
Conservative Christian Prévost 1,961 4.24 −3.11 $5,476
New Democratic André Langevin 1,751 3.79 +2.69 none listed
Green André Levert 1,186 2.57 none listed
Total valid votes 46,204 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,075
Turnout 47,279 59.18
Electors on the lists 79,894
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

See also

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References

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  • "La Pointe-de-l'Île (Code 24028) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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