Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie

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Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie

Quebec electoral district
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Bernard Bigras BQ
District created	1976
First contested	1979
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	105,864
Electors (2006)	82,790
Area (km²)	11
Pop. density (per km²)	9,624
Census divisions	Montreal
Census subdivisions	Montreal

For the borough, please see Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie (spelt with an en dash).

Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (formerly known as Rosemont and Rosemont—Petite-Patrie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 103,458.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2.1 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3.1 Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, 2008 - present 3.2 Rosemont—Petite-Patrie, 2000 - 2004 3.3 Rosemont, 1979 - 2000 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

The district includes the neighbourhood of Petite-Patrie and the western part of the neighbourhood of Rosemont in the Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.

[edit] History

The electoral district of "Rosemont" was created in 1976 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Papineau and Saint-Michel ridings. The name was changed to "Rosemont—Petite-Patrie" in 2000, and then to its current name in 2003.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

• Claude-André Lachance, Liberal (1979-1984)
• Suzanne Blais-Grenier, Progressive Conservative (1984-1988)
• Benoît Tremblay:

Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)

Bloc Québécois (1993-1997)

• Bernard Bigras, Bloc Québécois (1997-present)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, 2008 - present

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Bloc Québécois	Bernard Bigras	27260	52.00	%
	Liberal	Marjorie Théodore	9785	18.66	%
	New Democrat	Alexandre Boulerice	8522	16.25	%
	Conservative	Sylvie Boulianne	3876	7.39	%
	Green	Vincent Larochelle	2406	4.58	%
	Neorhino.ca	Jean-Patrick Berthiaume	319	0.60	%
	Marxist-Leninist	Stéphane Chérnier	170	0.32	%
	Independent	Michel Dugré	83	0.15	%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				%

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Bloc Québécois	Bernard Bigras	29,336	56.0%
	Liberal	Suzanne Harvey	8,259	15.8%
	New Democrat	Chantal Reeves	6,051	11.6%
	Conservative	Michel Sauvé	4,863	9.3%
	Green	Marc-André Gadoury	3,446	6.6%
	Marijuana	Hugô St-Onge	419	0.8%
Total valid votes			52,374

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Bernard Bigras	31,224
	Liberal	Christian Bolduc	11,572
	New Democrat	Benoit Beauchamp	3,876
	Green	François Chevalier	2,145
	Conservative	Michel Sauvé	1,375
	Communist	Kenneth Higham	145

[edit] Rosemont—Petite-Patrie, 2000 - 2004

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Bernard Bigras	23,315
	Liberal	Claude Vignault	16,052
	Progressive Conservative	Marc Bissonnette	2,059
	Marijuana	Claude Messier	1,486
	Green	Sébastien Chagnon-Jean	1,475
	New Democrat	Noémi Lo Pinto	1,417
	Canadian Alliance	Etienne Morin	1,375
	Communist	Dorothy Sauras	233
	Independent	Joanne Pritchard	114

[edit] Rosemont, 1979 - 2000

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Bernard Bigras	23,313
	Liberal	Françoise Guidi	15,952
	Progressive Conservative	Marc Bissonnette	7,727
	New Democrat	Fidel Fuentes	1,637
	Independent	Vicky Mercier	494
	Marxist-Leninist	Claude Brunel	447

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Benoît Tremblay	28,409
	Liberal	Pierre Bourque	13,003
	Progressive Conservative	Pauline Vincent	2,343
	New Democrat	Roger Lamarre	990
	Natural Law	Marc Roy	717
	Marxist-Leninist	Hélène Héroux	188
	Commonwealth	Stéphane Lévesque	83

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Benoît Tremblay	17,127
	Liberal	Jacques Guilbault	13,209
	New Democrat	Giuseppe Sciortino	9,163
	Independent	Suzanne Blais-Grenier	2,060
	Rhino	Christian Nettoyeur Jolicoeur	1,656
	Green	Sylvain Auclair	1,383
	Communist	Gaétan Trudel	151
	Social Credit	Dollard Desjardins	148
	Independent	Arnold August	122
	Independent	Léo Larocque	122
	Commonwealth	Christiane Deland-Gervais	120

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Suzanne Blais-Grenier	15,782
	Liberal	Antonio Sciascia	14,477
	New Democrat	Roger J.W.D. Lamarre	4,054
	Rhino	Francine Rose Lime Lacasse	1,587
	Nationaliste	Denis Castonguay	1,008
	Communist	Claude Demers	161
	Social Credit	Lucien Lapointe	143
	Independent	Dollard Desjardins	101
	Commonwealth	André Malboeuf	64

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Claude-André Lachance	26,544
	New Democrat	Marcel Julien	3,337
	Progressive Conservative	Léon Vellone	2,260
	Rhino	G. Mara Tremblay	1,310
	Social Credit	Yvette Gosselin	912
	Independent	Jocelyne Lachapelle	199
	Independent	René Denis	197
	Bloc Québécois	Monique Fournier	139
	Marxist-Leninist	Francine Tremblay	91

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Claude-André Lachance	28,116
	Social Credit	Emery Whalen	3,919
	Progressive Conservative	Léon Vellone	3,129
	New Democrat	Marcel Julien	2,238
	Rhino	Francine Lévesque	1,248
	Independent	René Denis	509
	Bloc Québécois	André Kishka	167
	Communist	Bernadette Lebrun	156
	Marxist-Leninist	Francine Tremblay	115

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• Rosemont
• Rosemont—Petite-Patrie
• Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie

v • d • e Federal ridings in Montreal Liberal Bourassa • Honoré-Mercier • Lac-Saint-Louis • LaSalle—Émard • Laval—Les Îles • Mount Royal • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine • Papineau • Pierrefonds—Dollard • Saint-Laurent—Cartierville • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel • Westmount—Ville-Marie Bloc Québécois Ahuntsic • Alfred-Pellan • Hochelaga • Jeanne-Le Ber • La Pointe-de-l'Île • Laurier—Sainte-Marie • Laval • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie New Democratic Outremont

v • d • e Federal ridings in Quebec Central Quebec Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour • Berthier—Maskinongé • Joliette • Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Montcalm • Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier • Repentigny • Saint-Maurice—Champlain • Trois-Rivières Côte-Nord and Saguenay Chicoutimi—Le Fjord • Jonquière—Alma • Manicouagan • Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord • Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Eastern Quebec Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine • Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Lévis—Bellechasse • Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques The Eastern Townships Beauce • Brome—Missisquoi • Compton—Stanstead • Drummond • Mégantic—L'Érable • Richmond—Arthabaska • Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot • Shefford • Sherbrooke The Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou • Abitibi—Témiscamingue • Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel • Gatineau • Hull—Aylmer • Laurentides—Labelle • Pontiac • Rivière-des-Mille-Îles • Rivière-du-Nord • Terrebonne—Blainville Montreal (East, West, North & Laval) Ahuntsic • Alfred-Pellan • Bourassa • Hochelaga • Honoré-Mercier • Jeanne-Le Ber • Lac-Saint-Louis • La Pointe-de-l'Île • LaSalle—Émard • Laurier—Sainte-Marie • Laval • Laval—Les Îles • Marc-Aurèle-Fortin • Mount Royal • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine • Outremont • Papineau • Pierrefonds—Dollard • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie • Saint-Laurent—Cartierville • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel • Westmount—Ville-Marie Montérégie Beauharnois—Salaberry • Brossard—La Prairie • Chambly—Borduas • Châteauguay—Saint-Constant • Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher • Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert • Saint-Jean • Saint-Lambert • Vaudreuil-Soulanges • Verchères—Les Patriotes Quebec City Beauport—Limoilou • Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles • Louis-Hébert • Louis-Saint-Laurent • Québec