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Saint-Lambert (electoral district)

Coordinates: 45°29′35″N 73°30′22″W / 45.493°N 73.506°W / 45.493; -73.506
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Saint-Lambert
Quebec electoral district
Saint-Lambert in relation to other Montérégie federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]92,419
Electors (2011)73,935
Area (km²)[1]25.05
Census division(s)Longueuil
Census subdivision(s)Longueuil, Saint-Lambert

Saint-Lambert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɑ̃bɛʁ] , locally [sɛ̃ lɑ̃baɛ̯ʁ]) was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was first represented in the House of Commons of Canada in 1997. Its population in 2006 was 94,541. It has been replaced by Brossard—Saint-Lambert.

Geography

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This riding on Montreal's South Shore was located in the Quebec region of Montérégie. The district included the City of Saint-Lambert, the former City of Greenfield Park, the former Town of LeMoyne, and the western part of the pre-2002 City of Longueuil.

The neighbouring ridings were Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Brossard—La Prairie, Jeanne-Le Ber, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, and Hochelaga.

Demographics

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According to the 2001 Canadian census
  • Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Chinese
  • Languages: 77.0% French, 11.9% English, 9.2% Others, 1.9% multiple responses
  • Religions: 77.9% Catholic, 8.1% Protestant, 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 7.9% no religion
  • Average income: $29,974

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Lambert
Riding created from La Prairie, Longueuil and Saint-Hubert
36th  1997–2000     Yolande Thibeault Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Maka Kotto Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Josée Beaudin
41st  2011–2015     Sadia Groguhé New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne
and Brossard—Saint-Lambert

Election results

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Sadia Groguhé 18,705 42.64 +28.19
Bloc Québécois Josée Beaudin 11,353 25.88 -11.74
Liberal Roxane Stanners 8,463 19.29 -9.21
Conservative Qais Hamidi 4,396 10.02 -5.78
Green Carmen Budilean 944 2.15 -1.45
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,861 100.0
Total rejected ballots 584 1.31 +0.14
Turnout 44,445 60.60 +1.15
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Josée Beaudin 16,346 37.62 -7.7 $34,922
Liberal Roxane Stanners 12,383 28.50 +5.2 $38,229
Conservative Patrick Clune 6,867 15.80 -3.9 $66,890
New Democratic Richard Marois 6,280 14.45 +7.1 $14,258
Green Diane Joubert 1,566 3.60 -0.3
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,442 100.00 $82,317
Total rejected ballots 513 1.17 -0.03
Turnout 43,955 59.45
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Maka Kotto 20,949 45.3 -3.5 $45,282
Liberal Jean-Jacques Hermans 10,777 23.3 -13.6 $57,186
Conservative Patrick Clune 9,097 19.7 +13.6 $36,940
New Democratic Ronaldo Garcia 3,404 7.4 +2.6 $1,200
Green Sonia Ziadé 1,819 3.9 +0.8
Marxist–Leninist Normand Fournier 196 0.4 +0.1
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,242 100.00 $77,306
Total rejected ballots 562 1.2 -0.7
Turnout 46,804
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Maka Kotto 22,024 48.8 +10.7 $44,877
Liberal Yolande Thibeault 16,654 36.9 -8.5 $51,431
Conservative Patrick Clune 2,739 6.1 -7.2 $16,096
New Democratic Monique Garcia 2,130 4.7 $984
Green Diane Joubert 1,404 3.1
Marxist–Leninist Normand Fournier 145 0.3
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,096 100.0 $77,333
Total rejected ballots 861
Turnout 45,957 1.9

Note: 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 % ±%
Liberal Yolande Thibeault 19,674 45.4 +4.2
Bloc Québécois Christian Picard 16,520 38.1 -1.0
Alliance Nic Leblanc 3,056 7.1
Progressive Conservative Walter Stirling 2,708 6.2 -10.9
Marijuana Katherine Léveillé 1,377 3.2
Total valid votes 43,355 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Yolande Thibeault 19,436 41.2
Bloc Québécois Richard Bélisle 18,458 39.1
Progressive Conservative Jean-Frédéric Lafontaine 8,084 17.1
New Democratic Allison Engel 921 2.0
Canadian Action Jean-Louis Pagé 304 0.6
Total valid votes 47,203 100.0

See also

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References

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  • "Saint-Lambert (electoral district) (Code 24065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada

Notes

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45°29′35″N 73°30′22″W / 45.493°N 73.506°W / 45.493; -73.506