Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
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| Châteauguay—Saint-Constant | |
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| Member of Parliament | Carole Freeman Bloc Québécois |
| Population, 2001 | 102 709 |
| Electors, 2006 | 82 326 |
| Area (km²) | 315 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 326 |
| Electoral district created | 2003, from Châteauguay |
| Census division | Roussillon RCM |
| Polling divisions | 194 |
| Major municipalities | • Châteauguay • Delson • Léry • Mercier • Saint-Constant • Saint-Isidore • Sainte-Catherine |
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 102,709.
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant was created in 2003 from Châteauguay riding, with the exception of a portion of Châteauguay that was transferred in Beauharnois—Salaberry and Saint-Jean ridings.
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[edit] Geography
The district includes all of the Regional County Municipality of Rousillon including Kahnawake Indian Reserve No. 14, but excluding the cities of Candiac and La Prairie and the Municipality of Saint-Philippe in the east of the county municipality. The neighbouring ridings are Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Beauharnois—Salaberry, Brossard—La Prairie, LaSalle—Émard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, and Lac-Saint-Louis.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Châteauguay prior to 2003 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Denise Poirier-Rivard | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006- | Carole Freeman | Bloc Québécois | |
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Bloc Québécois | Carole Freeman | 28,274 | 51.38 | |||
| Liberal | Charles Ghorayeb | 11,219 | 20.39 | |||
| Conservative | Rosaire Turcot | 10,301 | 18.72 | |||
| New Democrat | Ehsan Mohammadian | 2,865 | 5.21 | |||
| Green | Alain Rioux | 2,375 | 4.32 | |||
| Total | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Denise Poirier-Rivard | 29,337 | |||
| Liberal | Robert Lanctôt | 15,384 | |||
| Conservative | Rosaire Turcot | 2,902 | |||
| Green | Marc-André Gadoury | 1,889 | |||
| New Democrat | Mélanie Archambault | 1,704 | |||
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| Federal Ridings in Montérégie | ||
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| Bloc Québécois |
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 |
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