Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (electoral district)

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Marc-Aurèle-Fortin
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin in relation to the other Montréal ridings.
Member of Parliament	Serge Ménard Bloc Québécois
Population, 2001	99 044
Electors, 2006	80 351
Area (km²)	58
Population density (people per km²)	1708
Electoral district created	2004, from Laval Centre, Terrebonne—Blainville, Laval East and Rivière-des-Milles-Îles
Census divisions	• Laval • Thérèse-De Blainville RCM
Polling divisions	193
Major municipalities	• Bois-des-Filion • Laval (part) • Lorraine • Rosemère • Sainte-Thérèse

Marc-Aurèle-Fortin 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 99,044.

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 External link

[edit] Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Auteuil and Sainte-Rose, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville, and the western part of neighbourhood of Vimont in the City of Laval; the City of Sainte-Thérèse; the Towns of Lorraine and Rosemère; and the Municipality of Bois-des-Filion. The neighbouring ridings are Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Terrebonne—Blainville, Alfred-Pellan, and Laval.

[edit] History

The district was created in 2004 from Laval Centre, Terrebonne—Blainville, Laval East and Rivière-des-Milles-Îles ridings. It is named in honour of the artist Marc-Aurèle Fortin.

[edit] Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Laval Centre, Terrebonne—Blainville, Laval East and Rivière-des-Milles-Îles prior to 2004
38th	2004-2006	Serge Ménard	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006-	Serge Ménard	Bloc Québécois

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Serge Ménard	27,638
	Conservative	Claude Moreau	11,098
	Liberal	Renée Gagné	8,407
	New Democrat	Martin Duplantis	4,313
	Green	Lise Bissonnette	2,733

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Serge Ménard	30,779
	Liberal	Nancy Girard	14,491
	Conservative	Marc Bissonnette	3,125
	Green	Lise Bissonnette	2,012
	New Democrat	Lyse Généreux	1,867

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Federal Ridings in Montreal
Liberal	Bourassa \| Honoré-Mercier \| Lac-Saint-Louis \| LaSalle—Émard \| Laval—Les Îles \| Mount Royal \| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine \| Outremont* \| 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 \| Papineau \| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
Vacant	Outremont*
* Outremont MP Jean Lapierre resigned from the Liberal Party, and a by-election has not yet taken place to elect a successor.

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