Jeanne-Le Ber
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| Jeanne-Le Ber | |
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| Member of Parliament | Thierry St-Cyr Bloc Québécois |
| Population, 2001 | 103 092 |
| Electors, 2006 | 86 427 |
| Area (km²) | 21 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 4909 |
| Electoral district created | 2003, from Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine and Westmount—Ville-Marie |
| Census division | Montréal |
| Polling divisions | 215 |
| Major neighbourhoods | Côte-Saint-Paul (part) Little Burgundy Pointe-Saint-Charles Saint-Henri Verdun |
Jeanne-Le Ber 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 103,092.
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[edit] Geography
The district includes the Borough of Verdun, along with the neighbourhoods of Saint-Henri, Little Burgundy, and Pointe-Saint-Charles and the eastern part of Côte-Saint-Paul, in the Borough of Le Sud-Ouest.
[edit] Demographics
Average family income: $57,496[1] (2001)
Median household income: $31,386[2]
Unemployment: 9.8%
Language, Mother Tongue: French 65%, English 19%, Other 16%
Religion: Catholic 70%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 4%, Other Christian 2%, Orthodox Christian 1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 1%, Hindu 1%, Other 1%, No Religious Affiliation 12%. [3]
Visible Minority: Black 5%, Chinese 3%, South Asian 2%, Arab 2%, Latin American 2%, Others 2%, Southeast Asian 1%.
[edit] History
The riding was created in 2003 from Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine and Westmount—Ville-Marie ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine and Westmount—Ville-Marie prior to 2003 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Liza Frulla | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006- | Thierry St-Cyr | Bloc Québécois | |
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 20,213 | 40.2 | -0.7 | ||
| Liberal | Liza Frulla | 17,118 | 34.1 | -7.0 | ||
| Conservative | Pierre-Olivier Brunelle | 5,951 | 11.8 | +6.3 | ||
| New Democrat | Matthew McLauchlin | 4,621 | 9.2 | +2.3 | ||
| Green | Claude William Genest | 2,357 | 4.7 | +0.6 | ||
| Total | 50,260 | 100.0 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Liza Frulla | 18,766 | 41.1 | n/a | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 18,694 | 40.9 | n/a | ||
| New Democrat | Anthony Philbin | 3,160 | 6.9 | n/a | ||
| Conservative | Pierre-Albert Sévigny | 2,524 | 5.5 | n/a | ||
| Green | Jean-Claude Mercier | 1,864 | 4.1 | n/a | ||
| Marijuana | Cathy Duchesne | 520 | 1.1 | n/a | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 148 | 0.3 | n/a | ||
| Total | 45,676 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Federal Ridings in Montreal | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Vacant | ||
| * Outremont MP Jean Lapierre resigned from the Liberal Party, and a by-election has not yet taken place to elect a successor. | ||
