Pierrefonds—Dollard
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Pierrefonds—Dollard is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. Its population in 2001 was 102,542.
This riding occupies the northwest part of the Island of Montreal on Lac-Des-Deux-Montagnes and Rivière-des-Prairies. It contains the former cities of Dollard Des Ormeaux, Pierrefonds, Roxboro, and L'Ile Bizard.
This riding is home to a number of pharmaceutical companies. Manufacturing is the main industry, followed by retail trade. Over 17% of the population has a university degree, while just over 4% has less than a Grade 9 education. The average family income is $75,497 with an unemployment rate of 6.5%.
According to the 2001 census, 37% of the population lists English as their mother tongue, while French is the first language for 32%. There are also significant populations who speak Arabic, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. This is an ethnically-mixed riding, including Italian, East Indian and Chinese communities. The total immigrant population is almost 30%.
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[edit] Geography
The district includes the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève and the municipality of Dollard-Des Ormeaux. The neighbouring ridings are Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Lac-Saint-Louis, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Laval—Les Îles, and Saint-Laurent—Cartierville.
[edit] History
This riding was established in 1986 by combining parts of Dollard and Vaudreuil ridings. The 1996 redistribution moved nine per cent of the population of the riding into Lac-St-Louis.
In the redistribution of 2004, 91% of the riding was retained.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Dollard and Vaudreuil prior to 1986 | ||||
| Pierrefonds—Dollard | ||||
| 34th | 1988-1993 | Gerry Weiner | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993-1997 | Bernard Patry | Liberal | |
| 36th | 1997-2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000-2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Bernard Patry | 24,388 | |||
| Conservative | Don Rae | 11,013 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Denis Martel | 5,901 | |||
| New Democrat | Shameem Siddiqui | 3,664 | |||
| Green | Leo Williams | 2,645 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Garnet Colly | 96 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Bernard Patry | 29,601 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marie-Hélène Brunet | 7,426 | |||
| Conservative | Andrea Paine | 5,010 | |||
| New Democrat | Danielle Lustgarten | 2,545 | |||
| Green | Theodore Kouretas | 1,401 | |||
| Marijuana | Jean-François Labrecque | 511 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Garnet Colly | 71 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Bernard Patry | 39,357 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sylvie Brousseau | 5,937 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Neil Drabkin | 3,481 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | John Profit | 2,991 | |||
| Marijuana | Jean-François Labrecque | 1,149 | |||
| New Democrat | Adam Hodgins | 1,109 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Bernard Patry | 38,476 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Neil Drabkin | 10,546 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Normand Jean D'Ambrosio | 6,239 | |||
| Reform | Robert Laganière | 1,134 | |||
| New Democrat | David Lyons | 1,060 | |||
| Natural Law | Céline Chamard | 465 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Bernard Patry | 39,585 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | René de Cotret Opzoomer | 10,878 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerry Weiner | 8,043 | |||
| New Democrat | Catherine J. Rideout-Erais | 847 | |||
| Natural Law | Ruby Finkelstein | 489 | |||
| National | Carlos Roldan | 472 | |||
| Libertarian | Hugh Rowe | 439 | |||
| Independent | Lionel Albert | 394 | |||
| Commonwealth | Glenford Charles | 108 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerry Weiner | 27,532 | |||
| Liberal | Bernard Patry | 22,244 | |||
| New Democrat | Pierre Razik | 3,854 | |||
| Rhino | Jean-François Lafond | 856 | |||
| Independent | William Short | 452 | |||
| Libertarian | Hugh Rowe | 302 | |||
| Commonwealth | Michel Haddad | 77 | |||
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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. | ||
