Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle

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Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Quebec electoral district
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle (Canadian electoral district).svg
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Anju Dhillon
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]106,886
Electors (2015)85,471
Area (km²)[1]51
Pop. density (per km²)2,095.8
Census divisionsMontreal (part)
Census subdivisionsDorval, L'Île-Dorval, Montreal

Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle is a federal electoral district on Montreal Island in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of LaSalle—Émard and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine.[2]

Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3]

The riding was originally intended to be named Dorval—Lachine.[4]

Geography[edit]

The district includes the municipalities of Dorval and L'Île-Dorval, the borough of Lachine and part of the borough of LaSalle in Montreal.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Riding created from LaSalle—Émard
and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
42nd  2015–present     Anju Dhillon Liberal

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Anju Dhillon 29,974 54.89 +25.49 $97,977.49
New Democratic Isabelle Morin 11,769 21.55 -19.57 $52,909.84
Conservative Daniela Chivu 6,049 11.08 -3.07 $25,233.35
Bloc Québécois Jean-Frédéric Vaudry 5,338 9.78 -1.76
Green Vincent J. Carbonneau 1,245 2.28 -0.72
Independent Soulèye Ndiaye 230 0.42 $3,623.98
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,605 100.0     $224,217.32
Total rejected ballots 593
Turnout 55,198
Eligible voters 85,587
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 18,713 41.12
  Liberal 13,381 29.40
  Conservative 6,442 14.15
  Bloc Québécois 5,250 11.54
  Green 1,364 3.00
  Others 362 0.80

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Final Report – Quebec
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&DocId=6654879&File=4
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections