Laporte (electoral district)

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MNA Nicole MénardLiberal First contested 1973 Population (2011) 60,970 Elector 45,573		District created 1972 Last contested 2014 Province Québec
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec Census divisions Longueuil (part), Saint-Lambert

Laporte is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Taillon and Chambly.

It was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970.

Geography

The riding currently includes:

The entire City of Saint-Lambert

The following areas of the City of Longueuil:

Borough of Greenfield Park,

Laflèche district of the Borough of Saint-Hubert

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

* Result compared to Action démocratique

* Result compared to UFP

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