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Saint Lambert (electoral district)

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Legislature
  
House of Commons

First contested
  
1997

District webpage
  
profile, map

Province
  
Québec

District created
  
1996

Last contested
  
2011

Population (2011)
  
92,419

Elector
  
73,935

Saint-Lambert (electoral district)

Census divisions
  
Urban agglomeration of Longueuil, Longueuil, Saint-Lambert

Saint-Lambert was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 94,541. It has been replaced by Brossard—Saint-Lambert.

Contents

Map of Saint-Lambert, QC, Canada

Geography

This riding on Montreal's South Shore was located in the Quebec region of Montérégie. The district included the City of Saint-Lambert, the former City of Greenfield Park, the former Town of LeMoyne, and the western part of the pre-2002 City of Longueuil.

The neighbouring ridings were Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Brossard—La Prairie, Jeanne-Le Ber, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, and Hochelaga.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census
  • Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Chinese
  • Languages: 77.0% French, 11.9% English, 9.2% Others, 1.9% Multiple responses
  • Religions: 77.9% Catholic, 8.1% Protestant, 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 7.9% No religion
  • Average income: $29,974
  • Members of Parliament

    This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

    Election results

    Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

    References

    Saint-Lambert (electoral district) Wikipedia