Bourassa_(electoral_district)

Bourassa (electoral district)

Bourassa (electoral district)

Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada


Bourassa (formerly known as Montreal—Bourassa) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2021 was 105,637.

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Geography

The district includes Montreal North and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Récollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Honoré-Mercier, and Alfred-Pellan.

Demographics

20.4% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.[2]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 45.1% White, 29.4% Black, 11.8% Arab, 7.4% Latin American, 2% Southeast Asian, 1.2% South Asian
Languages: 48.2% French, 7.5% Arabic, 7.5% Haitian Creole, 7.2% Spanish, 5.7% Italian, 4.6% English, 2.8% Creole, 1.8% Kabyle, 1.1% Turkish, 1% Vietnamese
Religions: 60.6% Christian (39.8% Catholic, 2.3% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal), 19.3% No Religion, 18% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist
Median income: $33,200 (2020)
Average income: $38,960 (2020)

History

The electoral district of Bourassa was created in 1966 from Mercier and Laval ridings. The name comes from a street running through the three neighbourhoods which is named after Henri Bourassa.

The name of the riding was changed to "Montreal—Bourassa" in 1971.

In 1976, Montreal—Bourassa was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Bourassa" riding and Saint-Michel riding. The new Bourassa riding was created from parts of Montreal—Bourassa, Ahuntsic and Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ridings.

This riding lost territory to Honoré-Mercier and gained territory from Ahuntsic during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of parliament

This riding has elected the following members of parliament:

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Election results

Bourassa, 1979–present

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On 16 May 2013, Liberal MP Denis Coderre announced he would resign his seat on 2 June in order to run for Mayor of Montreal.[9] The Chief Electoral Officer received official notification of the vacancy on 3 June 2013 and the by-election had to be called by 30 November 2013.[10]

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Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

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Montreal—Bourassa, 1972–1979

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Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Bourassa, 1968–1972

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See also


References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

  1. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Bourassa [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "Confirmed candidates — Bourassa". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. "Archived copy". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Denis Coderre makes mayoralty bid official amid protests". CBC News. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  8. "Journalists vying for seat in Commons shows politics changing: Spector". The Hill Times. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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