Westmount–Ville-Marie

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Westmount—Ville-Marie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Its population in 2001 was 97,226.

Geography

The district included the City of Westmount as well as Old Montreal and the southwestern part of Downtown Montreal in the Borough of Ville-Marie, the western part of The Plateau in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the part of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce east of Hingston Avenue in the Borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the City of Montreal.[1]

Political geography

The Liberals were strong throughout this riding, but had their strongest support in Westmount. In the 2008 election, the NDP saw their second-strongest result on the island in this riding. Much of their support was concentrated in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, where they won a handful of polls. In the 2011 election, the NDP surge held the Liberals to a tight margin of victory of 642 votes.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Canadian census
  • Ethnic groups: 75.9% White, 5.9% Chinese, 5.1% Arab, 3.7% Black, 2.4% South Asian, 1.8% Latin American, 1.1% West Asian
  • Languages: 37.8% English, 29.6% French, 29.3% Others, 3.2% Multiple responses
  • Religions: 40.2% Catholic, 12.5% Protestant, 11.9% Jewish, 7.3% Muslim, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.0% Other Christian, 1.3% Buddhist, 19.3% No religion
  • Average income: $44,790

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Saint-Henri—Westmount ridings.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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Election results

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2000 federal election redistributed results[2]
Party Vote %
Template:Canadian party colour |   Liberal 23,345 59.47
Template:Canadian party colour |   Progressive Conservative 4,882 12.44
Template:Canadian party colour |   Bloc Québécois 4,304 10.96
Template:Canadian party colour |   New Democratic 2,260 5.76
Template:Canadian party colour |   Canadian Alliance 1,651 4.21
Template:Canadian party colour |   Others 2,814 7.17

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See also

References

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