LaSalle—Émard—Verdun

LaSalle—Émard—Verdun is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec. It 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 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. It was created out of parts of Jeanne-Le Ber (51%) and LaSalle—Émard (49%) plus a small section of territory between the Lachine Canal and the Le Sud-Ouest borough boundary taken from Westmount—Ville-Marie and an adjacent uninhabited section from Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine.

LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
Quebec electoral district
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
  
Vacant
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)106,766
Electors (2019)82,321
Area (km²)19
Pop. density (per km²)5,619.3
Census division(s)Montreal
Census subdivision(s)Montreal

The riding was originally intended to be named LaSalle—Verdun.

The former member of Parliament for the LaSalle—Émard riding, Hélène Leblanc, sought reelection in the new riding for the NDP.

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