Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne

Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert and Saint-Lambert.[2]

Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne
Quebec electoral district
Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Sherry Romanado
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]112,257
Electors (2019)83,920
Area (km²)[1]39
Pop. density (per km²)2,878.4
Census division(s)Longueuil

Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne 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.[3]

The riding was originally intended to be named LeMoyne.[4]

Profile

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Despite breaking for the NDP in 2011, Longueuil—Charles-Lemoyne has become more of a competition between the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois, with the Liberals performing better in more Anglophone areas, such as Greenfield Park.

Demographics

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According to the 2016 Canadian census
  • Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 73.8% French, 8.9% English, 3.7% Spanish, 2.5% Arabic, 1.4% Creole languages, 1.1% Persian, 1.0% Romanian, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.7% Portuguese, 0.6% Russian, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Kabyle, 0.2% Bulgarian, 0.2% Lao, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Wolof, 0.2% Tagalog[5]

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne
Riding created from Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert and Saint-Lambert
42nd  2015–2019     Sherry Romanado Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sherry Romanado 19,400 40.44 +1.42 $40,412.09
Bloc Québécois Nathalie Boisclair 16,926 35.28 -1.18 $36,719.22
New Democratic Kalden Dhatsenpa 4,957 10.33 +0.07 $0.39
Conservative Isabelle Lalonde 3,986 8.31 +0.92 $0.00
People's Tiny Olinga 1,409 2.94 +1.86 $0.00
Green Nancy Cardin 1,170 2.44 -3.34 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Chénier 122 0.25 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,970 97.66 $112,170.99
Total rejected ballots 1,150 2.34
Turnout 49,120 59.80 -3.04
Registered voters 82,139
Liberal hold Swing +1.30
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sherry Romanado 20,114 39.02 +3.61 $51,937.26
Bloc Québécois Cathy Lepage 18,794 36.46 +9.47 $20,300.47
New Democratic Kalden Dhatsenpa 5,289 10.26 -13.81 $190.90
Conservative Stéphane Robichaud 3,811 7.39 -2.19 $16,567.22
Green Casandra Poitras 2,978 5.78 +2.88 none listed
People's Henri Cousineau 558 1.08 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,544
Total rejected ballots 1,067
Turnout 52,611 62.8
Eligible voters 83,717
Liberal hold Swing -2.93
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sherry Romanado 18,301 35.39 +22.07 $26,644.67
Bloc Québécois Philippe Cloutier 13,974 27.03 -1.27 $54,305.34
New Democratic Sadia Groguhé 12,468 24.11 -21.32
Conservative Thomas Barré 4,961 9.59 -0.94
Green Mario Leclerc 1,510 2.92 +0.51 $6,229.28
Rhinoceros Matthew Iakov Liberman 325 0.63
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Chénier 168 0.32
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,707 100.00   $220,839.26
Total rejected ballots 925 1.76
Turnout 52,632 62.87
Eligible voters 83,719
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +21.70
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 21,545 45.44
  Bloc Québécois 13,418 28.30
  Liberal 6,318 13.32
  Conservative 4,997 10.54
  Green 1,141 2.41

References

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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Final Report – Quebec
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ "Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada".
  5. ^ "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, 30 September 2015
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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