Ahuntsic (electoral district)

Ahuntsic is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and since 1988. Its population in 2006 was 100,471.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Ahuntsic and Bordeaux-Cartierville and the western part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Recollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

The neighbouring ridings are Papineau, Mount Royal, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Laval, Alfred-Pellan, Bourassa, and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel.

History

The electoral district of Ahuntsic was created in 1966 from Saint-Denis and Laval ridings. In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Saint-Michel riding.

In 1987, the new district of Ahuntsic was created from Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic and Saint-Denis.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Saint-Denis and Laval prior to 1968
28th	1968-1972		Jean Rochon	Liberal
29th	1972-1974		Jeanne Sauvé	Liberal
30th	1974-1979
see Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic and Saint-Denis from 1976-1987
34th	1988-1993		Nicole Roy-Arcelin	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993-1997		Michel Daviault	Bloc Québécois
36th	1997-2000		Eleni Bakopanos	Liberal
37th	2000-2004
38th	2004-2006
39th	2006-2008		Maria Mourani	Bloc Québécois

Election results

1988 - present

Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +4.4%

1968 - 1979

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history 1966-1976 from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history 1987-present from the Library of Parliament