Laporte (electoral district)

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National Assembly Member	Nicole Menard Quebec Liberal Party
Electors, 2007	46,048
Electoral district created	1972
Region	Monteregie

Laporte is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Chambly and Taillon.

The riding currently includes:

• The entire City of St. Lambert
• The following areas of the City of Longueuil:
• Borough of Greenfield Park,
• LeMoyne district of the Borough of Vieux-Longueuil,
• Laflèche district of the Borough of Saint-Hubert

Members of the National Assembly

1. André Déom, Liberal (1973-1976)
2. Pierre Marois, Parti Québécois (1976-1981)
3. André Bourbeau, Liberal (1981-2003)
4. Michel Audet, Liberal (2003-2007)
5. Nicole Ménard, Liberal (2007-present)

References

• Election results
• Map of Laporte
• Quebec electoral map
• Laporte Socioeconomic data
• Elections Quebec page for Laporte

Neighbouring electoral districts