Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district)

Louis-Saint-Laurent is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Portneuf and Quebec East ridings.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northwestern part of Quebec City, including parts of the boroughs of Laurentien, Les Rivières, and La Haute-Saint-Charles, along with the Wendake Indian reserve and the city of L'Ancienne-Lorette.

The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Québec, and Louis-Hébert.

History

It is named after former prime minister Louis St. Laurent. In the 2004 federal election, Conservative candidate Josée Verner won an impressive 31% of the vote and finished second. Verner's win in the 2006 election, was one of the first ever Quebec victories for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Portneuf and Quebec East prior to 2003
38th	2004-2006		Bernard Cleary	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006-2008		Josée Verner	Conservative

Election results

Conservative Party gain from Bloc Québécois Swing -10.7

Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing -3.1

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

See also

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

External links

• Web page of this electoral district at Elections Canada (includes district map, info on the candidates, population stats)
• Riding history from the Library of Parliament