Bourassa (electoral district)
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Bourassa (Template:IPA; formerly known as Montreal—Bourassa) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2021 was 105,637.
Geography
The district includes Montreal North and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Récollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Honoré-Mercier, and Alfred-Pellan.
Demographics
20.4% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref>
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Ethnic groups: 45.1% White, 29.4% Black, 11.8% Arab, 7.4% Latin American, 2% Southeast Asian, 1.2% South Asian
Languages: 48.2% French, 7.5% Arabic, 7.5% Haitian Creole, 7.2% Spanish, 5.7% Italian, 4.6% English, 2.8% Creole, 1.8% Kabyle, 1.1% Turkish, 1% Vietnamese
Religions: 60.6% Christian (39.8% Catholic, 2.3% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal), 19.3% No Religion, 18% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist
Median income: $33,200 (2020)
Average income: $38,960 (2020)
History
The electoral district of Bourassa was created in 1966 from Mercier and Laval ridings. The name comes from a street running through the three neighbourhoods which is named after Henri Bourassa.
The name of the riding was changed to "Montreal—Bourassa" in 1971.
In 1976, Montreal—Bourassa was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Bourassa" riding and Saint-Michel riding. The new Bourassa riding was created from parts of Montreal—Bourassa, Ahuntsic and Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ridings.
This riding lost territory to Honoré-Mercier and gained territory from Ahuntsic during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of parliament
This riding has elected the following members of parliament:
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Election results
Bourassa, 1979–present
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 14,585 | 38.47 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 12,269 | 32.36 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Bloc Québécois | 7,212 | 19.02 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 3,114 | 8.21 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Green | 590 | 1.56 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Others | 144 | 0.38 |
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Montreal—Bourassa, 1972–1979
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Bourassa, 1968–1972
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See also
References
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
Notes
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