Westmount–Ville-Marie
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Westmount—Ville-Marie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Its population in 2001 was 97,226.
Geography
The district included the City of Westmount as well as Old Montreal and the southwestern part of Downtown Montreal in the Borough of Ville-Marie, the western part of The Plateau in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the part of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce east of Hingston Avenue in the Borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the City of Montreal.<ref>http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=ele&document=map&dir=2008/wes&lang=e&textonly=false Elections Canada district map</ref>
Political geography
The Liberals were strong throughout this riding, but had their strongest support in Westmount. In the 2008 election, the NDP saw their second-strongest result on the island in this riding. Much of their support was concentrated in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, where they won a handful of polls. In the 2011 election, the NDP surge held the Liberals to a tight margin of victory of 642 votes.
Demographics
- According to the 2001 Canadian census
- Ethnic groups: 75.9% White, 5.9% Chinese, 5.1% Arab, 3.7% Black, 2.4% South Asian, 1.8% Latin American, 1.1% West Asian
- Languages: 37.8% English, 29.6% French, 29.3% Others, 3.2% Multiple responses
- Religions: 40.2% Catholic, 12.5% Protestant, 11.9% Jewish, 7.3% Muslim, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.0% Other Christian, 1.3% Buddhist, 19.3% No religion
- Average income: $44,790
History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Saint-Henri—Westmount ridings.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
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Election results
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Note: Change is from 2000 redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
| 2000 federal election redistributed results<ref>Election Prediction Project</ref> | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 23,345 | 59.47 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Progressive Conservative | 4,882 | 12.44 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Bloc Québécois | 4,304 | 10.96 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 2,260 | 5.76 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Canadian Alliance | 1,651 | 4.21 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Others | 2,814 | 7.17 |
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See also
References
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- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada