Laval was a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917, 1949 to 1979, and from 2004 to 2015.
Geography [ ]
The district included the neighbourhoods of Chomedey , Laval-des-Rapides and Fabreville in the City of Laval . The neighbouring ridings were Papineau , Saint-Laurent—Cartierville , Laval—Les Îles , Rivière-des-Mille-Îles , Marc-Aurèle-Fortin , and Alfred-Pellan .
History [ ]
The electoral district of Laval was created in 1867 covering the entire County of Laval (now the City of Laval). In 1914, Laval riding was abolished. The district of Laval—Two Mountains was created from Laval and Two Mountains .
In 1947, the new district of Laval was created from Laval—Two Mountains and Mercier . In 1976, riding was abolished when it was redistributed into Laval-des-Rapides and Mille-Îles ridings.
In 1977, a new Laval riding was created. In 1990, it was renamed Laval West .
In 2003, a new Laval riding was created from Laval Centre and Laval West ridings.
It was abolished for the 2015 election, and dissolved into Vimy and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin .
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ ]
2004-present [ ]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
José Núñez-Melo
22,050
43.33
+30.88
Bloc Québécois
Nicole Demers
11,567
22.73
-15.06
Liberal
Eva Nassif
9,422
18.51
-9.59
Conservative
Robert Malo
6,366
12.33
-5.51
Green
Jocelyne Leduc
1,260
2.48
-0.70
Marxist–Leninist
Yvon Breton
224
0.44
+0.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit
50,889
100.00
Total rejected ballots
738
1.43
-0.07
Turnout
51,627
60.74
-1.50
Eligible voters
84,991
–
–
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Nicole Demers
19,085
37.79
-6.6
$68,964
Liberal
Alia Haddad
14,190
28.10
+2.5
$19,244
Conservative
Jean-Pierre Bélisle
9,101
18.02
-0.6
$73,966
New Democratic
Alain Giguère
6,289
12.45
+4.3
$1,831
Green
Eric Madelein
1,607
3.18
-0.2
Marxist–Leninist
Yvon Breton
221
0.43
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
50,493
100.00
$86,875
Total rejected ballots
769
1.50
Turnout
51,262
62.24
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Nicole Demers
22,032
44.3
-5.7
–
$74,484
Liberal
Alia Haddad
12,698
25.6
-10.6
–
$23,250
Conservative
Émilio Migliozzi
9,236
18.6
+12.2
–
$5,780
New Democratic
Benoit Beauchamp
4,047
8.1
+4.0
–
$1,467
Green
Philippe Mari
1,666
3.4
+1.1
–
$828
Total
49,679
100.0
$80,650
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Nicole Demers
24,425
50.1
–
$61,946
Liberal
Pierre Lafleur
17,639
36.2
–
$67,777
Conservative
Stéphane D'Amours
3,115
6.4
–
$12,823
New Democratic
Alain Giguère
1,998
4.1
–
$221
Green
Damien Pichereau
1,091
2.2
–
Marijuana
Pierre Losier-Côté
492
1.0
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
48,760
100.0
$79,622
1979-1993 [ ]
See Laval West .
1949-1979 [ ]
1974 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Marcel Roy
29,715
65.3
+6.5
Progressive Conservative
Marial Jolicoeur
7,224
15.9
+2.9
New Democratic
Paul Laliberté
4,258
9.4
-2.9
Social Credit
Pierre Gouroff
3,922
8.6
-5.9
Independent
Maurice Juteau
382
0.8
Total valid votes
45,501
100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Marcel Roy
28,121
58.8
-5.5
Social Credit
Pierre Gouroff
6,921
14.5
+12.0
Progressive Conservative
Georges Massicotte
6,219
13.0
+0.5
New Democratic
D.A. Boyle
5,868
12.3
-2.8
Independent
Robert Fine
669
1.4
Total valid votes
47,798
100.0
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
1968 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Marcel Roy
24,740
64.4
+13.7
New Democratic
D.-A. Boyle
5,807
15.1
-9.3
Progressive Conservative
Jean-Louis Léger
4,801
12.5
-2.9
Franc Lib
Jean-Roger Marcotte
2,141
5.6
Ralliement créditiste
Thomas Leclerc
940
2.4
-7.1
Total valid votes
38,429
100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Jean-Léo Rochon
44,533
50.7
-3.3
New Democratic
Louis-Philippe Lecours
21,484
24.4
+9.0
Progressive Conservative
Rudy Hébert
13,553
15.4
+1.8
Ralliement créditiste
Jean-Charles Brouillard
8,349
9.5
-7.5
Total valid votes
87,919
100.0
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
1963 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Jean-Léo Rochon
43,452
53.9
+4.4
Social Credit
Roland Reeves
13,701
17.0
+11.1
New Democratic
Louis-Philippe Lecours
12,478
15.5
+8.2
Progressive Conservative
Georges Long
10,963
13.6
-17.6
Total valid votes
80,594
100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Jean-Léo Rochon
36,248
49.5
+3.3
Progressive Conservative
J.-Rodrigue Bourdages
22,843
31.2
-16.3
New Democratic
Louis-Ph. Lecours
5,302
7.2
+3.3
Independent Liberal
Adrien Bonin
4,513
6.2
Social Credit
Léopold Mercier
4,294
5.9
Total valid votes
73,200
100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Rodrigue Bourdages
26,076
47.5
+34.8
Liberal
Léopold Demers
25,363
46.2
-14.4
Co-operative Commonwealth
Jacques Champagne
2,165
3.9
+1.2
Independent PC
Alexandre Joly
796
1.5
Independent Liberal
Arthur Prévost
476
0.9
Total valid votes
54,876
100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Léopold Demers
26,254
60.6
-10.2
Independent
Rodrigue Bourdages
10,333
23.9
Progressive Conservative
Alexandre Joly
5,525
12.8
-14.0
Co-operative Commonwealth
Gisèle Couture
1,205
2.8
+0.4
Total valid votes
43,317
100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Léopold Demers
19,337
70.9
+6.1
Progressive Conservative
Louis Jarry
7,309
26.8
-8.4
Co-operative Commonwealth
Joseph-Roméo Martin
645
2.4
Total valid votes
27,291
100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Léopold Demers
18,202
64.8
Progressive Conservative
Léopold Pouliot
9,888
35.2
Total valid votes
28,090
100.0
1867-1917 [ ]
Canadian federal by-election, 15 January 1902
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Fortin named Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Montreal District, 25 September 1901
Conservative
Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard
1,649
49.5
+4.3
Liberal
C.A. Wilson
1,641
49.2
-5.6
Independent
A. Gohier
43
1.3
Total valid votes
3,333
100.0
1900 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Thomas Fortin
1,821
54.8
+3.3
Conservative
J.E. Émile Léonard
1,502
45.2
-3.3
Total valid votes
3,323
100.0
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Riding history from the Library of Parliament :
Notes [ ]
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