Laurentides
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished2003
First contested1988
Last contested2000

Laurentides was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003.

This riding was created in 1987 from Labelle riding. It was abolished in 2003, and redistributed between Laurentides—Labelle and Rivière-du-Nord

Laurentides initially consisted of the towns of Estérel, Sainte-Adèle, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Saint-Antoine and Saint-Jérôme, and parts of the Counties of Labelle and Montcalm.

In 1996, the riding was redefined to consist of the cities of Estérel, Saint-Antoine, Saint-Jérôme, Saint-Jovite, Sainte-Adèle and Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, and parts of the County Regional Municipalities of Les Pays-d'en-Haut, La Rivière-du-Nord, and Le Laurentides.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laurentides
Riding created from Labelle
34th  1988–1993     Jacques Vien Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Monique Guay Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Laurentides—Labelle and Rivière-du-Nord

Electoral history

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJacques Vien31,000
LiberalSerge Paquette15,752
New DemocraticBill Clay7,755
RhinocerosLe Fakir Serge Hébert1,408
Commonwealth of CanadaJean Vigneault249
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay41,476
LiberalMichelle Tisseyre18,716
Progressive ConservativeJacques Vien7,059
New DemocraticPatricia Houle815
Commonwealth of CanadaGilles Gervais484
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay28,647
LiberalPaul-André Forget19,053
Progressive ConservativeJacques Vien14,096
New DemocraticDavid Rovins844
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay30,338
LiberalDominique Boyer23,616
Progressive ConservativeJacques Vien3,094
AllianceWilliam Azeff2,270
Natural LawJacinthe Millaire757
New DemocraticBrendan Naef720

See also

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