Laval—Les Îles
Quebec electoral district
Laval—Les Îles in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Coordinates:45°32′38″N 73°50′13″W / 45.544°N 73.837°W / 45.544; -73.837
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Fayçal El-Khoury
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]108,003
Electors (2019)83,233
Area (km²)[2]47
Pop. density (per km²)2,297.9
Census division(s)Laval
Census subdivision(s)Laval

Laval—Les Îles is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Its population in 2001 was 100,137.

Of the population, 15.9% are Christian Orthodox,[3] and 14.0% are of Greek ethnic origin,[4] both the highest such percentages in Canada.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Îles-Laval, Laval-Ouest, Laval-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Dorothée, the western part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville and the western part of Chomedey in the City of Laval. The neighbouring ridings are Vimy, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Pierrefonds—Dollard, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census
  • Mother tongue: French (48%), English (10%), Greek (9%), Arabic (7%), Armenian (4%)

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Laval West riding.

This riding lost territory to Vimy and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laval—Les Îles
Riding created from Laval West
38th  2004–2006     Raymonde Folco Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     François Pilon New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Fayçal El-Khoury Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Laval—Les Îles (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury24,75848.9+0.7$67,794.59
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Jolivet9,65619.1-1.5$3,008.90
ConservativeSpyridonas Pettas8,96317.7+1.4$25,344.16
New DemocraticRowan Woodmass3,8897.7-1.2$450.32
People'sMatthieu Couture2,5715.1+3.4$1,531.26
GreenAhmed Taleb7601.5-2.8$2,760.37
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,59798.4$112,913.17
Total rejected ballots 8191.6
Turnout 51,41661.9
Eligible voters 83,045
Liberal hold Swing +1.1
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury26,03148.2+0.50$93,691.28
Bloc QuébécoisNacera Beddad11,12020.6+8.18$1,900.53
ConservativeTom Pentefountas8,81616.3-1.80none listed
New DemocraticNoémia Onofre De Lima4,8038.9-10.87none listed
GreenSari Madi2,3064.3+2.61none listed
People'sMarie-Louise Beauchamp8851.7$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,961100.0
Total rejected ballots 840
Turnout 54,80165.8
Eligible voters 83,233
Liberal hold Swing -3.84
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury25,85747.70+27.07$86,424.50
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon10,71019.77-27.43$29,014.20
ConservativeRoland Dick9,81118.10+1.67$114,413.09
Bloc QuébécoisNancy Redhead6,73112.42-0.47$19,952.32
GreenFaiza R'Guiba-Kalogerakis9191.69-0.09$2,605.36
Marxist–LeninistYvon Breton1750.32-0.04
Total valid votes/expense limit 100.0   $218,884.73
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 54,203
Eligible voters 81,562
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic21,06947.20
  Liberal9,20820.63
  Conservative7,33316.43
  Bloc Québécois5,75512.89
  Green7941.78
  Others4831.08
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon25,70347.64+36.18
LiberalKarine Joizil11,10820.59-19.85
ConservativeZaki Ghavitian8,58715.92-4.70
Bloc QuébécoisMohamedali Jetha7,02213.02-10.52
GreenBrent Neil9661.79-1.49
PirateStéphane Bakhos3690.68
Marxist–LeninistPolyvios Tsakanikas1940.36
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,949100.00
Total rejected ballots 7021.28 -0.06
Turnout 54,65159.31 -2.38
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaymonde Folco21,60340.44+1.13$46,790
Bloc QuébécoisMohamedali Jetha12,57623.54-9.53$43,306
ConservativeAgop Evereklian11,01720.62+3.55$88,318
New DemocraticZahia El-Masri6,12411.46+4.27$5,682
GreenBrent Neil1,7523.28+0.35$20
RhinocerosSylvain A. Trottier3360.62$184
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,408100.00 $90,317
Total rejected ballots 725 1.34 +0.03
Turnout 54,13361.69 -1.78
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaymonde Folco20,84939.31-8.55$53,323
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Pichette17,53733.07-4.04$51,106
ConservativeQais Hamidi9,05517.07+10.09$24,108
New DemocraticAlain Giguère3,8177.19+2.80$1,122
GreenTheodore Kouretas1,5572.93+0.58$0
Marxist–LeninistPolyvios Tsakanikas2110.39+0.08
Total 53,524 100.00 $82,901
Total rejected ballots 709 1.31
Turnout 54,13363.47
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaymonde Folco23,98547.86$41,522
Bloc QuébécoisMicaël Poirier18,59737.11$19,639
ConservativeJean-Paul Pratte3,4986.98$8,960
New DemocraticPaul Michaud2,2024.39$1,461
GreenPierre Véronneau1,1782.35$1,860
MarijuanaMichel Allard4980.99
Marxist–LeninistPolyvios Tsakanikas1540.31
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,112 100.00 $80,533

See also

References

  • "Laval—Les Îles (Code 24033) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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