Montcalm () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004.
In the 2004 election, the Bloc Québécois won a larger percentage of the vote than in any other riding, with 71% of the vote. It held the seat until 2011, when it was defeated by the NDP.
Geography
The riding is located to the northeast of the Montreal region, in the Quebec region of Lanaudière. It consists of: the Montcalm RCM, excepting the Municipality of Saint-Calixte; the cites of L'Épiphanie, as well as Mascouche.
The neighbouring ridings are Joliette—Manawan, Repentigny, Terrebonne, Rivière-du-Nord, and Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 92.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.0% Latin American
Languages: 92.8% French, 1.8% English, 1.0% Spanish
Religions: 66.8% Christian (59.4% Catholic, 7.4% Other), 1.2% Muslim, 31.6% none
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $48,640 (2020)
History Montcalm riding was created by the British North America Act 1867. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into L'Assomption—Montcalm riding.
It was re-created in 2003 from parts of the ridings of Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny, and Terrebonne—Blainville.
This riding lost territory to Terrebonne and gained some territory from Repentigny during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it lost Saint-Calixte to Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results 2004–present
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Bloc Québécois 25,917 53.22 Liberal 9,730 19.98 Conservative 5,686 11.68 New Democratic 3,054 6.27 People's 2,085 4.28 Green 1,244 2.55 Others 984 2.02
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 23,228 51.90 Bloc Québécois 14,070 31.44 Conservative 3,556 7.95 Liberal 2,204 4.92 Green 1,697 3.79
2000 federal election redistributed resultsElection Prediction Project Party Vote % Bloc Québécois 25,622 70.90 Liberal 4,175 11.55 Canadian Alliance 2,317 6.41 Progressive Conservative 1,858 5.14 Marijuana 1,478 4.09 New Democratic 690 1.91
1867–1917
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Riding history 1867-1914 from the Library of Parliament Riding history 2003-present from the Library of Parliament 2011 Results from Elections Canada
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