Laval—Les Îles (French pronunciation: [laval lez‿il]) 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, and 14.0% are of Greek ethnic origin, 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 2011 Canadian 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:
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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
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