Papineau (electoral district)

Coordinates: 45°33′N 73°37′W / 45.550°N 73.617°W / 45.550; -73.617
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Papineau
Quebec electoral district
Papineau in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Justin Trudeau
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]110,750
Electors (2015)78,515
Area (km²)[2]9.91
Pop. density (per km²)11,175.6
Census division(s)Montreal
Census subdivision(s)Montreal

Papineau (formerly Papineau—Saint-Denis and Papineau—Saint-Michel) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1948. Its population in 2016 was 110,750. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party, has represented the riding since the 2008 federal election. Trudeau became Liberal leader in a 2013 leadership election, succeeding Bob Rae, and prime minister when the Liberals returned to government in the 2015 Canadian federal election, succeeding Conservative leader Stephen Harper.

The name of the riding comes from a street in the Villeray neighbourhood, named after Joseph Papineau.

At nine square kilometres, it covers the second smallest area of any federal riding in Canada after Toronto Centre.[3] Linguistically, 45% of residents list French as their mother tongue, 8% list English, and 47% list neither English nor French, with large groups speaking Spanish, Italian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashtu, Bengali, Greek, and Arabic. Immigrants make up 40 percent of the riding's population.[4]

Geography[edit]

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Villeray and Park Extension, as well as the southern part of the old city of Saint-Michel in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. The southeast corner of the riding borders the Outremont riding, which was most recently held by Tom Mulcair, the former leader of the New Democratic Party.

Political geography[edit]

Papineau, despite its small size, is a very divided riding. The riding spans the former linguistic divide of the city, Saint Laurent Boulevard. South of the riding is the neighbourhood of Park Extension, which is very Liberal. The central part of the riding, around Villeray, was Bloc Québécois territory for almost two decades before swinging heavily to the NDP in the 2011 federal election. Meanwhile, François-Perreault district, in the south of Saint-Michel, is considered swing territory between the Liberals and the NDP. The district of Saint-Michel, which is part of neighbouring Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel riding to the northeast of Papineau, leans to the Liberals.[citation needed]

Except for the years 2006 to 2008, when it was held by Vivian Barbot of the Bloc, the seat has been in Liberal hands since 1953.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2016 Canadian census
  • Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 49.7% French, 6.6% Spanish, 6.5% English, 5.9% Arabic, 4.2% Greek, 3.4% Italian, 2.7% Vietnamese, 2.4% Creole languages, 2.2% Punjabi, 2.1% Portuguese, 1.8% Bengali, 1.8% Urdu, 1.5% Tamil, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.0% Gujarati, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% Kabyle, 0.5% Khmer, 0.5% Turkish, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Russian[5]

History[edit]

The electoral district of Papineau was created in 1947 from parts of the Hochelaga, Mercier, St. James and Saint-Denis ridings.

It was renamed Papineau-Saint-Michel in 1987 and Papineau-Saint-Denis in 1994. It was shortened back to "Papineau" in 2003.

This riding gained territory from Outremont and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries[edit]

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Papineau
Riding created from Hochelaga, Mercier,
St. James and Saint-Denis
21st  1949–1953     Camillien Houde Independent
22nd  1953–1957     Adrien Meunier Independent Liberal
23rd  1957–1958     Liberal
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965 Guy Favreau
27th  1965–1967
 1967–1968 André Ouellet
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Papineau—Saint-Michel
34th  1988–1993     André Ouellet Liberal
35th  1993–1996
 1996–1997 Pierre Pettigrew
Papineau—Saint-Denis
36th  1997–2000     Pierre Pettigrew Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Papineau
38th  2004–2006     Pierre Pettigrew Liberal
39th  2006–2008     Vivian Barbot Bloc Québécois
40th  2008–2011     Justin Trudeau Liberal
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Papineau (1947–1987), Papineau—Saint-Michel, Papineau—Saint-Denis, Papineau (2003-present) (since 2003; minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Papineau, 2003–present[edit]

Graph of election results in Papineau (since 2003; minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Justin Trudeau 22,848 50.30 –0.82 $82,530.41
New Democratic Christine Paré 10,303 22.68 +3.48 $8,058.03
Bloc Québécois Nabila Ben Youssef 6,830 15.04 –0.96 $3,928.18
Conservative Julio Rivera 2,198 4.84 +0.6 $9,640.70
Green Alain Lepine 1,448 3.19 –4.18 $4,443.78
People's Christian Boutin 1,064 2.34 +1.71 $0.00
Rhinoceros Above Znoneofthe 418 0.92 +0.21 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Garnet Colly 115 0.25 $0.00
Independent Raymond Martin 102 0.22 $0.00
Independent Béatrice Zako 97 0.21 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,423 98.07 -0.12 $107,828.60
Total rejected ballots 894 1.93 +0.12
Turnout 46,317 63.51 –3.66
Eligible voters 72,931
Liberal hold Swing –2.15
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Justin Trudeau 25,957 51.12 −0.86 $87,090.50
New Democratic Christine Paré 9,748 19.20 −6.67 $4,985.12
Bloc Québécois Christian Gagnon 8,124 16.00 +3.82 none listed
Green Juan Vazquez 3,741 7.37 +4.53 none listed
Conservative Sophie Veilleux 2,155 4.24 −0.47 $13,803.36
Rhinoceros Jean-Patrick Cacereco Berthiaume 363 0.71 +0.07 $119.67
People's Mark Sibthorpe 322 0.63 none listed
Christian Heritage Susanne Lefebvre 186 0.37 $356.56
Independent Alain Magnan 76 0.15 $0.00
No affiliation Luc Lupien 75 0.15 $0.00
No affiliation Steve Penner 34 0.07 $250.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,781 98.19 $106,263.74
Total rejected ballots 938 1.81 +0.45
Turnout 51,719 67.17 +1.73
Eligible voters 76,995
Liberal hold Swing +2.91
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Justin Trudeau 26,391 51.98 +14.05 $129,821.55
New Democratic Anne Lagacé Dowson 13,132 25.87 −3.6 $111,652.95
Bloc Québécois Maxime Claveau 6,182 12.18 −12.71 $19,007.27
Conservative Yvon Vadnais 2,390 4.71 −0.33 $5,649.91
Green Danny Polifroni 1,443 2.84 +0.95 $82.71
Independent Chris Lloyd 505 0.99 $5,759.41
Rhinoceros Tommy Gaudet 323 0.64
Independent Kim Waldron 159 0.31 $2,101.20
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 142 0.28 −0.25
No affiliation Beverly Bernardo 103 0.2
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,770 98.64   $213,091.50
Total rejected ballots 698 1.36
Turnout 51,468 65.44
Eligible voters 78,649
Liberal notional hold Swing +8.83
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution [11]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 17,407 37.93
  New Democratic 13,625 29.47
  Bloc Québécois 11,421 24.89
  Conservative 2,314 5.04
  Green 868 1.89
  Others 357 0.78
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Justin Trudeau 16,429 38.41 −3.06
New Democratic Marcos Radhames Tejada 12,102 28.29 +19.55
Bloc Québécois Vivian Barbot 11,091 25.93 −12.76
Conservative Shama Chopra 2,021 4.73 −2.90
Green Danny Polifroni 806 1.88 −0.96
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 228 0.53
Not affiliated1 Joseph Young 95 0.22
Total valid votes 42,772 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 588
Turnout 43,330
Source: Official Results, Elections Canada.
1 Communist League
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Justin Trudeau 17,724 41.47 +2.99 $76,857
Bloc Québécois Vivian Barbot 16,535 38.69 −2.06 $70,872
New Democratic Costa Zafiropoulos 3,734 8.74 +1.04 $5,745
Conservative Mustaque Sarker 3,262 7.63 −0.69 $44,958
Green Ingrid Hein 1,213 2.84 −0.76 $814
Independent Mahmood Raza Baig 267 0.62 +0.20
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,735 100.00   $81,172
Total rejected ballots 576 1.33
Turnout 43,311 61.77
Eligible voters 70,115
Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +2.53
Baig's share of popular vote as an independent candidate is compared to his share in the 2006 general election as a Canadian Action Party candidate.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Vivian Barbot 17,775 40.75 +0.79 $50,886
Liberal Pierre Pettigrew 16,785 38.48 -2.62 $75,541
Conservative Mustaque Sarker 3,630 8.32 +3.55 $34,951
New Democratic Marc Hasbani 3,358 7.70 -1.07 $2,568
Green Louis-Philippe Verenka 1,572 3.60 +1.03 $181
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 317 0.73 +0.32
Canadian Action Mahmood-Raza Baig 185 0.42 $2,007
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,622 100.00 $76,023
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +1.71
Source: Elections Canada[12]
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pierre Pettigrew 16,892 41.10 -13.00
Bloc Québécois Martine Carrière 16,424 39.96 +13.36 $48,511
New Democratic André Frappier 3,603 8.77 +4.29 $28,566
Conservative Mustaque Sarker 1,961 4.77 -2.74 $38,564
Green Adam Jastrzebski 1,058 2.57 +0.02
Marijuana Christelle Dusablon-Pelletier 490 1.19 -0.81
Communist André Parizeau 252 0.61 $825
Independent Jimmy Garoufalis 250 0.61 $2,607
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 169 0.41 -0.68
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,099 100.00 $75,103
Liberal hold Swing -13.18
Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election, and not the vote Sarker received as an independent candidate.

Papineau—Saint-Denis, 1996–2003[edit]

Graph of election results in Papineau—Saint-Denis (1996–2003; minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2000 Canadian federal election: Papineau—Saint-Denis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pierre Pettigrew 23,955 54.10 +0.20
Bloc Québécois Philippe Ordenes 11,779 26.60 -2.31
Alliance Yannis Felemegos 2,114 4.77 -8.01
New Democratic Hans Marotte 1,983 4.48 +2.03
Progressive Conservative Emmanuel Préville 1,215 2.74 -10.04
Green Boris-Antoine Legault 1,128 2.55
Marijuana Antoine Théorêt-Poupart 886 2.00
Independent Mustaque Sarker 738 1.67
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 482 1.09 +0.10
Total valid votes 44,280 100.00
Liberal hold Swing +1.26
Canadian Alliance vote compared to the vote Felemegos received as a Progressive Conservative candidate.
1997 Canadian federal election: Papineau—Saint-Denis
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pierre Pettigrew 26,260 53.90 -5.30 $53,271
Bloc Québécois Mario Beaulieu 14,083 28.91 -5.02 $25,032
Progressive Conservative Yannis Felemegos 6,227 12.78 +10.43 $19,274
New Democratic Gaby Kombé 1,196 2.45 -1.02 $3,030
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 481 0.99 $0
Independent Michel Dugré 471 0.97 $270
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,099 100.00
Liberal hold Swing -0.14

Papineau—Saint-Michel, 1987–1996[edit]

Graph of election results in Papineau—Saint-Michel (1987–1996; minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Canadian federal by-election, 25 March 1996: Papineau—Saint-Michel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pierre Pettigrew 15,330 59.20 +7.22
Bloc Québécois Daniel Turp 8,787 33.93 +5.31
New Democratic Raymond Laurent 899 3.47 +1.64
Progressive Conservative Nicole Roy-Arcelin 608 2.35 -2.02
Reform Martin Masse 272 1.05 New
Total valid votes 25,896 98.88
Total rejected ballots 294 1.12
Turnout 26,190 52.31
Eligible voters 50,063
Liberal hold Swing +0.96
Source: Elections Canada[13]
1993 Canadian federal election: Papineau—Saint-Michel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 20,064 51.98 +5.99
Bloc Québécois Daniel Boucher 15,148 39.24
Progressive Conservative Carmen De Pontbriand 1,686 4.37 -28.86
New Democratic Gisèle Charlebois 708 1.83 -13.27
Natural Law André Beaudoin 678 1.76
Marxist–Leninist Serge Lachapelle 141 0.37
Abolitionist P. A. D'Aoust 98 0.25
Commonwealth of Canada Normand Normandeau 78 0.20 -0.24
Total valid votes/Expense limit 38,601 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election: Papineau—Saint-Michel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 18,122 45.99 +7.00
Progressive Conservative Frank Venneri 13,094 33.23 -3.62
New Democratic Giovanni Adamo 5,948 15.10 +1.97
Rhinoceros Carole Ola Clermont 987 2.51 -3.38
Green H. Joseph Vega 469 1.19
Communist Line Chabot 235 0.60 +0.15
Independent Francine Tremblay 193 0.49
Independent Michel Dugré 178 0.45
Commonwealth of Canada Normand Bélanger 174 0.44 +0.09
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,400 100.00

Papineau, 1947–1987[edit]

Graph of election results in Papineau (1947–1987; minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 12,754 38.99 -35.69
Progressive Conservative Tony Iacobaccio 12,053 36.85 +31.40
New Democratic Paul Comtois 4,295 13.13 +3.81
Rhinoceros Christian Jolicoeur 1,925 5.89 +0.52
Parti nationaliste Gilles Maillé 1,169 3.57
Communist Suzanne Dagenais 147 0.45 +0.22
Social Credit Roland Mireault 147 0.45 -2.88
Commonwealth of Canada Gilles Gervais 113 0.35
Independent Doris Lacroix 104 0.32
Total valid votes 32,707 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 22,399 74.69 +6.21
New Democratic Jean-Marc Dompierre 2,796 9.32 +3.78
Progressive Conservative Gérard Hogue 1,634 5.45 -2.24
Rhinoceros La Mule Louis Harvey 1,608 5.36 +1.28
Social Credit Albert Paiement 999 3.33 -8.38
Independent Ghislaine Cloutier 245 0.82
Union populaire Lucie Desrosiers 170 0.57 +0.13
Marxist–Leninist Michel Gauthier 71 0.24 -0.18
Communist Danielle Ferland 68 0.23 -0.22
Total valid votes 29,990 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 23,619 68.48 +6.59
Social Credit Albert Paiement 4,039 11.71 -0.64
Progressive Conservative Claudy Mailly 2,652 7.69 -8.24
New Democratic Jean A. Richard 1,913 5.55 -2.94
Rhinoceros Jacques Hurtubise 1,409 4.09
Independent Raymond Beaudoin 412 1.19
Communist Claire Demers 153 0.44 -0.25
Union populaire Jean Saint-Amour 150 0.43
Marxist–Leninist Michel Gauthier 144 0.42 -0.24
Total valid votes 34,491 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 14,532 61.89 +8.46
Progressive Conservative Léon Vellone 3,740 15.93 +1.29
Social Credit Albert Paiement 2,899 12.35 -7.85
New Democratic Paul Marsan 1,992 8.48 -2.37
Communist Richard Ducharme 164 0.70
Marxist–Leninist Robert Wallace 155 0.66
Total valid votes 23,482 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 15,347 53.43 -9.78
Social Credit Albert Paiement 5,802 20.20 +15.39
Progressive Conservative Angelo Tiveron 4,205 14.64 -3.68
New Democratic Paul Marsan 3,118 10.85 -0.45
Independent Robert Wallace 254 0.88
Total valid votes 28,726 100.00

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal André Ouellet 14,379 63.20 +5.23
Progressive Conservative René Paquin 4,168 18.32 0.00
New Democratic Pierre Demers 2,572 11.31 -3.36
Ralliement créditiste Jean-Louis Marier 1,094 4.81
Démocratisation Économique Guy-Gilles Lacombe 537 2.36
Total valid votes 22,750 100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 29 May 1967
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
On Mr. Favreau's resignation, 4 April 1967
Liberal André Ouellet 6,197 57.97 +4.87
Progressive Conservative Raymond Rochon 1,958 18.32 +1.25
New Democratic Michel Bissonnet 1,568 14.67 +1.21
Radical chrétien Albert Paiement 702 6.57
Independent Albert Cameron 265 2.48 +0.42
Total valid votes 10,690 100.00
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Guy Favreau 13,920 53.10 +0.73
Progressive Conservative Basil Danchyshyn 4,474 17.07 +2.52
New Democratic Arturo Moretti 3,529 13.46 +2.14
Ralliement créditiste Albert Paiement 2,367 9.03 -7.54
Independent Liberal Léo-C. Morin 1,090 4.16
Independent Albert Cameron 540 2.06
Rhinoceros Lucien Rivard 297 1.13
Total valid votes 26,217 100.00

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Guy Favreau 15,677 52.37 -2.56
Social Credit Albert Paiement 4,959 16.56 +10.82
Progressive Conservative Alphonse Thérien 4,353 14.54 -14.25
New Democratic Paul-Émile Trudel 3,388 11.32 +0.77
Ouvrier Indépendant Lionel Bécotte 1,064 3.55
Candidat libéral des électeurs Vincent Ialenti 496 1.66
Total valid votes 29,937 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Adrien Meunier 16,062 54.93 +2.01
Progressive Conservative Alphonse Thérien 8,418 28.79 -12.68
New Democratic Vianney Desjardins 3,083 10.54 +6.74
Social Credit Ferruccio Ariano 1,680 5.74
Total valid votes 29,243 100.00

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Adrien Meunier 18,466 52.92 -25.43
Progressive Conservative Claude Danis 14,468 41.46 +28.03
Co-operative Commonwealth Jean Riopel 1,328 3.81 -4.41
Independent Archie Luccisano 632 1.81
Total valid votes 34,894 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Adrien Meunier 24,373 78.35 +40.79
Progressive Conservative Gaston Rodier 4,177 13.43 -5.05
Co-operative Commonwealth Jean Riopel 2,556 8.22 +6.30
Total valid votes 31,106 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Adrien Meunier 10,387 38.65
Liberal Émile Dufresne 10,094 37.56 -10.15
Progressive Conservative Jules A. Le Beau 4,966 18.48 +16.24
Independent Liberal Armand Meunier 576 2.14
Co-operative Commonwealth Raymond Pineau 514 1.91 -0.15
Labor–Progressive Germaine Leclerc 337 1.25
Total valid votes 26,874 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Camillien Houde 12,611 48.00
Liberal J.-Adrien Meunier 12,536 47.71
Progressive Conservative Wilfred Kendall 587 2.23
Co-operative Commonwealth J.-E. Léopold Cadieux 541 2.06
Total valid votes 26,275 100.00

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Papineau (electoral district) (Code 24048) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Riding history 1948–1988 from the Archived February 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Library of Parliament
  • Riding history 2004–present from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes[edit]

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
2015–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

45°33′N 73°37′W / 45.550°N 73.617°W / 45.550; -73.617