La Pointe-de-l'Île (electoral district)

La Pointe-de-l'Île is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 98,878. (2001)

Geography

The district includes the former City of Montreal East, the neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Longe-Pointe, and the southern part of the neighbourhood of Tetreauville in the City of Montreal.

History

The electoral district of Mercier was created in 1933 from Maisonneuve and Laval--Two Mountains. The name was changed to La Pointe-de-l'Île in 2004.

List of Members:

1. Joseph Jean, Liberal (1933-1949)
2. Marcel Monette, Liberal (1949-1958)
3. André Gillet, Liberal (1958-1962)
4. Prosper Boulanger, Liberal (1962-1979)
5. Céline Hervieux-Payette, Liberal (1979-1984)
6. Carole Jacques, Liberal (1984-1993)
7. Francine Lalonde, Bloc Québécois (1993-present)