Laurier (electoral district)

Laurier is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 100,488. (2001)

Geography

The district includes Saint-Denis and Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the eastern parts of Saint-Louis and Mile End in the Plateau Mont-Royal borough and the eastern part of Saint-Jacques and the western part of Sainte-Marie in the Ville-Marie borough in the City of Montreal.

History

The electoral district of Laurier was created in 1933 from Laurier-Outremont and Saint-Denis. In 1987, the district of Laurier-Sainte-Marie was created from Laurier, Sainte-Marie and Saint-Jacques. In 2004, the name was changed to Laurier. The name comes from a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after Wilfrid Laurier.

List of Members:

1. Ernest Bertrand, Liberal (1933-1949)
2. Eugène Lefrancois, Liberal (1949-1957)
3. Lionel Chevrier, Liberal (1957-1964)
4. Fernand Leblanc, Liberal (1964-1979)
5. David Berger, Liberal (1979-1987)
6. Jean-Claude Malépart, Liberal (1987-1990)
7. Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Québécois (1990-present)