Bourassa (formerly known as Montreal—Bourassa) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 100,683.

The district includes the Borough of Montréal-Nord, the western part of the neighbourhood of Rivière-des-Prairies in the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Récollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Honoré-Mercier, and Alfred-Pellan.

13.2% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.

Ethnic groups: 59.3% White, 20.9% Black, 8.9% Arab, 6.1% Latin American, 2.1% Southeast Asian
Languages: 51.4% French, 9.7% Italian, 8.6% Creoles, 7.3% Arabic, 6.7% Spanish, 4.0% English
Religions: 61.8% Catholic, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 11.1% All Other Christian, 12.7% Muslim, 1.9% Buddhist, 8.2% None.
Median income: $20,688 (2010)
Average income: $25,986 (2010)

The electoral district of Bourassa was created in 1966 from Mercier and Laval ridings. The name comes from a street running through the three neighbourhoods which is named after Henri Bourassa.

The name of the riding was changed to "Montreal—Bourassa" in 1971.

In 1976, Montreal—Bourassa was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Bourassa" riding and Saint-Michel riding. The new Bourassa riding was created from parts of Montreal—Bourassa, Ahuntsic and Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ridings.

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