Laurier—Sainte-Marie
 Quebec electoral district
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Laurier—Sainte-Marie in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval (2013 boundaries)
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
New Democratic |
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| District created | 1987 | ||
| First contested | 1988 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 111,835 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 83,730 | ||
| Area (km²) | 10.40 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 10,753.4 | ||
| Census divisions | Montreal | ||
| Census subdivisions | Montreal | ||
Laurier—Sainte-Marie is a federal electoral district in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2006 was 101,758.
The district includes Côte Saint-Louis and the eastern parts of The Plateau and Mile End in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the eastern part of Downtown Montreal and the western part of Centre-Sud (including part of the neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie) in the Borough of Ville-Marie.
In 1987, the district of "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" was created from Laurier, Montreal—Sainte-Marie and Saint-Jacques ridings.
In 2003, Laurier—Sainte-Marie was abolished when it was redistributed into Laurier and Hochelaga ridings.
After the 2004 election, Laurier riding was renamed "Laurier—Sainte-Marie" in 2004.
The name comes from Laurier Avenue, a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after Wilfrid Laurier, and Sainte-Marie, a former name for Centre-Sud, which in turn came from a parish church dedicated to Saint Mary.
The riding was represented by Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois, until 2011 when he was defeated by Hélène Laverdière of the New Democratic Party.
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