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Saint-Léonard—Saint Michel (formerly Saint-Léonard) is a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

since 1988. Its population in 2001 was 102,302.

Geography

The district includes the Borough of Saint Leonard, and the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel-Nord and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel, Montreal

Saint-Michel is a neighborhood in the Montreal borough ofVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. Its boundaries corresponds to the former city of Ville Saint Michel, which was annexed to Montreal in 1968. This former independent city was known as Saint-Michel-de-Laval from its inception in 1912 to...

in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It has a population of 145,485 and an area of 16,05 km².-Location:...

History

"Saint-Léonard" riding was first created in 1976 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont

Maisonneuve—Rosemont

Maisonneuve—Rosemount was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Maisonneuve riding....

, Mercier

Mercier (electoral district)

Mercier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 2004. In 2003, the district was abolished and split into the La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings...

and Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel (electoral district)

Saint-Michel was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988....

ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 1977 to Saint-Léonard—Anjou

Saint-Léonard—Anjou

Saint-Léonard—Anjou was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988....

before an election was held. It consisted of the City of Saint-Léonard, the Town of Anjou, and part of the City of Montreal.

The neighbouring ridings are Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Papineau

Papineau (electoral district)

Papineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 and since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 101,019....

, Ahuntsic

Ahuntsic (electoral district)

Ahuntsic is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and since 1988...

, Bourassa

Bourassa (electoral district)

Bourassa is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...

, Honoré-Mercier, and Hochelaga

Hochelaga (electoral district)

Hochelaga is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004...

.

The current electoral district was created as "Saint-Léonard" riding in 1987 from parts of Gamelin

Gamelin (electoral district)

Gamelin was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings...

and Saint-Léonard—Anjou

Saint-Léonard—Anjou

Saint-Léonard—Anjou was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988....

ridings. In 1996, its name was changed to "Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel".

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Gamelin Gamelin (electoral district) Gamelin was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings... and Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Léonard—Anjou was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.... prior to 1987
*Saint-Léonard*
34th Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....	1988–1993	Alfonso Gagliano Alfonso Gagliano Alfonso Gagliano, PC, FCGA is a Canadian accountant and a former Liberal Party politician.Born in Siculiana, Italy, his political career began in 1977 when he ran for a seat on the Montreal school board. In the 1984 federal election, he ran for Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Anjou narrowly...	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
35th Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...	1993–1997
*Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel*
36th Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...	1997–2000	Alfonso Gagliano Alfonso Gagliano Alfonso Gagliano, PC, FCGA is a Canadian accountant and a former Liberal Party politician.Born in Siculiana, Italy, his political career began in 1977 when he ran for a seat on the Montreal school board. In the 1984 federal election, he ran for Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Anjou narrowly...	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
37th Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....	2000–2002
	2002–2004	Massimo Pacetti Massimo Pacetti Massimo Pacetti is a Canadian politician from Quebec, Canada. Pacetti has served in the Canadian House of Commons since winning a 2002 by-election in the riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel...	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
38th Canadian federal election, 2004 The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...	2004–2006
39th Canadian federal election, 2006 The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...	2006–2008
40th Canadian federal election, 2008 The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, 1996-present

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

Saint-Léonard, 1987-1996

Sources

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
2011 Results from Elections Canada