AHUNTSIC (ELECTORAL DISTRICT)

Ahuntsic
''Ahuntsic'' riding.
Member of Parliament	Maria Mourani Bloc Québécois
Population, 2006	100 471
Electors, 2006	75 100
Area (km²)	19
Population density (people per km²)	5288
Electoral district created	1987, from Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic and Saint-Denis
Census division	Montréal
Polling divisions	199
Major neighbourhoods	• Ahuntsic • Bordeaux • Sault-au-Recollet (part)

'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. Its population in 2006 was 100,471.

Contents

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

1988 - present

1968 - 1979

See also

External links

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Ahuntsic and Bordeaux and the western part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Recollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The neighbouring ridings are Papineau, Mount Royal, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Laval, Alfred-Pellan, Bourassa, and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel.

History

The electoral district of Ahuntsic was created in 1966 from Saint-Denis and Laval ridings. In 1976, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Saint-Michel riding.
In 1987, the new district of Ahuntsic was created from Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic and Saint-Denis.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
''Saint-Denis and Laval prior to 1968''
28th	1968-1972		Jean Rochon	Liberal
29th	1972-1974		Jeanne Sauvé	Liberal
30th	1974-1979
''see Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic and Saint-Denis from 1976-1987''
34th	1988-1993		Nicole Roy-Arcelin	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993-1997		Michel Daviault	Bloc Québécois
36th	1997-2000		Eleni Bakopanos	Liberal
37th	2000-2004
38th	2004-2006
39th	2006-		Maria Mourani	Bloc Québécois

Election results

1988 - present

1968 - 1979

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

★ Riding history 1966-1976 from the Library of Parliament

★ Riding history 1987-present from the Library of Parliament