Mount Royal (electoral district)

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Mont-Royal (provincial electoral district).
Mount Royal
Quebec electoral district

Mount Royal in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal and Laval (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Anthony Housefather
Liberal

District created 1924
First contested 1925
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 101,258
Electors (2015) 74,055
Area (km²)[2] 23
Pop. density (per km²) 4,402.5
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Montreal, Côte Saint-Luc, Mount Royal, Hampstead

Mount Royal (French: Mont-Royal) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. Its population in 2006 was 98,888.

The riding is among the strongest Liberal ridings in the country. Réal Caouette, long-time leader of the Social Credit Party in Quebec, once said that a mailbox could win the Liberal nomination in Mount Royal and still win election just because it was red (the traditional colour of the Liberal Party). The Liberals have held the riding continuously since 1940, and have only been seriously threatened three times since then—in 1958, 1984 and 2011.

Its best-known MP is former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who represented the riding from 1965 to 1984. Its current MP, Anthony Housefather, was elected on October 19, 2015, garnering 50.4% of the vote,[3] and was profiled as one of 10 rookie MPs to watch in the new parliament.[4]

Once the English name of this riding was eliminated in the 2012 electoral redistribution but reversed by the Riding Name Change Act, 2014.

The riding has a large Jewish population, the second largest in Canada—36.3 percent. Mount Royal and Thornhill in Ontario are the only two districts in Canada where Judaism is the most commonly practised religion.

Geography

The district includes the City of Côte Saint-Luc, the Towns of Mount Royal and Hampstead, the neighbourhood of Snowdon and the western part of the neighbourhood of Côte-des-Neiges in the City of Montreal.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

History

The electoral district was created in 1924 from Jacques-Cartier and Westmount—Saint-Henri ridings. The electoral district was actually abolished twice since 1924, in 1966 and in 1987; however, the district to replace it kept the same name and incumbent both times.

This riding remained largely intact during the 2012 electoral redistribution, losing a small (uninhabited) territory to Outremont.

Former boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mount Royal
Riding created from Jacques-Cartier and Westmount—St. Henri
15th  1925–1926     Robert Smeaton White Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940 William Allen Walsh
19th  1940–1945     Fred Whitman Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953 Alan Macnaughton
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968 Pierre Trudeau
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988 Sheila Finestone
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–1999
 1999–2000 Irwin Cotler
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present Anthony Housefather

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalAnthony Housefather 24,187 50.34 +8.93
ConservativeRobert Libman 18,201 37.88 +2.27
New DemocraticMario Jacinto Rimbao 3,884 8.08 -9.77
Bloc QuébécoisJade Bossé-Bélanger 908 1.90 -1.01 $198.94
GreenTimothy Landry 747 1.55 -0.20
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston 124 0.26 -0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,051100.00$207,183.11
Total rejected ballots 4250.88
Turnout 48,47665.18+7.54
Eligible voters 74,374
Liberal hold Swing +6.66
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalIrwin Cotler 16,151 41.41 -14.24
ConservativeSaulie Zajdel 13,891 35.61 +8.28
New DemocraticJeff Itcush 6,963 17.85 +10.13
Bloc Québécois Gabriel Dumais 1,136 2.91 -1.45
GreenBrian Sarwer-Foner 683 1.75 -2.67
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston 109 0.28 +0.01
IndependentAbraham Weizfeld 74 0.19
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,007100.00
Total rejected ballots 3120.79+0.04
Turnout 39,31957.64+5.34
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Liberal Irwin Cotler 19,702 55.65 -9.90 $70,302
ConservativeRafael Tzoubari 9,676 27.33 +9.43 $63,120
New DemocraticNicolas Thibodeau 2,733 7.72 +1.02 $3,089
GreenTyrell Alexander 1,565 4.42 +0.57 $600
Bloc Québécois Maryse Lavallée 1,543 4.36 -1.35 $6,931
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston 97 0.27 -0.02
CommunistAntonio Artuso 89 0.25 $907
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,405100.00 $80,838
Total rejected ballots 268 0.75+0.06
Turnout 35,67352.30-0.51
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalIrwin Cotler 24,248 65.55 -10.13 $66,099
ConservativeNeil Martin Drabkin 6,621 17.90 +9.27 $41,404
New DemocraticNicolas R. Thibodeau 2,479 6.70 +1.79 $2,810
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Dussault 2,112 5.71 -1.25 $8,542
GreenDamien Pichereau 1,423 3.85 +1.09
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston 106 0.29 +0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,989 100.00 $75,740
Total rejected ballots 2410.65-0.18
Turnout 37,23052.81-0.59
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalIrwin Cotler 28,670 75.68 -5.56 $79,191
ConservativeMatthew Fireman 3,271 8.63 -1.02 $16,501
Bloc QuébécoisVincent Gagnon 2,636 6.96 +2.69 $5,960
New DemocraticSébastien Beaudet 1,859 4.91 +2.37 $2,199
GreenAdam Sommerfeld 1,046 2.76 +1.09
MarijuanaAdam Greenblatt 308 0.81
Marxist–LeninistDiane Johnston 94 0.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,884 100.00 $74,792
Total rejected ballots 3170.83
Turnout 38,20153.40

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalIrwin Cotler 33,118 81.24 -10.74
Progressive ConservativeStephane Gelgoot 2,489 6.11 +2.34
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Sebastien Houle 1,740 4.27 +2.03
AllianceAlex Gabanski 1,444 3.54
New DemocraticMaria Pia Chávez 1,034 2.54 +0.52
GreenJean-Claude Balu 681 1.67
CommunistJudith Chafoya 140 0.34
Natural LawEna Kahn 122 0.30
Total valid votes 40,768100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 15 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Resignation of Sheila Finestone, 10 August 1999
LiberalIrwin Cotler 15,820 91.98 +29.72
Progressive ConservativeNoel Earl Alexander 648 3.77 -6.58
Bloc QuébécoisMathieu Alarie 385 2.24 -1.86
New DemocraticSerge Granger 347 2.02 +0.02
Total valid votes 17,200100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheila Finestone 30,115 62.26 -20.68
IndependentHoward Galganov 10,090 20.86
Progressive ConservativeCarolyn Steinman 5,006 10.35 +4.57
Bloc QuébécoisJacques Thibaudeau 1,981 4.10 -2.86
New DemocraticAdam Giambrone 966 2.00 +0.33
Natural LawEna Kahn 211 0.44 -0.21
Total valid votes 48,369100.00
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheila Finestone 39,598 82.94 +23.09
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Dumas 3,324 6.96
Progressive ConservativeNeil Drabkin 2,758 5.78 -26.17
New DemocraticMichael Richard Werbowski 796 1.67 -3.70
IndependentHarry Polansky 537 1.12
Natural LawKen Matthews 312 0.65
NationalKurtis Law 300 0.63
Commonwealth of CanadaGeorges Duchesnay 71 0.15 -0.09
AbolitionistMarie Vienneau 47 0.10
Total valid votes 47,743100.00
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheila Finestone 27,354 59.85 +12.38
Progressive ConservativeRobert Presser 14,601 31.95 -7.14
New DemocraticTariq Alvi 2,455 5.37 -4.52
RhinocerosLady Be Ann Poulin 512 1.12 -0.50
GreenDaniel Reicher 438 0.96
IndependentBarry Goodman 165 0.36
Commonwealth of CanadaPaul G. Fraleigh 108 0.24 +0.07
IndependentAbe Rosner 68 0.15
Total valid votes 45,701 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheila Finestone 22,716 47.47 -33.76
Progressive ConservativeSharon Wolfe 18,707 39.09 +28.52
New DemocraticNancy Pearson 4,735 9.89 +4.23
RhinocerosClaude Parachute Racine 776 1.62 -0.10
Parti nationalisteAndré Daoust 392 0.82
LibertarianVictor Lévis 338 0.71 +0.41
IndependentMark Sholzberg 110 0.23
Commonwealth of CanadaGuy R. Huard 80 0.17
Total valid votes 47,854100.00
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPierre Trudeau 33,821 81.23 -3.9
Progressive ConservativeHarry Bloomfield 4,402 10.57 +3.4
New DemocraticDavid C. Winch 2,356 5.66 +1.7
RhinocerosMichel Flybin Rivard 715 1.72 +0.4
IndependentGordon Edwards 149 0.36
LibertarianEddie Paul 126 0.30
Marxist–LeninistLiz Watkins 68 0.16 +0.0
Total valid votes 41,637 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPierre Trudeau 43,202 85.2 +10.2
Progressive ConservativeJ. David Dejong 3,660 7.2 -6.1
New DemocraticDavid C. Winch 2,023 4.0 -5.8
Social CreditLaflèche Trudeau 1,049 2.1 1.1
RhinocerosJacques Ferron 649 1.3
CommunistDavid G. Johnston 81 0.2
Marxist–LeninistRobert Verrier 61 0.1 -0.3
Total valid votes 50,725 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPierre Trudeau 32,166 75.0 -5.6
Progressive ConservativeÉmile Mashaal 5,723 13.3 +3.6
New DemocraticJoe Rabinovitch 4,214 9.8 +2.7
Social CreditBertrand Marcil 414 1.0 -0.4
IndependentEdward J. Sommer 211 0.5
Marxist–LeninistRobert A. Cruise 162 0.4 +0.2
Total valid votes 42,890 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPierre Trudeau 36,875 80.6 -10.1
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Albert Brichant 4,446 9.7 +5.0
New DemocraticHarry Yudin 3,274 7.2 +3.3
Social CreditAlexander O. Bronstein 625 1.4 +1.2
IndependentGaston Miron 433 0.9
IndependentRobert A. Cruise 80 0.2
Total valid votes 45,733 100.0

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPierre Trudeau 37,402 90.8 +35.1
Progressive ConservativeHuguette Marleau 1,965 4.8 -8.8
New DemocraticJussy Brainin 1,583 3.8 -25.8
IndependentWalter Gallagher 182 0.4
Ralliement créditisteMichel Lamonde 80 0.2 -1.0
Total valid votes 41,212 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPierre Trudeau 28,064 55.6 -14.7
New DemocraticCharles Taylor 14,929 29.6 +13.1
Progressive ConservativePeter S. Wise 6,840 13.6 +2.9
Ralliement créditisteMichel Smith 598 1.2 -1.3
Total valid votes 50,431 100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton 37,648 70.4 +7.3
New DemocraticCharles Taylor 8,855 16.5 +3.8
Progressive ConservativeThomas Joseph Coonan 5,693 10.6 -12.0
Social CreditAustin G. Gordon 1,318 2.5 +0.8
Total valid votes 53,514 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton 31,654 63.0 +14.6
Progressive ConservativeStanley Shenkman 11,352 22.6 -24.7
New DemocraticCharles Taylor 6,388 12.7 +8.4
Social CreditHenri-J. Bernard 845 1.7
Total valid votes 50,239 100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton 22,051 48.4 -12.0
Progressive ConservativeReginald J. Dawson 21,562 47.3 +11.4
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold Atwill 1,952 4.3 +0.6
Total valid votes 45,565 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton 23,330 60.4 -1.2
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Brown 13,861 35.9 +2.0
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold Atwill 1,420 3.7 +1.9
Total valid votes 38,611 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton 17,183 61.7 -2.2
Progressive ConservativeDudley Holden Kerr 9,460 33.9 -0.1
Labor–ProgressiveNorman Nerenberg 727 2.6
Co-operative CommonwealthRoss Worrall 500 1.8 -0.3
Total valid votes 27,870 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlan Macnaughton 21,654 63.8 +17.1
Progressive ConservativeEarle Moore 11,550 34.0 -5.7
Co-operative CommonwealthRoss Edward Worrall 719 2.1 -5.9
Total valid votes 33,923 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalFrederick Primrose Whitman 20,925 46.8 -9.7
Progressive ConservativeSt. Clair Holland 17,798 39.8 +1.9
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Stanley Allen 3,608 8.1 +2.4
Independent PCGilbert Layton 1,270 2.8
Labor–ProgressiveBeryl Truax 1,147 2.6
Total valid votes 44,748 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalFrederick Primrose Whitman 19,858 56.5 +20.0
National GovernmentWilliam Allen Walsh 13,319 37.9 -11.6
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Stanley Allen 1,983 5.6 +1.1
Total valid votes 35,160 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeWilliam Allen Walsh 16,203 49.4 -26.0
LiberalAdam Kirk Cameron 11,967 36.5 +12.0
ReconstructionClifford Henry Cheasley 2,782 8.5
Co-operative CommonwealthLloyd B. Almond 1,473 4.5
IndependentThomas Henry Carveth 343 1.0
Total valid votes 32,768 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeRobert Smeaton White 19,932 75.5 -0.5
LiberalGrace Ritchie England 6,483 24.5 +0.5
Total valid votes 26,415 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeRobert Smeaton White 14,249 76.0 +6.3
LiberalThomas Henry Carveth 4,499 24.0
Total valid votes 18,748 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeRobert Smeaton White 16,377 69.7
Independent LiberalRobert Louis Calder 7,129 30.3
Total valid votes 23,506 100.0

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Algoma East
Riding represented by the Prime Minister
1968–1979
Succeeded by
Yellowhead
Preceded by
Yellowhead
Riding represented by the Prime Minister
1980–1984
Succeeded by
Vacant; next was Manicouagan, in 1984

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