Jeanne-Le Ber was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 112,863. It was abolished for the 2015 election and dissolved into Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs and LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.

Jeanne-Le Ber
Quebec electoral district
Jeanne-Le Ber in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal
District created2003
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]115,821
Electors (2006)86,201
Area (km²)[2]19.87
Census division(s)Montreal
Census subdivision(s)Montreal

Geography

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The district included the Borough of Verdun, along with the neighbourhoods of Saint-Henri, Little Burgundy, and Pointe-Saint-Charles and the eastern part of Côte-Saint-Paul, in the Southwest borough. It was named for Jeanne Le Ber, a religious recluse and craftswoman who lived in Pointe-Saint-Charles in the 18th century.

Political geography

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Until 2011, the Bloc Québécois was strongest in Verdun, Saint-Henri and Point-Saint-Charles while the Liberal Party of Canada prevailed in Nuns' Island and Little Burgundy. However, in 2011 the NDP swept nearly every poll in the borough.

Demographics

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Average family income: $57,496 [1] (2001)
Median household income: $31,386 [2]
Unemployment: 9.8%
Language, Mother Tongue: French 65%, English 19%, Other 16%
Religion: Catholic 70%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 4%, Other Christian 2%, Orthodox Christian 1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 1%, Hindu 1%, Other 1%, No Religious Affiliation 12%. [3]
Visible Minority: Black 5%, Chinese 3%, South Asian 2%, Arab 2%, Latin American 2%, Others 2%, Southeast Asian 1%.

History

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The riding was created in 2003 from the ridings of Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles and Westmount—Ville-Marie; essentially the area of Little Burgundy and Griffintown were transferred from Westmount—Ville-Marie to Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jeanne-Le Ber
Riding created from Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles
and Westmount—Ville-Marie
38th  2004–2006     Liza Frulla Liberal
39th  2006–2008     Thierry St-Cyr Bloc Québécois
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Tyrone Benskin New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
and LaSalle—Émard—Verdun

Election results

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Tyrone Benskin 23,293 44.66 28.96 $25,255.34
Bloc Québécois Thierry St-Cyr 12,635 24.22 -10.69 $91,577.01
Liberal Mark Bruneau 10,054 19.28 -12.98 $93,089.65
Conservative Pierre Lafontaine 4,678 8.97 -2.22 $17,698.39
Green Richard Noël 1,377 2.64 -2.14 $3,679.20
Marxist–Leninist Eileen Studd 121 0.23
Total valid votes 52,158 98.79
Total rejected ballots 637 1.21 0.01
Turnout 52,795 59.08 1.42
Registered voters 89,365
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing 19.82
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Thierry St-Cyr 17,144 34.91 -5.31 $89,615
Liberal Christian Feuillette 15,841 32.26 -1.80 $67,962
New Democratic Daniel Breton 7,708 15.70 6.50 $32,536
Conservative Daniel Beaudin 5,494 11.19 -0.65 $28,824
Green Véronik Sansoucy 2,345 4.78 0.09 $669
Independent Darryl Gray 577 1.17
Total valid votes 49,109 98.80
Total rejected ballots 595 1.20 -0.12
Turnout 49,704 57.66 -1.27
Registered voters 86,201
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.75
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Thierry St-Cyr 20,213 40.22 -0.71 $60,248
Liberal Liza Frulla 17,118 34.06 -7.03 $81,394
Conservative Pierre-Olivier Brunelle 5,951 11.84 6.31 $21,417
New Democratic Matthew McLauchlin 4,621 9.19 2.28 $9,536
Green Claude William Genest 2,357 4.69 0.61 $30
Total valid votes 50,260 98.68
Total rejected ballots 673 1.32 -0.48
Turnout 50,833 59.05 3.83
Registered voters 86,247
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing 3.16
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Liza Frulla 18,766 41.09 -10.53 $61,848
Bloc Québécois Thierry St-Cyr 18,694 40.93 12.32 $32,921
New Democratic Anthony Philbin 3,160 6.92 4.28 $1,281
Conservative Pierre-Albert Sévigny 2,524 5.53 -6.21 $14,155
Green Jean-Claude Mercier 1,864 4.08
Marijuana Cathy Duchesne 520 1.14
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard 148 0.32
Total valid votes 45,676 98.20 $81,871
Total rejected ballots 836 1.80
Turnout 46,512 55.22 1.64
Registered voters 84,223
Liberal hold Swing -11.42

Change is from redistributed votes from the 2000 election. Conservative change is based on a combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.

2000 federal election redistributed results[3]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 22,864 51.62
  Bloc Québécois 12,673 28.61
  Progressive Conservative 2,949 6.66
  Canadian Alliance 2,248 5.07
  New Democratic 1,168 2.64
  Others 2,394 5.40

See also

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References

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  • "Jeanne-Le Ber (Code 24024) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Library of Parliament

Notes

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45°28′0″N 73°34′30″W / 45.46667°N 73.57500°W / 45.46667; -73.57500