Westmount—Ville-Marie

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Quebec

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caption = Westmount—Ville-Marie in relation to other federal electoral districts in Montreal
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 24075
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = vacant
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demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 100360
demo-electors = 77486
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 16
demo-cd = Montreal
demo-csd = Montreal, Westmount

Westmount—Ville-Marie is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 97,226.

The riding's parliamentary seat has been vacant since the resignation of Liberal MP Lucienne Robillard on January 25 2008. A by-election had been scheduled for September 8, 2008, but was cancelled by the issuance of writs for the 2008 federal election.

Geography

The district includes the City of Westmount as well as Old Montreal and the western part of downtown Montreal in the Borough of Ville-Marie, the western part of The Plateau in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the part of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce east of Hingston Avenue in the Borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the City of Montreal. [http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=ele&document=map&dir=2008/wes&lang=e&textonly=false Elections Canada district map]

Demographics

:"According to the Canada 2001 Census"

* Ethnic groups: 75.9% White, 5.9% Chinese, 5.1% Arab, 3.7% Black, 2.4% South Asian, 1.8% Latin American, 1.1% West Asian
* Languages: 37.8% English, 29.6% French, 29.3% Others, 3.2% Multiple responses
* Religions: 40.2% Catholic, 12.5% Protestant, 11.9% Jewish, 7.3% Muslim, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.0% Other Christian, 1.3% Buddhist, 19.3% No religion
* Average income: $44,790

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Saint-Henri—Westmount ridings.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1087 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament

References