Ahuntsic (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Ahuntsic
province = Quebec


caption = Ahuntsic in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 24002
fed-created = 1987
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1988
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Maria Mourani
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = BQ
fed-rep-party-link = Bloc Québécois
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 100471
demo-electors = 75100
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 19
demo-cd = Montréal
demo-csd = Montreal

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.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Ahuntsic and Bordeaux-Cartierville 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:

Election results

1988 - present

-
align="left" colspan=2|Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal
align="right"|Swing
align="right"| +4.4%
align="right"

1968 - 1979

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=4 Riding history 1966-1976 from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=866 Riding history 1987-present from the] Library of Parliament