Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Vaudreuil—Soulanges
province = Quebec


caption = Vaudreuil—Soulanges in relation to other Montérégie federal electoral districts.
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 24073
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Meili Faille
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = BQ
fed-rep-party-link = Bloc Québécois
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 120395
demo-electors = 89306
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 891
demo-cd =
demo-csd = Vaudreuil-Dorion, Saint-Lazare, Pincourt, L'Île-Perrot, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Rigaud, Coteau-du-Lac, Les Cèdres, Saint-Zotique, Hudson

Vaudreuil—Soulanges is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968 and since 1997.

It consists of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality. The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Lac-Saint-Louis,
Beauharnois—Salaberry, Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell.

History

Vaudreuil—Soulanges was created in 1914 when the counties of Vaudreuil and Soulanges were combined into one riding. It was abolished in 1966.

In 1997, Vaudreuil riding was renamed "Vaudreuil—Soulanges". The 2006 election was particularly marked by the involvement of Liberal star candidate and former astronaut, Marc Garneau.

Conservative Senator Michael Fortier has announced his intention to run in this riding in the 40th Canadian federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

*Gustave Boyer, Liberal (1917-1922)
*Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet, Liberal (1922-1925)
*Lawrence A. Wilson, Liberal (1925-1930)
*Joseph Thauvette, Liberal (1930-1945)
*Louis-René , Liberal (1945-1958)
*Marcel Bourbonnais, Progressive Conservatives (1958-1963)
*René Émard, Liberal (1963-1968)
*Nick Discepola, Liberal (1997-2004)
*Meili Faille, Bloc Québécois (2004-present)

Election results

1997 - present

1917 - 1968

See also

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

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=768]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1077]