LaurierâÂÂSainte-Marie () is a federal electoral district in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since the 1988 federal election. Its 2016 population was 111,835.
Since 2019, its member of Parliament (MP) has been Steven Guilbeault of the Liberal Party.
The district includes Côte Saint-Louis and the eastern parts of the Plateau and Mile End in the Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the eastern part of Downtown Montreal and the western part of Centre-Sud (including part of the neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie) in the Borough of Ville-Marie.
In 1987, the district of "LaurierâÂÂSainte-Marie" was created from Laurier, MontrealâÂÂSainte-Marie and Saint-Jacques ridings.
In 2003, LaurierâÂÂSainte-Marie was abolished when it was redistributed into Laurier and Hochelaga ridings.
After the 2004 election, Laurier riding was renamed "LaurierâÂÂSainte-Marie" in 2004.
The name comes from Laurier Avenue, a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after Wilfrid Laurier, and Sainte-Marie, a former name for Centre-Sud, which in turn came from a parish church dedicated to Saint Mary.
The riding was represented by Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois, until 2011, when he was defeated by Hélène Laverdière of the New Democratic Party.
This riding lost territory to Outremont and Ville-MarieâÂÂLe Sud-OuestâÂÂÃÂle-des-Sà Âurs, and gained territory from Hochelaga, WestmountâÂÂVille-Marie and Outremont during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost the territory south of Av. Christophe-Colombe and west of Rue Rachel to Outremont; gained territory north of Boul. Robert-Bourassa and east of Av. Viger (including Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island) from Ville-MarieâÂÂLe Sud-OuestâÂÂÃÂle-des-Soeurs.
Racial groups: 73.4% White, 5.1% Black, 4.4% Arab, 4.3% Latin American, 3.7% Chinese, 3.1% South Asian, 1.7% Southeast Asian, 1.2% Indigenous<br /> Languages: 67.2% French, 15.7% English, 4.3% Spanish, 2.8% Arabic, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% Cantonese<br /> Religions: 36.4% Christian (29.1% Catholic, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 6.1% Other), 6.8% Muslim, 1.2% Buddhist, 1.1% Jewish, 52.7% None<br /> Median income: $39,600 (2020)<br /> Average income: $55,000 (2020)
Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Riding history from the Library of Parliament: