Saint-Lambert (electoral district)

Saint-Lambert (, ) was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was first represented in the House of Commons of Canada in 1997. Its population in 2006 was 94,541. It has been replaced by Brossard—Saint-Lambert.

Geography

This riding on Montreal's South Shore was located in the Quebec region of Montérégie. The district included the City of Saint-Lambert, the former City of Greenfield Park, the former Town of LeMoyne, and the western part of the pre-2002 City of Longueuil.

The neighbouring ridings were Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Brossard—La Prairie, Jeanne-Le Ber, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, and Hochelaga.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Canadian census

• Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Chinese
• Languages: 77.0% French, 11.9% English, 9.2% Others, 1.9% multiple responses
• Religions: 77.9% Catholic, 8.1% Protestant, 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 7.9% no religion
• Average income: $29,974

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• 2011 results from Elections Canada