Hochelaga (formerly known as Sainte-Marie and Montreal—Sainte-Marie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and the western part of the neighbourhood of Longue-Pointe in the Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Rosemont in the Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Centre-Sud in the Borough of Ville-Marie.

Political geography

Until 2011, this working class riding strongly favoured the Bloc, which in 2008, won most polls.

The New Democrats placed second in the 2009 by-election; as in much of Quebec, Bloc support collapsed in the 2011 election and the New Democrats swept the riding.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Canadian census

• Ethnic groups: 83.5% White, 4.5% Black, 2.8% Latin American, 2.5% Arab, 2.2% Chinese, 1.9% Southeast Asian, 1.0% South Asian
• Religions: (2001) 80.9% Catholic, 3.1% Protestant, 2.2% Muslim, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 9.4% No religion
• Average income: $20,781

According to the 2016 Canadian census

• Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 75.8% French, 4.1% Spanish, 3.7% Arabic, 3.6% English, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.4% Italian, 1.1% Creole languages, 1.1% Vietnamese, 0.9% Kabyle, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.5% Russian, 0.5% Romanian, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Ukrainian, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Khmer, 0.2% Farsi, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Lingala

History

The electoral district of Hochelaga was created in 1867 covering the entire eastern part of the Island of Montreal. In 1976, it was renamed "Sainte-Marie". In 1981, it was renamed "Montreal—Sainte-Marie".

The riding was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Laurier—Sainte-Marie and Rosemont ridings.

"Hochelaga" riding was recreated in 2003 from parts of Hochelaga—Maisonneuve and Laurier—Sainte-Marie ridings.

This riding lost territory to Laurier—Sainte-Marie and Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, and gained territory from La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est. The boundary with Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel along Rue Bélanger will move to the borough boundary between Rosemont—La-Petite-Patrie and Saint-Léonard.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est (future)

Hochelaga, 2004 - present

Montreal—Sainte-Marie, 1984 - 1988

Sainte-Marie, 1979 - 1984

Hochelaga, 1867 - 1979

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Note: Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote in 1917 election.

Note: change in popular vote indicates change from 1891 general election.

See also

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

References

• "Hochelaga (electoral district) (Code 24021) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• Hochelaga 1867-1976
• Sainte-Marie 1976-1981
• Montreal—Sainte-Marie 1981-1987
• Hochelaga 2004-present

Notes