Mirabel (federal electoral district)

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Mirabel
Quebec electoral district
Mirabel in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Jean-Denis Garon
Bloc Québécois
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]117,652
Electors (2019)96,468
Area (km²)[1]868
Pop. density (per km²)135.5
Census division(s)Deux-Montagnes, Mirabel, La Rivière-du-Nord, Thérèse-De Blainville
Census subdivision(s)Mirabel, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Saint-Colomban, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Pointe-Calumet, Oka, Saint-Placide, Kanesatake

Mirabel is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec previously included in the electoral districts of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Terrebonne—Blainville and Rivière-du-Nord.[2]

Mirabel was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3]

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 91.8% White, 2.1% Indigenous, 2.0% Black, 1.4% Arab, 1.0% Latin American

Languages: 90.3% French, 2.9% English, 1.0% Spanish

Religions: 63.4% Christian (55.9% Catholic, 7.5% Other), 1.8% Muslim, 34.1% None

Median income: $45,600 (2020)

Average income: $52,550 (2020)

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mirabel
Riding created from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel,
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Rivière-du-Nord and Terrebonne—Blainville
42nd  2015–2018     Simon Marcil Bloc Québécois
 2018–2018     Groupe parlementaire québécois
 2018–2019     Bloc Québécois
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present Jean-Denis Garon

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Mirabel (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Jean-Denis Garon 29,376 46.5 -4.6 $12,108.43
Liberal François Loza 14,842 23.5 -1.4 $6,445.66
Conservative Catherine Lefebvre 8,510 13.5 +4.4 $5,753.02
New Democratic Benoit Bourassa 5,221 8.3 +0.3 $492.78
People's Christian Montpetit 2,569 4.1 +3.1 $5,753.02
Green Mario Guay 1,412 2.2 -3.2 $176.07
Free Ariane Croteau 1,182 1.9 N/A $1.73
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,112 97.8 $127,885.59
Total rejected ballots 1,402 2.2
Turnout 64,514 63.7
Registered voters 101,340
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.6
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois 22,259 45.82
  Liberal 11,847 24.39
  Conservative 6,466 13.31
  New Democratic 4,185 8.61
  People's 1,846 3.80
  Green 1,051 2.17
  Others 926 1.91
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Simon Marcil 33,219 51.08 +19.59 $7,193.50
Liberal Karl Trudel 16,162 24.85 -1.26 $36,834.25
Conservative François Desrochers 5,940 9.13 -1.00 none listed
New Democratic Anne-Marie Saint-Germain 5,219 8.03 -22.05 $902.88
Green Julie Tremblay 3,517 5.41 +3.22 $10,545.78
People's Christian Montpetit 641 0.99 none listed
Indépendence du Québec Pietro Biacchi 332 0.51 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,030 98.06
Total rejected ballots 1,286 1.94 -0.00
Turnout 66,316 68.47 -0.43
Eligible voters 96,848
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +10.41
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Simon Marcil 18,710 31.49 +0.48 $14,070.30
New Democratic Mylène Freeman 17,873 30.08 -19.47 $52,822.53
Liberal Karl Trudel 15,514 26.11 +18.36 $16,340.47
Conservative Gordon Ferguson 6,020 10.13 +0.91 $4,496.74
Green Jocelyn Gifford 1,301 2.19 +0.17
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,418 98.06   $227,491.40
Total rejected ballots 1,178 1.94
Turnout 60,596 68.91
Eligible voters 87,938
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +9.98
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 23,527 49.55
  Bloc Québécois 14,727 31.01
  Conservative 4,380 9.22
  Liberal 3,679 7.75
  Green 958 2.02
  Others 213 0.45

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Final Report – Quebec
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Mirabel [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Mirabel". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mirabel, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections