Saint-Lambert (electoral district)
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | vacant | |
| District created | 1996 | |
| First contested | 1997 | |
| Last contested | 2006 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 94,541 | |
| Electors (2006) | 75,114 | |
| Area (km²) | 27 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,501.5 | |
| Census divisions | ||
| Census subdivisions | Longueuil, Saint-Lambert | |
Saint-Lambert is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 94,541. The riding's parliamentary seat has been vacant since Bloc Québécois MP Maka Kotto's resignation in order to run for a seat in the Quebec National Assembly became official on March 13, 2008. A writ of election must be issued within six months of his resignation at which point a by-election date will be announced.
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[edit] Geography
This riding on Montreal's South Shore is located in the Quebec region of Montérégie. The district includes the City of Saint-Lambert, the former Towns of Greenfield Park and LeMoyne, and the southern part of the former City of Longueuil.
The neighbouring ridings are Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Brossard—La Prairie, Jeanne-Le Ber, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, and Hochelaga.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Brossard—La Prairie and Longueuil prior to 1996 | ||||
| Saint-Lambert | ||||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | Yolande Thibeault | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000-2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Maka Kotto | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006 - March 13, 2008 | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Maka Kotto | 20,949 | 45.30 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Jacques Hermans | 10,777 | 23.30 | |||
| Conservative | Patrick Clune | 9,097 | 19.67 | |||
| New Democrat | Ronaldo Garcia | 3,404 | 7.36 | |||
| Green | Sonia Ziadé | 1,819 | 3.93 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Normand Fournier | 196 | 0.42 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Maka Kotto | 22,024 | |||
| Liberal | Yolande Thibeault | 16,654 | |||
| Conservative | Patrick Clune | 2,739 | |||
| New Democrat | Monique Garcia | 2,130 | |||
| Green | Diane Joubert | 1,404 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Normand Fournier | 145 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Yolande Thibeault | 19,674 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Christian Picard | 16,520 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Nic Leblanc | 3,056 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Stirling | 2,708 | |||
| Marijuana | Katherine Léveillé | 1,377 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Yolande Thibeault | 19,436 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Richard Bélisle | 18,458 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Frédéric Lafontaine | 8,084 | |||
| New Democrat | Allison Engel | 921 | |||
| Canadian Action | Jean Louis Page | 304 | |||
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