Vimy (electoral district)

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Vimy
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Vimy (Canadian electoral district).svg
Vimy in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Annie Koutrakis
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) [1] 104,373
Electors (2015)85,511
Area (km²) [1] 35
Pop. density (per km²)2,982.1
Census division(s) Laval
Census subdivision(s) Laval

Vimy is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Contents

Vimy 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. [2] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Laval (78%), Laval—Les Îles (12%) and Alfred-Pellan (11%). [3]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Vimy
Riding created from Alfred-Pellan, Laval and Laval—Les Îles
42nd  2015–2019   Eva Nassif Liberal
43rd  2019–2021 Annie Koutrakis
44th  2021–present

Election results

2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Annie Koutrakis 25,31649.8+2.1$46,634.36
Bloc Québécois Rachid Bandou11,81123.2-4.6$3,040.51
Conservative Rima El-Helou6,82913.4+2.7$6,647.90
New Democratic Vassif Aliev4,7319.3+0.7$24.86
People's Alejandro Morales-Loaiza2,1754.3+3.0$814.48
Total valid votes/expense limit50,86297.8$117,288.36
Total rejected ballots1,1492.2
Turnout52,01158.9
Eligible voters88,313
Liberal hold Swing +3.4
Source: Elections Canada [4]
2021 federal election redistributed results [5]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 22,88650.14
  Bloc Québécois 10,19722.34
  Conservative 6,32013.85
  New Democratic 4,2589.33
  People's 1,9834.34
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Annie Koutrakis 26,49047.7+1.55$72,682.40
Bloc Québécois Claire-Emmanuelle Beaulieu15,45527.8+11.11$4,014.05
Conservative Rima El-Helou5,95110.7-2.66$19,197.89
New Democratic Vassif Aliev4,7798.6-12.36none listed
Green Faiza R'Guiba2,1253.8+1.44$413.25
People's Suzanne Brunelle7331.3$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit55,533100.0 
Total rejected ballots1,057
Turnout56,59064.25
Eligible voters88,077
Liberal hold Swing -4.78
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Eva Nassif 25,08246.15+25.80$40,432.16
New Democratic France Duhamel11,39120.96-21.74$41,090.18
Bloc Québécois Barek Kaddouri9,06816.69-5.05$32,732.98
Conservative Anthony Mavros7,26213.36+0.59$61,663.53
Green José Núñez-Melo 1,2802.36+0.43$22,013.37
Christian Heritage Brian Jenkins2600.48
Total valid votes/expense limit54,343100.0 $224,722.74
Total rejected ballots941
Turnout55,284
Eligible voters85,889
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]
2011 federal election redistributed results [10]
PartyVote %
  New Democratic 20,14042.70
  Bloc Québécois 10,25521.74
  Liberal 9,59720.35
  Conservative 6,02112.77
  Green 9101.93
 Others2400.51

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References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. Final Report – Quebec
  4. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vimy, 30 September 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections