Saint-Léonard - Saint-Michel

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Saint-Léonard - Saint-Michel

This urban riding is in the northeast of Montreal and includes the former city of St-Léonard as well as part of the city of Montreal. The riding runs from the border of the former cities of St-Léonard and Anjou in the northeast to Papineau Avenue, Jarry Street East and 19th Avenue in the southwest, between the CN Rail line and Bélanger Street.

St-Léonard-Anjou riding was created in 1976 from 63 per cent of St-Michel and 36 per cent of Mercier. St-Léonard was created in 1986 from 65 per cent of St-Léonard-Anjou and 18 per cent of Gamelin. In 1996, 83 per cent of St-Léonard was combined with 39 per cent of Papineau-St-Michel and renamed St-Léonard-St-Michel. In 2004, a small area from Bourassa was added, but the riding's population did not increase.

Population: 104,786 (2006 census; an increase of 2.4% since 2001)

Political History

Both the Conservatives and the NDP made up ground on the Bloc Québécois in 2008 but the riding remained a Liberal stronghold. Liberal incumbent Massimo Pacetti received 57 per cent of the vote in defeating Tory Lucie le Tourneau and the BQ’s Farid Salem, who were separated by just 529 votes.

In 2006, Pacetti beat Bloc challenger Justine Charlemagne by almost 16,000 votes.

In 2004, Pacetti beat Bloc Québécois candidate Paul-Alexis François, with 64 per cent of the vote. Pacetti was first elected in a 2002 byelection after Alfonso Gagliano was named ambassador to Denmark. In 2000, Gagliano defeated BQ candidate Marcel Ferlatte to win a second term in St-Léonard-St-Michel. He was first elected in 1984 in St-Léonard-Anjou and continued to win in the new St-Léonard riding. He was appointed secretary of state for parliamentary affairs from 1994 to 1996, deputy government leader in 1994 and minister of labour in 1996. In 1997, he was appointed minister of public works and government services. He resigned in 2002 and was appointed ambassador to Denmark. He was fired from that post by then prime minister Paul Martin for his role in the government sponsorship scandal.

The former St-Léonard-Anjou riding was won by Liberal Monique Bégin, incumbent from St-Michel, in 1979 and 1980.

• Since 1979 - LIB

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BQ – Alain Bernier

CON – Riccardo De loris

GRN – Michael Di Pardo

LIB – Massimo Pacetti

ML – Garnet Colly

NDP – Roberta Peressini

Alain Bernier
	Party: Bloc Québécois Contact Information: Website Facebook
Profession:	Mediator
Education:	Major in political science (political analysis) - University of Quebec at Montreal (2011)

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Riccardo De loris
	Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: Website Twitter Email 514-564-3351 5133, Jean-Talon Est Montreal H1S 1K8
Education:	Currently completing studies in the arts and sciences with a specialization in political science.

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Michael Di Pardo
	Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: Website Email 514-813-4682
Age:	24
Birthplace:	Montreal
Education:	Currently studying software engineering at Concordia University.

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Massimo Pacetti
	Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: Website Facebook
Age:	48
Birthplace:	Montreal
Marital Status:	Married to Danielle
Children:	Two - Carlo, Briana
Profession:	Accountant
Education:	Concordia University - B.Comm., 1983; McGill University - public accounting diploma, 1986; Degree in certified general accounting from the Ordre des Comptables Généraux Licenciés du Québec.
Political Career:	MUNICIPAL: 1998-2002 - Trustee, Commission Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'île, school commissioner - St-Léonard District. FEDERAL: Won in Saint-Léonard-Saint-Michel in May 13, 2002, byelection; 2004, 2006, 2008.

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Garnet Colly
	Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information:
Political Career:	PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Marquette in 2003; Defeated in Rosemont in 2007 FEDERAL: Defeated: in Lac-Saint-Louis in 2000; in Pierrefonds-Dollars in 2004 and 2006; defeated in Saint-Léonard-Saint-Michel in 2008.

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Roberta Peressini
	Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: Website
Birthplace:	Italy
Profession:	Immigrant outreach volunteer
Education:	Bachelor’s degree from the University de Montreal, with a major in translation and a minor in anthropology.

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