Pointe-aux-Trembles

Riding profile: Pointe-aux-Trembles riding contains that part of Montreal bounded by Henri-Bourassa Boulevard East, Félix-Leclerc Highway (40), Prairies River including Bonfoin Island and Haynes Island, the St. Lawrence River and the boundary of Montreal-East with the boroughs of Montreal and Anjou.

Riding map: From Elections Quebec: Pointe-aux-Trembles (PDF) (Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.)

Riding history: Pointe-aux-Trembles was created in 1988 from 26.92 per cent of Anjou, 12.34 per cent of Bourget and 40.15 per cent of LaFontaine.

In 2001 redistribution, 39 per cent of riding moved to Bourget, while 32 per cent of LaFontaine moved to Pointe-aux-Trembles.

The area in the north bounded by Sherbrooke Street East, border of Montreal and Montreal-East, the St. Lawrence River, Mercier Avenue, the CN railway line and Saint-Émile (14,929 electors) was moved to Bourget.

In the east, the following was gained from LaFontaine: south of the power line, the area between Henri-Bourassa Boulevard East and the Metropolitan Highway; north of the power line, the area east of Félix-Leclerc Highway to the St. Lawrence River, including Bonfoin Island and Haynes Island (16,066 electors).

Political history: Since 1989 - PQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 60.88 per cent; No - 39.12 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 2.8 per cent French: 93.3 per cent Other: 4.0 per cent Source: Statistics Canada 2001 census

Past Results

Pointe-aux-Trembles

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