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Riding Profile:Central Montreal riding.Language Breakdown: per cent mother tongue - single answers Anglo: 7.5 per cent Franco: 78.9 per cent Allo: 13.7 per cent (three per cent Portuguese; three per cent Spanish) Mercier riding contains that part of Montreal bounded by: the CP railway line, Rachel street east, Rachel street west, L'Esplanade avenue, Fairmount avenue west. Riding Map:Riding History:Riding first existed in 1966.1966, 1970, 1973 - LIB 1976-1998 incl - PQ 2001 byelection – LIB 2003 - PQ 1995 REF: YES - 62.77 per cent NO - 37.23 per cent Redistribution:Riding created in 1965 from Montreal-Mercier.In 1992 redistribution, lost area to Outremont and gained, in west, parts of St-Louis and Ste-Marie-St-Jacques. No change in 2003 redistribution. Political History:[1994=70.35 per cent MERCIER; 22.02 per cent STE-MARIE-STE-JACQUES; 7.63 per cent SAINT-LOUIS]
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Mercier
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 48 | 0 | 48 | 33.08% |
| ADQ | 41 | 0 | 41 | 30.80% |
| PQ | 36 | 0 | 36 | 28.32% |
| QS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | .26% |
| Last Update:March 27, 12:52:21 AM EDT | ||||
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