Laval (electoral district)
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Laval is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 98,831. (2001)
Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of Chomedey and Laval-des-Rapides in the City of Laval.
History
The electoral district of Laval was created in 1867 covering the entire County of Laval (now the City of Laval). In 1914, the district of Laval—Two Mountains was created from Laval and Two Mountains. In 1947, the new district of Laval was created from Laval—Two Mountains and Mercier. In 1976, the district of Laval-des-Rapides was created from Laval. The name was changed to Laval Centre in 1990 and to Laval in 2004.
List of Members:
- Joseph-Hyacinthe Bellerose, Conservative (1867-1873)
- Joseph-Aldéric Ouimet, Conservative (1873-1896)
- Thomas Fortin, Liberal (1896-1902)
- Émile Léonard, Conservative (1902-1908)
- Charles-Avila Wilson, Liberal (1908-1914)
- Joseph-Arthur Éthier, Liberal (1914-1925)
- Liguori Lacombe, Liberal (1925-1930)
- Arthur Sauvé, Conservative (1930-1935)
- Liguori Lacombe, Liberal (1935-1948)
- Léopold Demers, Liberal (1948-1958)
- Rodrigue Bourdages, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
- Jean Rochon, Liberal (1962-1968)
- Marcel Roy, Liberal (1968-1979)
- Jeanne Sauvé, Liberal (1979-1984)
- Raymond Garneau, Liberal (1984-1988)
- Jacques Tétreault, Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
- Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bloc Québécois (1993-2004)
- Nicole Demers, Bloc Québécois (2004-present)
From 1987 until 1990 the riding now named Laval—Les Îles was named Laval.