Papineau (electoral district)
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Papineau is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 103,942. (2001)
Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of Villeray and Parc-Extention, and the western part of the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel in the City of Montreal.
History
The electoral district of Papineau was created in 1947 from Hochelaga, Mercier and Saint-Denis. In 1987 the district of Papineau—Saint-Michel was created from Papineau and Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic. In 1996 the district of Papineau—Saint-Denis was created from Papineau—Saint-Michel and Saint-Denis. In 2004, the name was changed to Papineau. The name comes from a street in Villeray named after Joseph Papineau.
List of Members:
- Camillien Houde, Independent (1949-1953)
- Adrien Meunier, Liberal (1953-1963)
- Guy Favreau, Liberal (1963-1967)
- André Ouellet, Liberal (1967-1996)
- Pierre Pettigrew, Liberal (1996-)Template:Canada-gov-stub