# Alfred-Pellan

Alfred-Pellan (formerly Duvernay and Laval East) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 104,765.

## Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Duvernay, Pont-Viau, Saint-François, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Vimont in the City of Laval.
The neighbouring ridings are Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Terrebonne—Blainville, Montcalm, Honoré-Mercier, Ahuntsic, and Vimy.

## Demographics

    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Languages: (2016) 64.4% French, 10.1% Italian, 7.3% English, 4.1% Arabic, 4.0% Spanish, 3.3% Creole, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.0% Romanian, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.4% Kabyle, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Khmer, 0.3% Turkish

## History

The riding was created in 1968 from Laval and was known as Duvernay until 1990 when it became Laval East. Upon redistribution in 2003 it was renamed Alfred-Pellan after the famous Quebec artist Alfred Pellan. Also it lost a small part of its territory to the newly created Marc-Aurèle-Fortin riding.
The riding lost territory to Vimy and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Duvernay Riding created from Laval |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Eric Kierans | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Yves Demers | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Yves Demers | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Yves Demers | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Yves Demers | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Vincent Della Noce | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Vincent Della Noce | Progressive Conservative |
| Laval East |||||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Maud Debien | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Maud Debien | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Carole-Marie Allard | Liberal |
| Alfred-Pellan |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Robert Carrier | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Robert Carrier | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Robert Carrier | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Rosane Doré Lefebvre | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Angelo Iacono | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Angelo Iacono | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Angelo Iacono | Liberal |

## Election results
### Alfred-Pellan, 2003 - present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Angelo Iacono | 24,516 | 47.83 | –0.07 | $106,747.03 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Isabel Dion | 13,399 | 26.14 | –2.49 | $13,157.76 |
| | Conservative | Angiolino D'Anello | 6,988 | 13.63 | +2.73 | $10,013.51 |
| | New Democratic | Cindy Mercer | 3,946 | 7.70 | +0.13 | $0.00 |
| | Free | Dwayne Cappelletti | 1,467 | 2.86 | N/A | $1,185.39 |
| | Green | Pierre-Alexandre Corneillet | 940 | 1.83 | –1.78 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,256 | 100.00 | – | $110,244.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,176 | 2.24 | +0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,432 | 66.63 | –3.27 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 78,697 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.21 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 26,946 | 47.71 |
| Bloc Québécois | 15,013 | 26.58 |
| Conservative | 7,497 | 13.28 |
| New Democratic | 4,419 | 7.82 |
| Green | 940 | 1.66 |
| People's | 192 | 0.34 |
| Others | 1,467 | 2.60 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Angelo Iacono | 26,015 | 47.90 | +3.39 | $97,523.02 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Michel Lachance | 15,549 | 28.63 | +10.80 | $16,657.44 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Esposito | 5,917 | 10.90 | -0.45 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Andriana Kocini | 4,109 | 7.57 | -16.41 | $443.23 |
| | Green | Marguerite Howells | 1,958 | 3.61 | +1.63 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Mathieu Couture | 471 | 0.87 | | $6,000.82 |
| | Pour l'Indépendance du Québec | Julius Buté | 177 | 0.33 | | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Dwayne Cappelletti | 113 | 0.21 | | $582.53 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,309 | 98.24 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 973 | 1.76 | +0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,282 | 69.90 | +2.59 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,083 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.71 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Angelo Iacono | 24,557 | 44.51 | +22.19 | $112,927.21 |
| | New Democratic | Rosane Doré Lefebvre | 13,225 | 23.97 | -18.24 | $58,909.82 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Daniel St-Hilaire | 9,836 | 17.83 | -4.52 | $39,062.31 |
| | Conservative | Gabriel Purcarus | 6,259 | 11.35 | +0.14 | $8,181.47 |
| | Green | Lynda Briguene | 1,089 | 1.97 | +0.52 | $4,610.57 |
| | Independent | Renata Isopo | 203 | 0.37 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,169 | 98.78 | | $212,592.47 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 679 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,848 | 71.34 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,288 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +20.22 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 20,329 | 42.21 |
| Bloc Québécois | 10,766 | 22.35 |
| Liberal | 10,751 | 22.32 |
| Conservative | 5,398 | 11.21 |
| Green | 697 | 1.45 |
| Others | 219 | 0.45 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Rosane Doré Lefebvre | 23,098 | 42.09 | +30.06 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Robert Carrier | 12,504 | 22.79 | -16.04 |
| | Liberal | Angelo Iacono | 12,070 | 22.00 | -7.27 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Lefebvre | 6,157 | 11.22 | -5.04 |
| | Green | Dylan Perceval-Maxwell | 798 | 1.45 | -1.68 |
| | Independent | Régent Millette | 245 | 0.45 | -0.04 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,872 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 745 | 1.34 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,617 | 65.91 | -0.14 |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +23.05 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Robert Carrier | 20,686 | 38.83 | −4.14 | $59,983 |
| | Liberal | Wilson Saintelmy | 15,594 | 29.27 | +1.68 | $51,830 |
| | Conservative | Alexandre Salameh | 8,662 | 16.26 | −2.66 | $72,184 |
| | New Democratic | Cynthia Roy | 6,406 | 12.03 | +4.92 | $3,131 |
| | Green | Tristan Desjardins Drouin | 1,665 | 3.13 | −0.28 | $325 |
| | Independent | Régent Millette | 259 | 0.49 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,272 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 737 | 1.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,009 | 66.05 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 81,766 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Robert Carrier | 23,193 | 42.97 | -6.23 | $40,539 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 14,895 | 27.59 | -12.00 | $78,159 |
| | Conservative | Rosanne Raymond | 10,210 | 18.92 | +13.85 | $16,233 |
| | New Democratic | Martin Leduc | 3,838 | 7.11 | +3.64 | $4,371 |
| | Green | Christien Lajoie | 1,842 | 3.41 | +1.29 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,978 | 100.00 | $80,448 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 791 | 1.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,769 | 68.18 | +2.13 |
| Electors on the list | Electors on the list | Electors on the list | 80,328 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Robert Carrier | 26,239 | 49.20 | +6.65 | $38,963 |
| | Liberal | Carole-Marie Allard | 21,116 | 39.59 | −5.18 | $70,978 |
| | Conservative | Rosane Raymond | 2,703 | 5.07 | −3.21 | $10,199 |
| | New Democratic | Benjamin Le Bel | 1,849 | 3.47 | +2.48 | $2,108 |
| | Green | Louis-Philippe Verenka | 1,132 | 2.12 | +0.98 | $0 |
| | Independent | Yves Denois | 204 | 0.38 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Régent Millette | 89 | 0.17 | −0.27 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,232 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,128 | 2.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,460 | 67.95 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,148 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.92 |
| Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election. |||||||

### Laval East, 1990 - 2003

vte2000 Canadian federal election: Laval East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Carole-Marie Allard | 26,018 | 44.77 | +12.66 | $69,391 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mathieu Alarie | 24,726 | 42.55 | +4.09 | $71,179 |
| | Progressive Conservative | André G. Plourde | 2,459 | 4.23 | −23.93 | none listed |
| | Alliance | Rosane Raymond | 2,354 | 4.05 | – | $877 |
| | Marijuana | Christian Lajoie | 892 | 1.53 | – | $157 |
| | Green | Frédéric Gauvin | 660 | 1.14 | – | $108 |
| | New Democratic | Sujata Dey | 573 | 0.99 | −0.28 | none listed |
| | Independent | Régent Millette | 255 | 0.44 | – | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Gabriel Cornellier-Brunelle | 178 | 0.31 | – | $10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,115 | 97.4 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,535 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,650 | 68.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,759 |
| | Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois | Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +4.29 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Maud Debien | 23,093 | 38.46 | −13.48 |
| | Liberal | Nathalie Paradis | 19,279 | 32.11 | +5.27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Vincent Della Noce | 16,912 | 28.16 | +9.80 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Graefe | 765 | 1.27 | +0.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,049 | 96.4 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,246 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,295 | 79.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,364 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −9.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Maud Debien | 31,491 | 51.94 | – |
| | Liberal | Raymonde Folco | 16,270 | 26.84 | +3.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Vincent Della Noce | 11,131 | 18.36 | −42.38 |
| | New Democratic | Stéphane Houle | 662 | 1.09 | −13.72 |
| | Natural Law | Denis Cauchon | 587 | 0.97 | – |
| | Abolitionist | Denise Beaubien | 363 | 0.60 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | François Lépine | 125 | 0.21 | −0.46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,629 | 100.00 |

### Duvernay, 1966 - 1990

1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Vincent Della Noce | 33,426 | 60.47 | +10.38 |
| | Liberal | Pierre Amaranian | 12,607 | 22.91 | -8.21 |
| | New Democratic | Michel Agnaieff | 8,147 | 14.81 | +6.36 |
| | Social Credit | Émilien Martel | 480 | 0.87 | +0.58 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Brigitte Bergeron | 368 | 0.67 | +0.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,028 | 100.00 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Vincent Della Noce | 29,877 | 50.36 | +42.72 |
| | Liberal | Yves Demers | 18,465 | 31.12 | -41.31 |
| | New Democratic | John Shatilla | 5,013 | 8.45 | -2.17 |
| | Parti nationaliste | Denis Monière | 3,195 | 5.39 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Patrice Charlot St-Onge | 2,088 | 3.52 | -1.68 |
| | Independent | A. Léo Larocque | 453 | 0.76 | – |
| | Social Credit | Émilien Martel | 174 | 0.29 | -2.94 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Pierre Leheurteux | 66 | 0.11 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 59,331 | 100.00 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yves Demers | 34,560 | 72.43 | +4.30 |
| | New Democratic | John Shatilla | 5,069 | 10.62 | +5.14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pierre Pelletier | 3,647 | 7.64 | -0.38 |
| | Rhinoceros | Pierre Elliott Vaillancourt | 2,479 | 5.20 | +2.12 |
| | Social Credit | Émilien Martel | 1,542 | 3.23 | -11.15 |
| | Union populaire | Roger-Marc Lalande | 218 | 0.46 | +0.04 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Sylvie Bourgeois | 112 | 0.23 | -0.01 |
| | Communist | Jacques Grenier | 88 | 0.18 | -0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,715 | 100.00 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yves Demers | 35,270 | 68.13 | +8.58 |
| | Social Credit | François Chagnon | 7,446 | 14.38 | +2.79 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard B. Morin | 4,152 | 8.02 | -13.24 |
| | New Democratic | John Shatilla | 2,839 | 5.48 | -2.12 |
| | Rhinoceros | Pierre J. Hamel | 1,592 | 3.08 | – |
| | Union populaire | Marcel Lavigne | 220 | 0.42 | – |
| | Communist | Jacques Grenier | 125 | 0.24 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Sylvie Bourgeois | 122 | 0.24 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,766 | 100.00 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yves Demers | 25,674 | 59.55 | +9.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gilles David | 9,165 | 21.26 | +4.10 |
| | Social Credit | Émilien Martel | 4,996 | 11.59 | -9.26 |
| | New Democratic | Edmond Ciccarelli | 3,275 | 7.60 | -4.64 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,110 | 100.00 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yves Demers | 23,050 | 49.75 | -0.79 |
| | Social Credit | Émilien Martel | 9,659 | 20.85 | +18.13 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bernard Roy | 7,950 | 17.16 | +14.27 |
| | New Democratic | Gaston McKenty | 5,669 | 12.24 | -31.61 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,328 | 100.00 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Eric Kierans | 18,701 | 50.54 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Cliche | 16,225 | 43.85 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Simon Bédard | 1,068 | 2.89 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Fernand Bélisle | 1,006 | 2.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,000 | 100.00 |