# La Pointe-de-l'Île

La Pointe-de-l'Île (French pronunciation:) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,878.
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, and Mercier ridings.

## Geography

The district includes the City of Montréal-Est, the neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles in the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Longue-Pointe and the southern part of the neighbourhood of Mercier-Est in the Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga, Honoré-Mercier, Montcalm, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, and Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.

## Demographics

    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Languages: (2016) 83.0% French, 3.5% Spanish, 2.6% English, 2.0% Creole, 1.9% Arabic, 1.3% Italian, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Romanian, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Kabyle

## History

The riding is located in Eastern Montreal, traditionally the power base of the Quebec sovereignty movement. It had long been reckoned as the Bloc Québécois' safest riding. However, in 2011, after the retirement of longtime MP Francine Lalonde, it fell to the New Democratic Party along with all of the other ridings in Eastern Montreal.
This riding lost territory to Hochelaga and gained territory from Honoré-Mercier during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| La Pointe-de-l'Île Riding created from Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve and Mercier |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Francine Lalonde | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Francine Lalonde | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Francine Lalonde | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Ève Péclet | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Mario Beaulieu | Bloc Québécois |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Mario Beaulieu | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Mario Beaulieu | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Beaulieu | 23,835 | 46.7 | -0.1 | $40,618.35 |
| | Liberal | Jonas Fadeu | 16,508 | 32.3 | +1.9 | $37,367.99 |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Vallerand | 4,954 | 9.7 | -1.2 | $0.00 |
| | Conservative | Massimo Anania | 3,427 | 6.7 | -0.5 | $2,567.20 |
| | People's | Jonathan Desclin | 1,399 | 2.7 | +2.0 | $1,481.55 |
| | Free | Agnès Falquet | 577 | 1.1 | N/A | $604.58 |
| | Indépendance du Québec | Charles Phillippe Gervais | 221 | 0.4 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Genevieve Royer | 159 | 0.3 | +0.1 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,080 | 97.6 | – | $113,429.83 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,239 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,319 | 62.3 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 83,970 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -1.0 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Beaulieu | 26,010 | 46.84 | +13.26 | $38,017.09 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Plamondon | 16,898 | 30.43 | +1.86 | $50,221.87 |
| | New Democratic | Ève Péclet | 6,057 | 10.91 | -15.85 | $6,545.53 |
| | Conservative | Robert Coutu | 3,984 | 7.17 | -0.81 | $25,219.21 |
| | Green | Franco Fiori | 1,910 | 3.44 | | none listed |
| | People's | Randy Manseau | 388 | 0.70 | | none listed |
| | Indépendence du Québec | Jacinthe Lafrenaye | 199 | 0.4 | | $636.28 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Geneviève Royer | 88 | 0.2 | | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,534 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,141 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,675 | 66.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,589 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +5.70 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Beaulieu | 18,545 | 33.58 | +1.21 | $48,190.59 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Chantale Simard | 15,777 | 28.57 | +18.47 | $5,384.21 |
| | New Democratic | Ève Péclet | 14,777 | 26.76 | -20.77 | $51,626.51 |
| | Conservative | Guy Morissette | 4,408 | 7.98 | +0.33 | $4,736.10 |
| | Green | David J. Cox | 1,130 | 2.05 | +0.16 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Ben 97 Benoit | 358 | 0.65 | – | $1,062.19 |
| | Strength in Democracy | Jean-François Larose | 135 | 0.24 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Geneviève Royer | 96 | 0.17 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,226 | 100.00 | | $222,699.43 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 912 | 1.62 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,138 | 65.43 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,507 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +10.99 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 23,613 | 47.53 |
| Bloc Québécois | 16,081 | 32.37 |
| Liberal | 5,018 | 10.10 |
| Conservative | 3,801 | 7.65 |
| Green | 936 | 1.88 |
| Others | 235 | 0.47 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Ève Péclet | 23,033 | 48.34 | +35.44 | none listed |
| | Bloc Québécois | Ginette Beaudry | 15,475 | 32.48 | −23.61 | $75,555 |
| | Liberal | Olivier L. Coulombe | 4,369 | 9.17 | −6.82 | $4,159 |
| | Conservative | Mathieu Drolet | 3,664 | 7.69 | −3.49 | $4,500 |
| | Green | David J. Cox | 898 | 1.89 | −1.00 | $125 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 213 | 0.45 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,652 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 813 | 1.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,465 | 60.43 | +0.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,201 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde (incumbent) | 25,976 | 56.09 | −4.37 | $54,814 |
| | Liberal | Oumy Sarr | 7,403 | 15.99 | +1.88 | $7,501 |
| | New Democratic | Isabelle McGuire | 5,975 | 12.90 | +5.89 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Hubert Pichet | 5,179 | 11.18 | −4.06 | $49,752 |
| | Green | Domita Cundari | 1,340 | 2.89 | −0.29 | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Ben 97 Benoit | 261 | 0.56 | – | $1,608 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 177 | 0.38 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,311 | 100.0 | – | $84,945 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 688 | 1.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,999 | 59.46 | −2.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,049 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde (incumbent) | 29,368 | 60.46 | −6.01 | $62,051 |
| | Conservative | Christian Prévost | 7,402 | 15.24 | +11.00 | $7,391 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Migniaud Dominique | 6,855 | 14.11 | −8.82 | $9,649 |
| | New Democratic | Nicolas Tremblay | 3,407 | 7.01 | +3.22 | $1,505 |
| | Green | Benjamin Rankin | 1,544 | 3.18 | +0.61 | $12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,576 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 739 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,315 | 62.32 | +3.14 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 79,135 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde | 30,713 | 66.47 | +13.35 | $58,592 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 10,593 | 22.93 | −9.79 | $62,081 |
| | Conservative | Christian Prévost | 1,961 | 4.24 | −3.11 | $5,476 |
| | New Democratic | André Langevin | 1,751 | 3.79 | +2.69 | none listed |
| | Green | André Levert | 1,186 | 2.57 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,204 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,075 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,279 | 59.18 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 79,894 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||