# Laval—Les Îles

Laval—Les Îles (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 100,137.
Of the population, 15.9% are Christian Orthodox, and 14.0% are of Greek ethnic origin, both the highest such percentages in Canada.

## Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Îles-Laval, Laval-Ouest, Laval-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Dorothée, the western part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville and the western part of Chomedey in the City of Laval. The neighbouring ridings are Vimy, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Pierrefonds—Dollard, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census
* Mother tongue: French (48%), English (10%), Greek (9%), Arabic (7%), Armenian (4%)

## History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Laval West riding.
This riding lost territory to Vimy and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Laval—Les Îles Riding created from Laval West |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Raymonde Folco | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Raymonde Folco | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Raymonde Folco | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | François Pilon | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Fayçal El-Khoury | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Fayçal El-Khoury | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Fayçal El-Khoury | Liberal |

## Election results

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Fayçal El-Khoury | 24,758 | 48.9 | +0.7 | $67,794.59 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Guillaume Jolivet | 9,656 | 19.1 | -1.5 | $3,008.90 |
| | Conservative | Spyridonas Pettas | 8,963 | 17.7 | +1.4 | $25,344.16 |
| | New Democratic | Rowan Woodmass | 3,889 | 7.7 | -1.2 | $450.32 |
| | People's | Matthieu Couture | 2,571 | 5.1 | +3.4 | $1,531.26 |
| | Green | Ahmed Taleb | 760 | 1.5 | -2.8 | $2,760.37 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,597 | 98.4 | – | $112,913.17 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 819 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,416 | 61.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,045 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Fayçal El-Khoury | 26,031 | 48.2 | +0.50 | $93,691.28 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nacera Beddad | 11,120 | 20.6 | +8.18 | $1,900.53 |
| | Conservative | Tom Pentefountas | 8,816 | 16.3 | -1.80 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Noémia Onofre De Lima | 4,803 | 8.9 | -10.87 | none listed |
| | Green | Sari Madi | 2,306 | 4.3 | +2.61 | none listed |
| | People's | Marie-Louise Beauchamp | 885 | 1.7 | | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,961 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 840 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,801 | 65.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,233 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.84 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Fayçal El-Khoury | 25,857 | 47.70 | +27.07 | $86,424.50 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 10,710 | 19.77 | -27.43 | $29,014.20 |
| | Conservative | Roland Dick | 9,811 | 18.10 | +1.67 | $114,413.09 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nancy Redhead | 6,731 | 12.42 | -0.47 | $19,952.32 |
| | Green | Faiza R'Guiba-Kalogerakis | 919 | 1.69 | -0.09 | $2,605.36 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yvon Breton | 175 | 0.32 | -0.04 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | – | 100.0 | | $218,884.73 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,203 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,562 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 21,069 | 47.20 |
| Liberal | 9,208 | 20.63 |
| Conservative | 7,333 | 16.43 |
| Bloc Québécois | 5,755 | 12.89 |
| Green | 794 | 1.78 |
| Others | 483 | 1.08 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 25,703 | 47.64 | +36.18 |
| | Liberal | Karine Joizil | 11,108 | 20.59 | -19.85 |
| | Conservative | Zaki Ghavitian | 8,587 | 15.92 | -4.70 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mohamedali Jetha | 7,022 | 13.02 | -10.52 |
| | Green | Brent Neil | 966 | 1.79 | -1.49 |
| | Pirate | Stéphane Bakhos | 369 | 0.68 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 194 | 0.36 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,949 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 702 | 1.28 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,651 | 59.31 | -2.38 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Raymonde Folco | 21,603 | 40.44 | +1.13 | $46,790 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mohamedali Jetha | 12,576 | 23.54 | -9.53 | $43,306 |
| | Conservative | Agop Evereklian | 11,017 | 20.62 | +3.55 | $88,318 |
| | New Democratic | Zahia El-Masri | 6,124 | 11.46 | +4.27 | $5,682 |
| | Green | Brent Neil | 1,752 | 3.28 | +0.35 | $20 |
| | Rhinoceros | Sylvain A. Trottier | 336 | 0.62 | | $184 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,408 | 100.00 | $90,317 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 725 | 1.34 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,133 | 61.69 | -1.78 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Raymonde Folco | 20,849 | 39.31 | -8.55 | $53,323 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Pichette | 17,537 | 33.07 | -4.04 | $51,106 |
| | Conservative | Qais Hamidi | 9,055 | 17.07 | +10.09 | $24,108 |
| | New Democratic | Alain Giguère | 3,817 | 7.19 | +2.80 | $1,122 |
| | Green | Theodore Kouretas | 1,557 | 2.93 | +0.58 | $0 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 211 | 0.39 | +0.08 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 53,524 | 100.00 | $82,901 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 709 | 1.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,133 | 63.47 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Raymonde Folco | 23,985 | 47.86 | – | $41,522 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Micaël Poirier | 18,597 | 37.11 | – | $19,639 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Paul Pratte | 3,498 | 6.98 | – | $8,960 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Michaud | 2,202 | 4.39 | – | $1,461 |
| | Green | Pierre Véronneau | 1,178 | 2.35 | – | $1,860 |
| | Marijuana | Michel Allard | 498 | 0.99 | – | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 154 | 0.31 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,112 | 100.00 | $80,533 |