# Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (electoral district)

Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (French pronunciation:; formerly known as Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

## Geography

This riding is located in the northern suburbs of Montreal, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles. Since 2003, it has consisted of the cities of Deux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache and Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac in the Regional County Municipality of Deux-Montagnes; and the City of Boisbriand in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-De Blainville.
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Laval, Laval—Les Îles, and Pierrefonds—Dollard.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 87.3% White, 3.4% Black, 2.8% Arab, 1.8% Latin American, 1.7% Indigenous, 1.0% Southeast Asian
Languages: 77.6% French, 6.8% English, 2.0% Arabic, 1.9% Yiddish, 1.8% Spanish Religions: 65.3% Christian (54.8% Catholic, 2.3% Christian Orthodox, 8.2% Other), 3.6% Muslim, 2.7% Jewish, 27.4% None Median income: $44,000 (2020) Average income: $53,650 (2020)

## History

It was created in 1996 as "Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse" riding from parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes riding.
It was renamed "Rivière-des-Mille-Îles" in 1998.
This riding lost territory to Mirabel and gained territory from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Riding created from Blainville—Deux-Montagnes |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Gilles Perron | Bloc Québécois |
| Rivière-des-Mille-Îles |||||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Gilles Perron | Bloc Québécois |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Gilles Perron | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Gilles Perron | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Luc Desnoyers | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Laurin Liu | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Linda Lapointe | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Luc Desilets | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Luc Desilets | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results
### Rivière-des-Mille-Îles

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Desilets | 21,645 | 40.6 | ±0.0 | $17,235.31 |
| | Liberal | Linda Lapointe | 18,835 | 35.3 | -0.8 | $63,876.62 |
| | Conservative | Marc Duffy-Vincelette | 5,479 | 10.3 | +2.2 | $9,189.50 |
| | New Democratic | Joseph Hakizimana | 3,852 | 7.2 | -1.4 | $24.86 |
| | People's | Hans Roker Jr. | 1,468 | 2.8 | +1.3 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Alex Ware | 972 | 1.8 | -3.4 | $0.00 |
| | Free | Valérie Beauséjour | 847 | 1.6 | N/A | $0.00 |
| | Patriote | Michael Dionne | 149 | 0.3 | N/A | $0.00 |
| | Indépendance du Québec | Julius Bute | 119 | 0.2 | N/A | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,366 | 98.1 | – | $113,035.56 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,061 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,427 | 65.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,171 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +0.4 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 21,522 | 40.54 |
| Liberal | 18,770 | 35.36 |
| Conservative | 5,441 | 10.25 |
| New Democratic | 3,825 | 7.20 |
| People's | 1,458 | 2.75 |
| Green | 966 | 1.82 |
| Others | 1,108 | 2.09 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Desilets | 23,629 | 40.61 | +15.19 | $9,764.52 |
| | Liberal | Linda Lapointe | 21,009 | 36.11 | +3.74 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Joseph Hakizimana | 5,002 | 8.60 | -20.88 | $19,322.13 |
| | Conservative | Maikel Mikhael | 4,684 | 8.05 | -2.46 | $20,256.23 |
| | Green | Ceylan Borgers | 3,015 | 5.18 | +3.22 | none listed |
| | People's | Hans Roker Jr. | 845 | 1.45 | – | $1,000.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,184 | 98.16 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,090 | 1.84 | +0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,274 | 71.96 | -0.38 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,372 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.72 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Lapointe | 18,787 | 32.37 | +21.27 | $24,179.08 |
| | New Democratic | Laurin Liu | 17,111 | 29.48 | -19.64 | $54,641.76 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Félix Pinel | 14,755 | 25.42 | -1.70 | $40,335.73 |
| | Conservative | Érick Gauthier | 6,099 | 10.51 | +0.21 | $31,082.28 |
| | Green | Alec Ware | 1,136 | 1.96 | -0.41 | $665.90 |
| | Independent | Luis Quinteros | 158 | 0.27 | n/a | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,046 | 98.43 | | $217,630.75 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 927 | 1.57 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,973 | 72.33 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,528 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +20.45 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 25,758 | 49.1 |
| Bloc Québécois | 14,223 | 27.1 |
| Liberal | 5,819 | 11.1 |
| Conservative | 5,399 | 10.3 |
| Green | 1,242 | 2.4 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Laurin Liu | 25,639 | 49.2 | +35.9 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Desnoyers | 14,873 | 28.5 | -16.8 |
| | Liberal | Denis Joannette | 5,300 | 10.2 | -7.2 |
| | Conservative | Lucie Leblanc | 5,057 | 9.7 | -9.8 |
| | Green | Gilles Bisson | 1,229 | 2.4 | -1.8 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,098 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 973 | 1.8 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,071 | 66.8 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,428 | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Desnoyers | 23,216 | 45.7 | -8.2 | $52,131 |
| | Conservative | Claude Carignan | 9,911 | 19.5 | -1.4 | $81,773 |
| | Liberal | Denis Joannette | 8,823 | 17.4 | +4.6 | $15,359 |
| | New Democratic | Normand Beaudet | 6,741 | 13.3 | +6.3 | $1,453 |
| | Green | Marie Martine Bédard | 2,134 | 4.2 | -1.2 | $3,053 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,825 | 100.0 | $83,475 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Perron | 26,272 | 53.9 | -7.5 | $28,133 |
| | Conservative | Érick Gauthier | 10,173 | 20.9 | +14.2 | $5,917 |
| | Liberal | Robert Frégeau | 6,239 | 12.8 | -11.4 | $30,097 |
| | New Democratic | Francis Chartrand | 3,418 | 7.0 | +3.6 | $1,522 |
| | Green | Marie Martine Bédard | 2,643 | 5.4 | +1.1 | $1,860 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,745 | 100.0 | $76,468 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Perron | 27,993 | 61.4 | +12.0 | $36,071 |
| | Liberal | Yolaine Savignac | 11,025 | 24.2 | -10.2 | $36,430 |
| | Conservative | Érick Gauthier | 3,064 | 6.7 | -5.6 | $6,653 |
| | Green | Marie Martine Bédard | 1,961 | 4.3 | +1.8 | $1,319 |
| | New Democratic | Nicolas Du Cap | 1,559 | 3.4 | +2.0 | $411 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,602 | 100.0 | $74,324 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Perron | 26,508 | 49.4 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Robert Fragasso | 18,456 | 34.4 | +5.1 |
| | Alliance | François Desrochers | 3,677 | 6.9 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jonathan Paquette | 2,935 | 5.5 | -17.1 |
| | Green | Eric Squire | 1,329 | 2.5 | |
| | New Democratic | Stéphane Thinel | 739 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,644 | 100.0 |

### Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse

1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Perron | 25,807 | 46.5 |
| | Liberal | Yolaine Savignac | 16,280 | 29.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Blanchard | 12,522 | 22.5 |
| | New Democratic | Valérie Kinslow | 947 | 1.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,556 | 100.0 |