# Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (federal electoral district)

Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (French pronunciation:; formerly known as Rosemont and Rosemont—Petite-Patrie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

## Geography

The district includes the neighbourhood of Petite-Patrie and the part of Rosemont west of Pie-IX Boulevard. Its whole territory is part of the Montreal Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
* Languages: (2021) 74.2% French, 5.2% English, 4.5% Spanish, 2.5% Arabic, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.1% Italian

## History

The riding was created under the name "Rosemont" in 1976 from parts of the ridings of Lafontaine, Maisonneuve—Rosemont, Papineau, and Saint-Michel. The name was changed to "Rosemont—Petite-Patrie" in 2000, and then to its current name in 2003.
This riding gained a small fraction of territory from Outremont during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Rosemont Riding created from Lafontaine, Maisonneuve—Rosemont, Papineau and Saint-Michel |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Claude-André Lachance | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Claude-André Lachance | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Suzanne Blais-Grenier | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1990 | Benoît Tremblay | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1990–1990 | Benoît Tremblay | Independent |
| 34th | 1990–1993 | Benoît Tremblay | Bloc Québécois |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Benoît Tremblay | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Bernard Bigras | Bloc Québécois |
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| 37th | 2000–2004 | Bernard Bigras | Bloc Québécois |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Bernard Bigras | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Bernard Bigras | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Bernard Bigras | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Alexandre Boulerice | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Alexandre Boulerice | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Alexandre Boulerice | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2021–present | Alexandre Boulerice | New Democratic |

## Election results
### Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, 2003 – present

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Boulerice | 26,708 | 48.57 | +6.20 | $98,099.40 |
| | Liberal | Nancy Drolet | 12,738 | 23.17 | -1.01 | $24,844.91 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Shophika Vaithyanathasarma | 11,751 | 21.37 | -2.36 | $18,485.74 |
| | Conservative | Surelys Perez Hernandez | 2,199 | 4.00 | +1.67 | none listed |
| | Green | Franco Fiori | 1,308 | 2.38 | -3.48 | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Gisèle Desrochers | 284 | 0.52 | +0.37 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,988 | – | – | $112,449.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,062 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,050 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +3.61 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Boulerice | 25,575 | 42.48 | -6.69 | $108,791.68 |
| | Liberal | Geneviève Hinse | 14,576 | 24.21 | +3.53 | $67,673.40 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude André | 14,306 | 23.76 | +2.73 | $16,536.02 |
| | Green | Jean Désy | 3,539 | 5.88 | +2.82 | $4,206.72 |
| | Conservative | Johanna Sarfati | 1,405 | 2.33 | -1.96 | $2,398.66 |
| | Rhinoceros | Jos Guitare Lavoie | 346 | 0.57 | -0.28 | |
| | People's | Bobby Pellerin | 293 | 0.49 | | $1,385.02 |
| | Communist | Normand Raymond | 86 | 0.14 | | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Gisèle Desrochers | 80 | 0.13 | -0.16 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,206 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 718 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,924 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,290 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -5.11 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Boulerice | 28,692 | 49.17 | -1.90 | $110,249.53 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude André | 12,276 | 21.03 | -11.82 | $56,203.37 |
| | Liberal | Nadine Medawar | 12,069 | 20.68 | +11.53 | $11,102.48 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Dohan | 2,506 | 4.29 | -0.03 | $3,537.24 |
| | Green | Sameer Muldeen | 1,787 | 3.06 | +1.39 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Laurent Aglat | 495 | 0.85 | +0.08 | – |
| | Libertarian | Peter d'Entremont | 353 | 0.60 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chénier | 171 | 0.29 | +0.03 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | | $222,080.44 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,349 | 69.13 | +2.22 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,936 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −1.9 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 27,644 | 51.07 |
| Bloc Québécois | 17,731 | 32.76 |
| Liberal | 4,951 | 9.15 |
| Conservative | 2,337 | 4.32 |
| Green | 906 | 1.67 |
| Others | 558 | 1.03 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Boulerice | 27,484 | 51.00 | +34.74 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 17,702 | 32.85 | -19.15 |
| | Liberal | Kettly Beauregard | 4,920 | 9.13 | -9.54 |
| | Conservative | Sébastien Forté | 2,328 | 4.32 | -3.07 |
| | Green | Sameer Muldeen | 899 | 1.67 | -2.92 |
| | Rhinoceros | Jean-Patrick Berthiaume | 417 | 0.77 | +0.16 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chénier | 140 | 0.26 | -0.06 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,890 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 589 | 1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,479 | 66.91 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 27,260 | 52.00 | -3.99 | $52,571 |
| | Liberal | Marjorie Théodore | 9,785 | 18.67 | +2.91 | $30,634 |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Boulerice | 8,522 | 16.26 | +4.71 | $21,117 |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Boulianne | 3,876 | 7.39 | -1.91 | $85,619 |
| | Green | Vincent Larochelle | 2,406 | 4.59 | -2.01 | $903 |
| | Rhinoceros | Jean-Patrick Berthiaume | 319 | 0.61 | – | $228 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chérnier | 170 | 0.32 | – | |
| | Independent | Michel Dugré | 83 | 0.16 | – | $690 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,421 | 100.00 | $86,436 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 614 | 1.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,035 | 64.65 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 29,336 | 55.99 | -5.81 | $51,157 |
| | Liberal | Suzanne Harvey | 8,259 | 15.76 | -7.14 | $14,665 |
| | New Democratic | Chantal Reeves | 6,051 | 11.55 | +3.88 | $9,537 |
| | Conservative | Michel Sauvé | 4,873 | 9.30 | +6.21 | $16,108 |
| | Green | Marc-André Gadoury | 3,457 | 6.60 | +2.35 | $3,983 |
| | Marijuana | Hugô St-Onge | 419 | 0.80 | | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,395 | 100.00 | $81,617 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 605 | 1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,000 | 64.02 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 31,224 | 61.80 | +12.67 | $52,350 |
| | Liberal | Christian Bolduc | 11,572 | 22.90 | -10.93 | $74,577 |
| | New Democratic | Benoit Beauchamp | 3,876 | 7.67 | +4.68 | $1,271 |
| | Green | François Chevalier | 2,145 | 4.25 | +1.14 | $913 |
| | Conservative | Michel Sauvé | 1,561 | 3.09 | -3.99 | $10,508 |
| | Communist | Kenneth Higham | 145 | 0.29 | -0.20 | $647 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,523 | 100.00 | $81,229 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 847 | 1.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,370 | 61.54 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

### Rosemont—Petite-Patrie, 2000 - 2003

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 23,315 | 49.13 | +2.10 |
| | Liberal | Claude Vignault | 16,052 | 33.83 | +1.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marc Bissonnette | 2,006 | 4.23 | -11.36 |
| | Marijuana | Claude Messier | 1,486 | 3.13 | |
| | Green | Sébastien Chagnon-Jean | 1,475 | 3.11 | |
| | New Democratic | Noémi Lo Pinto | 1,417 | 2.99 | -0.31 |
| | Alliance | Etienne Morin | 1,354 | 2.85 | |
| | Communist | Dorothy Sauras | 233 | 0.49 | |
| | Independent | Joanne Pritchard | 114 | 0.24 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,526 | 100.00 |

### Rosemont, 1976 - 2000

1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 23,313 | 47.03 | -15.92 |
| | Liberal | Françoise Guidi | 15,952 | 32.18 | +4.73 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marc Bissonnette | 7,727 | 15.59 | +10.20 |
| | New Democratic | Fidel Fuentes | 1,637 | 3.30 | +1.08 |
| | Independent | Vicky Mercier | 494 | 1.00 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunel | 447 | 0.90 | +0.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,570 | 100.00 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Benoît Tremblay | 29,414 | 62.95 | |
| | Liberal | Pierre Bourque | 12,826 | 27.45 | -1.73 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pauline Vincent | 2,519 | 5.39 | -32.45 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Lamarre | 1,037 | 2.22 | -18.02 |
| | Natural Law | Marc Roy | 646 | 1.38 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 189 | 0.40 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Stéphane Lévesque | 93 | 0.20 | -0.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,727 | 100.00 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Benoît Tremblay | 17,127 | 37.84 | -4.4 |
| | Liberal | Jacques Guilbault | 13,209 | 29.18 | -9.5 |
| | New Democratic | Giuseppe Sciortino | 9,163 | 20.24 | +9.4 |
| | Independent | Suzanne Blais-Grenier | 2,060 | 4.65 | |
| | Rhinoceros | Christian Nettoyeur Jolicoeur | 1,656 | 3.66 | -0.6 |
| | Green | Sylvain Auclair | 1,383 | 3.06 | |
| | Communist | Gaétan Trudel | 151 | 0.33 | -0.1 |
| | Social Credit | Dollard Desjardins | 148 | 0.33 | -0.1 |
| | Independent | Arnold August | 122 | 0.27 | |
| | Independent | Léo Larocque | 122 | 0.27 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Christiane Deland-Gervais | 120 | 0.27 | +0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,261 | 100.00 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Suzanne Blais-Grenier | 15,782 | 42.2 | +35.8 |
| | Liberal | Antonio Sciascia | 14,477 | 38.7 | -37.1 |
| | New Democratic | Roger J.W.D. Lamarre | 4,054 | 10.8 | +1.3 |
| | Rhinoceros | Francine Rose Lime Lacasse | 1,587 | 4.2 | +0.5 |
| | Parti nationaliste | Denis Castonguay | 1,008 | 2.7 | |
| | Communist | Claude Demers | 161 | 0.4 | |
| | Social Credit | Lucien Lapointe | 143 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
| | Independent | Dollard Desjardins | 101 | 0.3 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | André Malboeuf | 64 | 0.2 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,377 | 100.0 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Claude-André Lachance | 26,544 | 75.9 | +4.9 |
| | New Democratic | Marcel Julien | 3,337 | 9.5 | +3.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Léon Vellone | 2,260 | 6.5 | -1.4 |
| | Rhinoceros | G. Mara Tremblay | 1,310 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
| | Social Credit | Yvette Gosselin | 912 | 2.6 | -7.3 |
| | Independent | Jocelyne Lachapelle | 199 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | René Denis | 197 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| | Union populaire | Monique Fournier | 139 | 0.4 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Francine Tremblay | 91 | 0.3 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,989 | 100.0 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Claude-André Lachance | 28,116 | 71.0 |
| | Social Credit | Emery Whalen | 3,919 | 9.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Léon Vellone | 3,129 | 7.9 |
| | New Democratic | Marcel Julien | 2,238 | 7.9 |
| | Rhinoceros | Francine Lévesque | 1,248 | 3.2 |
| | Independent | René Denis | 509 | 1.3 |
| | Union populaire | André Kishka | 167 | 0.4 |
| | Communist | Bernadette Lebrun | 156 | 0.4 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Francine Tremblay | 115 | 0.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,597 | 100.0 |