# D'Arcy-McGee

D'Arcy-McGee is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the cities of Côte-Saint-Luc and Hampstead and part of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough of the city of Montreal. It is the only provincial electoral district in Quebec with a Jewish plurality. It is considered to be one of the safest districts in Quebec for the Liberals; in the 2014 provincial election the Liberals garnered 92% of the vote, making it the most secure seat in the province.
It was created for the 1966 election from parts of the former Montréal-Outremont and Westmount–Saint-Georges electoral districts.
The boundaries of the D'Arcy-McGee electoral district on the 2011 electoral map are identical to the previous boundaries. Following the 2017 redistribution, the riding will lose its territory in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce to the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and will gain a large part of the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood from Mont-Royal and Outremont.
The riding was named after Thomas D'Arcy McGee, a Father of Confederation.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the National Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Montréal-Outremont and Westmount–Saint-Georges |||||
| 28th | 1966–1970 | Victor Goldbloom | Liberal |
| 29th | 1970–1973 | Victor Goldbloom | Liberal |
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Victor Goldbloom | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1979 | Victor Goldbloom | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1981 | Herbert Marx | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Herbert Marx | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Herbert Marx | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1993 | Robert Libman | Equality |
| 34th | 1993–1994 | Robert Libman | Independent |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | Lawrence Bergman | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | Lawrence Bergman | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Lawrence Bergman | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Lawrence Bergman | Liberal |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Lawrence Bergman | Liberal |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Lawrence Bergman | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | David Birnbaum | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | David Birnbaum | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Elisabeth Prass | Liberal |

## Geography

D'Arcy-McGee is located on the island of Montreal.
It consists of the municipalities of:
* Côte Saint-Luc
* Hampstead
* Montreal (part)

## Linguistic demographics

* Anglophone: 42.4%
* Allophone: 38.2%
* Francophone: 19.3%
Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Elisabeth Prass | 13,298 | 51.41 | -22.91 |
| | Conservative | Bonnie Feigenbaum | 5,677 | 21.95 | +17.46 |
| | Québec solidaire | Hilal Pilavci | 2,203 | 8.52 | +1.27 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Junlian Leblanc | 1,529 | 5.91 | -0.49 |
| | Canadian | Marc Perez | 1,285 | 4.97 | – |
| | Parti Québécois | Renée-Claude Lafontaine | 648 | 2.51 | -0.05 |
| | Bloc Montreal | Joel Debellefeuille | 613 | 2.37 | – |
| | Green | Moussa Seck | 547 | 2.11 | -1.15 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Diane Johnston | 66 | 0.26 | -0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,866 | 98.96 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 273 | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,139 | 47.49 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 55,044 |
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Birnbaum | 19,085 | 74.32 | -17.83 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jean-Claude Kumuyange | 1,861 | 7.25 | +5.19 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mélodie Cohn | 1,643 | 6.40 | +3.95 |
| | Conservative | Yaniv Loran | 1,153 | 4.49 | |
| | Green | Jérémie Alarco | 837 | 3.26 | +1.71 |
| | Parti Québécois | Eliane Pion | 657 | 2.56 | +0.77 |
| | New Democratic | Leigh Smit | 368 | 1.43 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Diane Johnston | 77 | 0.30 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,681 | 98.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 265 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,946 | 46.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 55,726 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.51 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Birnbaum | 26,983 | 92.15 | +7.43 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Elizabeth Smart | 716 | 2.45 | -4.92 |
| | Québec solidaire | Suzanne Dufresne | 604 | 2.06 | -1.69 |
| | Parti Québécois | Eliane Pion | 524 | 1.79 | -1.13 |
| | Green | Abraham Weizfeld | 454 | 1.55 | +0.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,281 | 99.38 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 184 | 0.62 | -0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,465 | 72.06 | +6.24 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 40,892 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.18 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Bergman | 22,285 | 84.72 | -4.03 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sophie Leroux | 1,938 | 7.37 | +5.53* |
| | Québec solidaire | Émilie Beauchesne | 987 | 3.75 | +2.09 |
| | Parti Québécois | Guy Amyot | 767 | 2.92 | -0.63 |
| | Independent | Abraham Weizfeld | 328 | 1.25 | -0.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,305 | 99.22 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 207 | 0.78 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,512 | 65.82 | +26.93 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 40,280 | – | – |
* Result compared to Action démocratique
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Bergman | 14,087 | 88.75 | +4.54 |
| | Green | Jean-Christophe Mortreux | 666 | 4.20 | -2.52 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marie-Aude Ardizzon | 564 | 3.55 | +0.30 |
| | Action démocratique | Mathieu Lacombe | 292 | 1.84 | -2.43 |
| | Québec solidaire | Abraham Weizfeld | 264 | 1.66 | +0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,873 | 99.22 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.78 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,998 | 38.89 | -14.21 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 41,132 | – | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Bergman | 18,410 | 84.21 | -7.08 |
| | Green | Robert Leibner | 1,470 | 6.72 | – |
| | Action démocratique | Marcelle Guay | 934 | 4.27 | +2.29 |
| | Parti Québécois | Pierre-Philippe Émond | 710 | 3.25 | -0.89 |
| | Québec solidaire | Abraham Weizfeld | 338 | 1.55 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,862 | 99.34 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 145 | 0.66 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,007 | 53.10 | -8.54 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 41,445 | – | – |
2003 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lawrence Bergman | 23,968 | 91.29 | +0.68 |
| Parti Québécois | Mathieu Breault | 1,087 | 4.14 | +1.02 |
| Action démocratique | Sylvain James Bowes | 520 | 1.98 | +0.73 |
| Equality | William F. Shaw | 406 | 1.55 | -2.81 |
| Bloc Pot | Blair T. Longley | 274 | 1.04 | – |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lawrence Bergman | 29,065 | 90.61 | +25.24 |
| Equality | Bernard King | 1,397 | 4.36 | – |
| Parti Québécois | Jean-Claude Gaudette | 1,002 | 3.12 | -0.20 |
| Action démocratique | Norman Brisson | 400 | 1.25 | – |
| Socialist Democracy | Abraham Weizfeld | 135 | 0.42 | – |
| Natural law | Ena Kahn | 77 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 37,253 | 96.38 |
| | Oui | 1,401 | 3.62 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Bergman | 21,325 | 65.37 | +29.82 |
| | Independent | Robert Libman | 10,056 | 30.83 | -27.02 |
| | Parti Québécois | François Normandin | 1,084 | 3.32 | +0.27 |
| | Natural law | Ena Kahn | 157 | 0.48 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,622 | 99.38 | – |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 204 | 0.62 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,826 | 84.46 | +8.07 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,868 | – | – |
| | Liberal gain from Equality | Liberal gain from Equality | Swing | Swing | +28.42 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 28,552 | 92.21 |
| | Non | 2,412 | 7.79 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Equality | Robert Libman | 15,746 | 57.85 | – |
| | Liberal | Gary Waxman | 9,677 | 35.55 | -55.90 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jacques Carraire | 829 | 3.05 | -1.47 |
| | Green | Harriett Fels | 532 | 1.95 | – |
| | Independent | Carol Zimmerman | 262 | 0.96 | – |
| | New Democratic | David Alexander Schulze | 173 | 0.64 | -3.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,219 | 99.17 | – |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 221 | 0.81 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,440 | 76.39 | +7.81 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,921 | – | – |
| | Equality gain from Liberal | Equality gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +56.88 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
1985 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Herbert Marx | 22,799 | 91.45 | -0.51 |
| Parti Québécois | Richard C. Bougie | 1,127 | 4.52 | -0.89 |
| New Democrat | Heather Yampolsky | 937 | 3.76 | – |
| Christian Socialist | Jocelyn Rivest | 67 | 0.27 | – |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Herbert Marx | 26,064 | 91.96 | -4.52 |
| Parti Québécois | André Daoust | 1,532 | 5.41 | +1.89 |
| Libertarian | Victor Levis | 635 | 2.24 | – |
| Union Nationale | John Holmes | 111 | 0.39 | – |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 36,365 | 95.88 |
| | Oui | 1,563 | 4.12 |
Quebec provincial by-election, November 26, 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Marx | 22,293 | 96.48 | +28.45 |
| | Parti Québécois | David Levine | 813 | 3.52 | -1.21 |
1976 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Victor Charles Goldbloom | 21,248 | 68.03 | -25.74 |
| Union Nationale | Barry Fridhandler | 7,058 | 22.60 | +22.07 |
| Parti Québécois | Jacques Mackay | 1,476 | 4.73 | +0.48 |
| Democratic Alliance | Elie Chalouh | 950 | 3.04 | – |
| Independent | Max Wollach | 417 | 1.33 | – |
| Ralliement créditiste | Gaëtan Gauthier | 83 | 0.27 | -1.18 |
1973 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Victor Charles Goldbloom | 26,958 | 93.77 | +3.36 |
| Parti Québécois | Jacqueline Dugas | 1,221 | 4.25 | -3.74 |
| Ralliement créditiste | John Holmes | 418 | 1.45 | N/A |
| Union Nationale | Florian Prévost | 152 | 0,53 | -1.07 |
1970 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Victor Charles Goldbloom | 36,543 | 90.41 | -0.17 |
| Parti Québécois | Paul Unterberg | 3,230 | 7.99 | N/A |
| Union Nationale | Léonard Rosen | 647 | 1.60 | -4.07 |
vte1966 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Victor Goldbloom | 24,709 | 90.57 |
| | Union Nationale | Boris Garmaise | 1,548 | 5.67 |
| | RIN | Louise Belzile | 895 | 3.28 |
| | Ralliement national | Gilles Côté | 129 | 0.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,281 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | Rejected and declined ballots | 699 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,980 | 60.88 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 45,962 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||