# Honoré-Mercier (electoral district)

Honoré-Mercier (French pronunciation:; formerly Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
Its most recent Member of Parliament was Pablo Rodriguez of the Liberal Party of Canada, who resigned the seat on January 20, 2025.

## Geography

The district includes the entire Borough of Anjou, the eastern part of the Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the northern part of the Borough of Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
The neighbouring ridings are Hochelaga, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Bourassa, Alfred-Pellan, Montcalm, and La Pointe-de-l'Île.

### Political geography

While the other eastern Montreal ridings have traditionally been Bloc Québécois strongholds, Honoré-Mercier is politically a very divided riding. Rivière-des-Prairies is very Liberal leaning, while Anjou supports the Bloc for the most part, but has some Liberal pockets.
However, the NDP's "orange wave" in the 2011 election overwhelmed previous distinctions, with the New Democrats winning 149 of 218 polling divisions in the district.

## Demographics

    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Languages: (2016) 51.1% French, 16.2% Italian, 8.1% English, 6.2% Creole, 4.9% Spanish, 4.1% Arabic, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.2% Romanian, 1.0% Kabyle, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.6% Khmer

## History

The district was created in 1987 under the name Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from parts of Gamelin, Montreal—Mercier and Saint-Léonard—Anjou ridings.
It consisted of:
* the Borough of Anjou;
* the parts of the Town of Montréal bounded by:
* Sherbrooke Street East, Duquesne Street, Rosemont Boulevard and Lacordaire Boulevard; and
* Autoroute de la Rive Nord, Henri-Bourassa Boulevard East; the limits of the towns of Montréal-Est, Anjou and Montréal-Nord to the point of commencement.
In 2003, its name was changed to Honoré-Mercier and its boundaries were adjusted slightly such that 95.5% of the riding came from the original Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, while 4.5% came from Hochelaga—Maisonneuve.
This riding lost territory to La Pointe-de-l'Île and Hochelaga, and gained territory from Bourassa during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Anjou—Rivières-des-Prairies Riding created from Gamelin, Montreal—Mercier and Saint-Léonard—Anjou |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Jean Corbeil | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Roger Pomerleau | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Yvon Charbonneau | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Yvon Charbonneau | Liberal |
| Honoré-Mercier |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Pablo Rodriguez | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Pablo Rodriguez | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Pablo Rodriguez | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Paulina Ayala | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Pablo Rodriguez | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Pablo Rodriguez | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–2024 | Pablo Rodriguez | Liberal |
| 44th | 2024–2025 | Pablo Rodriguez | Independent |

## Election results
### Honoré-Mercier, 2003–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 29,033 | 60.0 | +1.3 | $39,670.10 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Charlotte Lévesque-Marin | 7,908 | 16.3 | -3.5 | $3,008.90 |
| | Conservative | Guy Croteau | 5,086 | 10.5 | +0.9 | $2,893.59 |
| | New Democratic | Paulina Ayala | 3,537 | 7.3 | -0.9 | $433.46 |
| | People's | Lucilia Miranda | 2,023 | 4.2 | +3.3 | $508.19 |
| | Green | Bianca Deltorto-Russell | 734 | 1.5 | -1.2 | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yves Le Seigle | 88 | 0.2 | +0.1 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,409 | 98.0 | – | $109,578.67 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 971 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,380 | 64.1 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 77,078 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.4 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 29,280 | 59.99 |
| Bloc Québécois | 7,946 | 16.28 |
| Conservative | 5,145 | 10.54 |
| New Democratic | 3,570 | 7.31 |
| People's | 2,042 | 4.18 |
| Green | 734 | 1.50 |
| Others | 88 | 0.18 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 29,543 | 58.66 | +2.11 | $45,514.73 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jacques Binette | 9,979 | 19.81 | +6.88 | $7,951.83 |
| | Conservative | Guy Croteau | 4,808 | 9.55 | -2.5 | $3,314.94 |
| | New Democratic | Chu Anh Pham | 4,130 | 8.2 | -8.21 | none listed |
| | Green | Domenico Cusmano | 1,373 | 2.73 | +1.15 | none listed |
| | People's | Patrick St-Onge | 459 | 0.91 | – | $2,885.14 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yves Le Seigle | 71 | 0.14 | -0.02 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,363 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,013 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,376 | 65.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,549 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.39 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 29,211 | 56.55 | +23.5 | $53,622.10 |
| | New Democratic | Paulina Ayala | 8,478 | 16.41 | -18.81 | $12,795.65 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Audrey Beauséjour | 6,680 | 12.93 | -3.07 | $11,516.20 |
| | Conservative | Guy Croteau | 6,226 | 12.05 | -0.96 | $3,697.33 |
| | Green | Angela Budilean | 814 | 1.58 | -0.03 | – |
| | Strength in Democracy | Dayana Dejean | 168 | 0.33 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yves Le Seigle | 81 | 0.16 | -0.19 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,658 | 100.0 | | $213,214.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 682 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,340 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,428 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +17.11 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 15,854 | 35.22 |
| Liberal | 15,081 | 33.50 |
| Bloc Québécois | 7,204 | 16.00 |
| Conservative | 5,856 | 13.01 |
| Green | 725 | 1.61 |
| Others | 299 | 0.66 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Paulina Ayala | 17,545 | 36.37 | +26.26 |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 14,641 | 30.35 | -13.32 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Martin Laroche | 8,935 | 18.52 | -9.60 |
| | Conservative | Gérard Labelle | 5,992 | 12.42 | -2.88 |
| | Green | Gaëtan Bérard | 770 | 1.60 | -1.20 |
| | Rhinoceros | Valery Chevrefils-Latulippe | 181 | 0.38 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jean-Paul Bédard | 170 | 0.35 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,234 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 622 | 1.27 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,856 | 59.98 | -2.18 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +19.79 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 21,544 | 43.67 | +5.44 | $64,461 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gérard Labelle | 13,871 | 28.12 | −6.71 | $57,274 |
| | Conservative | Rodrigo Alfaro | 7,549 | 15.30 | −2.14 | $35,152 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 4,986 | 10.11 | +3.89 | $1,499 |
| | Green | Gaëtan Bérard | 1,380 | 2.80 | −0.13 | $1,387 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,330 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 667 | 1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,997 | 62.16 | −2.71 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 80,429 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.08 |
| Source: Official Voting Results, 40th General Election 2008, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 19,622 | 38.23 | −7.87 | $62,095 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gérard Labelle | 17,879 | 34.83 | −5.54 | $39,105 |
| | Conservative | Angelo M. Marino | 8,952 | 17.44 | +11.42 | $62,813 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 3,191 | 6.22 | +2.13 | $2,374 |
| | Green | Sylvain Castonguay | 1,502 | 2.93 | +1.16 | not listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 183 | 0.36 | +0.02 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,329 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 650 | 1.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,979 | 64.87 | +3.23 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 80,122 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.17 |
| Source: Official Voting Results, 39th General Election, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 22,223 | 46.10 | −11.76 | $78,649 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Éric St-Hilaire | 19,461 | 40.37 | +10.02 | $13,063 |
| | Conservative | Gianni Chiazzese | 2,902 | 6.02 | −2.28 | $5,060 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 1,973 | 4.09 | +2.81 | $885 |
| | Green | Richard Lahaie | 852 | 1.77 | – | $0 |
| | Marijuana | Steve Boudrias | 626 | 1.30 | −0.59 | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 164 | 0.34 | +0.03 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,201 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 854 | 1.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,055 | 61.64 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 79,585 |
| Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. |||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, Thirty-Eighth General Election, Elections Canada. |||||||
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -10.89 |

### Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, 1987–2003

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yvon Charbonneau | 28,134 | 57.86 | +10.55 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jacques Dagenais | 14,755 | 30.35 | -2.03 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michel Tanguay | 2,034 | 4.18 | -14.21 |
| | Alliance | Gianni Chiazzese | 2,005 | 4.12 | – |
| | Marijuana | Normand Néron | 918 | 1.89 | – |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Whelan | 624 | 1.28 | -0.19 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 151 | 0.31 | -0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,621 | 100.00 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yvon Charbonneau | 24,189 | 47.31 | +5.09 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Pomerleau | 16,558 | 32.38 | -10.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Corbeil | 9,405 | 18.39 | +6.75 |
| | New Democratic | Elizabeth Lemay Amabili | 752 | 1.47 | -0.11 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yves Le Seigle | 227 | 0.44 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,131 | 100.00 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Pomerleau | 26,163 | 43.10 | – |
| | Liberal | Normand Biron | 25,631 | 42.22 | +9.51 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Corbeil | 7,066 | 11.64 | -39.90 |
| | New Democratic | Zamba Mandala | 958 | 1.58 | -10.98 |
| | Natural Law | Gilles Raymond | 747 | 1.23 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Frantz-Albert Mitton | 139 | 0.23 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,704 | 100.00 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Corbeil | 27,451 | 51.54 |
| | Liberal | Vincent Arciresi | 17,421 | 32.71 |
| | New Democratic | Vincent Marchione | 6,687 | 12.56 |
| | Green | Mario Paul | 1,217 | 2.29 |
| | Independent | Catherine Commandeur | 483 | 0.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,259 | 100.00 |