# Jeanne-Le Ber

Jeanne-Le Ber was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 112,863. It was abolished for the 2015 election and dissolved into Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs and LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.

## Geography

The district included the Borough of Verdun, along with the neighbourhoods of Saint-Henri, Little Burgundy, and Pointe-Saint-Charles and the eastern part of Côte-Saint-Paul, in the Southwest borough. It was named for Jeanne Le Ber, a religious recluse and craftswoman who lived in Pointe-Saint-Charles in the 18th century.

### Political geography

Until 2011, the Bloc Québécois was strongest in Verdun, Saint-Henri and Point-Saint-Charles while the Liberal Party of Canada prevailed in Nuns' Island and Little Burgundy. However, in 2011 the NDP swept nearly every poll in the borough.

## Demographics

Average family income: $57,496 (2001)
Median household income: $31,386
Unemployment: 9.8%
Language, Mother Tongue: French 65%, English 19%, Other 16%
Religion: Catholic 70%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 4%, Other Christian 2%, Orthodox Christian 1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 1%, Hindu 1%, Other 1%, No Religious Affiliation 12%.
Visible Minority: Black 5%, Chinese 3%, South Asian 2%, Arab 2%, Latin American 2%, Others 2%, Southeast Asian 1%.

## History

The riding was created in 2003 from the ridings of Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles and Westmount—Ville-Marie; essentially the area of Little Burgundy and Griffintown were transferred from Westmount—Ville-Marie to Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Jeanne-Le Ber Riding created from Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles and Westmount—Ville-Marie |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Liza Frulla | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Thierry St-Cyr | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Thierry St-Cyr | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Tyrone Benskin | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs and LaSalle—Émard—Verdun |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Tyrone Benskin | 23,293 | 44.66 | +28.96 | $25,255.34 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 12,635 | 24.22 | -10.69 | $91,577.01 |
| | Liberal | Mark Bruneau | 10,054 | 19.28 | -12.98 | $93,089.65 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Lafontaine | 4,678 | 8.97 | -2.22 | $17,698.39 |
| | Green | Richard Noël | 1,377 | 2.64 | -2.14 | $3,679.20 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Eileen Studd | 121 | 0.23 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,158 | 98.79 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 637 | 1.21 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,795 | 59.08 | +1.42 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 89,365 |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +19.82 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 17,144 | 34.91 | -5.31 | $89,615 |
| | Liberal | Christian Feuillette | 15,841 | 32.26 | -1.80 | $67,962 |
| | New Democratic | Daniel Breton | 7,708 | 15.70 | +6.50 | $32,536 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Beaudin | 5,494 | 11.19 | -0.65 | $28,824 |
| | Green | Véronik Sansoucy | 2,345 | 4.78 | +0.09 | $669 |
| | Independent | Darryl Gray | 577 | 1.17 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,109 | 98.80 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 595 | 1.20 | -0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,704 | 57.66 | -1.27 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 86,201 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -1.75 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 20,213 | 40.22 | -0.71 | $60,248 |
| | Liberal | Liza Frulla | 17,118 | 34.06 | -7.03 | $81,394 |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Olivier Brunelle | 5,951 | 11.84 | +6.31 | $21,417 |
| | New Democratic | Matthew McLauchlin | 4,621 | 9.19 | +2.28 | $9,536 |
| | Green | Claude William Genest | 2,357 | 4.69 | +0.61 | $30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,260 | 98.68 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 673 | 1.32 | -0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,833 | 59.05 | +3.83 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 86,247 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +3.16 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Liza Frulla | 18,766 | 41.09 | -10.53 | $61,848 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 18,694 | 40.93 | +12.32 | $32,921 |
| | New Democratic | Anthony Philbin | 3,160 | 6.92 | +4.28 | $1,281 |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Albert Sévigny | 2,524 | 5.53 | -6.21 | $14,155 |
| | Green | Jean-Claude Mercier | 1,864 | 4.08 | – | – |
| | Marijuana | Cathy Duchesne | 520 | 1.14 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 148 | 0.32 | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,676 | 98.20 | – | $81,871 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 836 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,512 | 55.22 | +1.64 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 84,223 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.42 |
Change is from redistributed votes from the 2000 election. Conservative change is based on a combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 22,864 | 51.62 |
| Bloc Québécois | 12,673 | 28.61 |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,949 | 6.66 |
| Canadian Alliance | 2,248 | 5.07 |
| New Democratic | 1,168 | 2.64 |
| Others | 2,394 | 5.40 |