# Bourassa (electoral district)

Bourassa (French pronunciation:; formerly known as Montreal—Bourassa) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2021 was 105,637.

## Geography

The district includes Montreal North and the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Sault-au-Récollet in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Honoré-Mercier, and Alfred-Pellan.

## Demographics

20.4% of the riding's population are of Haitian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.
    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 45.1% White, 29.4% Black, 11.8% Arab, 7.4% Latin American, 2% Southeast Asian, 1.2% South Asian Languages: 48.2% French, 7.5% Arabic, 7.5% Haitian Creole, 7.2% Spanish, 5.7% Italian, 4.6% English, 2.8% Creole, 1.8% Kabyle, 1.1% Turkish, 1% Vietnamese
Religions: 60.6% Christian (39.8% Catholic, 2.3% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal), 19.3% No Religion, 18% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist Median income: $33,200 (2020) Average income: $38,960 (2020)

## History

The electoral district of Bourassa was created in 1966 from Mercier and Laval ridings. The name comes from a street running through the three neighbourhoods which is named after Henri Bourassa.
The name of the riding was changed to "Montreal—Bourassa" in 1971.
In 1976, Montreal—Bourassa was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Bourassa" riding and Saint-Michel riding. The new Bourassa riding was created from parts of Montreal—Bourassa, Ahuntsic and Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies ridings.
This riding lost territory to Honoré-Mercier and gained territory from Ahuntsic during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Members of parliament

This riding has elected the following members of parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Bourassa Riding created from Mercier and Laval |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Jacques Trudel | Liberal |
| Montreal—Bourassa |||||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Jacques Trudel | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Jacques Trudel | Liberal |
| Bourassa |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Carlo Rossi | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Carlo Rossi | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Carlo Rossi | Liberal |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Marie Gibeau | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Osvaldo Nunez | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Denis Coderre | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Denis Coderre | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Denis Coderre | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Denis Coderre | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Denis Coderre | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2013 | Denis Coderre | Liberal |
| 41st | 2013–2015 | Emmanuel Dubourg | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Emmanuel Dubourg | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Emmanuel Dubourg | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Emmanuel Dubourg | Liberal |

## Election results
### Bourassa, 1979–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 22,303 | 60.4 | +2.8 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Ardo Dia | 6,907 | 18.7 | -3.7 |
| | New Democratic | Nicholas Ponari | 2,956 | 8.0 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Ilyasa Sykes | 2,587 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| | People's | Michel Lavoie | 1,349 | 3.7 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Nathe Perrone | 679 | 1.8 | -1.5 |
| | Independent | Michel Prairie | 151 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,932 | 97.1 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,086 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,018 | 56.6 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 67,209 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.3 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 23,231 | 57.6 | +3.54 | $42,025.88 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Anne-Marie Lavoie | 9,043 | 22.4 | +5.27 | $2,855.91 |
| | New Democratic | Konrad Lamour | 3,204 | 7.9 | -7.04 | $0.10 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Lefebvre | 2,899 | 7.2 | -2.09 | none listed |
| | Green | Payton Ashe | 1,343 | 3.3 | +1.15 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Louis Léger | 347 | 0.9 | – | $3,418.25 |
| | Independent | Joseph Di Iorio | 212 | 0.5 | – | $3,793.99 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Françoise Roy | 72 | 0.2 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,351 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,009 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,360 | 59.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,996 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.87 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 22,234 | 54.06 | +5.94 | $37,690.66 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Léveillé | 7,049 | 17.13 | +4.11 | $16,012.89 |
| | New Democratic | Dolmine Laguerre | 6,144 | 14.94 | -16.5 | $3,229.14 |
| | Conservative | Jason Potasso-Justino | 3,819 | 9.29 | +4.64 | $3,258.29 |
| | Green | Maxime Charron | 886 | 2.15 | +0.14 | – |
| | Independent | Julie Demers | 669 | 1.63 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 229 | 0.56 | – | – |
| | Strength in Democracy | Jean-Marie Floriant Ndzana | 99 | 0.24 | – | $2,757.07 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,129 | 100.0 | | $204,465.64 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 859 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,988 | 59.2 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,815 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +11.22 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 14,585 | 38.47 |
| New Democratic | 12,269 | 32.36 |
| Bloc Québécois | 7,212 | 19.02 |
| Conservative | 3,114 | 8.21 |
| Green | 590 | 1.56 |
| Others | 144 | 0.38 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 8,825 | 48.12 | +7.21 | $ 86,108.33 |
| | New Democratic | Stéphane Moraille | 5,766 | 31.44 | −0.84 | 87,240.19 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Daniel Duranleau | 2,387 | 13.02 | −3.04 | 81,591.19 |
| | Conservative | Rida Mahmoud | 852 | 4.65 | −4.17 | 21,442.95 |
| | Green | Danny Polifroni | 368 | 2.01 | +0.40 | 34,300.92 |
| | Rhinoceros | Serge Lavoie | 140 | 0.76 | | 216.08 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,338 | 100.0 | – | $ 89,016.17 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 295 | 1.58 | −0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,633 | 26.22 | −28.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,527 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.05 |
| By-election due to the resignation of Denis Coderre. |||||||
| Source(s) "November 25, 2013 By-elections". Elections Canada. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013. "November 25, 2013 By-election – Financial Reports (as reviewed)". Retrieved 29 October 2014. |||||||
On 16 May 2013, Liberal MP Denis Coderre announced he would resign his seat on 2 June in order to run for Mayor of Montreal. The Chief Electoral Officer received official notification of the vacancy on 3 June 2013 and the by-election had to be called by 30 November 2013.
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Denis Coderre | 15,550 | 40.91 | -8.89 | $82,932.75 |
| | New Democratic | Julie Demers | 12,270 | 32.28 | +24.29 | $2,576.07 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Daniel Mailhot | 6,105 | 16.06 | -9.36 | $35,234.98 |
| | Conservative | David Azoulay | 3,354 | 8.82 | -4.72 | $5,747.39 |
| | Green | Tiziana Centazzo | 613 | 1.61 | -1.31 | $245.29 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Geneviève Royer | 121 | 0.32 | -0.01 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 38,013 | 100.0 | – | $ 83,923.41 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 685 | 1.77 | +0.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,698 | 55.12 | -3.20 | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,207 | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -16.59 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Denis Coderre | 19,869 | 49.79 | +6.38 | $79,580.44 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Daniel Mailhot | 10,145 | 25.42 | −6.55 | $20,296.58 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Allaire | 5,405 | 13.55 | −2.30 | $54,889.35 |
| | New Democratic | Samira Laouni | 3,188 | 7.99 | +2.80 | $8,509.18 |
| | Green | François Boucher | 1,166 | 2.92 | −0.26 | $50.79 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Geneviève Royer | 130 | 0.33 | −0.07 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,903 | 100.0 | – | $ 81,509.50 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 695 | 1.71 | −0.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,598 | 58.32 | −1.36 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 69,612 | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.47 | |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Denis Coderre | 18,705 | 43.41 | -6.63 | $74,877 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Apraham Niziblian | 13,777 | 31.97 | -5.79 | $42,887 |
| | Conservative | Liberato Martelli | 6,830 | 15.85 | +10.53 | $16,397 |
| | New Democratic | Stefano Saykaly | 2,237 | 5.19 | +1.22 | $2,513 |
| | Green | François Boucher | 1,370 | 3.18 | +1.60 | $469 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Geneviève Royer | 173 | 0.40 | +0.03 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,092 | 100.0 | – | $76,351 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 815 | 1.86 | -0.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,907 | 59.68 | +2.68 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.42 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Denis Coderre | 20,927 | 50.03 | -11.35 | $71,984 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Doris Provencher | 15,794 | 37.76 | +9.13 | $25,867 |
| | Conservative | Frédéric Grenier | 2,226 | 5.32 | -1.56 | $3,369 |
| | New Democratic | Stefano Saykaly | 1,661 | 3.97 | +2.15 | $8,113 |
| | Green | Noémi Lopinto | 660 | 1.57 | – | |
| | Marijuana | Philippe Gauvin | 403 | 0.96 | – | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Geneviève Royer | 154 | 0.36 | – | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,825 | 100.0 | – | $76,415 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,010 | 2.36 | | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,835 | 57.00 | -2.53 | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -10.24 |
Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Denis Coderre (incumbent) | 25,403 | 62.22 | $57,411 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Umberto Di Genova | 11,462 | 28.07 | $40,416 |
| | Alliance | Marcel Lys François | 1,435 | 3.51 | $2,028 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marcel Pitre | 1,325 | 3.25 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Richard Gendron | 736 | 1.80 | $631 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 330 | 0.81 | $10 |
| | Communist | Ulises Nitor | 137 | 0.34 | $187 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,828 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,248 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,076 | 62.35 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 67,488 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Denis Coderre | 23,765 | 52.2 | +10.5 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Osvaldo Nunez | 14,813 | 32.5 | -9.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric Wildhaber | 5,937 | 13.0 | +1.1 |
| | New Democratic | Dominique Baillard | 999 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,514 | 100.0 | – |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Osvaldo Nunez | 18,234 | 41.9 | – |
| | Liberal | Denis Coderre | 18,167 | 41.7 | +0.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marie Gibeau | 5,199 | 11.9 | -31.4 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Laurent | 1,146 | 2.6 | -8.3 |
| | Natural Law | Miville Couture | 479 | 1.1 | – |
| | Abolitionist | Lucien Lapointe | 209 | 0.5 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Harold Anthony Quesnel | 102 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,536 | 100.0 | – |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marie Gibeau | 18,979 | 43.3 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Carlo Rossi | 18,159 | 41.5 | -2.5 |
| | New Democratic | Kéder Hyppolite | 4,797 | 11.0 | +2.8 |
| | Rhinoceros | Patrick Pi L'Autre Cossette | 882 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
| | Green | Michel Szabo | 396 | 0.9 | – |
| | Social Credit | Gérard Ledoux | 178 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| | Communist | Claire Dasylva | 159 | 0.4 | – |
| | Independent | Stéphane Savard | 125 | 0.3 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Daniel Coté | 107 | 0.2 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,782 | 100.0 | – |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carlo Rossi | 20,221 | 43.9 | -32.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raymond-J. Rochon | 18,703 | 40.6 | +32.8 |
| | New Democratic | Roderick Charters | 3,741 | 8.1 | -4.6 |
| | Rhinoceros | Dominique Pique-Nique Malouin | 1,618 | 3.5 | – |
| | Parti nationaliste | J. André Perey | 1,169 | 2.5 | – |
| | Social Credit | Roland Boudreau | 236 | 0.5 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Carl Paradis | 125 | 0.3 | – |
| | Independent | Michel Dugré | 103 | 0.2 | – |
| | Independent | Gérard Ledoux | 101 | 0.2 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,017 | 100.0 | – |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carlo Rossi | 30,924 | 76.5 | +14.0 |
| | New Democratic | Roderick Charters | 5,144 | 12.7 | +9.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raymond J. Rochon | 3,182 | 7.9 | +0.1 |
| | Union populaire | Henriette Duval | 875 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Daumery | 305 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,430 | 100.0 | – |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carlo Rossi | 29,929 | 62.5 | +2.5 |
| | Social Credit | Gérard Rougeau | 5,178 | 10.8 | -1.0 |
| | Independent | Raymond Cloutier | 4,918 | 10.3 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Raymond Rochon | 3,705 | 7.7 | -9.2 |
| | New Democratic | Daniel Piotrowski | 1,804 | 3.8 | -5.1 |
| | Rhinoceros | Victor-Levy Beaulieu | 1,492 | 3.1 | +1.6 |
| | Union populaire | Jacques Bergeron | 635 | 1.3 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Daumery | 103 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| | Communist | Suzanne Dagenais | 102 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,866 | 100.0 | – |

### Montreal—Bourassa, 1972–1979

1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jacques Trudel | 26,550 | 60.0 | +8.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Armand Lefebvre | 7,500 | 16.9 | -1.2 |
| | Social Credit | Gérard Ledoux | 5,218 | 11.8 | -9.1 |
| | New Democratic | Robert-F. Faucher | 3,912 | 8.8 | -0.4 |
| | Independent | Victor-Lévy Beaulieu | 673 | 1.5 | – |
| | Communist | Ginette Poirier | 213 | 0.5 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Marc Blouin | 194 | 0.4 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,260 | 100.0 | – |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jacques Trudel | 25,728 | 51.7 | -3.4 |
| | Social Credit | Gérard Ledoux | 10,418 | 20.9 | +17.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rodolphe Sauvé | 9,054 | 18.2 | -12.3 |
| | New Democratic | Sid-A. Zitouni | 4,601 | 9.2 | -0.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,801 | 100.0 | – |
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

### Bourassa, 1968–1972

vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jacques Trudel | 19,778 | 55.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yves Ryan | 10,939 | 30.5 |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Marotte | 3,443 | 9.6 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Gérard Ledoux | 1,401 | 3.9 |
| | Unknown | Rolland Denommée | 339 | 0.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,900 | 100.0 |