# Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel (French pronunciation:; known until 1996 as Saint-Léonard) is a federal electoral district within the City of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 1988. Its population during the 2011 election was 108,811.
Since 2019, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Patricia Lattanzio of the Liberal Party, the first woman to represent the district. The district is the safest Liberal district in all of Canada, having re-elected Lattanzio with over 69% of the vote in 2021.

## Geography

The district is located in the north eastern part of the Island of Montreal. The district includes the entire borough of Saint-Leonard, and the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel which is a part of the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and a small part of the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie lying northwesterly of Bélanger Street.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
* Languages (2021 mother tongue): 33.4% French, 17.0% Italian, 12.0% Arabic, 8.6% Spanish, 6.8% English, 6.2% Creole, 2.8% Vietnamese, 1.6% Kabyle, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.1% Khmer, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.9% Tamil, 0.8% Turkish, 0.5% Romanian, 0.5% Bengali, 0.4% Min Nan, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Ukrainian

## History

"Saint-Léonard" riding was first created in 1976 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont, Mercier and Saint-Michel ridings. The name of the riding was changed in 1977 to Saint-Léonard—Anjou before an election was held. It consisted of the City of Saint-Léonard, the Town of Anjou, and part of the City of Montreal.
The neighbouring ridings are Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Papineau, Ahuntsic, Bourassa, Honoré-Mercier, and Hochelaga.
The current electoral district was created as "Saint-Léonard" riding in 1987 from parts of Gamelin and Saint-Léonard—Anjou ridings. In 1996, its name was changed to "Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel" when its boundaries changed and now included part of the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel.
This riding lost some territory to Papineau, and gained territory from Ahuntsic and Hochelaga during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
During the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel lost territory north of Boul. Langelier and west of Rue Bombardier to Honoré-Mercier; This leaves part of the borough of Saint-Léonard in that riding. The boundary with Hochelaga along Rue Bélanger moved to the borough boundary between Rosemont—La-Petite-Patrie and Saint-Léonard.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Saint-Léonard Riding created from Gamelin and Saint-Léonard—Anjou |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Alfonso Gagliano | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Alfonso Gagliano | Liberal |
| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Alfonso Gagliano | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2002 | Alfonso Gagliano | Liberal |
| 37th | 2002–2004 | Massimo Pacetti | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Massimo Pacetti | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Massimo Pacetti | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Massimo Pacetti | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2014 | Massimo Pacetti | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2015 | Massimo Pacetti | Independent |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Nicola Di Iorio | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Patricia Lattanzio | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Patricia Lattanzio | Liberal |

## Election results
### Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, 1996–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Patricia Lattanzio | 29,010 | 69.40 | +8.07 | $55,649.86 |
| | Conservative | Louis Ialenti | 4,381 | 10.50 | -1.44 | $0.00 |
| | New Democratic | Alicia Di Tullio | 3,460 | 8.30 | +1.78 | $1,225.49 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Laurence Massey | 3,395 | 8.10 | -1.48 | $2,242.01 |
| | People's | Daniele Ritacca | 1,568 | 3.70 | +2.60 | $386.31 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,814 | 100.0 | | $108,432.19 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 890 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,704 | 56.45 | -3.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,279 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.76 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 28,374 | 69.60 |
| Conservative | 4,266 | 10.46 |
| New Democratic | 3,342 | 8.20 |
| Bloc Québécois | 3,254 | 7.98 |
| People's | 1,531 | 3.76 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Patricia Lattanzio | 27,866 | 61.33 | -3.40 | $39,698.45 |
| | Conservative | Ilario Maiolo | 5,423 | 11.94 | +0.81 | $50,901.27 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Dominique Mougin | 4,351 | 9.58 | +2.39 | none listed |
| | Independent | Hassan Guillet | 3,061 | 6.74 | – | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Paulina Ayala | 2,964 | 6.52 | -8.33 | $1,299.32 |
| | Green | Alessandra Szilagyi | 1,183 | 2.60 | 0.79 | $512.28 |
| | People's | Tina Di Serio | 501 | 1.10 | – | $1,392.50 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Garnet Colly | 85 | 0.19 | -0.10 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,434 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 993 | 2.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,427 | 60.38 | +1.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,885 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.11 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Nicola Di Iorio | 28,835 | 64.73 | +22.56 | $153,190.81 |
| | New Democratic | Rosannie Filato | 6,611 | 14.85 | -17.15 | $22,492.22 |
| | Conservative | Jean Philippe Fournier | 4,957 | 11.13 | -2.50 | $3,960.19 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Steeve Gendron | 3,204 | 7.19 | -2.46 | $3,404.74 |
| | Green | Melissa Miscione | 805 | 1.81 | +0.04 | $19.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Arezki Malek | 128 | 0.29 | -0.19 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,531 | 100.0 | | $209,748.64 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 689 | 1.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,220 | 59.22 | +7.71 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,531 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +19.86 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 15,702 | 42.17 |
| New Democratic | 12,026 | 32.30 |
| Conservative | 5,075 | 13.63 |
| Bloc Québécois | 3,592 | 9.65 |
| Green | 660 | 1.77 |
| Others | 179 | 0.48 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Massimo Pacetti | 15,340 | 42.30 | -14.95 |
| | New Democratic | Roberta Peressini | 11,720 | 32.32 | +21.64 |
| | Conservative | Riccardo De Ioris | 4,991 | 13.76 | -1.12 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Alain Bernier | 3,396 | 9.36 | -4.24 |
| | Green | Michael Di Pardo | 657 | 1.81 | -1.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Garnet Colly | 162 | 0.45 | +0.02 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,266 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 674 | 1.75 | +0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,940 | 51.51 | -2.08 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,717 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -18.30 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Massimo Pacetti | 21,652 | 57.25 | -0.08 | $58,674 |
| | Conservative | Lucie Le Tourneau | 5,627 | 14.88 | +0.47 | $28,585 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Farid Salem | 5,146 | 13.60 | -5.14 | $8,509 |
| | New Democratic | Laura Colella | 4,039 | 10.68 | +3.86 | $2,036 |
| | Green | Frank Monteleone | 1,063 | 2.81 | +0.50 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Garnet Colly | 165 | 0.43 | -0.09 | |
| | Independent | Joseph Young | 122 | 0.32 | – | $743 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,814 | 100.00 | $81,851 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 604 | 1.57 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,418 | 53.59 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Massimo Pacetti | 23,705 | 57.17 | −6.73 | $66,670 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Justine Charlemagne | 7,772 | 18.74 | −3.11 | $20,789 |
| | Conservative | Ercolano Pingiotti | 5,975 | 14.41 | +9.13 | $15,672 |
| | New Democratic | Laura Colella | 2,831 | 6.83 | +0.85 | $4,702 |
| | Green | Pierre-Louis Parant | 961 | 2.32 | −0.01 | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chénier | 219 | 0.53 | −0.13 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,463 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 640 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,103 | 57.00 | +2.48 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 73,869 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Massimo Pacetti | 25,884 | 63.90 | −12.76 | $63,440 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Paul-Alexis François | 8,852 | 21.85 | +7.40 | $9,289 |
| | New Democratic | Laura Colella | 2,422 | 5.98 | | $6,007 |
| | Conservative | Payam Eslami | 2,138 | 5.28 | −0.11 | $5,647 |
| | Green | Ricardo Fellicetti | 944 | 2.33 | | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chénier | 267 | 0.66 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,507 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 855 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,362 | 54.52 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 75,864 |
| Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Percentage change totals are in relation to the 2000 general election. |||||||
Canadian federal by-election, 13 May 2002 Retirement of Alfonso Gagliano :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Massimo Pacetti | 14,076 | 83.5 | +6.9 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Umberto Di Genova | 1,495 | 8.9 | -5.6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Antonio Cordeiro | 634 | 3.8 | +1.5 |
| | New Democratic | Normand Caplette | 447 | 2.7 | +1.5 |
| | Marijuana | Marc-Boris St-Maurice | 197 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,849 | 100.0 |
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfonso Gagliano | 35,396 | 76.7 | +6.9 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marcel Ferlatte | 6,679 | 14.5 | -1.9 |
| | Alliance | Daniel Champagne | 1,750 | 3.8 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mostafa Ben Kirane | 1,057 | 2.3 | -9.3 |
| | Marijuana | Karina Néron | 635 | 1.4 | |
| | New Democratic | Sara Mayo | 528 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yves Le Seigle | 127 | 0.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,172 | 100.0 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfonso Gagliano | 36,088 | 69.8 | +8.6 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Umberto Di Genova | 8,457 | 16.3 | -11.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ronald Gosselin | 5,990 | 11.6 | +3.0 |
| | New Democratic | Pierre J.C. Allard | 1,198 | 2.3 | +1.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,733 | 100.0 |

### Saint-Léonard, 1988–1996

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfonso Gagliano | 28,799 | 61.2 | +10.9 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Umberto Di Genova | 12,879 | 27.4 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Tomassi | 4,021 | 8.5 | -28.7 |
| | New Democratic | David D'Andrea | 583 | 1.2 | -8.9 |
| | Natural Law | Marlène Charland | 497 | 1.1 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 141 | 0.3 | |
| | Abolitionist | Mauro Fusco | 91 | 0.2 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Sylvain Deschênes | 77 | 0.2 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,088 | 100.0 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alfonso Gagliano | 23,014 | 50.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marc Beaudoin | 17,055 | 37.2 |
| | New Democratic | Michel Roche | 4,663 | 10.2 |
| | Green | Rolf Bramann | 833 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Bernard Papillon | 231 | 0.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,796 | 100.0 |