 {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 200px" |- bgcolor=darkgray !colspan=2|electoral history |- |2011 | |- |2008 | |- |2006 | |- |2004 | |- |2000 | |- |1997 | |- |1993 | |- |1988 | |- |1984 | |- |1980 | |- |1979 | |- |1974 | |- |1972 | |- |1968 | |} canadian federal elections have provided the following results in eastern montreal. ==regional profile== the eastern end of the island of montreal was the birthplace of the sovereigntist movement, and remained a sovereigntist stronghold for four decades. even today, when the parti quÃ©bÃ©cois wins provincially, the entire eastern half of the island is coated light blue. federally, it was the bloc quÃ©bÃ©cois's power base from 1993 to 2011, partly due to its leftist bent. with the exception of ethnic areas that protrude from northern montreal into the east island's honorÃ©-mercier riding, where liberal support is strong, the area is relatively homogeneously francophone and lower-income, a recipe for bloc dominance. prior to the rise of the bloc, the region voted solidly liberal for decades before being swept up in the brian mulroney tide, electing quebec nationalists under the [[progressive conservative party of canada|progressive conse
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