Summary: After finishing third in 2008, the NDP’s Alexandre Boulerice surged to a surprise victory in this riding 2011, and will try to win re-election this year.
Boundaries: The boundaries of this eastern Montreal riding are nearly unchanged for this election. It includes the neighbourhood of Petite-Patrie and the western part of Rosemont.
Last Election: Alexandre Boulerice won the seat for the first time for the NDP, beating the BQ’s Bernard Bigras by 9,782 votes.
History: The Bloc Québécois had represented this riding for 21 years when the NDP claimed it in 2011. Bigras had been the MP since 1997.
Demographics: The median age was 36.7 in the 2011 census, making it the seventh youngest riding in the province.
Candidates
Conservative: Jeremy Dohan
NDP: Alexandre Boulerice, MP since 2011
Liberal: Nadine Medawar, author, composer
Bloc Québécois: Claude André, journalist
Green: Sameer Muldeen
Marxist-Leninist: Stephane Chenier
Libertarians: Peter d’Entremont
Rhino Party: Laurent Aglat