Summary: Though his term as Liberal party leader was short, Stéphane Dion’s career as an MP has been very long. First elected here in a by-election in 1996, a win in 2015 would give him 8 straight victories.
Boundaries: This riding closely resembles the former riding of Saint-Laurent—Cartierville. The name change reflects the move of Cartierville to the neighbouring riding, which also includes Ahuntsic.
Last Election: Liberal Dion won by 5,778 votes over the NDP candidate in 2011. Under the new riding boundaries, his victory would have been slightly smaller, at 4,478 votes.
History: The Liberals have held this seat since it was created in 1988.
Demographics: Immigrants made up 52.4 per cent of residents here in the last census, the highest number in Quebec.
Candidates
Conservative: Jimmy Yu, CEO, Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival
NDP: Alain Ackad, political aide
Liberal: Stéphane Dion, MP since 1996
Bloc Québécois: Pascal-Olivier Dumas-Dubreuil, student, Cégep du Vieux-Montreal
Green: Tim Landry
Marxist-Leninist: Fernand Deschamps