Liberal candidate Rachel Bendayan is the projected winner in the riding of Outremont.
Outremont is a riding located in Montreal. It consists of the borough of Outremont and the eastern part of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair was the MP for Outremont from 2007 until 2018.
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan first ran in 2015 but lost to Mulcair. She ran again in 2019, winning the seat with 46.2 per cent of the vote. She is also the parliamentary secretary to the minister of small business, export promotion and international trade.
According to the 2016 census, this riding has a fairly young population, with 69.7 per cent between the ages of 15 and 64. Specifically, 10.8 per cent make up the 20 to 24 age group and 10.3 per cent make up the 25 to 29 age group.
The University of Montreal is located at the centre of the riding.
Candidates
Liberal Party: Rachel Bendayan (incumbent)
Bloc Québécois: Célia Grimard
Conservative Party: Jasmine Louras
Green Party: Grace Tarabey
Independent: Angela-Angie Joshi
NDP: Ève Péclet
People’s Party of Canada: Yehuda Pinto
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