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Longueuil–Pierre-Boucher
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| Established | June 28, 2004 |
| Disbanded | October 20, 2015 |
| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modified | RP August 02, 2015 04:01pm |
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This riding, located on the eastern shore of the St. Lawrence River across from Montreal, contains part of the city of Longueuil, Île Grosbois and Îles de Boucherville. The boundaries are St. Lawrence River in the north, Boulevard de Montarville and Highway 20 in the east, the former border of the city of Longueuil in the south and Rue Notre-Dame de Grâces, Boulevard Curé-Poirier and Chemin de Chambly in the west.
Manufacturing is the main industry in this riding, and there is a significant aerospace industry. Average family income is $70,288 and unemployment is 6.1 per cent. Almost 16 per cent of the population have a university degree.
Almost 90 per cent of the population cited French as a mother tongue, while more than two per cent cited English. In the 1995 referendum, 60 per cent supported separation.
In 2004, a northwest corner of the riding was moved into St-Lambert and 17 per cent of Verchères-Les-Patriotes was added in the northeast with the addition of the islands. The riding was established in 1952. The 1996 redistribution kept 65 per cent of the riding and added nine per cent from St-Lambert.
Population: 96,403
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