Spotlight on Montreal ridings: Lac Saint-Louis

Lac Saint-Louis is a federal riding that has never been any other colour but red.

In the 1997 election, the first one since the riding was created a year prior, Liberal candidate Clifford Lincoln won with 69 per cent of the vote.

• Canada Votes 2015
• Spotlight on ridings in Quebec
• Elections Canada voter information:  Lac-Saint-Louis

Three years later, support for the Liberals rose in the West Island riding to 74 per cent.

But fast-forward 15 years, and the riding of Lac Saint-Louis, once a shoe-in for the Liberals, now requires the incumbent Francis Scarpaleggia to put up a fight to keep it in the Liberal fold.

The last time voters went to the polls in 2011, it was a very tight three-way race.

Scarpaleggia eked out a win with 34 per cent of vote. The NDP came in second with 30 per cent support, just ahead of Conservative candidate and current Senator Larry Smith, who took almost 29 per cent of the vote.

• Voter's Voice in Lac-Saint-Louis

Scarpaleggia is seeking re-election in the riding, which includes the municipalities of Beaconsfield, Pointe-Claire, Baie-d'Urfé, Kirkland, Senneville and Sainte-Anne de Bellevue. It also includes parts of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.

He's been the riding's MP since 2004 and is the chair of the National Liberal Caucus.

Ryan Young, the NDP's candidate who won his three-way race nomination, is a two-term city councillor in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

Eric Girard, treasurer of the National Bank of Canada and an economist who studied at McGill and UQAM, is standing for the Conservatives.

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Riding History

• Established in 1996.
• Liberal since 1997.

Riding snapshot

Population: 108,759 (2011 Census)

Mother tongue: English (47.7 per cent), French (25.7 per cent), non-official languages (26.6 per cent, largest linguistic groups are Spanish, German, Chinese, Arabic)

Average household income: $123,324 (2011 National Household Survey)

Results last election

Liberal: 18,502
NDP: 16,312
Conservative: 15,434
Green Party: 2,319
Bloc Québécois: 1,693

Candidates 2015

• Gabriel Bernier, Bloc Québécois
• Eric Girard, Conservative Party of Canada
• Bradford Dean, Green Party of Canada
• Francis Scarpaleggia, Liberal Party of Canada
• Ryan Young, New Democratic Party

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