Mount Royal is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925. Its population in 2006 was 98,888.

It is the most Liberal riding in Quebec and probably in the country; the Liberals have held the seat continuously since 1940. Réal Caouette, long-time leader of the Social Credit Party in Quebec, once said that a mailbox could win the Liberal nomination in Mount Royal and still win election just because it was red (the traditional colour of the Liberal Party).

Its best-known MP is former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who represented the riding from 1965 to 1984. Its current MP, Irwin Cotler, has held the seat since 1999 when he won a riding-record 91.97% of the vote in a by-election.

Its official name in French is Mont-Royal.

Geography

The district includes the City of Côte Saint-Luc, the Towns of Mount Royal and Hampstead, the neighbourhood of Snowdon and the western part of the neighbourhood of Côte-des-Neiges in the City of Montreal.

History

The electoral district was created in 1924 from Jacques-Cartier and Westmount?Saint-Henri ridings. The electoral district was actually abolished twice since 1924, in 1966 and in 1987, however the district to replace it kept the same name and incumbent both times.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• 1924-1966
• 1966-1987
• 1987-present

Political blog with discussion of Mount Royal:

• Centrerion

fr:Mont-Royal (circonscription fédérale)