Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses areas formerly included in the electoral districts of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine (40%), Westmount—Ville-Marie (59%) and Outremont (1%).^[2]

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount

Quebec electoral district
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount in relation to other federal electoral districts in the Greater Montreal area.
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Anna Gainey Liberal
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2023 by-election
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]	104,974
Electors (2019)	76,499
Area (km²)[1]	17
Pop. density (per km²)	6,174.9
Census division(s)	Montreal (part)
Census subdivision(s)	Montreal (part), Westmount, Montréal-Ouest

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which took place 19 October 2015.^[3]

Geography

The riding includes the towns of Westmount and Montreal West as well as the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, and a small part of the borough of Ville-Marie surrounding Îlot-Trafalgar-Gleneagles in Montreal.

In the last few elections, the Liberals have dominated throughout the riding, winning a majority of the vote in every neighbourhood. Their strongest neighbourhoods are the Loyola section Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal West and the area around Îlot-Trafalgar-Gleneagles. The NDP is strongest in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce District, while the Tories are strongest in Westmount.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[4]

Ethnic groups: 64.3% White, 8.5% Black, 4.8% Chinese, 4.3% Arab, 3.5% South Asian, 3.1% West Asian, 3.0% Latin American, 2.7% Filipino, 1.6% Korean, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 44.0% English, 29.0% French, 3.5% Spanish, 3.0% Arabic, 2.9% Mandarin, 2.5% Iranian Persian, 2.1% Italian, 1.7% Russian, 1.3% Korean, 1.3% Romanian, 1.1% Tagalog
Religions: 44.7% Christian (26.8% Catholic, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Anglican, 11.5% Other), 9.9% Jewish, 7.9% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 33.8% None
Median income: $40,000 (2020)
Average income: $85,200 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount Riding created from Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Outremont and Westmount—Ville-Marie
42nd	2015–2019		Marc Garneau	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–2023
	2023–present		Anna Gainey

Election results

Graph of election results in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	25,711	52.83
	New Democratic	9,770	20.08
	Conservative	6,547	13.45
	Bloc Québécois	2,911	5.98
	Green	1,946	4.00
	People's	1,582	3.25
	Others	197	0.40

2013 representation order

v t e Canadian federal by-election, June 19, 2023 Resignation of Marc Garneau
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Anna Gainey	11,051	50.87	-2.90
	New Democratic	Jean-François Filion	3,001	13.81	-5.39
	Conservative	Mathew Kaminski	2,936	13.51	-0.55
	Green	Jonathan Pedneault	2,922	13.45	+9.42
	Bloc Québécois	Laurence Massey	985	4.53	-0.75
	Centrist	Alex Trainman Montagano	510	2.35
	People's	Tiny Olinga	141	0.65	-2.64
	Rhinoceros	Sean Carson	97	0.45
	Christian Heritage	Yves Gilbert	65	0.30	+0.17
	No Affiliation[lower-alpha 1]	Félix Vincent Ardea	18	0.08
Total valid votes			21,726	99.25
Total rejected ballots			165	0.75	-0.22
Turnout				29.93	-32.63
Eligible voters			73,152
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.25
Source: Elections Canada[6]

1. Ardea is a member of the Communist League, an unregistered party; "No Affiliation" is EC's term for leaving the party affiliation blank on a candidate's registration form.

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Marc Garneau	24,510	53.76	-2.52	$61,675.31
	New Democratic	Emma Elbourne-Weinstock	8,753	19.20	+3.79	$23,238.48
	Conservative	Mathew Kaminski	6,412	14.06	+2.62	$777.38
	Bloc Québécois	Jordan Craig Larouche	2,407	5.28	+0.59	$2,242.01
	Green	Sam Fairbrother	1,835	4.02	-6.70	$5,916.70
	People's	David Freiheit	1,498	3.29	+2.16	$17,259.62
	Marxist–Leninist	Rachel Hoffman	117	0.26	+0.12	$0.00
	Christian Heritage	Geofryde Wandji	59	0.13	–	$1,300.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,591	99.03	–	$108,061.50
Total rejected ballots			446	0.97	+0.09
Turnout			46,037	62.55	-3.68
Eligible voters			73,595
	Liberal hold		Swing		-3.16
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Marc Garneau	28,323	56.28	-1.39	$77,287.54
	New Democratic	Franklin Gertler	7,753	15.41	-6.35	$45,608.88
	Conservative	Neil Drabkin	5,759	11.44	-2.93	none listed
	Green	Robert Green	5,397	10.73	+7.67	$9,697.34
	Bloc Québécois	Jennifer Jetté	2,359	4.69	+2.21	none listed
	People's	André Valiquette	565	1.12	–	$4,895.49
	Independent	Jeffery A. Thomas	98	0.19	–	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Rachel Hoffman	67	0.13	-0.22	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,321	99.12
Total rejected ballots			446	0.88
Turnout			50,767	66.23
Eligible voters			76,649
	Liberal hold		Swing		+4.96
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Marc Garneau	29,755	57.67	+19.43	$116,633.55
	New Democratic	James Hughes	11,229	21.76	-13.29	$121,985.65
	Conservative	Richard Sagala	7,414	14.37	-3.28	$23,826.12
	Green	Melissa Kate Wheeler	1,581	3.06	-1.32	$1,243.50
	Bloc Québécois	Simon Quesnel	1,282	2.48	-1.58	$2,358.94
	Marxist–Leninist	Rachel Hoffman	181	0.35	–	–
	Independent	Lisa Julie Cahn	151	0.29	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,593	99.40	–	$214,383.86
Total rejected ballots			311	0.60	–	–
Turnout			51,904	65.02	–	–
Eligible voters			79,832	–	–	–
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	17,072	38.24
	New Democratic	15,648	35.05
	Conservative	7,878	17.65
	Green	1,955	4.38
	Bloc Québécois	1,816	4.07
	Others	271	0.61

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2016
2. Final Report – Quebec
3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts, archived from the original on April 18, 2017, retrieved November 26, 2013
4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 1, 2023). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Westmount [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
6. "June 19, 2023, by-elections—Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
7. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
8. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
10. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
11. – Official Voting Results
12. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
13. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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