MONTREAL — The Bloc Québécois dealt a painful blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Monday's byelection, winning the Liberal stronghold of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun by 248 votes. Here are five things to know about the Montreal riding. 1.
MONTREAL — The Bloc Québécois dealt a painful blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Monday's byelection, winning the Liberal stronghold of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun by 248 votes. Here are five things to know about the Montreal riding.The riding is located southwest of downtown Montreal, and includes parts of the boroughs of Verdun, LaSalle, and the Sud-Ouest. It was created ahead of the 2015 election, and was originally named LaSalle-Verdun.
However, Jeanne-Le Ber was won by three different parties during its existence — between 2004 and 2015 — including the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc Québécois, which held it from 2006 to 2011. Both Jeanne-Le Ber and LaSalle-Émard voted NDP during the so-called “orange wave” of 2011.More than 55 per cent of residents reported speaking French most often at home, compared to just over one-quarter who reported speaking English, and 12.
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