Laval—Les Îles

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Laval—Les Îles
Quebec electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election
Coordinates:45°32′38″N 73°50′13″W / 45.544°N 73.837°W / 45.544; -73.837
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Fayçal El-Khoury
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]111,785
Electors (2019)83,233
Area (km²)[2]47
Pop. density (per km²)2,378.4
Census divisionLaval
Census subdivisionLaval

Laval—Les Îles (French pronunciation: [laval lez‿il]; lit. 'Laval—The Islands') is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 2004.

Its population in 2021 was 111,785. Of the population, 17.9% are Christian Orthodox,[3] and 11.5% are of Greek ethnic or cultural origin,[3] both the highest such percentages in Canada.

Since 2015 its member of Parliament (MP) has been Fayçal El-Khoury of the Liberal Party.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Îles-Laval, Laval-Ouest, Laval-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Dorothée, the western part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville and the western part of Chomedey in the city of Laval.

The neighbouring ridings are Vimy, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Pierrefonds—Dollard, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
  • Mother tongue (single responses: 91.9%): French (41%), English (11.1%), Arabic (9.1%), Greek (7.7%), Armenian (4.3%)[3]

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Laval West riding.

This riding lost territory to Vimy and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

This riding has elected the following MPs:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laval—Les Îles
Riding created from Laval West
38th  2004–2006     Raymonde Folco Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     François Pilon New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Fayçal El-Khoury Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present

Election results

Vote shareYear00.10.20.30.40.52004200720102013201620192022LiberalConservativeNDPGreenBQPeople'sElection results in Laval—Les Îles
Graph of election results in Laval—Les Îles (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted) View source data.
2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury28,30249.73+0.80
ConservativeKonstantinos Merakos18,35532.25+14.54
Bloc QuébécoisCatherine Dansereau-Redhead8,29814.58-4.50
New DemocraticÉtienne Loiselle-Schiettekatte1,9613.45-4.24
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,91698.69
Total rejected ballots 7581.31
Turnout 57,67466.53
Eligible voters 86,685
Liberal hold Swing -6.87
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury24,75848.9+0.7$67,794.59
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Jolivet9,65619.1-1.5$3,008.90
ConservativeSpyridonas Pettas8,96317.7+1.4$25,344.16
New DemocraticRowan Woodmass3,8897.7-1.2$450.32
People'sMatthieu Couture2,5715.1+3.4$1,531.26
GreenAhmed Taleb7601.5-2.8$2,760.37
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,59798.4–$112,913.17
Total rejected ballots 8191.6
Turnout 51,41661.9
Eligible voters 83,045
Liberal hold Swing +1.1
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury26,03148.2+0.50$93,691.28
Bloc QuébécoisNacera Beddad11,12020.6+8.18$1,900.53
ConservativeTom Pentefountas8,81616.3-1.80none listed
New DemocraticNoémia Onofre De Lima4,8038.9-10.87none listed
GreenSari Madi2,3064.3+2.61none listed
People'sMarie-Louise Beauchamp8851.7$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,961100.0
Total rejected ballots 840
Turnout 54,80165.8
Eligible voters 83,233
Liberal hold Swing -3.84
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury25,85747.70+27.07$86,424.50
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon10,71019.77-27.43$29,014.20
ConservativeRoland Dick9,81118.10+1.67$114,413.09
Bloc QuébécoisNancy Redhead6,73112.42-0.47$19,952.32
GreenFaiza R'Guiba-Kalogerakis9191.69-0.09$2,605.36
Marxist–LeninistYvon Breton1750.32-0.04–
Total valid votes/expense limit –100.0   $218,884.73
Total rejected ballots –––
Turnout 54,203––
Eligible voters 81,562
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic21,06947.20
  Liberal9,20820.63
  Conservative7,33316.43
  Bloc Québécois5,75512.89
  Green7941.78
  Others4831.08
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon25,70347.64+36.18
LiberalKarine Joizil11,10820.59-19.85
ConservativeZaki Ghavitian8,58715.92-4.70
Bloc QuébécoisMohamedali Jetha7,02213.02-10.52
GreenBrent Neil9661.79-1.49
PirateStéphane Bakhos3690.68
Marxist–LeninistPolyvios Tsakanikas1940.36–
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,949100.00
Total rejected ballots 7021.28-0.06
Turnout 54,65159.31-2.38
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaymonde Folco21,60340.44+1.13$46,790
Bloc QuébécoisMohamedali Jetha12,57623.54-9.53$43,306
ConservativeAgop Evereklian11,01720.62+3.55$88,318
New DemocraticZahia El-Masri6,12411.46+4.27$5,682
GreenBrent Neil1,7523.28+0.35$20
RhinocerosSylvain A. Trottier3360.62$184
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,408100.00$90,317
Total rejected ballots 7251.34+0.03
Turnout 54,13361.69-1.78
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaymonde Folco20,84939.31-8.55$53,323
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Pichette17,53733.07-4.04$51,106
ConservativeQais Hamidi9,05517.07+10.09$24,108
New DemocraticAlain Giguère3,8177.19+2.80$1,122
GreenTheodore Kouretas1,5572.93+0.58$0
Marxist–LeninistPolyvios Tsakanikas2110.39+0.08
Total 53,524100.00$82,901
Total rejected ballots 7091.31
Turnout 54,13363.47
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaymonde Folco23,98547.86–$41,522
Bloc QuébécoisMicaël Poirier18,59737.11–$19,639
ConservativeJean-Paul Pratte3,4986.98–$8,960
New DemocraticPaul Michaud2,2024.39–$1,461
GreenPierre Véronneau1,1782.35–$1,860
MarijuanaMichel Allard4980.99–
Marxist–LeninistPolyvios Tsakanikas1540.31–
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,112100.00$80,533

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