Laporte

Pierre-Laporte is a provincial electoral district in the urban agglomeration of Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

Country: Canada
Inception: 1972

Overview

Laporte is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Taillon and Chambly. It was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970. In the change from the 2011 to the 2017 electoral map, it will gain the area around the Champlain Mall from the riding of La Pinière.

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