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Papineau is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 103,942. ( 2001)1 Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of Villeray and Parc-Extention , and the western part of the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel in the City of Montreal.
2 History
The electoral district of Papineau was created in 1947 from Hochelaga, Mercier and Saint-Denis. In 1987 the district of Papineau—Saint-Michel was created from Papineau and Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic. In 1996 the district of Papineau—Saint-Denis was created from Papineau—Saint-Michel and Saint-Denis. In 2004, the name was changed to Papineau. The name comes from a street in Villeray named after Joseph Papineau .
List of Members:
- Camillien Houde, Independent ( 1949- 1953)
- Adrien Meunier , Liberal ( 1953- 1963)
- Guy Favreau , Liberal ( 1963- 1967)
- André Ouellet, Liberal ( 1967- 1996)
- Pierre PettigrewPierre Stewart Pettigrew (born in Quebec City on April 18, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He is currently serving in the Liberal cabinet of Paul Martin as Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, after having been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for, Liberal ( 1967- 1996)
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