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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
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| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 103,053 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 81,562 | ||
| Area (km²) | 47 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,192.6 | ||
| Census divisions | Laval | ||
| Census subdivisions | Laval | ||
Laval—Les Îles is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Its population in 2001 was 100,137.
Of the population, 15.9% are Christian Orthodox, and 14.0% are of Greek ethnic origin, both the highest such percentages in Canada.
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.
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 Member of Parliament: