Honoré-Mercier, QC — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Honoré-Mercier — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Honoré-Mercier was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Pablo Rodriguez, the Liberal candidate, won the riding with 29,211 votes (56.5% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Paulina Ayala (NDP-New Democratic Party) with 8,478 votes (16.4%), defeated by a margin of 20,733 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Audrey Beauséjour (Bloc Québécois, 13%) and Guy Croteau (Conservative, 12%).
Riding information
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Covering a swath of northeastern Montreal, the riding of Honore-Mercier takes in the entire Borough of Anjou, portions of Riviere-des-Prairies--Pointe-aux-Trembles to the north, and a section of Mercier--Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Bounded by the Riviere des Prairies on its northern edge, the riding blends residential subdivisions, commercial strips, and industrial parks in a suburban landscape that has drawn successive waves of immigrant families.
Candidates
Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal) -- Born in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina, Rodriguez came to Canada as a child after his family fled political violence during Argentina's Dirty War. He earned a business administration degree from the Universite de Sherbrooke and worked in international development, serving as vice-president of Oxfam Quebec from 2000 to 2004. First elected to Parliament in 2004, he was re-elected in 2006 and 2008 before losing to the NDP's Paulina Ayala in the 2011 orange wave. He sought to reclaim his former seat in 2015.
Paulina Ayala (NDP) -- The incumbent MP, Ayala was born in Santiago, Chile, and immigrated to Canada in 1995. She earned credentials in education and multicultural studies from the Universite du Quebec a Montreal and worked as a teacher in Montreal before her unexpected victory over Rodriguez in 2011. During her single term in Parliament, she served on several standing committees.
Audrey Beausejour (Bloc Quebecois) -- Beausejour represented the Bloc Quebecois in the riding.
Guy Croteau (Conservative) -- Croteau carried the Conservative Party banner.
Angela Budilean (Green Party) -- Budilean represented the Green Party.
About the Riding
Honore-Mercier is one of Montreal's most culturally diverse ridings, with significant communities of Latin American, Haitian, and North African origin alongside longstanding francophone populations. The borough of Anjou is home to a major industrial park and commercial corridor along Boulevard des Galeries-d'Anjou, anchored by the Galeries d'Anjou shopping centre. Immigration settlement services, affordable housing, public transit expansion, and support for small businesses in multicultural commercial districts were key issues in the riding. The contest pitted two candidates with Latin American roots against each other, making it a closely watched race during a campaign dominated by the Liberal resurgence in Quebec.
