The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 24035Quebec
LaSalle— Émard— Verdun
LaSalle—
Who represents LaSalle— Émard— Verdun
Claude Guay
Member of Parliament for LaSalle—
Liberal
MP since · first term
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- Natural Resources committee
- Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
117 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Forestry Industry.
The 2025 result: Liberal hold
Share of the valid votes by candidate, LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Guay | Liberal | 27,439 | 50.9% |
| Louis-Philippe Sauvé | Bloc Québécois | 11,467 | 21.3% |
| Zsolt Fischer | Conservative | 7,456 | 13.8% |
| Craig Sauvé | New Democratic | 5,587 | 10.4% |
| Bisma Ansari | Green | 1,298 | 2.4% |
| Others (5) | 706 | 1.3% |
Claude Guay (Liberal) won LaSalle—
Of the 53,953 valid votes, Claude Guay (Liberal) took 50.9%, Louis-Philippe Sauvé (Bloc Québécois) 21.3%, Zsolt Fischer (Conservative) 13.8%, Craig Sauvé (New Democratic) 10.4% and Bisma Ansari (Green) 2.4%; the 5 other candidates took 1.3% together. Turnout was 66.6% of 82,042 electors: 54,615 ballots cast, 53,953 of them valid, for 10 candidates.
Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Liberals are up 8.4 (42.5% to 50.9%), the Bloc Québécois down 0.1 (21.4% to 21.3%), the Conservatives up 6.3 (7.5% to 13.8%), the New Democrats down 8.2 (18.6% to 10.4%) and the Greens down 0.6 (3.0% to 2.4%), in points of the valid votes.
2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.
Since 2004: usually Liberal
The party first in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries
- 2004Liberal49.0%by 13.4 points over the Bloc Québécois
- 2006Liberal41.4%by 7.2 points over the Bloc Québécois
- 2008Liberal36.6%by 7.1 points over the Bloc Québécois
- 2011changed handsNew Democratic43.4%by 20.3 points over the Liberals
- 2015changed handsLiberal44.3%by 15.6 points over the New Democrats
- 2019Liberal43.9%by 20.1 points over the Bloc Québécois
- 2021Liberal42.5%by 21.1 points over the Bloc Québécois
- 2025Liberal50.9%by 29.6 points over the Bloc Québécois
The figures
| Year | First | Share | Second | Margin (pts) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Liberal | 49.0% | Bloc Québécois | 13.4 | carried, our estimate |
| 2006 | Liberal | 41.4% | Bloc Québécois | 7.2 | carried, our estimate |
| 2008 | Liberal | 36.6% | Bloc Québécois | 7.1 | carried, our estimate |
| 2011 | New Democratic | 43.4% | Liberal | 20.3 | carried, our estimate |
| 2015 | Liberal | 44.3% | New Democratic | 15.6 | carried, our estimate |
| 2019 | Liberal | 43.9% | Bloc Québécois | 20.1 | carried, our estimate |
| 2021 | Liberal | 42.5% | Bloc Québécois | 21.1 | transposed by Elections Canada |
| 2025 | Liberal | 50.9% | Bloc Québécois | 29.6 | official result |
The Liberals were first here at seven of the eight general elections from 2004 to 2025; the NDP were first in 2011. In 2025 the Liberals took 50.9% of the vote here, 10.8 points above their average of 40.1% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.
On today's boundaries the Liberals were first here in 2004 (49.0%), 2006 (41.4%), 2008 (36.6%), 2015 (44.3%), 2019 (43.9%), 2021 (42.5%) and 2025 (50.9%) and the NDP in 2011 (43.4%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.
A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 83 of the 343 ridings are usually one party's. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result.
- 2021 Liberal · David Lametti, by 9,869 votes (20.8 pts)
- 2019 Liberal · David Lametti, by 10,184 votes (19.4 pts)
- 2015 Liberal · David Lametti, by 8,037 votes (14.9 pts)
In the old LaSalle—Émard—Verdun on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's LaSalle—Émard—Verdun lived in; Elections Canada's official results.
What kind of place LaSalle— Émard— Verdun is
- Population
- 112,3002021 census
- Area
- 38km²
- Density
- 2,987people per km²
- Electors
- 82,042on the 2025 lists
- 3rd-most candidates on the ballot in Canada10 candidates stood · 3rd of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 34.0% — about 48 percent of the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest12th lowest of 343
- Median total household income is $63,200 — about 75 percent of the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest31st lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 52.6% — about 32.9 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest65th highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41.7% — about 1.5 times the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest85th highest of 343
- Median age is 39.6 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest105th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 23.4% — about 1.4 times the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest135th highest of 343
2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 96% of the 2025 electors in today's LaSalle—Émard—Verdun lived in the old LaSalle—Émard—Verdun; by area, 4% of the riding came from other ridings.
IIThe 2025 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Guay | Liberal | 27,439 | 50.9% | 42.5% | +8.4 |
| Louis-Philippe Sauvé | Bloc Québécois | 11,467 | 21.3% | 21.4% | −0.1 |
| Zsolt Fischer | Conservative | 7,456 | 13.8% | 7.5% | +6.3 |
| Craig Sauvé | New Democratic | 5,587 | 10.4% | 18.6% | −8.2 |
| Bisma Ansari | Green | 1,298 | 2.4% | 3.0% | −0.6 |
5 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Gregory Yablunovsky | People's | 260 | 0.5% |
| Frédéric Dénommé | Other | 169 | 0.3% |
| Manuel Johnson | Other | 136 | 0.3% |
| Normand Chouinard | Other | 81 | 0.2% |
| Fang Hu | Other | 60 | 0.1% |
IIIHow close was it, really
It would have taken 7,987 voters switching from Liberal to Bloc Québécois — 14.8% of the 53,953 valid votes, 14.8 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 58.1% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
On election day the Liberals took 47.6%, the Bloc Québécois 20.9%, the Conservatives 16.3%, the New Democrats 10.8% and the Greens 2.8%; in advance and special ballots, 55.3%, 21.7%, 10.4%, 9.7% and 1.9%, in that order.
Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Party | Election day | Advance and special | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 47.6% | 55.3% | +7.7 |
| Bloc Québécois | 20.9% | 21.7% | +0.8 |
| Conservative | 16.3% | 10.4% | −5.9 |
| New Democratic | 10.8% | 9.7% | −1.1 |
| Green | 2.8% | 1.9% | −0.9 |