Liberal Anthony Housefather elected in Mount Royal

Liberal candidate Anthony Housefather, themayor ofCte-Saint-Luc, has been elected in MountRoyal.

• Spotlight onMountRoyal: a snapshot of the riding
• Voter's Voice in Mount Royal

Housefather bested Robert Libman, the Conservatives' best hope for gaining a toehold on the island of Montreal.

"This is a great riding, with history," Housefather told supporters in his victory speech. "This is a riding made up of minorities, and I will work hard to represent them."

Mount Royal is historic in large part because it was the home riding of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

It has always been a Liberal stronghold, however,Conservative Leader Stephen Harper made the riding hisfirst stop after the campaign launchon Aug. 2, hoping to to make his mark with Jewish voters, who account for at least a third of the electorate.

The Conservatives had hoped their strong pro-Israel stance would help them win the seat.

ButLibman, the one-time leader of the anglophone rights Equality Party, who isalso a formerCte-Saint-Lucmayor, was behind by more than 4,600 votes when he was declared defeatedwith 130 of 207 polls counted.

Riding Background

MountRoyal wasrepresented by the eminent human rights lawyer, former justice minister IrwinCotler,from 1999until his retirement this year.

Candidates 2015

• Jade Boss Blanger, Bloc Qubcois
• RobertLibmanConservative Party of Canada
• TimothyLandry,Green Party of Canada
• Anthony Housefather Liberal Party of Canada
• Diane Johnston Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
• Mario Jacinto Rimbao New Democratic Party

Riding History

• Established in 1924.
• Liberal since 1940.
• One per cent of the riding was merged intoOutremont in 1996, but the boundaries have remained the same since.

Riding snapshot

• Population: 101,260 (2011 Census)
• Mother tongue: English (33 per cent), French (23.8 per cent), non-official languages (43.2 per cent, largest linguistic groups are Filipino, Arabic,Russian,Romanianand Spanish)
• Average householdincome: $118,558 (2011 National Household Survey)

Riding History

• Established in 1924.
• Liberal since 1940.
• One per cent of the riding was merged intoOutremont in 1996, but the boundaries have remained the same since.

Riding snapshot

• Population: 101,260 (2011 Census)
• Mother tongue: English (33 per cent), French (23.8 per cent), non-official languages (43.2 per cent, largest linguistic groups are Filipino, Arabic,Russian,Romanianand Spanish)
• Average householdincome: $118,558 (2011 National Household Survey)

Results last election

Liberal: 16,151
Conservative: 13,891
NDP: 6,963
Bloc Qubcois: 1,136
Green Party: 683
Marxist-Leninist: 109
Independent: 74