Since the re-creation of the riding in 2004, Bloc Québécois held the seat till 2011. NDP’s Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet broke the BQ streak in 2011 and even got re-elected in 2015. Prior to BQ forming, it was traditionally a Liberal stronghold.

Boutin-Sweet is not running for re-election in 2019.

According to the 2015 census, the median total income of households in 2015 was $46,365.

The riding includes the neighbourhood of south-central Montreal, which includes the area surrounding Olympic Park.

Candidates

NDP: Catheryn Roy-Goyette

Conservative: Christine Marcoux

Liberal: Soraya Martinez

Bloc Québécois: Simon Marchand

Green: Robert D. Morais

PPC: Stepan Balatsko

Rhinoceros: Chinook Blais-Leduc

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