A look at the riding of Marquette by the numbers

The electoral district of Marquette is one of four West Island ridings gearing up for the Quebec elections, Oct. 1. Here is a look at the riding by numbers:

Marquette is comprised of Lachine, Dorval and l’Île-Dorval. As a result of a change to the electoral map in 2011, Marquette lost a portion of LaSalle to the MargueriteBourgeoys riding.

The original electoral district was created in 1981 by merging portions of the Jacques-Cartier, Marguerite-Bourgeoys and Notre-Dame-de-Grace ridings. Marquette has been a Liberal stronghold since its inception, with Claude Dauphin serving from 1981 to 1994 and François Ouimet serving from 1994 to present.

Last month, Ouimet was told he would not be the Liberal candidate for the Oct. 1 elections. Instead, it would be former NHL hockey player Enrico Ciccone. The way the decision was handled was widely panned in the press.

The following numbers were compiled by Elections Québec from 2016 census data gathered by Statistics Canada.

Population: 63,475 Mother tongue:

French — 48.6 per cent ■ English — 30.1 per cent ■ Other — 21.4 per cent (Arabic, ■ Spanish, Mandarin and Italian are the top four non-official-language mother-tongue languages spoken in the riding.) Income:

Between $20,000 and $59,999 — ■ 46.5 per cent

Between $60,000 and $99,999 — ■ 15.4 per cent

$100,000 and up — 6.2 per cent ■ Education:

High school diploma or equivalent ■

— 20.9 per cent (slightly higher than 18.5 per cent provincial average).

Post-secondary degree, certifi■ cate or diploma — 66.9 per cent (slightly lower than 68.2 per cent provincial average). 2014 Quebec election:

Registered voters: 46,167 ■ Voter turnout: 71.15 per cent ■ Results:

Quebec Liberal Party — 62.5 per ■ cent of the votes

Parti Québécois — 14.5 per cent ■ Coalition Avenir Québec — 13.39 ■ per cent

Québec solidaire — 5.88 per cent ■ Green Party of Quebec — 2.09 ■ per cent

Conservative Party of Quebec — ■ 0.6 per cent

The riding electoral office is ■ located at 50, 15th Ave., Lachine, lower level. Hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The returning officer is Hélène Genest. The telephone number is 514-232-8918.

Advance polling takes place ■ at 3015 Henri-Dunant St., Sept. 23-24 from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Marquette candidates:

Quebec Liberal Party — Enrico ■ Ciccone

Parti Québécois — Carole Vin■ cent

Coalition Avenir Québec — Marc ■ Hétu

Québec solidaire — Anick Per■ reault

Green Party of Quebec — Kim■ berley Salt

Conservative Party of Quebec — ■ Olivia Boye

Registration for candidature ■ ends 2 p.m., Sept. 15.