La Prairie—Atateken
La Prairie—Atateken is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896, 1968 to 1997 and again since 2015.
Demographics
Racial groups: 84.2% White, 3.2% Black, 2.9% Chinese, 2.8% Latin American, 2.1% Arab, 1.4% IndigenousLanguages: 80.4% French, 8.4% English, 2.9% Spanish, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.4% Arabic, 1.1% Romanian
Religions: 67.0% Christian, 3.8% Muslim, 28.0% None
Median income: $48,400
Average income: $60,050
History
The riding of Laprairie was created by the British North America Act 1867. It consisted of the parishes of Laprairie, Saint-Philippe, Saint Jacques le Mineur, Saint Isidore and Saint Constant, the Indian Lands of Sault Saint Louis, and all islands in the River Saint Lawrence close to the county. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into the Châteauguay and Laprairie—Napierville electoral districts.The riding was re-created in 1966 from Beauharnois—Salaberry and Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie ridings. It consisted of:
- the City of Saint-Lambert;
- the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Châteauguay, Châteauguay-Centre, Châteauguay Heights, Delson, Greenfield Park, La Prairie, LeMoyne, Léry and Préville; and
- in the County of Laprairie: the parish municipalities of Saint-Constant and Sainte-Catherine-d'Alexandrie-de-Laprairie; and the Indian Reserve of Caughnawaga No. 14.
- the City of Saint-Lambert;
- the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Greenfield Park, La Prairie and LeMoyne; and
- in the county of Laprairie: the municipality of Notre-Dame.
The riding was abolished in 1996 when it was abolished into Brossard—La Prairie and Saint-Lambert.
This riding was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant and Brossard—La Prairie.
Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed La Prairie—Atateken. It gained a small piece of territory north of Autoroute 30 in Saint-Isidore and a small piece of territory near Ch. St-Bernard in Châteauguay from Châteauguay—Lacolle.