It’s official: six candidates are running

Six individuals have filed their candidacies in time for the September 22 deadline. They are: Neo-Democrat Peter Deslauriers (NDP), Jessica Gal of the Green Party (GP), Rachel Hoffman of the Marxist-Leninist Party (MLP), Liberal Marlene Jennings (LPC) and Conservative candidate Carmine Pontillo (CP) and Bloc Quebecois candidate Éric Taillefer (BQ).

Outgoing Liberal MNA Marlene Jennings who is seeking a fifth term welcomed her leader Stéphane Dion in her district when the campaign started. She also inaugurated her election office which she opened on September 16 located in Montreal west.

New Democratic Party candidate Peter Deslauriers opened his office three weeks ago in Monkland Street, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

Bloc Quebecois representative Éric Taillefer was present along with other Bloc male and female candidates from other Montreal ridings last week.

Green Party candidate Jessica Gal launched her campaign on September 19 with other candidates in the west island.

The Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Lachine electoral district mainly consists of Lachine Borough, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area, the cities of Dorval and Montreal West and brings together a population of more than 104,000 people, of which 76,500 are voters.

The Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Lachine electoral district is composed of a section of the City of Montreal beginning at the intersection of the southern tip of the City of Montreal with the extension to the south reaching up to des Sources Boulevard; towards the north following this extension and des Sources Boulevard until the intersection of des Sources Boulevard connecting with Herron Street; towards the north west following a straight line until the intersection of the exchange located north of highway 20 with des Sources Boulevard; generally towards the north following this boulevard until the northwest corner of the former city of Dorval; towards the northeast following the north-west limit of this former city until the point between the former city of Dorval and the old St. Laurent area; generally towards the south, towards the north east and generally towards the south east following the limits between the former city of Dorval and the old St. Laurent area, and also between the former cities of Lachine and St. Laurent, and between the old cities of Lachine and St. Laurent until the north west limit of the former city of Côte-Saint-Luc; generally going in the directions of south west, south east and north east following the north west, south west and south east limits of said former city until the south east limit of the former city of Hampstead; towards the north east following said limit until Hingston Avenue; towards the south east following said avenue until De Maisonneuve Boulevard West; towards the south west following said boulevard until the extension going north west of Beaconsfield Avenue; towards the south east following this extension of Beaconsfield Avenue and its extension towards the Lachine Canal; towards the south west following said canal until the western limit of the former city of LaSalle (east of Musée Street); towards the south following said limit until the southern limit of the City of Montreal; towards the west until the starting point.