Aliev, Vassif
	Beaulieu, Claire-Emmanuelle
	Brunelle, Suzanne
	El-Helou, Rima
	Koutrakis, Annie
	R'Guiba, Faiza
Incumbent:
	Eva Nassif

References:

Population (2016): Population (2011): Private dwellings: Dwellings occupied by usual residents: Land area Population Density			111867 104373 49157 46907 34.11 km² 3279.5/km²
2015 Results - 2015 Prediction    Reference - Pundits’ Guide (2013 Rep. Order)
	Eva Nassif	25082	46.20%
	France Duhamel	11391	21.00%
	Barek Kaddouri	9068	16.70%
	Anthony Mavros	7262	13.40%
	José Núñez Melo **	1280	2.40%
	Brian Jenkins	260	0.50%
2011 Results (redistributed)
		6020	12.76%
		20138	42.70%
		9598	20.35%
		10256	21.75%
		908	1.93%
Other		239	0.51%
Component Riding(s) (2003 Representation Order)
Laval    (77.74% of voters in current riding)    2011/2008/2004 Predictions    Reference - Pundits’ Guide
Laval-Les Îles    (12.35% of voters in current riding)    2011/2008/2004 Predictions    Reference - Pundits’ Guide
Alfred-Pellan    (9.91% of voters in current riding)    2011/2008/2004 Predictions    Reference - Pundits’ Guide

	17/10/19	Tony Ducey 24.137.73.188
There was some controversy over the Liberal candidate here. I know this area has been held by other parties recently but I think the Liberals will hold on here in 2019.
	03/10/19	R.O. 24.146.17.200
Well typically a safe liberal riding in the Laval area of Montreal. one has to wonder if the controversy surrounding former liberal mp Eva Nassif will have any impact here. she’s been in the news and was questions around why she wasn’t allowed to run for the liberals. also articles online which indicate there is feuding among the riding association and new candidate had little access to any funds. however none of the opposition parties are especially strong here although the ndp and bloc have held the seat before.
	15/09/19	Marco Ricci 174.115.35.186
Like A.S. said below, Laval Central used to be a BQ seat for many years -- they even managed to narrowly hold it in 2000, which was PM Jean Chretien's best election in Quebec. So it was surprising how much the Liberals won it by in 2015 (they held this area udner Governor General Jeanne Sauvé under Pierre Trudeau). But the Layton Wave in 2011 appears to have softened the area up for the Libs in 2015. Annie Koutrakis was chosen as the new Liberal candidate this week because the Libs say Eva Nassif had not signed up enough members to comply with the rules, so who knows.
	02/09/19	A.S. 99.225.32.21
Laval's the absolute epitome of suburban moderation, QC style--it can go routinely with federal waves-of-the-moment, Mulroney Tory, Bloc, Orange Crush (and indeed, Nicole Demers, who represented most of present-day Vimy, was one of the more visible BQers); but what's more telling is how its *broad* provincial comfort zone (i.e. not just the Anglo enclaves) remains with the PLQ, even vs the ADQ in 2007 and (mostly) the CAQ in 2018. So, Nassif or no Nassif, I can't see it switching unless the Bloc returns to 90s-and-noughts levels of support--like it or not, the federal Liberal brand hasn't been so broadly ‘valid’ in the province since Trudeau père was leader, and a riding like Vimy is certainly not the sort to buck such a trend.
	25/08/20	seasaw 99.225.244.232
Eva Nassif was just dumped as the Liberal candidate by the party brass. The Liberal riding association isn't very pleased. A situation as such would've caused chaos in many riding's which might've put the riding in jeopardy for them. But this isn't like other ridings and whomever the Liberals choose will get in.
	25/04/19	Laurence Putnam 50.68.187.24
Sam has correctly sufficed it to say that this is essentially a Liberal riding by default - this time.
	01/03/19	Sam 86.183.239.222
This is another riding which hasn't always gone Liberal but will do again because of split opposition. Although Eva Nassif is hardly an important MP, the other factors will offset that; Laval still went PLQ provincially which is a good indicator, and the nearest party is the NDP who are 20 points behind and not gaining. Again, the Bloc and Conservatives have no real chance here, leaving the Liberals as the only party with a real chance.