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Laurier, a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988.
It was set up in 1933 from parts of Laurier—Outremont and Saint-Denis ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Outremont, Rosemont and Saint-Henri—Westmount ridings.
The riding was re-created in 2003, and renamed Laurier—Sainte-Marie in 2004.
Laurier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Mile End neighbourhood of the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.
Laurier is the French word for the laurel plant, and is a francophone family name, common in Canada.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier (20 November 1841 – 17 February 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911. As Canada's first francophone prime minister, Laurier is often considered one of the country's greatest statesmen.
Laurier can also refer to:
Laurier was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada.
It corresponded to the Parc-Extension neighbourhood in Montreal.
It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Laval, Montréal-Laurier, and Montréal-Outremont electoral districts. Its final election was in 1989. It disappeared in the 1994 election and its successor electoral district was Laurier-Dorion.
It was named in honour of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier.
Laurier is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Alain Laurier, French footballer
- Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier, politician and half-brother of Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- Jan Laurier, Dutch senator
- Zoé Laurier, wife of Sir Wilfred
- Lucie Laurier, actress
- Robert Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Ruben Charles Laurier, Canadian physician and politician
- Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), Prime Minister of Canada
Given name:
- Laurier Régnier, Canadian member of parliament
- Laurier LaPierre, Canadian senator
- Laurier Lévesque, Canadian politician
- Laurier J. Boisvert, president of the Canadian Space Agency
- Wilfrid Laurier McDougald, Canadian senator