Beloeil—Chambly (Quebec) 26/338

 Beloeil—Chambly (Quebec) 

Today we're still in Quebec with Beloeil—Chambly!

Beloeil—Chambly has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution, getting created from the riding of Chambly-Borduas. The largest municipalities are Chambly (29,120 in 2016), Beloeil (22,458 in 2016), and Marieville (10,725 in 2016). The riding is a largely suburban riding, being 27 km from Montreal.

Politically, the riding had historically been a Conservative/Liberal race until February 1990 when NDP candidate Phil Edmonton swung the seat over 35 points towards the NDP. Unfortunately for the NDP, the seat swung away from him by almost 65 points (!). From 1993 until 2011, the seat had been held by the Bloc until the NDP swept Quebec in 2011. In 2019, the riding was won back by the Bloc Quebecois. The riding is currently represented by Bloc MP Yves-François Blanchet.

If that name sounds familiar, that's because he is the leader of the Bloc Quebecois as January 2019. Before entering federal politics, he had been elected twice as a Parti Quebecois MNA (Member of National Assembly) and served as Quebec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife, and Parks from 2012-2014. Mr. Blanchet swung the seat the most of all the major party leaders (+23) which is really a testament to the Bloc's strength in 2019. In 2019, the riding was 55/78 in Quebec and 242/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.9/10 - I really don't have any major criticism. Using the largest municipalities is tried and true and we stan.

Shape: 6.2/10 - I wish it were better. It isn't awful, it just could be better.

Individuality: 7.5/10 - The riding is cool with how wide it swings when it swings. It was also very close in 2015 which is cool too.

Total: 22.6/30 (75.3%)

See you tomorrow with another Quebec riding, Berthier—Maskinongé!