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 Berthier—Maskinongé (Quebec) 

Today we're in Quebec with Berthier—Maskinongé!

Berthier—Maskinongé has existed as a riding in its current form since 2003. The population centers are Lavaltrie (13,657 in 2016), Louiseville (7,152 in 2016), and Trois-Rivières (114,203 in 2016, shared with Trois-Rivières). The riding is equal parts suburban and rural, being anchored by Suburban Montreal and Trois-Rivières, as well as having quite a few small communities in the north of the riding.

Politically, the riding has been a solid bet on the Bloc until recent years, being represented by the Bloc Quebecois from 1993-2011. In 2011 with the NDP Quebec sweep, the riding was picked up with an almost 30 point swing. It stayed with the NDP until 2019 when the Bloc took it back by less than 3 points. The riding is currently represented by Bloc MP Yves Perron.

This riding had one of the smaller NDP losses in 2019, only 2.67 points between the Bloc and the NDP. It shows in the poll level data as well. All the polls were won by the Bloc and the NDP, the NDP's strength was in small communities along the Saint Lawrence and in the Eastern rural portion, but the Bloc's win lays in the Western suburbs of Montreal and the Northwest of the riding. In 2019, the riding was 11/78 in Quebec and 25/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 7.2/10 - Historical County + Current Regional Census Municipality turns out pretty good in my book.

Shape: 3.2/10 - I don't know what to say, the portion around Lac-Sans-Bout is particularly gross.

Individuality: 8.3/10 - I do find it cool that the NDP stayed competitive here even with their downfall in Quebec.

Total: 18.7/30 (62.3%)

See you tomorrow in our next Newfoundland riding, Bonavista-Burin-Trinity!