Carleton (Ontario) 58/338

 Carleton (Ontario)

Today we're in eastern Ontario with Carleton!

Carleton has existed as a riding since Confederation until 1968 and was reintroduced in 2012. The population of the riding was 102,918 in 2016. The riding is a southern suburb of Ottawa, and as a suburb it has a younger age, 20% of the riding is under 15 and only 13% is 65 and over, the Ontario average is 16% and 17% respectively. 

Politically, it has typically been a safe Conservative, only getting close in specific circumstances. In recent history, the 2015 election was very close, less than 2,000 votes between the incumbent Conservative and the Liberal candidate, and from 1993 until 2000, it was held by a Liberal by pretty smaller and smaller margins until it flipped. The seat is currently held by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre.

That name must sound familiar, right? Pierre Poilievre has served as an MP since 2004, unseating Defense Minister David Pratt. Pierre Poilievre served in the Harper cabinet with two different portfolios, Minister of State for Democratic Reform and the Minister of Employment and Social Development. He has served in office for 17 years, almost half his life as he is only 42 years old. The riding was 26/121 in Ontario and 79/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.1/10 - I like that it's a historical name and there is some modern precedent too, but it's a little too vague for me, Carleton-Stittsville would be nice.

Shape: 7.5/10 - It follows the historical boundaries, I'll give them that. It's the internal boundaries that bug me.

Individuality: 7.1/10 - It is interesting to see right-leaning suburbs in Ontario, and the unseating of a cabinet minister is always pretty cool, I guess not for David Pratt.

Total: 22.7/30 (75.7%)

See you tomorrow in Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek!