Charlesbourg—Haute—Saint Charles (Quebec) 62/338

 Charlesbourg—Haute—Saint Charles (Quebec)

Today we're back in Quebec after 23 days with Charlesbourg—Haute—Saint Charles!

Charlesbourg—Haute—Saint Charles has existed as a riding since 1979. The population of the riding was 107,254 in 2016. The riding contains the boroughs of Charlesbourg and La Haute-Saint-Charles. Charlesbourg was initially named Bourg Royal, but was renamed for Charles Borromeo, and La Haute-Saint-Charles is the amalgamation of Lac-Saint-Charles, Saint-Émile, Neufchâtel, Loretteville, and Val-Bélair.

Politically, this riding is more Conservative in the north of the city, and gets a bit more moderate with the Bloc and Liberals in the south of the riding. The riding has been held by the four modern parties that have held seats in Quebec. From 1993-2006, it was a Bloc seat, when the Conservatives held it for all but four of the past 15 years, it went NDP in 2011. The seat is currently held by Conservative MP Peter Paul-Hus.

The 1993 winner, Jean-Marc Jacob didn't get the nomination for Charlesbourg. He was somewhat a controversial figure in events surrounding the 1995 Quebec referendum. His replacement, Richard Marceau, served until 2006, when he was defeated by Daniel Petit, who currently serves on the Conservative Party legal commission. The MP that defeated him, Anne-Marie Day, was a re-run candidate from 2008 who placed fourth. In 2019, this seat was 26/78 in Quebec and 106/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 4.9/10 - Oh, Quebec, I did not miss your names. But in all fairness, they are descriptive of the region, but I think Quebec Nord would suffice.

Shape: 5.7/10 - It isn't awful, but I don't quite understand why the north part along Lac-Saint-Charles has to be there.

Individuality: 7.8/10 - I forgot how much I love the Quebec swings and all these candidates are really notable.

Total: 18.4/30 (61.3%)

See you later today with Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley!