Drummond (Quebec) 87/338

 Drummond (Quebec)

Today we're in Quebec with Drummond!

Drummond has existed as a riding since 1968. The population of the riding was 103,397 in 2016. The population centers are Drummondville (75,423 in 2016), Saint-Germain-de-Grantham (4,917 in 2016), and Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover (4,723 in 2016). Similar to a few other Eastern Township ridings, the boundaries did not change in this riding in 2012.

Politically, this riding has been pretty safe for the Bloc for their entire existence, with the caveat of the 2011 and 2015 elections when the NDP held it. Provincially this seat has been bouncing around the past few elections, until ultimately settling on the CAQ in 2012 and sticking with it since. (Side note: Yves-Francois Blanchet represented the riding provincially for five years.) The riding is currently represented by Bloc MP Martin Champoux.

It should be noted that this seat was won by the Social Credit Party in 1972 and were only 13 votes from winning it in 1974. This was pretty consistent with the decline of the Social Credit Party. At this time, the party only held seats in Quebec and were holding the balance of power as the contrarian Quebec vote, but when 1974 came around, their relevance was put into question as the Pierre Trudeau's Liberals were given a majority government. In 2019, this seat was 56/78 in Quebec and 243/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.4/10 - I really love how the whole RCM fits into the riding, and as such the name is almost perfect. Maybe address the rural parts of the riding?

Shape: 8.9/10 - Again, I love that they use the municipal lines, but that doesn't mean I'm a fan of the lines.

Individuality: 5.7/10 - Cool swings every once in a while, but a pretty typical Eastern Township riding.

Total: 24/30 (80%)

Tomorrow, we're in rural Ontario with Dufferin—Caledon!