Guelph (Ontario) 117/338

 Guelph (Ontario) 

Today we're in Guelph!

Guelph has existed as a riding since 1979. The population of the riding was 131,794 in 2016. The riding contains the entire city of Guelph and follows the exact same municipal boundaries as Guelph. This is one of the few ridings in Canada with this characteristic, Ajax being another off the top of my head.

Politically, this seat has been held by the Liberals since 1993, but the opposition parties have moved around quite a bit. In 1997, the PC's were in second, which matched the neighbouring Halton region. In 2008, the four main parties were within 16 points of each other, with the Liberals winning with just 32% of the vote. In 2019, the Greens surged into second place, taking 25% of the vote. This seat is currently represented by Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield.

Provincially, this seat is represented by Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. Leader since 2009, he has led the party into three general elections, finally winning his seat in Guelph in 2018 with 45% of the vote. The party has made some gains in recent years, winning 8% of the popular vote in 2007, the year before the federal Greens got the same amount in the province. In 2019, this seat was 55/121 in Ontario and 137/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 10/10 - It speaks for itself.

Shape: 9.7/10 - The issue I have is how overpopulated it is, other than that the riding is a 10.

Individuality: 8.9/10 - We love ridings that bounce around, especially under the surface.

Total: 28.6/30 (95.3%)

Tomorrow we're in Haldimand—Norfolk!