Haldimand—Norfolk (Ontario) 118/338

 Haldimand—Norfolk (Ontario) 

Today we're in Haldimand—Norfolk!

Haldimand—Norfolk has existed as a riding since 1979, getting redrawn and renamed from 1997-2004. The population was 109,652 in 2016. The population centers are Simcoe (13,922 in 2016), Caledonia (9,674 in 2016), and Port Dover (6,161 in 2016). The riding contains Haldimand and Norfolk counties.

Politically, this riding has remained pretty stagnant since 2004. The last time the riding was close was in 2015, when the Liberals were 7.55% behind the Conservatives. In 2008, the Conservatives only received 40.8%, largely due to Gary McHale running as an independent candidate and getting 10% of the vote. This seat is currently held by Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis.

Leslyn Lewis was first elected into parliament in 2021, taking the open seat from Diane Finley. In 2020, Lewis garnered national attention after running for the Conservative leadership, finishing third, winning the popular vote on the second ballot. Lewis actually ran in the 2015 election, running in Scarborough—Rouge Park, getting 27% of the vote. In 2019, this seat was 86/121 in Ontario and 209/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.8/10 - I do wish that the entirety of both counties were in the riding.

Shape: 8.2/10 - Again, counties are great, but the little appendages are gross.

Individuality: 4.2/10 - On par with most of rural southern Ontario, the Leslyn Lewis factor definitely helps.

Total: 22.2/30 (74%)

Tomorrow we're north in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock!