Hastings—Lennox and Addington (Ontario) 126/338

 Hastings—Lennox and Addington (Ontario)

Today we're in Hastings—Lennox and Addington!

Hastings—Lennox and Addington has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution, created from Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Hastings. The population of the riding was 94,333 in 2016. The population centers are Loyalist (16,971 in 2016), Napanee (7,439 in 2016), and Belleville (50,716 in 2016, shared with Bay of Quinte).

Politically, this seat has been historically Conservative. When the Liberals have won a majority in modern history, they win this seat. Even though they didn't win the seat, they were very close in 1980, just 1,079 votes separating the Liberals from the PC's. Most recently, Mike Bossio narrowly won the seat by just 225 votes. This seat is currently held by Conservative MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman.

The MP before Shelby Kramp-Neuman was Derek Sloan. Derek Sloan won this seat in 2019 with just 41.4% of the vote. After winning his seat, Sloan ran for the Conservative leadership in 2020, getting fourth place and 15.64% of the vote. Sloan was expelled from Conservative caucus in 2021 and sat as an independent until 2021. He ran in Banff—Airdrie in the 2021 federal election, taking just 2.6% of the vote. In 2019, this seat was 14/121 in Ontario and 42/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 5.7/10 - All the names make sense, but the name is far too long.

Shape: 4.1/10 - Again, it makes sense, but I can't forgive how ugly it is.

Individuality: 3.8/10 - It's not uncommon for rural Ontario seats to be majority bellwethers.

Total: 13.6/30 (45.3%)

We'll be on a break until January, happy holidays, we'll be back with Hochelaga in 2022!