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 Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne (Quebec)

Today we're in Quebec with Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne!

Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution, created from Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert and Saint-Lambert. The population of the riding was 112,257 in 2021. The riding is in the city of Longueuil (254,483 in 2021). The riding has a sizable Haitian population (3.4% vs. the 1.8% Quebec average).

Politically, this seat has been getting friendlier to the Liberals in recent years. It narrowly went to the Liberals in 1997 after it went for the Bloc in '93. It went back to the Bloc in 2004, staying there until the Orange Wave. It went back to the Liberals in 2015, where it has stayed since. The seat is currently held by Liberal MP Sherry Romanado.

There is a by-election in this riding provincially (Marie-Victorin) after five-year incumbent Catherine Fournier was elected Mayor of Longueuil, becoming the third female mayor of the city. Marie-Victorin was a narrow Parti Quebecois victory in 2018, with the CAQ only 705 votes behind. Both the PQ and QS have notable names running here for the by-election: Pierre Nantel (former NDP MP) and Shophika Vaithyanathasarma (former Bloc candidate). In 2019, this seat was 10/78 in Quebec and 23/338 in Canada by margin.

The name is fine, Charles LeMoyne is a local historical name. The shape is okay, not really a fan of the cross-shape. As for individuality, the riding is Liberal federally and PQ provincially, doesn't happen too often around Montreal anymore.

See you tomorrow in Longueuil—Saint-Hubert!