Louis-Hébert (Quebec) 168/338

 Louis-Hébert (Quebec)

Today we're in Quebec with Louis-Hébert!

Louis-Hébert has existed as a riding since 1968. The population of the riding was 111,322 in 2021. The riding is in Quebec City (549,459 in 2021, shared with six other ridings). The riding contains the former city of Sainte-Foy, which was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002.

Politically, this seat doesn't like their incumbents. From 1993-2015, every MP only served one term, with the seat voting for the Bloc every other election. This seat went to the Liberals in 2000, the Conservatives in 2006, and the NDP in 2011. This seat is currently held by Liberal MP Joël Lightbound.

Sticking with the trend of Quebec provincial politics, the Quebec Liberals had held this seat since 1952, despite some VERY close calls in 1994 and 1998. The CAQ came within 1,400 votes of winning the seat in the 2018 general election. MNA Sébastien Proulx (originally ADQ MNA for Trois-Rivières from 2007-2008) resigned, sparking a by-election in which the CAQ won the seat, netting 244 more raw votes than the general election the year before. In 2019, this seat was 29/78 in Quebec and 117/338 in Canada by margin.

The name is not my favourite, it contains almost all of Sainte-Foy and I really don't like Quebec historical names. The shape is actually pretty good, again Sainte-Foy is a good boundary. As for individuality, I love how many times this riding has changed hands.

See you tomorrow in Louis-Saint-Laurent!